Aside from The Aggie’s poor showing against the Lumberjacks this past weekend, my friends and I were dismayed to find – after waiting in (we felt unnecessarily) slow moving lines at the ticket counter – that General Admission no longer means “general admission” at Aggie Stadium. When we tried to enter an unreserved ticket section on the west (Aggie) side of the field – which was half empty after kickoff – we were firmly told that our tickets only entitled us to sit among the Humboldt State fans. If this is indeed the official policy, then we should be advised of this when purchasing tickets.

When you’re walking along the north side of the Quad and a smiling stranger invites you to sign up to save the turtles, if you even bother to sign your name, you don’t usually think to also offer up a list of your family members, the location of your hometown and a select variety of pictures spanning across the majority of your youth.

The Davis Dollars organization, which is designed to promote the use of a local currency in the city of Davis, has changed its exchange rate in an attempt to make the currency more appealing to business owners.

When you read the title of my column, I want you to read it how Tower of Power sings it. Did you do it? If you need a minute to Google the song, then take a moment. I had to look it up myself to find out who wrote it, if we’re being perfectly honest.? Now that I have vividly described how “What is hip?” should sound inside your head, we can continue with my column.

Recent events in the Silicon Valley – like the shooting that occurred in my hometown and the passing of my high school’s most famous alumnus, innovator Steve Jobs – had me so worried that I went home for the weekend.

Eminem is an unlikely political prophet. Two lead singles on the Marshall Mathers LP bring new insight to the Occupy Wall Street and We Are The 99 Percent movements. “The Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am,” both speak to the tactics and challenges of these protests, respectively.

“They’ve asked me to give a lecture, I’d rather give you a story,” opened Jonathan Franzen at the beginning of his speaking engagement last Friday at the Mondavi Center.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 6, 2011 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings.

Ian Bogost Lecture; Teach-in for the National Day of Solidarity with the Irvine 11; Student Organization Showcase; Science Café: Medicines from Nature: Drugs that Changed the World.

In the recent months, the world has seen the power of the people, specifically youth, through the numerous uprisings that have taken place in various Middle Eastern countries. With UC Davis anthropology and women and gender studies professor Suad Joseph’s help, these young people will be given the tools necessary to begin social change.

UC Davis headed down to UC Riverside with a lot to prove.

Many students select which university to attend based on financial reason, specifically when choosing between a public school and private school. But even within the University of California, the range of average living expenses can vary by thousands of dollars a year.