Writer’s block is a real bitch, let me tell you. The last time I was genuinely creative was when I made a model house built entirely of restaurant-style Tostitos and Que Bueno! cheese.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again – the old adage goes. This is what Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) is doing for two of his bills that were vetoed last fall. As 2010 begins, Yee is reintroducing the two bills with some changes.

Student Richard Jung, 21, passed away on New Year’s day, after an unlicensed and allegedly drunk driver rear-ended his car, sending the car into oncoming traffic.

UC Davis students seeking reform and restructuring of the University of California will bike their message to the steps of the State Capitol this Wednesday.

Just a drag: A known suspect pickpocketed someone and removed a cigarette on Pine Lane.

“Because our future economic well being is so dependent on education, …we can no longer afford to cut higher education.” Those words were spoken by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week during his annual State of the State address. In the context of deep and painful cuts to so many valuable programs, the Governor’s budget proposal was a win for higher education, which saw baseline funding mostly protected and even modest enrollment growth provided for.

The eradication of the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) will soon be underway later this month. The plan is to deploy twist tie traps throughout Davis, in hopes of protecting interests of the Yolo County Agriculture Industry. Some leading scientists, however, disapprove.

Over 4 million people in California are considered eligible for the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -better known as food stamps – yet only 48 percent choose to seek benefits.

Jennifer Beeman, former director of the Campus Violence Prevention Program, severely inflated the number of forcible sex offenses that occurred on the UC Davis campus. In October, university officials said Beeman’s reasoning for the over-reported statistics was irrelevant.

Students considering graduate school for the humanities may have cause to hesitate. The Modern Language Association (MLA) recently issued their 2009-2010 “Job Information List” with dismal results for available university faculty positions in English, foreign language and literature.

“A mile a day keeps the doctor away.” That’s an old proverb I just made up.

Even people who don’t follow politics are subject to its consequences. This becomes far more apparent when times are bad than when times are good.