The Davis City Council will meet tonight at6:30p.m.in the Community Chambers at23Russell Blvd.The following are brief descriptions of selected topics that will be discussed at the meeting.The full agenda can be viewed online at cityofdavis.org/meetings.

Over the last several weeks, the UC Davis Department of Spanish has faced a growing stir of uncertainty within its graduate department. With the recent announcement of additional cuts to the department’s operational budget, graduate teaching assistants and doctoral students are being forced to step up their workload, with less funding.

The UC Davis women’s water polo team concluded its regular season with a weekend split. A strong defensive showing carried the Aggies to an8-3win over Santa Clara on Friday.They couldn’t find a way to get the defensive domination to carry over to Saturday,though,as San Jose State posted a14-5win to spoil UC Davis‘ Senior Day. The Aggies (22-9) will next be in action at the inaugural Big West Conference Women’s Water Polo Championships.Championships beginFridayin Stockton,Calif.

There isn’t much Mike Watney hasn’t accomplished in his30years as coach of the Fresno State men’s golf team. Watney has led his team to13conference championships.He’s coached29All-Americans.He’s tutored PGA Tour players,ranging from brothers Kevin and David Sutherland to his nephew,Nick.He was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in2007. His team hasn’t won a national championship,though.

Picnic Day2009may be over,but for a core group of students,Picnic Day2010is just beginning. On a Wednesday two weeks from now,this year’s Picnic Day board of directors will meet to discuss and evaluate the success of the event,and also to begin preparing board reports with detailed information for next year’s board to utilize. “We meet to go over how everything went,and how anything can be improved for next year,” said Christine Pham,chair of the Picnic Day committee and a senior economics major.

“Silhouettes,“ the Picnic Day Fashion Show,modeled clothes ranging from couture to Dr.Seuss-chic to afull crowd at Freeborn Hall.The UC Davis Design Programannually displays work done by design students during Picnic Day and with the help of the Runway Designers Club.

ASUCD Senate meetingsare scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at theApr.16meeting location,theMemorial Union’s Mee Room.

Highlighted by two new school records,the Aggies had a successful weekend as they split their squad between the Mt.SAC Relays and the Bryan Clay Invitational. Saturday – Mt.SAC Relays Junior Chid Onyewuenyi made short work of the school record in the hammer,as her throw of56.84m surpassed her record throw from Mar.21.Onyewuenyi narrowly won the collegiate section of the event by0.15m.

It all came to an end for the UC Davis men’s tennis team on Friday. UC Santa Barbara upended the Aggies in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,ending UC Davis‘ season with a4-0defeat.

Events:Big West Conference Championships Where:San Luis Obispo Country Club – San Luis Obispo,Calif. When:Today andTuesday; all day Who to watch:Senior Nate Pistacchio is following up his first-team All-Big West showing last season with another impressive campaign this season. A native of Fresno,Calif.,Pistacchio iscurrently ranked as the No.87player in the country according to Golfweek Magazine.He recently finished tied for the third at the Cowboy Classic,shooting a4-under206to help guide the Aggies to their third straight win at the tournament in convincing style.

Despite the85-degree heat,Picnic Day goers could still hit the slopes on Hutchison Field. The Alpine Ski and Snowboard club brought approximately10tons of snow in fromLake Tahoe to create a100-footlong,snow covered slope for sledding.

The UC Davis men’s track and field team traveled only15athletes to Southern California. That’s all they would need to make an impact. The Aggies impressed as they picked up some big-meet experience at the Mt.SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational over the weekend.