UC Davis class of 2015 ? dump your high school girlfriend. If there is one thing that I have learned about the world in my two years at a top university, it’s that committed relationships are bad. If there is one thing I have learned about myself, it’s that I will work very hard to de-commit any monogamous soul whose fate has crossed with my own.

Dengue fever, which also goes by the more striking name “break-bone fever,” is considered by the World Health Organization to be one of the most neglected tropical diseases. The illness, as its nickname suggests, causes high fever and intense muscle and joint aches.

There’s a first for everything, and today is not quite one of them. Sure it’s my first fifth Fall quarter as an Aggie which means I usually don’t get lost trying to find my classes at this point.

Borders Books liquidates; Investigation shows Picnic Day death resulted from neck injury; City proposes new downtown parking structure; Housing group works on reopening Domes; Bill could fine bikers for cell phone use; Water rate hikes concern community.

UC Regents vote for 9.6 percent fee increase; Judge finds UC Davis not guilty of sex discrimination; UC Davis approves sustainable agriculture major; Budget cuts cause reduced mail delivery on campus; UC announces faculty pay raises; UC Davis ranked in top 50 best colleges.

While textbooks are a necessary – albeit expensive – cost of attending college, students at UC Davis have many choices for prices, book conditions and booksellers.

Eh?; Free car wash; No Service; People in glass houses; Drive ‘n dash; What phone did she call on?.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS

For former UC Davis standout Mark Payne, the dream of professional basketball has become a reality.

At the end of the season the question stood – how would UC Davis women’s golf move forward without graduating seniors Alice Kim and Chelsea Stelzmiller?

The season could not have begun any better for the UC Davis women’s volleyball team.

Last season left the UC Davis women’s soccer team unsatisfied and hungry for more. The Aggies spent their off-season haunted by the numerous one-goal losses that marred their record last year. This year’s squad is determined to turn it around and the plan is simple – win more games.