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Teams:UC Davis at Portland Records:Aggies,2-5; Pilots,5-4 Where:Joe Etzel Stadium – Portland,Ore. When:Friday at2p.m.; Saturday at1p.m.; Sunday at11:30a.m. Who to watch:Ryan Scoma knows how to start a ninth-inning rally.

This week in Davis – Neurotunnel Oatmeal,Deers!,Dumpling

These aren’t the stories our parents told us as children.Starting Monday,the Art Lounge at the second floor of the Memorial Union will feature the photography exhibit “An Anthology in Flesh:Storytelling in Tattoo Art.“

To some students,summer is a time for drinking lemonade by the pool.For students like Renata Filler,summer means exploration. Last summer,Filler traveled to Russia with the UC Davis Summer Abroad Program,which offers40study abroad programs taught by faculty in28different countries,including South Africa,Argentina,Japan and France.

There is more to websites likeFacebook,MySpace and Twitter than pictures and wall posts.A UC Davis employee will explore social networking sites as a means to raise money for the campus.

If you are wondering why your chicken breast tastes a little blander than usual, it may be because your chicken is lacking the spice of life – diversity.

Teams:UC Davis at Sacramento State Records:Aggies,10-5; Hornets,3-9 Where:Shea Stadium – Sacramento,Calif. When:Today at1p.m.,3p.m. Who to watch:Usually known for her work inside the pitcher’s circle,sophomore Alex Holmes performed well at the plate at the San Diego Classic this weekend.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles.Before I came to Davis I had never lived anywhere else,so moving to this small town was a bit of a shock.

Deadly herpes strain affects captive Asian elephants U.S.zookeepers worry that a strain of the herpes virus will continue to strike Asian elephants in captivity nationwide.

Teams:UC Davis at Cal State Northridge Records:Aggies,10-17 (6-9); Matadors,6-21 (3-11) Where:The Matadome – Northridge,Calif. When:Today at7p.m. Who to watch:Sophomore Paige Mintun had a career day her last time out against Cal State Northridge.