Measure R would keep decisions on development and construction projects in the city of Davis in its residents’ hands. If passed, the measure will extend an already-existing law – Measure J – until 2020. Measure J states projects on agricultural land surrounding the city must be approved by a majority of Davis citizens. It was originally passed in 2000 with a 53.6 percent vote.

Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker won a Pulitzer this week. My response? Complete and utter confusion. I understand that awards for journalism shouldn’t necessarily follow partisan lines, but does this mean we should give them to racist misogynists?

This past weekend was odd for me. As I mentioned last week, I had contracted the Black Death or some similar plague. I was on antibiotics and sober from Sunday to Sunday, which is probably a record for me. (I juiced a lot as a child.) Since I’ve decided not to study or do homework anymore, being sober left me with a lot of free time. I almost took up juggling poisoned knives as a way to kill time (and maybe myself), but instead I decided to go out to see some live, locally-grown Davis music.

When the Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday, two atypical winners received awards in the journalism category. ProPublica, an online investigative news organization, and Mark Fiore, an online cartoonist, won prizes in a category historically dominated by print media. What happened? Journalism’s shift to new forms of media is no longer news. But contrary to what pundits might suggest, journalism itself isn’t witnessing its own demise as the Internet takes over media outlets. It’s witnessing a complete overhaul, and slackers will indeed get left behind.

I had a deep, life-altering, existentialist conversation with some random whilst stuffing envelopes at my internship (it’s “character-building,” I’m sure). Except not really. My envelope-stuffing partner said that just about every possible life situation can be explained by a “Seinfeld” episode. I’d disagree because it’s never quite made clear how George ever successfully picks up women, but I realize in retrospect that I once held a very skewed view of the series finale.

Marking the sixth consecutive year in which the staff team and relations commission of Davis has partnered with United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), three selected documentary films will be featured in this year’s film festival at the Varsity Theatre on Sunday. Utilizing the medium of film and cinematography, the festival aims to enlighten and inspire audiences. This year, the City of Davis and UNAFF brings greater issues of human rights, sustainability and justice to the forefront.

Rating: 4

Rating: 4

Rating: 4

Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Bakersfield Records: Aggies, 15-14; Roadrunners, 14-16 Where: Hardt Field – Bakersfield, Calif. When: Friday at 2:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. Who to watch: CJ Blom has a second chance.

Q: What is the worst thing you’ve seen a student try to get away with on Picnic Day?

MUSIC The Speed of Sound in Seawater, Buff Clout, Golden Arm, Jesus and the Rabbis Friday, 9 p.m., free The Bomb Shelter, 720 Anderson Road Experience the Bomb Shelter, an actual 1960s underground bomb shelter built in the backyard of 720 Anderson Rd. that now plays host to musicians around the country thanks to the concrete bunker’s natural reverb. Concerts don’t get more intimate than this. Jake Mann and the Upper Hand, Mist and Mast, J. Irvin Dally Friday, 10 p.m., $3 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen