A rare and exciting opportunity approaches for the city of Davis – a chance to become intimately familiar with a form of radio and television that embraces what corporate media brushes under the rug. More importantly, this is a chance to learn directly from the woman who digs it up for us.

The iPod has made itself to be a cultural super-being, able to hold one’s music library in the palm of their hands. And with the release of iPhones and iTouches, which easily connect to Wi-Fi networks, Apple Inc. wants to put the world in the pockets of the user.

Yes, folks, it’s that time again: that dreaded week of all-nighters, Cup-o-Noodles and sudden desires to catch a doctor’s note-worthy illness is nearly upon us.

Q: What kinds of weapons are allowed on campus?

MUSIC

The Department of Theater and Dance is showcasing two artists this Fall – Sara Shelton Mann and Guillermo Gomez-Pena. MUSE interviewed them this week before their opening performances.

This week Muse interviewed Mariza who performed last night at the Mondavi Center. Mariza is a prominent figure in Portugal, and sings in the traditional Fado style.

TODAY

The 10 University of California campuses have aligned to undertake an unprecedented feat.

On a pillar outside Olson Hall is a faint chalk mark reading “9.3 percent,” or the amount UC regents raised student fees in May.

Fernando De Vizcarra, a 21-year-old from San Francisco, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison after breaking a UC Davis Bookstore security supervisor’s jaw in a Dec. 2008 robbery.

The International House at Davis hosted the first Vanderhoef International lecture Monday night in honor of Chancellor Emeritus Larry Vanderhoef and his distinguished efforts toward resolving international conflict via academic diplomacy.