Women’s golf Natalie Sheary of Wake Forest won three of four holes on the front nine before holding off a rally by UC Davis‘ Alice Kim to post a3-and-2win in the first round of match play at the2009U.S.Women’s Amateur Championship at Old Warson Country Club in St.Louis on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY Wellness Wednesday:Overcome Negative Thinking Noon 314North Hall Wellness Wednesdays are free hour-long workshops designed to enhance the general well-being.This workshop will help students learn to identify and refute negative thinking to aid in reducing stress and remain calm in difficult and stressful situations.Limited to first eight students.

What’s the number one job search secret? Go to the Internship and Career Center to find out. Today the Internship and Career Center, located in South Hall, held the last sessions of its Hire Me! Academy, a series of workshops meant to help graduating seniors and recent alumni become job search experts by learning the “six keys to job search success,“according to the program’s website.

FRIDAY Arboretum Music: Folk Music Jam Session Noon to 1 p.m. Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road All skill levels are welcome to go play some lunchtime music in this acoustic jam session.   Davis Rock band camp present Purple Smurfs! 5:30 p.m. E Street Plaza Davis Rock Band Camp is a program that takes a […]

On Monday, the Davis City Council collaborated with the Davis Downtown Business Association to work out details of a multi-media marketing campaign that would focus on downtown spending. Target contributed $100,000 to the city for public safety, parking and streetscape enhancements as well as other community enhancement projects. Free from restrictions, the city can choose to spend the funds whichever way it sees fit.

West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third release from English electro-indie group Kasabian. If their second release Empire disappointed fans of their first self-titled release, WRPLA steps back to solidify the band’s foundation as a solid and electric rock group – perfect as a soundtrack for speeding (on your bike, of course).

In recent months, artists from around the world have been inclined to use synthesizers, talk boxes, auto-tune, pitch shifts and other various electronic devices, causing a gravitational shift toward glitzy electro pop in multiple other genres.

A large portion of California’s crops might be in danger in the near future as a result of global climate change. A recently released study states that the number of chilling hours required for the production of orchards in the Central Valley has decreased 30 percent since 1950. It also states that plants that are dormant in the winter do not grow as well with fewer chilling hours.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signing of the California state budget the morning of July 28 confirmed University of California, Davis a $114 million cut. The grand UCD total is just a fraction of the $1.5 billion the UC must cut systemwide

The University of California’s financial crisis is finally hitting employees where it hurts – the paycheck. Almost all UC employees will take pay cuts between 4 and 10 percent beginning Sept. 1 as part of a furlough plan approved by the Regents last month. The furlough plan requires faculty and staff to take between 7 and 26 unpaid days off per year. The exact pay cut and number of days off will depend on employees’ salary levels.

We’re officially eight weeks into summer break and whether you’re taking summer sessions, busy working for some extra money or just kicking back and enjoying your freedom from academia, surely you’re wondering what there is to do on these quiet Davis nights. Memorizing every frozen yogurt flavor at Yolo Berry, Swirl and Yogurt Shack may take a week or two depending on skill, but what’s next?

A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that both female and male college students are equally likely to be victims of physical or emotional violence. The study surveyed students who sought treatment at health clinics in 2006-2007 at five universities in Wisconsin, Seattle and Vancouver. The results indicated that 17 percent of men and 16 percent of women reported experiencing violence within the past six months.