The animal rights activist group Stop Animal Exploitation Now recently purchased airtime on several TV stations in California in order to make a strong point about the California National Primate Research Center.The commercial contends that the research center,which is affiliated with several UC campuses including UC Davis,allegedly perpetuates practices that needlessly torture the primates being used at the center.

UC Davis officials trumpeted the news proudly the week before Picnic Day– “Safe Party Initiative cuts students‘ high-risk drinking,” read a story in the Sacramento Bee. “Report:Binge drinking declines,” read another in the Davis Enterprise. If you had only read the headlines,you might have thought UC Davis students had given up hard drinking altogether,trading in those ubiquitous red Solo cups for bluebooks and#2pencils.

In what appears to be a silver lining to the economic troubles facing the city,Davis is set to receive a big chunk of change from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,the federal stimulus bill passed earlier this year.

TODAY Cutting Calories on Cultural Cuisines 5to7p.m. Silo Union Learn how to cook healthy,easy and exotic dishes! Israel block party! 6to9:45p.m. Central Park Celebrate Israel Independence Day with a live band,DJ and free falafel. Justice Week event 8p.m. 26Wellman Goto Imam Musa’s talk about the global revival of Islam.

Recent budget decisions will “devastate the county,” said Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto. The county has asked Prieto to cut53positions from the Sheriff’s Department budget to bridge a$24million deficit in the county’s general fund for the next fiscal year.Cuts are being made in every county department,but Prieto says the cuts to his department will have an especially painful impact on the county.

In theApr.27issue of The California Aggie,the article “UCD signs agreement with state public health department,” was incorrectly attributed as being written by Alysoun Bonde when in fact Erica Lee was the reporter and author.The Aggie regrets the error.

The ASUCD Court unanimously dismisseda complaint questioning the fairness of winter quarter’s ASUCD elections during a pre-hearingon Wednesday. Case46,between plaintiff Chris Ambriz and the ASUCD Elections Committee,centered on a voting malfunction in which the website went down for three and half hours during the election.The Elections Committee extended the voting period by an equal amount of time on Feb.20,the last day of the election.

The first Big West Conference Tournament didn’t turn out like the Aggies would have hoped. Due to a coin flip placement,No.9UC Davis had to matchup with No.10UC Irvine in the semifinal game – a team that gave the Aggies their only Big West loss during the regular season.

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.

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.