The Movement II Friday,7p.m.,free Technocultural Studies Building (formerly the Art Annex On-campus hip-hop means more than an intro to hip-hop dance class or a lunchtime picnic with The Federation on the Quad.

Event:Cathedral City Kickoff Teams:UC Davis vs.Southern Illinois; Fordham; James Madison; Illinois Records:Aggies,0-0; Salukis,0-0; Rams0-0; Dukes0-0; Fighting Illini0-0 Where:Cathedral City,Calif. When:Saturday at10:30a.m.,6p.m.; Sunday at9a.m.,11a.m. Who to watch:In order for UC Davis to build on its2008season,it will need help in the circle,starting with star hurler senior Jessica Hancock.

Rating: For myself and undoubtedly many others, the release of Sholi’s first full-length album represents something more than just new music. The band, which originally formed in Davis, has been something of an icon in the local music scene for years now.

Pamela Maus Contest in Creative Writing Today,7p.m. 126Voorhies The annual Pamela Maus Contest in Creative Writing will announce the winners of both the poetry and fiction competitions tonight at7p.m.in126Voorhies.The contest will be doling out$1500in total prize money to the finalists.

Apparently, being an intelligent species in a vast empty universe just doesn’t make people feel special anymore. On the other hand, nipple piercings and Bob Marley posters seem to do the trick. Marketers have been exploiting our desire to be “individuals” for decades. For all I know, the individualist movement, like Valentine’s Day, has been a marketing scheme for all these years. There is, however, a very good reason why everyone strives to be an individual, but many don’t realize the struggle requires more than a credit card.

Sophomore design major Greer Shively used to think that a cappella groups were all about nerdy males in the Ivy League system. That was, however, before she heard about The Spokes, an a cappella group on campus. Now, in the middle of her second year as a singer with The Spokes, Shively has learned a thing or two about the art of a cappella, a style of vocal music without instrumental accompaniment.

Who:UC Davisvs.No.40Fresno State; Pacific Records:Aggies (1-2); Bulldogs(1-0); Tigers (0-1) Where:Wathen Tennis Center – Fresno,Calif.;MaryaWelch Tennis Center When:Saturday at4p.m.; Sunday at1p.m. Who to watch:Nick Lopez,a sophomore fromMiramonte High School,wasrecently named a Big West Conference Tri-Athlete of the Week.In three matches in Portland,Lopez posted a2-1record in singles and a1-2mark in doubles play.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State; UC Riverside Records:Aggies,9-12 (4-4); 49ers,11-9 (6-2); Highlanders,11-9 (3-5) Where:Walter Pyramid – Long Beach,Calif.; Student Rec Center – Riverside,Calif. When:Today at7:05p.m.; Saturday at5:15p.m. Radio:KFSG (1690-AM) Who to watch:Long Beach and UC Riverside shared the same fate in their first encounter with UC Davis this season:they couldn’t stop Mark Payne.

A recent report comparing California hospitals‘ inpatientmortality rates for certain treatments was a mixed bag for Woodland Healthcare and UC Davis Medical Center hospitals.According to data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development,theUC Davis Medical Center has worse than average mortality rates for strokes and craniotomysurgeries.

Something has been lost.Populist sentiment is on the rise.The public’s confidence in America’s leaders and her businesses is broken.The world’s admiration for America’s financial prowess is fading.American capitalism is under assault.This frustration is evident most clearly in the recent backlash to Wall Street’s reward of a lavish$18billion bonus after receiving taxpayer bailouts.For certain segments such as college students,this is the future disappearing; for others,this indicates thelossesof a moral compass and ethical consciousness.

Team:UC Davis at Seattle Pacific Where:Brougham Pavilion – Seattle,Wash. When:Saturday at7p.m. Who to watch:Though last week’s balance beam – on which the Aggies had to count two falls – may not on the surface appear to have been a success,there was indeed a silver lining.

Many state employees are not pleased withGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to give them several days of unpaid vacation a month.The governor’s budget-saving plan forces furloughs,or unpaid days off,onto most state employees startingFriday.Over200,000state workers will be affected,saving the state$1.3