With fall quarter just around the corner, many students are beginning to have their second pass times, and so beginning to scratch their heads at what classes to take. Never fear, because The Aggie is here! Reporter Andre Lee asked fellow students what were their most fulfilling classes that they suggest other students must take before graduating. Here are their helpful suggestions and commentary, in no particular order.

Though fewer freshmen were admitted to UC Davis this year, more attended orientation. Approximately 96 percent of the incoming freshman class attended the three-day long event. The number has been steadily increasing since New Student Services has partnered with admissions, said Heidi Souverville, program director of the service.

The Time Traveler’s Wife is a peculiar movie for its kind. The key phrase “time traveler” is right there in the title, yet this film is an outlier in the science fiction genre.

FRIDAY Arboretum Music: Folk Music Jam Session Noon to 1 p.m. Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Rd. Pull out your banjo, fiddle or guitar and jam at the UC Davis Arboretum at the lunch! All skill levels welcome for the acoustic jam session, as are all skill leveled listeners!   Aggie Women’s Huddle 6 to 9:30 […]

Though it was an effortful attempt aimed to claim back their spot in this new era of musical territory, it was not enough for the band to carry on their legendary legacy as alt-rock gods who stole the charts with songs like “Semi-Charmed Life,” “How’s it Going to Be” and “Jumper.“

By 2011, the Physical Sciences and Engineering Library will be vacant. The library’s books will be dispersed throughout campus and among the bookshelves of other institutions. The plan to close the library was announced earlier this week in a staff meeting with librarians, after the Office of Resource Management and Planning recommended consolidating the collection last Friday.

You get what you give– or in the case of UC,you may get slightly more,with interest. After state budget cuts left no money from bond sales to support important building projects,UC will now rely on interest from a$199.8million loan to fund ongoing construction at eight of the10UC campuses.

Most days,Sam wanders the streets.He has no home or job,and doesn’t attend school.He owns only one set of clothes,which are tattered and torn.Without work he has little money; but what he gets,he squanders.He has difficulty retracing his steps,and is unable to discern one day from the next.But in Sam’s mind,he leads a normal life.

Students may have to open their wallets a little wider this year before they can bike to class. Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) recently announced that it is raising the fees for bike registrations.New licenses will increase from$8to$10and a license renewal will increase from$4to$5.This isthefirst fee hike for licenses since2000.

This year the Summer Folk Music Workshop will be held at the Davis Art Center the weekend ofAug.21to23beginning at3p.m.The three-day event,organized by Christine Grunn and Angela Kost,is expanding its venue by relocatingto a different facility and adding new instruments to the instructional lineup. This will be the first year that the workshop is having bass and saw classes,which will be taught by bassist Djordje Stijepovic and saw player Ursula Knudsen – both members of the Fishtank Ensemble.

Last Friday night,UC Davis students and community members gathered at the Recreational Pool for an evening of music,night swimming and competitive water events.The “Midnight Splash” lasted from9p.m.until1a.m.and attracted approximately500swimsuit wearing visitors,eager for the night’s activities that included anintramural belly flop contest– a crowd favorite.

UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi sent her first email message to students, faculty and staff this afternoon. She outlined the agenda for her first several days on the job – including a trip to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, D.C. – and discussed her goals for the coming months.