Two nights before I drove back up to Davis at the end of my one-week spring break, my parents sat me down in their last-ditch effort to convince me to study abroad and learn Chinese in Hong Kong instead of going to Turkey.

I don’t like being sentimental, really. It’s in poor taste most of the time. I like to take the British stiff upper lip approach when it comes to socially-demanding displays of crocodile tears. So my last two columns will not be emotional, and I’m certainly not going to thank anyone. The trite phrase, “I couldn’t have done it without you” is absolute bullocks and I will not partake in such nonsense.

Students unsure of their confidence in UC President Mark Yudof and the UC Regents will have the opportunity this afternoon to hear the main reasons whether to vote “no confidence” in UC leadership.

TODAY: Reading by John Smolenski; Think like an Entrepreneur: Lessons in Innovation for your Career; Reading by Frank B. Wilderson III of Incognegro; Public Health Club Meeting; Arboretum: Writers in the Garden.

Mention the name Mr. Bigglesworth to UC Davis alum Hilary Hand-Howitt, and she will think of a different cat besides that of Dr. Evil’s in the film Austin Powers.

At the UC Board of Regents meeting last Wednesday, UC officials presented a plan for administrative and organizational savings to tackle the system’s continuing budget shortfall.

Consideration of old legislation: Senate Resolution 34, authored and introduced by Juarez to oppose House Bill 2281, passed by the Arizona state legislature on April 29, 2010, banning ethnic studies courses in all K-12 public and charter schools, passed unanimously.

Only one Aggie remained. The rest of the team was done for the summer, but All Big West Conference First Team selection Austin Graham was teeing up at Olympic Course in Bremerton, Wash. to take part in the NCAA West Regional Championships as an individual.

Beginning today, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) will remove bicycles that appear neglected from parking spaces on campus.

Come fall 2010, Davis students will have an even wider array of restaurant and clothing retail options to select from.

There may be some links between migraines and other diseases, according to recent studies featured in USA Today.

After a year of fundraising, recruiting and preparing, the Global Medical Brigades at UC Davis (GMB) is almost ready for its first week-long venture to Honduras.