It’s time to add another business to the list of things lost in the Sacramento area due to the faltering economy. Alternative rock music listeners will have to go somewhere else to get their radio fix as KWOD106.5FM “Everything Alternative” shut down after18years on the dial.At9a.m.on May22,KWOD played their last song – “Short Skirt Long Jacket” by Cake – and switched over to KBZC106.5FM “The Buzz“,a station set to play exclusively90s music.

An imprisoned princess,a plotting stepbrother,forbidden love and a bet.That Shakespeare suredid know how to write a story. This Friday and Saturday at7:30p.m.,the Integrated Studies8B:Playing Shakespeare class will perform Shakespeare’sCymbeline in Wyatt Theatre.The event is sponsored by the University Writing Programand the performance is free. The Playing Shakespeare class is offered every spring quarter and is taught by Dr.Eric Schroeder.Schroeder is known for wanting to study and perform each of Shakespeare’s plays in the class first,before repeating any.AsCymbeline is not one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays,this production will be full of surprises.

Name: Alex Holmes Year: Sophomore Position: Pitcher/outfielder Hometown: San Juan Capistrano, Calif.   While the UC Davis softball team had trouble clicking in all facets of the games at once this season, Alex Holmes did not. Holmes dominated opposing team’s offenses, leading the second-best pitching staff in the Big West Conference with a 1.83 earned […]

Tonight at6:10,the ASUCD Senate will be discussing a resolution that reprimands BloodSource,a blood-donation organization,for not allowing the queer community to donate blood.This is in addition to the recent action taken by ASUCD at last week’s budget hearings to withdraw approximately$1,000of ASUCD funding and sponsorship of BloodSource’s quarterly blood drives. The legislation that is being introduced rests on two premises:

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently proposed a new way to remedy California’s budget crisis – cutting the Cal Grant program, which provides financial aid to college students. Under this proposal, no new Cal Grants would be awarded beginning fall 2009, but students already receiving Cal Grants would continue to receive them. Schwarzenegger has said the cuts are necessary to help close California’s $24.3 billion budget deficit.

Qualifying for the Regional Championships is often a career-capping achievement,one for which athletes may spend years waiting. Ostrom didn’t have to wait. Thanks to his5.05m vault at the Cal-Nevada Championships onMar.29th,Ostrom earned the honor of competing against the best vaulters in the West.He was one of only threefreshmento do so.

The UC Davis women‘s water poloteam started the2009season with a very talentedfreshmenclass,but no one knew how they would perform. Freshman defender Kaylee Miller proved any doubts were erroneous as she led the talentedfirst years on way totheBig West ConferenceFreshman of theYear honors.

Entering the2009season,the UC Davis women‘s water polo team had lost five of six starters from the year before and was looking for a leader to come out of thewoodwork. Luckily,senior Lindsay Kiyama stepped up to the plate,or into the pool,that is.

The end of every UC Davis spring quarter is often marked by excitement for a leisurely summer, anticipation of graduation for seniorsand the rising panic of those students not ready to give up the college life. This spring quarter, however, has a historical significance for the university as Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef steps down from the position he has held for 15 years. Since Vanderhoef’s appointment in 1994, UC Davis has seen expansion on almost every level. The development of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis’ acceptance into the Association of American Universities (AAU), the revamping of the south entrance to campusand a drastic increase in the student population are just a few changes that have taken place under Vanderhoef’s tenure.

TODAY De-Stress Night – Spring Things! 5to7p.m. Griffin Lounge Gorefuel and get de-stressed for the finals week ahead.Decorate flowerpots,paint on canvases,make picture frames or join in the pie-eating contest! There will be free Red Bull and a performance by a special guest! Thursday Trivia Nights 6to7:30p.m. First floor,Silo Union Test your knowledge of random facts and potentially win fabulous prizes along the way!

Beginning July31,the Coffee House will close its doors for renovations.The popular ASUCD-run business is scheduled to re-open fall2010.In the meantime,limited services will be offered in the east wing of the Memorial Union.Campus Copies,the Aggie Student Store,Book Buyback and the U.S.Post Office will close to make room for temporary operations.

The city of Davis is looking to cut corners to balance its budget for the coming year. Some city facilities could be cleaned less often due to a reduction in custodial services.Funding for the city attorney will probably be slashed,reducing time for legal analysis.And it may be easier to get away with parking violations as the city discusses eliminating one of its four parking enforcement officers.