With three weeks of this quarter already gone, students are heading into the busy weeks packed with midterms and essays. There’s hardly time to catch a break. Luckily, the Entertainment Council has found the perfect solution to help students relax, have fun and forget about studying for a while. Through the month of October, various bands will be playing in the Quad every week. Some are local Davis bands, but others are from out of town, and there are plenty of different genres and styles of music represented.

This upcoming Saturday, students from around the country will be flooding to the UC Davis campus to participate in a series of events aimed at drawing high school seniors to Davis. Preview Day, an annual event to encourage seniors to apply to UC Davis, involves events such as tours, exposure to current students and professors, lunch at the dining commons, resident hall tours and, most importantly, information about admissions.

Port O’ Brien, a project that lasted three albums and various EPs, reached its fatal end in spring of 2010. But there is sweetness to this bitter news. Founding member and front man Pierszalowski took retreat in Oslo, Norway where he let the change in seasons and environment inspire new music. And from that, Waters was born. The album, Out in the Light, reflects Pierszalowski’s journey of musical renewal and rebirth as Waters.

Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Northridge

This last weekend, we witnessed our Division I UC Davis football team lose to one of its longstanding Division II opponents, Humboldt State.

Kevin Gerard Seery, 42, died of asphyxiation in his College Square apartment at 945 J St. on Oct. 1. Davis police arrested James Elron Mings, 36, of Davis, on suspicion of murder. He is being held without bail at the Yolo County Jail.

Teams: UC Davis vs. University of Texas, San Antonio

Ten pairs of long, thin, cone shaped inflated structures silently flap in the mostly darkened room. The only major light source in the room comes from the small, circular lights on the bottom of each of the pairs of inflated cones. The white fabric that makes up the cones shines slightly as they slowly bend and unbend in unison, like a flock of geese making their yearly winter trip south. Located within the Nelson Gallery, which is located next to the Wyatt Theatre, Birds: A Kinetic Installation is an inimitable art piece, captivating its viewers instantaneously.

In a matter of days, Freeborn Hall will be overtaken by video-gamers in an epic two-day-long tournament. The event, called Dromstruction, is open to UC Davis students, Davis residents, and other video-game enthusiasts from the surrounding area.

Teams: UC Davis at No. 12 California

On Oct. 8, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the second part of the DREAM Act bill, which qualifies undocumented students for financial aid at public universities. By signing this bill, Brown is heading in the right direction toward making public education truly open to all qualified students. For many undocumented students, being allowed access to financial […]

On Tuesday night, the Senate officially rejected President Barack Obama’s proposed ‘jobs bill’. The $447 billion measure would have cut payroll taxes for businesses and workers in addition to spending $175 billion on infrastructure and unemployment assistance. To raise money for the bill, a 5.6 percent surcharge on income exceeding $1 million would have been implemented, likely raising more than $450 billion over a 10-year span.