In the past months, reporting has divulged an admissions scandal at the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana – the university where UC Davis chancellor-designate Linda Katehi formerly presided over as provost.

It only took about an hour and a half to change the Davis City Council’s opinion of the fate of two 6,000 square foot lots in East Davis. The city had planned to give the land to Habitat for Humanity, but the council decided with a 4 to 1 vote to give the Solar Community Housing Association to build cooperative housing.

Dream Theater released Black Clouds and Silver Linings last June, achieving what just about anyone would consider successful acclaim after the album debuted at number six in the Billboard Top 200. This is even more of a success for a band that churns out 16-minute epics on a regular basis – effectively bringing progressive metal within the ranks of Lady GaGa and Hannah Montana.

TODAY Cal Aggie Band-uh! Summer Jam-uh! 7 to 9 p.m. Lawn in front of Rec Pool, near Rec Pool Lodge Join the UC Davis Band-uh! every other Monday during the summer for live entertainment. Bring a blanket or chair to relax on while listening to the Band-uh!’s award-winning music.