The Aggies came into their third weekend of competition looking to live up to their new national ranking. After seeing the way the UC Davis women‘s water polo team performed in Bakersfield,it‘s safe to say it lived up to its No.7ranking. UC Davis dominated the first day of play of the Roadrunner Invitational with convincing victories over both Concordia and Colorado State.

In addition to selecting six new ASUCD senators this week,students will also be asked to weigh in on a controversial new fee increase to establish a “Green Initiative Fund.“ If passed,the measure will require students to pay an extra$4per quarter in fees to ASUCD in order to fund a program that would give students the money to initiate sustainability projects on campus.

ASUCD senate and executive elections begin at8a.m.tomorrow and to help students make their selections,The California Aggie sat down with each senate and executive candidate to talk about the issues.

After opening up there two weeks ago,the UC Davis women’s track team returned to Seattle to compete against some of the top collegiate athletes in the nation.

TODAY AgChem Winter Colloquium 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. MU II Join the Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group for two days of talks focused on graduate student research. A keynote speaker will present at noon!

In the Feb.12issue of The California Aggie,the article “UC Davis sees large amount of reported sexual assaults,” incorrectly reported that Shauna works for the Women’s Resource and Research Center when in fact she is the outreach and education coordinator on sexual assault for the Campus Violence Prevention Program.The Aggie regrets the error.

With the possible addition of a U.S.Bank branch in the Memorial Union also comes the possibility of having the bank’s logo on student ID cards. One option still under negotiations between the university and U.S.Bank is the addition of the bank’slogo onthe back ofID cards,which would also give students and faculty the option of turning their IDs into debit cards.

Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef spoke Thursday in his second-to-last Brown Bag Chat on topics ranging from financial aid to the University of California retirement plan– but like everything lately,all roads led to the state‘s budget crisis. Despite a recent comment from California Senate President and UC Davis alumnus Darrell Steinberg that the budget is “close“ to being resolved,the financial woes of the University of California will not end soon,Vanderhoefsaid.

This Valentine’s Day at the Mondavi Centerthere were no red roses,no assorted chocolates and no sappy love songs. “When this is all over,you’re all gonna go home and eat those little candy hearts with each other,” said Chris Thile,main vocalist and mandolin player of bluegrass band Punch Brothers. “Those things just taste so bad! So bad!”

For many local merchants,the Amgen Tour of California was more than a chance to see Lance. On a dreary Sunday morning in Davis that would have normally kept most burrowed deep in bed,several thousand cycling fans and onlookers braved the conditions to see the race,spending moneyindowntown on the way.

After losing five in a row and suffering even more injuries during the past two weeks,things weren’t looking too good for the UC Davis women’s basketball team. The players obviously didn’t get that message.

The UC Davis gymnastics team scored a season-high191.550last Saturdayin a triangular,but it wasn’t enough to exceed No.4Stanford,No.10Oregon State,or personal expectations. The host Cardinal won the meet with a197.025,and the Beavers followed with a196.600.