There’s a phrase that most rowing coaches use to warn their team:Don’trun out of water.The warning serves to remind rowers that in the end – even if they’re on the stronger team – the first team to cross the line is still the winner. Unfortunately for UC Davis this weekend,it ran out of water on Saturday.

With the season nearing its end,the Aggies came out firing at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament in Palo Alto,Calif. The Aggies entered the tournament as the No.5seed,where they’d face heavily favored No.4Denver.

Senior Sirena Williams continued her record-breaking season in the100m hurdles on Saturday,as she clockeda13.79to break her week-old record of13.83. She finished sixth in the elite section,which was won by Olympicsilver medalist Hyleas Fountain.

For Selena Martinez,cancer runs in the family.A UC Davis alumna who graduated with a degree in cellular biology in2006,Martinez now works as a research technician at UC San Francisco’s Miranda Lab.But growing up,she watched family member after family member mysteriously fall victim to cancer,with no obvious cause linking the separate cases.

In November of 2002, the UC Davis student body voted in favor of increasing student fees to help its athletics program move to the Big West Conference and the Division I ranks. It paid off last week.

UC Davis is teaming up with the California Department of Public Health in an effort to better encourage public health practice and education within the state.The university signed a no-cost,four-yearagreement with state public health officials earlier this month in what they hope will be a mutually beneficial relationship.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at theApr.23meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

UC Davis distance runners shined at Friday night’s New York Road Runners Distance Carnival portion of California’s Brutus Hamilton Invitational. Headlining their performances was junior Russ Pfaff’s second-place finish in the steeplechase (8:48.81),which easily qualified him for regionals.Additionally,that time puts him second all-time at UC Davis,No.2in the West Region and No.9in the nation.

So at the risk of furthering Twitter’s disturbingly expansive reach into popular culture,I’m going to spend this week talking about it.Putting aside for a moment that the concept of Twitter is more than a little mystifying (despite many millions of dollars in funding from venture capitalists,it has yet to produce even a single dollar of revenue),let’s discuss a frightening concept that’s been spread in recent weeks:Twitterjournalism (my initial thinking when I heard the phrase was “Oh dear God,” followed by banging my head against my desk.Twitter journalism? What?).

Economic pressure often translates into family pressure.Stress can result in withdrawal from the community.Maintaining individual health is key. Those were just some of the take-home lessons offered at an all-day conference on the economy hosted by the Davis Community Church on Saturday.

TODAY Project Compost 6p.m. West Quad Learn how to compost1,000pounds of food on campus.Experience the beauty of compost! Student Nutrition Association general meeting 6to7p.m. 216Wellman Stop by the general meeting and learn about this club! Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament 6to8p.m. Griffin Lounge,MU Show up early to guarantee a spot! Top players will have a chance to play in the tournament of champions! Operation Christmas Child 7to8p.m. 184Young Gocheck out this new group at their first meeting of the quarter!

In theApr.21issue of The California Aggie,the article “Budget cuts affect Spanish grad students” stated that graduate students are facing an increased workload with less funding.This point should be clarified to explain that it refers to their scholastic workload and not their teaching workload.Graduate students have less time to complete their degrees,but have not seen an increase in their teaching duties.The Aggie regrets the error.