The UC Center Sacramento announced last week that UC Davis is stepping up to the take management control of the center.

Simply growing healthy food may help individuals eat healthy food.

It’s great when titles say it all. Take a recent NPR.org article titled “The Abramoff Saga: Reads Like A Movie, And Now It Is” about the upcoming film, Casino Jack and the United States of Money. The film’s title, like the Abramoff story itself, is almost too simple to be true.

Although the impulse to help people by controlling them may sound like a good idea to some, adhering to democratic ideals strike it from the list of viable options. But policy leaders in Europe have been increasingly more inclined to “protect” Muslim women – and the rest of the population – from themselves by banning them from wearing hijab in public. If you’ve ever before read this column, I think you know my opinion on this issue.

When this asshole named David Hasselhoff blew off an interview that his minions had requested with the Aggie, he cruelly obliterated my childhood dream of having my boobies autographed by a D-list actor. It was ’round 10 a.m. and he was reportedly drunk, so I guess everyday is Picnic Day for the Hoff. Luckily, one of my friends stepped up and vowed to boycott all future Baywatch reruns. That’s a real friend.

It was almost a year ago to the day last Sunday (possibly untrue) when I was startled from a booze-induced bout of hibernation by four hoodlums crawling through my bedroom window.

Summer’s inching closer, and LCD Soundsystem’s latest album This is Happening may just be the perfect summer jam.

Just a few years ago, after the release of the critically acclaimed Tears of the Valedictorian, Frog Eyes found themselves at the forefront of “indie rock.” But amidst all of the hype surrounding their release of Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph, the biggest lament for both fans and critics alike is the absence of the eccentric pop-payoff that made Tears such a dynamic album.

Black Tambourine’s latest album is a compilation of oldies transformed into goodies – and frankly, there is not a damn thing wrong with that.

In the high-profile world of sports movies, bicycling often plays second-string to films about football, baseball or hockey. But next weekend, cycling takes center stage when the Bicycle Film Festival hits Sacramento’s Fremont Park for the first time in the festival’s 10-year history.

Who to watch: When he’s on his game, starter Scott Lyman is tough to beat. The outfielder/pitcher who hails from Alamo, Calif. was named the Big West Conference pitcher of the week for the eight, three-hit, shutout innings he threw against Cal State Northridge on Sunday.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) Slam Finals; UNITY; Taarka; Poonteens