The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is looking at every possible source of revenue to help balance the struggling budget, including requiring cat owners to license their cats. Though this plan has not been officially proposed, it was brought up for consideration at the May 11 Board of Supervisors meeting.

I had a crisis last week when I realized that all of the contemporary Chinese-American fiction writers I can think of are immigrant women, with the exception of Ha Jin. I noticed this after I’d turned in my short story last week, told from the perspective of a Chinese-American immigrant woman talking about the Cultural Revolution.

With oil still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from the wreckage of a BP oilrig, speaking well of oil drilling seems like a losing proposal. The ruptured oil well has caused a great deal of harm to ecosystems and wildlife, and it has also considerably harmed BP and the economy in general. No wonder Big Oil has become a dirty word.

This flap on my fucking finger is killing me. It’s a triangular piece of skin that’s decided to lift itself off of my index finger for no reason. It’s like a rogue piece of skin, deciding to forge a new path away from the fascist regime that was the corner of my nail.

Teams: UC Davis at Nevada Records: Aggies, 20-25; Wolfpack, 30-19-1 Where: Peccole Park – Reno, Nev. When: Today at 6 p.m.

UC Davis recently signed six players to National Letters of Intent. The 2009-2010 signing class includes four athletes from California and two from out of state. The two from out of California are Meghan Jordan of Lake Oswego, Ore. and Jordan Majka from Lake Forest, Ill.

TODAY House Peer Counseling Center Meditation Classes 10:30 to 11 a.m. House Peer Counseling Center Join the HPCC for free meditation classes. Students of all levels and experience are welcome. Conversations with Author Paul McHugh 4 to 6 p.m. 126 Voorhies Listen to award winning Bay Area writer Paul McHugh, brought to you by the University Writing Program. Engineers without Borders Dine for a Cause 5 to 9 p.m. Uncle Vito’s, 524 Second St. Join Engineers without Borders and a portion of your food and beverage purchases will be donated to them. Expression Redefined 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Griffin Lounge, Memorial Union Showcase your talents! Writers, poets, visual artists, musicians, comedians and filmmakers are welcome to display creative workings with Nameless Magazine. Mobility Open Workshop 10 p.m. to midnight Pavilion

The Princeton Review is no stranger to handbooks, but recently it added a new listing to the pile. Their “Guide to 286 Green Colleges” includes UC Davis along with many other UC campuses.

Dressed in a black corset, heels and fishnet stockings, the winner of the Rocky Horror Picture Show costume contest introduced himself as Athena – like the Greek goddess.

ASUCD Senate Meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the May 13 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

Approximately 200 students studying for midterms on Thursday night were evacuated as library staff reported a potential bomb threat on the premises.

Minimum-wage employees are more likely to be obese than higher wage employees, according to a UC Davis study of a relationship that has long been speculated, but unproven until now.