America has become introspective.She is reexamining her mistakes and myopia,symbols of a deep crisis of identity.And the problem is this:Hervalues have,for a whilenow,been altered by heightenedexpectations and excess of modernity.America,here,desires to re-embrace herpast and herclassical values.

Some come to play.Some come to watch.Some come to bulk up.Some,not so much. For whatever reason they come,the Activities andRecreationCenter is the one place where anyone and everyone can come to relax from the stresses of school,work… and life.

It’s almost too easy to draw comparisons betweenSunshine Cleaning and recent entries to the newly minted category of,for lack of an official name, “quirky indie films.” They all have in common a quiet,quaint sense of humor that sets them apart from boisterous big-budget comedies.Sunshine Cleaning,directed by New Zealand-born Christine Jeffs,follows in this vein initsown way.

Some Middle Eastern students no longer want to be considered white. A student movement to add a Middle Eastern category on the University ofCalifornia application has begun to pick up steam,as university officials mulloverimplementing the change.

UC Davis music department assistant Susanna Peeples earned first place in the campus‘ annual Cow Milkingcompetitionheld yesterday on the West Quad. “It’s completely unexpected,” Peeples said of her win,which was only her second time milking a cow. A mixed crowd of students and locals turned out to watch the event’s two stars,Jersey dairy cows Buttercup and Marjorie,get a milking like no other.

Teams:UC Davis at UC Riverside Records:Aggies,20-19 (4-5); Highlanders,15-23 (4-5) Where:Amy S.Harrison Field – Riverside,Calif. When:Saturday at noon,2p.m.; Sunday at noon

Americans are obsessed with the mass accumulation ofstuff.The bigger the heap of stuff they have,the happier they are.And nothing,not even loved ones,dare get in their way of amassing more stuff.People abandon their families for higher paying jobs and divorce their spouses because of avoidable money issues.

Some days it seems like Davis is a sad little pool of incest.It‘s necessary to state this only figuratively.I‘m not hating on people who actually partake in incest because,hell,you never know who you‘re gonna offend.

Event:Mt.SAC Relays; Bryan Clay Invite Where:Hilmer Lodge Stadium – Walnut,Calif.; Cougar Athletic Stadium – Asuza,Calif. When:Friday and Saturday; all day

Event:U.S.Intercollegiate Tournament Where:Stanford Golf Course – Palo Alto,Calif. When:Saturday and Sunday; all day

Student musicians, the spotlights are searching for you! It’s time for the annual campus media sponsored Search Party talent show. Co-sponsored by KDVS 90.3 FM, The California Aggie and the ASUCD Entertainment Council, Search Party gives UC Davis’ budding musicians the opportunity to perform to the campus community. Submissions will be due by 4 p.m. on Apr. 23 to the office of KDVS 90.3 FM, located at 14 Lower Freeborn Hall.

It’s no secret that filmmakers possess the unique ability to provide lasting memories using vivid images and exciting mediums; films just seem to stay with you. Thefourth annual Davis Feminist Film Festival will showcase a spread of very diverse film styles,voices,viewpoints and talent.The festival kicks off tonight at8and will continue tomorrow.It takes place at the Veterans Memorial Center Theatre on14th and E streets.