This past Tuesday, January 20th the ASUCD Academic Affairs commission reviewed ASUCD Senator Jack Zwald’s resolution to uphold UC admissions Standards.  For those of you who have not heard of the issue facing the UC system today here is some background.  The UC Regents have proposed to lower UC admission standards across the board.  The proposition up for a vote in early February threatens to eliminate the SAT Subject Tests as a requirement and bring down the number of top high school students guaranteed admission to at least one UC from 12 percent to 9 percent.

The typical college student’s weekend is devoted to sleeping, partying and studying, but this weekend a group of students will go out and do something for the community.

TODAY Engineering of Historic Constructions program Noon to 1 p.m. Education Abroad Center, Third and A Street Learn about this study abroad program happening during the summer in Rome!   Delta Sigma Pi: Pizza Night 6:15 p.m. King Lounge, MU Stop by for pizza and games while you get to know more of the brothers […]

Andrew Hufferd was a friend of mine I’ve known since our high school days, so sitting down with the returning GI for an interview was difficult. I’d always called him ‘AJ.‘ While I drafted interview questions, I found myself stricken with what I reflect on now as one of the greatest quandaries of modern warfare. What do you ask a soldier anymore?

Like it or not, “recession chic” is all the rage these days. You can jump on the bandwagon at the Saturday’s rummage sale, sponsored by the Student Fashion Association (SFA). The sale takes place at 915 Craig Place in Davis (near Dollar Tree) and runs from 7 a.m. to noon.

Kirk Kasuya can be reached at tkasuya@ucdavis.edu

eams:UC Davis at No.11Boise State Where:Bronco Gymnasium – Boise,Idaho When:Saturday at7p.m. Who to watch:Last Friday against Oregon State,sophomore Abe Otrambo registered the Aggies‘ lone bonus-point victory with a pin only1:30into his match.The Anaheim,Calif.native is having a solid year and is second on the team with three pins.

Event: Triton Invitational Teams: No. 9 UC Davis vs. Redlands; No. 18 UC San Diego or No. 12 Marist; TBA; TBA Records: Aggies, 2-2; Bulldogs, 2-3; Tritons, 0-0; Red Foxes, 0-0 Where: Canyonview Pool – La Jolla, Calif. When: Saturday at 9 a.m., TBA; Sunday at TBA, TBA Who to watch: Sophomore Dakotah Mohr drew a combined 20 exclusions over the four-game NorCal Cup last weekend.

Who:UC Davis vs.UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies (4-3); Gauchos (1-0) Where:MaryaWelch Tennis Center When:Saturday at11a.m. Who to watch:Posting an overall singles record of11-10,junior Desiree Stone has proved to be an invaluable asset at the No.2singles position.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Long Beach State; Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies,7-12 (3-5); 49ers,4-16 (1-7); Highlanders11-9 (7-1) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at5p.m. Who to watch:The last time UC Davis faced Long Beach State,the Aggies found themselves down by one point with nine seconds remaining.

As much as I’d like any readers out there to believe in the warm benevolence of my smiling picture or the cheeky,scintillatingly witty words of my ever cleverer columns,I’ve always been kind of a bad liar,so I will go right out and admit it:I am a shy person.I mean,sure,I’m relatively friendly and stuff,but I’ve had more people comment on my shyness than I think necessary.

Upon walking into the room you first notice two large,very different landscape images on the walls to the right and left.Though one is of a vineyard and the other of a dusky Hawaiian horizon,the lines and shadowing are soft and exhibit a unique textured feeling.