Youth and inexperience can be liabilities for a team. This is not the case for the Aggies. No. 26 UC Davis was led by freshmen Demi Runas and Amy Simanton on its way to a second-place finish at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational.

Teams: UC Davis vs. San Jose State; vs. Portland State Records: Aggies, 3-7; Spartans, 5-1; Vikings, 2-9 Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center When: Thursday 1:30 pm; Friday 1:30 pm

Teams: UC Davis vs. Detroit Records: Aggies, (5-1); Titans (2-4) Where: Aggie Stadium When: 2 p.m. Who to watch: Junior Gina Hoffmire had never scored more than four goals in one game in her collegiate career. That was before Saturday’s victory over Temple.

Event: Big West Conference Tournament Teams: UC Davis vs. TBA Records: Aggies, 20-9 (12-4) Where: Anaheim Convention Center Arena – Anaheim, Calif.

Davis’s Varsity Theater is holding an open house today to showcase the technological improvements and additions that make the movie experience all the more thrilling. The theater is celebrating a second screen and further renovations on Thursday, Mar. 11 at noon at the theater on 616 2nd St. The Varsity was originally a single-screen theater in 1950 and became two screens in 1976. In 1992 it was reopened as a center for performing arts. It reverted to a single screen in 2006 when it began showing mainly independent and art house films.

Following months of negotiations, the American Federation of Teachers union, representing University of California librarians, and the University of California system agreed to extend the labor contract currently in place. The union represents approximately 400 librarians from all of the UC campuses, including 50 librarians from UC Davis. Department heads fall outside of the union, but the librarians – not to be confused with library staff – associated with the American Federation of Teachers include those at reference desks or giving demonstrations to classes. The ratifications seen in the extended contract exclude most economic variables. The ratified contract, very similar to its prior self, includes changes such as a 1 percent increase in professional development money for librarians to use to further their education.

Event: Aggie Open Where: Woody Wilson Track When: Saturday, All Day Who to watch: After opening the indoor season by capturing first in the triple jump, senior Igor Seriba is determined to maintain his success. “He’s on a mission,” said coach Jon Vochatzer.

Following a meeting for the annual UC lobby day on Mar. 1, five students staged a sit-in in Rep. Jim Nielsen’s (R-Gerber) office. The students presented Nielsen with a document supporting increased funding for higher education and recruiting and retaining low-income students. The students refused to leave until he agreed to sign it, but Nielsen refused and the California Highway Patrol was called. UC director of gGovernment aAffairs Steve Juarez was present at the meeting that took place right before the sit-in.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Santa Clara; East Carolina; California Records: Aggies, (7-12); Broncos, (2-7); Pirates, (8-10); Golden Bears, (16-4) Where: La Rue Field; Levine-Fricke Field – Berkeley, Calif. When: Thursday at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; Saturday at 12:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.

Quad-goers who closed their eyes and ignored the wind at their backs may have felt like they were in the library.

When most people go to a garage sale or thrift store, they see practical items sold for bargain prices. But sculptor and UC Davis Master of Fine Arts Ron Baron looks at those castoff objects and sees a work of art. Today, artists, aspiring artists and fans of art alike are invited to attend a free lecture given by Baron as part of the Art Studio Lecture Series. The lecture will be held in the main room of the Technocultural Studies Building from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The UC Davis Art of Regional Change’s upcoming exhibit is giving youth a chance to express themselves and influence change in their surroundings. Art of Regional Change is a new, joint initiative between UC Davis Humanities Institute and the Center of Regional Change. It uniquely brings together a range of scholars with students to work with community organizations on media arts projects. Art of Regional Change teamed up with the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition (WSYRC) to create Youth Voices for Change – a social media project where about 15 urban teens collaborated with UC Davis scholars and artists to document and present the change youth hope for in their neighborhoods.