Popular nutrition professor Liz Applegate hasn’t left UC Davis since she came here as a student in the1970s. Born in a nunnery in South Africa,Applegate’s family of nine children moved around a lot for her father’s chemistry researchbefore finally settling in the Bay Area.She attended UC Davis for both undergraduate and graduate school,received her Ph.D.in nutrition science in1983and started teaching right after.

The sun’s coming out,UC Davis students are gearing up for summer,and what better way to celebrate spring than spending a day at the fair? The134th annual Dixon May Fair,operating in this small agricultural community since1875,kicks off Thursday and will last the whole weekend.

TODAY East Quad Farmers Market 10a.m.to2:30p.m. East Quad Support local farmers and buy some fresh produce,nuts,flowers and more! Pick up some tasty treats for a fun springtime dinner or a nice afternoon snack. Mixed women in the media Noon to1p.m. Smith Room,MU This presentation,hosted by the Women’s Resources & Research Center,will examine mixed and multi-ethnic women in the media,stereotypes and their impacts.Food will be provided. Tunes at Noon Noon to1p.m. MU Patio Enjoy the sounds of The Andrew Heringer Band while taking a break between classes.Weather should be pretty nice on Wednesday,so enjoy the sun! Kaplan Info Sessions 4p.m. Moss Room,MU There will be a$1,000prize for student teamwork; applications are available at spac.ucdavis.edu/forms. Energy panel discussion 5to7p.m. 1322Storer Go to this panel and listen as experts explore alternative and conventional energy sources and policy. Computer Science Club and IEEE event 6to7p.m. 1127Kemper Check out an event hosted by these two clubs; they will be hosting a presentation from Intel on solid state drives and the Core i7.As always,there will be free pizza and soda! Last Lecture series 6to7p.m. Griffin Lounge,MU Stop by this iteration of the Last Lecture Series,and hear vice chancellor of student affairsFred Wood speak on his topic, “Reflecting on lessons for a meaningful journey.” There will also be free pizza. Habitat for Humanity meeting 7to8p.m. 126Wellman Help the community by participating in this year’s bike-a-thon. Mixed & the City 7:30to9p.m. MU II Have you ever wanted to know what people really think about interracial relationships and the mixed community? This candid documentary about UC Davis students‘ attitudes on racial mixing is something you don’t want to miss! There will be free food.

In its continued push to make Davis environmentally sustainable,the Davis City Council approved two programs allowing homeowners and new homebuyers to make their homes more energy efficient. Both programs are part of a greater effort by the council to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for the city of Davis.

If you’re a senior right now,you’re probably feeling pretty good.Aside from the senioritisthat has left you with little to no motivation to do anything school-related,you’re sitting pretty.You’re(probably) graduating in June,which,in case you haven’t realized it yet,is next month.There are only20school days left,and that’s IF you have Friday classes.Pending the completion of this quarter’s classes and barring some catastrophic clerical error,you are done with undergrad forever! Unless you’re my boyfriend or anotheroneof the unlucky fewwho have summer school classes.

Few diabetic patients are aware of the difficulties that arise after the disposalof their home-generated sharps. Yolo Country and the California Product Stewardship Council recently received a$197,680grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board to gotowardthe safe management of sharps.

Calling rowing an aquatic sport this weekend would have been an understatement. The Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships were held in the midst of the worst rain Sacramento has seen all winter.

It was another tough weekend for the UC Davis baseball team. The Aggies headed to Southern California to square off with the Dirtbags of Long Beach State in a three-game series at Blair Field. UC Davis dropped Friday’s series opener by13.It responded by keeping the final two games close,but couldn’t walk away from either of them with a win.

People often complain that no one in college dates and after donning my thinking cap and pondering the question,I have concluded it is simply because nobody knows how.But fear not,my romantically challenged compadres,because I am here to enlighten you. What is a “date“? Think about what the ultimate goal of a “date” is.And no,it’s not just to get laid.If that’s all you’re interested in,then this advice isn’t for you.

Illegally parking on campus has just become a more risky proposition. Effective the beginning of this month,Transportation and Parking Services increased fines for parking from$30to$40.TAPS officials say the33percent increase will bring campus parking fines into alignment with the expected increase in the City of Davis parking fines.

There’s something about the month of May that brings out the crazies.Take a second and look around,listen to what the people around you are talking about,and really think about it.It wouldn’t surprise me if after a while you started to think that all the pretty colors and pleasant aromas wafting off the freshly bloomed “May flowers” have forced them to repress the few rational thoughts their mind is capable of producing,and throw intelligence to the wind.

With only one Big West Conference series remaining for UC Davis,it has still yet to find an answer to its struggles. After falling to No.13California at home,the Aggies dropped three straight against the Gauchos over the weekend.They’ve lost11straight after a21-19start.