Last weekend,my cousin Ali came to stay with me.While I’d like to think her visit was prompted exclusively by a desire to hang out with the coolest cousin ever,I think the impetus might also have included checking out Davis as an option when she applies to college.

If Grant Hirneise’s first game-winning hit wasn’t enough to turn around the UC Davis baseball team,perhaps his second one will be. The6-foot-5,240-pound first baseman hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning on Saturday to upset No.11Pepperdine,4-3.

Nine daysareall thatseparatethe UC Davis men’s basketball team from the Big West Conference Tournament. For the Aggies to carry momentum into the postseason,they’ll have to takeadvantage of every one of them. UC Davis (7-8,12-17) will look to end its regular season on a positive note before heading to Anaheim when it hosts Cal State Northridge (14-12,10-4) this Thursday at7p.m.

What started off as a hopeful project to get a venue for bands to play in downtown Davis has now been put on hold after the first choice location fell through. ASUCD Senator Justin Patrizio,in collaboration with KDVS,has been trying to get the ball rolling on an ASUCD Downtown Venue – a project that would give a location to the local underground music scene with ticket prices for students as low as$1-$4.

On a night that saw two of the top teams in the nation come to the Pavilion, the Aggies proved that they, too, were a force to be reckoned with. While No. 29 San Jose State (194.700) and No. 3 Stanford (193.950) took first- and second-place honors, the Aggies (192.700) posted their highest score of the season and left with many things to be proud of.

The Aggies have dealt with much hardship this season. Three players have gone down with season-ending injuries,various others have missed games and the team has suffered six losses by four points or less.