If you want a one-stop place to learn about the doings of our student government (ASUCD), UC Davis administration, Aggie athletics, the Davis arts scene, the latest technology tips or an excuse to not pay attention in your first lecture of the quarter, The Aggie is here for you.

Students just starting at UC Davis are about to be shocked by the instability of the UC system.

Turn up the stereo and listen to the beats amplified a million times over and over again. Keep turning it up and watch the speakers thump and synchronize with the sound of your heart. Cheap wine, warm summer nights, J Dilla beats, splattered paint on walls and pavement – all remnants of a summer that’s come and gone too quickly.

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.