This winter’s ASUCD election has certainly been one for the books but thankfully the ASUCD Court has finally provided an end to the saga. During a pre-hearing last week,the court unanimously shot down Case46,Christopher Ambriz vs.the ASUCD elections committee,which centered on a voting malfunction in which the website went down for three-and-a-half hours during the elections.Ambriz claimed students were “disenfranchised” because of the malfunction.

TODAY Cascading effects of climate change talk Noon 3201Hart Part of the John Muir Institute of the Environment lecture series,listen to a talk entitled “Cascading Effects of Climate Change in the Delta and its Watershed. Love Lab at the DC 5:30to7:30p.m. Segundo Dining Commons Want to get some condoms at the commons? Stop by the Love Lab and pick up your10free condoms! Matt McCormick talk 7:30p.m. 1322Storer CSU Sacramento professor McCormick will speak about “The Case Against Christ” as he challenges the supernatural and historical claims of Jesus Christ.

Metric Fantasies Independent Rating:4 It‘s become a recent trend that as artists create new records,they add a variety of instruments here and there,use a pinch of synthesizer,toss in a tasty beat mix,sprinkle in a couple clever lines and gently place it into the indie rock oven and hope forthe best,yes?

Green River Ordinance Out Of My Hands Virgin Records Rating:2

Caught in the Act A junior was referred to Student Judicial Affairs for using unauthorized material during an exam.The teaching assistant noticed that the student was strangely positioning her calculator as if she were reading the screen.When the teaching assistant confronted the student she discovered that the student’s calculator did in fact contain formulas and definitions.The student admitted the dishonesty and agreed to disciplinary probation and10hours of community service.

The California economy may face even greater strife if the current trend of students graduating college continues. A recent study conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) indicated that the number of students graduating college in the state of California is on the decline.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State Records:Aggies,7-32 (1-11); Dirtbags,20-20 (7-5) Where:Blair Field – Long Beach,Calif. When:Friday and Saturday at6:30p.m.; Sunday at1p.m.

MUSIC Dirt Nasty,Andre Legacy,Beardo Today,8p.m.,$15in advance,$17day of show The Boardwalk in Orangevale Some people are so bad that they’re good,and Dirt Nasty may or may not be one of those people.It all just depends whether you’re into obnoxious rap songs that feature topics such as cocaine,itty-bitty baby dicks and bestiality.

Prominent academic and international leader in entrepreneurship and technologySteven Currall will serve as the new dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management beginning July1. Currall was chosen after an international search supervised by Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef,and will step in for former deanNicole Woolsey Biggart who announced her resignation in September.

High energy physicists at Fermilab in Illinois,with the help of the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator,are racing to discover the universe’s best kept secret.They smash protons and antiprotons together at nearly the speed of light to find what some call the “Holy Grail of physics” while others just consider it the essential ingredientfor life.

Saying “that’s so gay” has seemingly become a part of our daily language as children and young adults.Initially,it may seem as though there’s nothing wrong with saying it because there’s no apparent victim,especially when most people assume that the people they know are straight.But for some children,like Carl Walker-Hoover,just being straight is not enough to keep them from becoming victim of taunting words like “you’re gay.“

The early bird gets the worm – or rather,in the case of this Saturday’s worm composting workshop,an entire pound of worms. Project Compost will host their spring worm-composting workshop at11a.m.near the tri co-ops,where attendants will receive a free bin with live worms.The worms are in limited supply,so early or on-time arrival will ensure a bin,organizers said.