Jim Leach is going on tour. The chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will bring his 50-state “civility tour” to Davis Thursday at 11 a.m. in Freeborn Hall, featuring lessons on mutual respect and understanding for others.

Last week, the UC Commission on the Future came up with several ideas to reduce the impact of the budget deficit. One scheme expanding access to courses is online instruction through a pilot program that tests its effects.

Holidays are wonderful, and most people look forward to and prepare for their favorite ones. You don’t have to work, you can spend time with family, or you can go on a vacation. On top of the immediate effects of a holiday are the joyous feelings of a shared experience with millions of other people.

My brother’s friend Peter died a few months ago in a head-on collision on a two-lane highway near the bombsite he worked at in the Mojave Desert. I got the phone call during the third act of the Third Eye festival, and left in the middle of the performance to pick it up. My brother said he was going to the funeral that coming Sunday.

With the exception of cleaning up after myself, I don’t do anything half-assed. I take normal shit – shit most people would consider to be blah and mundane – and go way over the top.

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According to coach Jamey Wright, the Aggies played a perfect game – after the first period of play. “We played as bad as we possibly could in the first quarter,” Wright said. “We played brilliantly after that.” No. 16 Pacific jumped out to a 5-0 lead, including a goal seconds after the opening whistle. The 18th ranked Aggies (14-13, 0-1) didn’t tally a goal until 5:16 left in the second quarter.

100405_ci_healthbill.cHeadline: Students feel impact of Obama’s health care reformLayercake: Young adults weigh in on the good, bad By SASHA LEKACHAggie Associate Editor Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Joseph Iser[cq] can’t see much a UC Davis student could find problematic in the recently signed health care reform. The law, which passed this March, specifically targets younger […]

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) was unsuccessful in its effort to repeal the Aid Elimination Penalty by March 30 when Congress passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA). The penalty targets students convicted of drug possession offenses. Currently, federal law revokes federal financial aid such as Pell Grants and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid from students who have any drug related offences while receiving aid.

UC Davis’ Muslim Student Association (MSA) kicked off its annual Islam Awareness Month last Thursday, seeking to demonstrate the many faces of followers of Islam. The month’s theme, “I am Muslim …” is an open-ended examination of the various sources of inspiration to worship of those within the Muslim community. Events will span five weeks, each of which bearing a sub-theme, and will incorporate activities intended to engage students. They will take place on the quad, and there will also be reflections later in the evening.

It’s not every day that prominent local celebrities strut their stuff on the runway. Local businesses donated fashions that were featured in the Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCAA) Celebrity Fashion Show, kicking off a series of events for Child Abuse Prevention Month. The March 31 show raised money for victims of child abuse.

Like most law students, Sara Granda had no easy time getting through the UC Davis School of Law. Yet unlike most students, Granda is a quadriplegic who was denied an opportunity to take the California State Bar exam back in July 2009. She was told she could not take the exam because of issues with her payment. Her case was taken to the California Supreme Court – who unanimously decided that Granda would be allowed to take the exam.