Who to watch: Stanford is averaging over seven runs a game and Kentucky’s Brittany Cervantes has knocked in 13 runs, averaging a 1.000 slugging percentage.

Imam Amir Abdul Malik Ali believes the United States government is an oppressive regime and wants the students of today to revolt.

Language, ideas and lasting stories have the power to manifest into something greater than loose pages bound by mere thread and staples. Once in a while, a piece of literature comes along and changes everything – even history.

The 2012 Department of Education budget President Barack Obama proposed last Monday would sustain Pell Grants at their current maximum of $5,550 per college student.

Davis’ popular mode of transportation is now available as a taxi service.

Early Tuesday morning, Somalian pirates killed four American hostages in the midst of an attempted rescue mission on behalf of the U.S. military. One of the victims graduated from UC Davis.

For the very first time, Aggies can enjoy a night at the opera at the Mondavi Center.

Who to watch: Mark Payne never seems satisfied as a competitor.

Greener is better and will cost you more, too. But is it just the price tag at your local grocer, or does the green revolution have a higher cost on our planet as well?

Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency named our very own Aggie Stadium the most sustainable college football field in the nation. It recycled or composted over 90 percent of the waste produced at an Oct. 27 home football game. While we lost the battle to Southern Alabama that night, we won the war against landfills.

The City of Davis City Council appointed Dan Wolk as the newest councilmember, after four hours of questioning, deliberating and voting on Tuesday night.

“What’s your column about?” my wife asked me the other day.