If there was a “Yes/No” survey asking how many UC Davis students have a scary memory that still gives them the chills, chances are the majority of students would answer “Yes.”

While many students would prefer to stay at home drinking cocoa under a blanket during the cold spells and rainstorms, senior UC Davis students know how to cope with the weather.

Tom Dezell, author of Networking for the Novice, Nervous or Naïve Job Seeker, recommends that college students begin searching for internships this winter. The Aggie had a chance to speak with Dezell and hear his advice about networking.

President Barack Obama held the first annual White House Science Fair on Oct. 19 in recognition of several teams of high school and college students. UC Davis graduate student Wilson To was one of the finalists recognized as a member of the Mobilife Team, which worked on smartphone software. To’s software design project could help diagnose vascular diseases in third-world countries.

Nearly every day since fall quarter started I have seen this picture in my mind. When my daily French class ends at 11:50 a.m., I walk out of my second floor Olson Hall classroom and head for the stairs. Just before I turn right to go down the steps, I see this picture. The busy people – tiny and out of context – the geometry of the building and the different levels of Olson are all visible from this perspective. Finally, I decided to capture the moment.

UC Davis now has a place on campus where anyone can use assistive technology to help them with school and research.

Who to watch: This game will be a homecoming for Riverside, Calif. native Kevin Schulte.

Students at UC Davis are aiming to turn waste into a commodity. After cooking countless meals for students, the dining commons produce around 200 gallons of vegetable oil waste per month. In the spirit of repurposing, students are striving to convert this waste vegetable oil (WVO) into biodiesel for tractors on the UC Davis student farms.

Who to watch: Sophomore Lydia Brambila will be looking to have another strong performance at the NorPac Conference Tournament.

Namaste Nepal (825 Russell Blvd., Suite 30). Hours: Open daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Lunch buffet 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Price: $ of $$, grad student/alum $10 to $15. Ambiance: 2 1/2 stars of 4. Ambiance: 2 1/2 stars of 4.

Fall is here, so, naturally, the earwigs of Davis are cruising for sex. Like horny college students, earwigs hook-up, break-up and even move in together.

Imagine it’s your 40th birthday. Give or take a few years, it’s around 2030 and you are, like it or not, a middle-aged person of the numerically official type. The specifics of your hypothetical future are irrelevant (except that you’re probably fat). The point is, you’ve lived about half the years of your life and you can safely say your youth, in all its flower frolicking glory, is well in the past, at least in the physical sense of the word.