The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is set to take its place alongside UC Davis‘ Medical Center thanks to the approval given by the UC Board of Regents on Mar.19.Named in honor of the$100million philanthropic grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation,UC Davis is launching the school with hopes of developing proficient nurses– and leaders– in health care to provide patients with quality care,while becoming educated in advanced health.

Lately it seems like every person I encounter asks me how I feel about starting my last10weeks of college.Almost every person immediately assumes the head-tilt,concerned-eyes,soft-voice position and expresses their best wishes for my attempts toget a job in this economy withthe job market long on demand and very short on supply.

The smoke has cleared in an argument over whether to crack down on smoke shops in Davis that sell what some say is drug paraphernalia. The Davis City Council decided earlier this month that the city should not pursue a possible ordinance restricting tobacco-related businesses.It was a3-2vote,with councilmembers Stephen Souza,Sue Greenwald and Lamar Heystek opposed to moving forward.

The UC Davis men’s golf team traveled to Eugene,Ore.for the Duck Invitational coming off a strong showing at the Fresno State Lexus Classic,where it finishedthird out of the20-team field. The Aggies stayed hot in Oregon,putting together an impressive final-round showing to post a fifth-place finish.

Nature’s Bounty,a Vacaville,Calif.farm run by Ahmad and Lourdes Kararouni,sells all-natural meat to customers looking for food that is chemical and hormone-free. The Karaouni’s are a Lebanese and Honduran-American family.They have three children:Ali,Jasmine and Hassan.

So despite the sad,tattered,tortured state of my March Madness bracket,I’ve decided to keep making predictions until someone stops me.Here I go:in10years there will not be a major metropolitan newspaper in the U.S. I’ve got four main reasons guiding my thinking here.

Two special Farmers Market offerings are back along with the warm weather:Picnic in the Park and the East Quad Farmers Market. Held in Central Park every Wednesday evening,Picnic in the Park is similar to the weekend Farmers Market but with a greater emphasis on music and dining.

TODAY In the Valley of Elah 6:30 p.m. Mondavi Center, Studio Theatre $5 to $10 A part of the Focus on Film series, this 2007 film was directed by Paul Haggis. Rated R, 121 minutes. Haggis will appear at the Mondavi Center May 11.   WEDNESDAY East Quad Farmers Market 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. […]

The UC Davis baseball teamknew the length of timeit took its staff of inexperienced pitchers to develop would determine how long it’d take for the club to contend this season. It also knew it’d be returning the heart of a lineup that led it to a NCAA Tournament berth last season,which,in theory,could provide enough offense to compete early on as the team bided time for its young arms to come along.

The Aggies entered the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships as the favorites,looking to defend their title from a season ago. Unfortunately for UC Davis,that wasn’t the case.The Aggies finished third with a score of191.425,losing to Alaska Anchorage (192.825) and rival Seattle Pacific (191.700).Host Air Force was fourth (191.050).

The UC Davis women’s lacrosse team spent its spring break on the eastern seaboard,battling three teams in four days. On Monday,the Aggies squared off in upstate New York against the Siena Saints,losing a12-10seesaw game.UC Davis then headed south to face Manhattan,dropping another close contest,14-10.

Four field eventers won a total of five events for UC Davis as the Aggies put forth a solid showing at their home debut,the Aggie Open,on Saturday. “Overall for the day,I think we got done what we wanted to get done,” said coach Deanne Vochatzer. “We had some highlights in the field events,specifically the lady triple jumpers.To have two women over39” again and our little freshman heptathlete jump37‘8was exciting.“