Twelve hours, 200 events, and 100,000 guests are only a few of the massive statistics that describe the only party whose attendance will exceed those who RSVP’d on Facebook. But while the majority of the Davis community will be spotted somewhere on campus this Saturday, its minorities may be staying home. That’s because Picnic Day places certain factions of the greater campus community under the metaphorical microscope more than any other day, according to Andrea Gaytan, assistant director of the Cross Cultural Center

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Riverside, No. 53 UC Irvine Records: Aggies, 7-10 (1-2); Highlanders, 3-14 (0-3); Anteaters, 13-9 (2-1) Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center – Davis, Calif. When: Saturday at noon; Sunday at noon

UC Haiti Summit to be held April 24 Dear students, faculty and staff, In response to a desire by faculty, students and staff on all 10 UC campuses to find ways that our university can support the rebuilding of Haiti, a group of UC students has taken the initiative to organize a UC Haiti Summit. As a UC system, we have much talent and expertise in many different fields needed to assist the Haitian people in the long process of rebuilding their earthquake-devastated country. We are pleased to support our students’ efforts in putting together this summit.

While the economy is forcing other UC radio stations to take budgetary hits, KDVS 90.3 FM manages to stay virtually unscathed with the help of listener donations – donations made during the station’s annual weeklong fundraiser. “We are the one exceptional station that has evaded all budget cuts,” said Michael Mastrangelo, senior history major and programming director. “And this year will be a testament to prove we can keep doing that.” Starting Monday, KDVS will ask listeners all week to donate to the station. Kevin Corrigan, a senior history major and general manager of KDVS, said donations from this annual fundraiser make up almost half of the budget, with the rest coming from ASUCD funding.

Christian philosopher and theologian William Craig will describe tomorrow the seven reasons, he believes, God exists. Craig, a research professor of philosophy at the Talbot University of Theology, is well known in the philosophy and theology communities, as well as on college campuses around the world where he travels extensively to speak. “[Student] response has been highly encouraging,” Craig said. “They are interested in hearing arguments for and against the existence of God.”

We recently witnessed historical reform on two critically important issues: health care and education. But young Californians could be forgiven for thinking it had little to do with them. Almost all the public discussion of health care reform focused on older people’s issues, and student loan overhaul was barely discussed. They couldn’t be more wrong – in fact, there are few demographics that have more to gain from the new laws. This time, Congress and the administration really did deliver on their commitment to young Americans.

For years, human rights advocates have been working to expose the horrific working conditions tomato pickers face in Florida. U.S. Attorney Doug Malloy labeled the situation on one farm as “slavery, plain and simple.” In the past 15 years, seven labor operations have been prosecuted for involuntary servitude and other related offenses. Hoping to support the cause, the ASUCD Senate voted 8-4 last week to grant $580 to a group of six students to purchase plane tickets to a protest this weekend in Florida.

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.