The University of California Board of Regents was recently criticized for its new admissions plan passed in February,which interest groups claim unfairly affects Asian & Pacific Islander applicants. The plan,which eliminates the SAT II as a requirement to be considered,is intended to decrease the number of applications denied consideration for reasons that could be due to poor advising.

TODAY Enroll in a day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Education Abroad Center, 207 Third St. Stop by and learn how you can enroll in summer abroad in just one day. Refreshments will be provided! President’s undergraduate fellowshipprogram Noon to 1 p.m. 409 Surge IV Listen to an advisor discuss the application process and offer advice. The advisor will also answer questions. Sponsoring professors are welcome to attend this informational meeting. Arctic State-Changes: National and Common Interests 4:10 p.m. 242 Admundson Goto this talk sponsored by the John Muir Institute for the Environment. Running for Congress 6 p.m. 230 Wellman Listen to retired Army Lt. Col. Charlie Brown speak. He ran for US Congress in California’s fourth Congressional District, a known Republican stronghold. Learn how he nearly won in 2006 and 2008! Both Lt. Col. Brown and his field director will talk. Thursday Trivia Nights 6 to 7:30 p.m. First floor, Silo Union Test your knowledge of random facts and potentially win fabulous prizes along the way! Davis Pre-dental Society 7 p.m. 206 Olson There will be an officer elections meeting; ten positions are available for the 2009-10 year. Free pizza will also be up for grabs! The Passion of the Christ screening 7 p.m. 1001 Giedt The film will be screened, followed by a panel-led discussion and an open mic for students. The topic discussed after the film will be “Who Is Jesus?” Free bakedgoods will be provided. Willow Clinic fundraiser 7 to 9 p.m. MU Games Area Goto this fundraiser for a chance to win raffle prizes for local businesses and a silent auction for expensive prizes! “Legacy of a Prophet: Muhammad” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. 234 Wellman Goto Islam Awareness Week’s second event – a short film entitled “Legacy of a Prophet: Muhammad”. Youth for Christ-Davis movie night 7:30 p.m. 90 Social Sciences YFC-Davis is sponsoring an ice cream social and movie night! Stop by and kick off the quarter right.

In theApr.7issue of The California Aggie,the article “New eligibility requirement could mean fewer Asians at UC” incorrectly spelled Susan Hsieh,spokesperson for Chinese for Affirmative Action,as Hseih.The Aggie regrets the error.

Observe and Report isn’t your typical big budget Hollywood comedy.The audience remains in constant struggle with the film’s humor,unsure of whether or not laughter is intended or appropriate. However,writer and director Jody Hill says he designed it that way,describing the film as “sad and weird.“

The Coathangers Scramble Suicide Squeeze Rating:4 Have you ever gotten so mad that you had to go pump some iron so you wouldn’t rip somebody’s face off? Have you ever instantly fallen in love with someone just walking down the street?

Propagandhi Supporting Caste Smallman Records Rating:5 A crescendo of guitar feedback gives way to a crashing of thrashing drums and rhythmic guitars.This in turn gives way to heavy melodic riffing and then a pounding rhythm accompanied with melodic vocals.

Teams:UC Davis vs.UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies,5-21 (0-3); Gauchos,17-9 (3-3) Where:Dobbins Stadium

MUSIC Deadly Davis Derby/Dance Party/Dash Friday,6p.m.,$3-5 Delta of Venus at122B St. It’s good ol‘ fashioned madness and malarkey presented by the Davis Bicycle Collective.Make sure to get to Delta of Venus at5:30p.m.to register your team.The race starts at Delta,goes around Davis and is followed by a dance party featuring DJs TAO,Nix,Dog Tonezand Jordie La Forge. Drive,Fair Game,Kattywompus,The Grumpy,Private Criminals Friday,8p.m.,$10 The Boardwalk in Orangevale If the dark stringy hair and eyeliner aren’t telling enough,here are some more tidbits about Drive:They’re hella alt,hella scene and hella influenced by bands like Linkin Park,Evanescence and30Seconds to Mars.Take plenty of high-angled shots of yourself at the show to post on your MySpace afterward,because if you’re lucky enough,you just might end up on theirs as well.

UC Davis has accepted fewer than one in two freshman applicants for fall2009. The university considered39,288applicants,admitting only18,146,or46.2percent.In comparison,last year the university received37,747freshmen applications and accepted19,762students,a52.4percent admissions rate.

April is National Poetry Month,and in honor of the celebration,MUSE talked to UC Davis English professor and poet Joshua Clover,the author of poetry booksMadonna anno dominiandThe Totality for Kids. 1.What first inspired you to begin writing poetry? I’m not sure I really believe in inspiration,either when one begins writing poetry or for any given poem.People have been writing poems for millennia; it’s one of the things on the menu,like raspberries or riding a bicycle.I like those,too.

By the end of June,theGottschalksstore at the U-Mall will be gone completely. The Fresno-based department store filed for Chapter11bankruptcy onJan.14,and bankruptcy court Judge Kevin Carey signed a liquidation orderApr.1in Wilmington,Del.,according to the Associated Press.A liquidation sale began last Friday,and could last from45to90days according to the Sacramento Bee.

Researchers at UC Davis and Mount Sinai School of Medicinehave capturedthe first video footage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) spreadingbetween Tcells through contact interfaces called virological synapses. Thegroundbreaking study,which was published in theMar.27issue ofScience,provides evidence backing virological synapses(VS) as viable targets for developingnewdrugs to combat HIV infection.