With the 2012 presidential election barely over a year away, Republican hopefuls wage war for the Republican presidential nomination. Their war, a war of words, ideals, platforms, past performances and future promises, will be won by the man or woman who convinces the American people of their particular capacity to become the next better president of the United States.

The dedication of the new Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial sculpture in Washington D.C. last week drew both reverent praise and ire. Martin Luther King III claims the statue is within his top three of 50 statues he’s seen of his father. If you’re like me and you’re wondering just how one ranks statues of his or her father, he claims it actually looks like his dad. But others are less impressed.

Yes, readers, it’s that time of year again. That spooky night is coming where you can see that girl in your psych class dressed up as a slutty nurse grinding with some guy dressed up in a makeshift bed-sheet toga. That’s some scary stuff. With the big weekend coming up, you might be wondering what or whom you can dress up as. If you’re at a loss for what to be for Halloween, I’ve compiled a list of relevant costume ideas below.

Let’s face it. We came to college to go to class and get a degree. The easiest question to ask a fellow student you’re first meeting is, “So, what’s your major?” Although the ensuing conversation is not usually very entertaining, it can at least lead to the occasional, “Oh, I had that professor, I swear no one ever went to that lecture,” or, “Yeah, no … I don’t really take any science classes…”

More banks are jumping on the bandwagon to charge debit card users a monthly fee, since the enactment of the Durbin Amendment on Oct. 1. The new law reduces approximately 50 percent of the amount retailers have to pay to banks for debit card swipe fees.

UC Davis’ seniors went out with a bang.

No. 12 UC Davis had two weeks to think about its three-game losing streak, and it went to Santa Clara ready to take care of business.

October Book Faire; The House Free Yoga and Meditation Classes; Quarter Abroad Info Session; (A)sexual Screening.

It was a week the UC Davis players will never forget.

This past Friday, the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement came to the UC Davis campus. Students chalked the Memorial Union courtyard with messages about Occupy Davis. The UC Davis Police were called, and the students and police officers had a quiet conversation about the chalking issue.

For this 2011 UC Davis football team, the pieces are not falling into place.

Yesterday, UC Davis students reclaimed parking spaces for human use along E Street, between First and Third Street. The spots were occupied from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.