If you wandered by Wright Hall’s Main Theater last Thursday night, you would hear an eclectic combination of high noted operas, soulful gospels and many, many scales of arpeggios. Was the choir practicing into all hours of the night?

Eight UC Davis undergraduate students have moved one step closer to being the next great American writer. On Feb. 10, the winners of the 27th annual Pamela Maus Contest in Creative Writing, which honors both fiction and poetry written by UC Davis undergraduates, were announced in a ceremony at Voorhies Hall.

Allegations against UC Student Regent Jesse Cheng for attempted rape have been silenced by authorities in Orange County, who dropped charges against the UC Irvine student due to lack of evidence.

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?