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For those cringing at the thought of stepping outside air-conditioned classrooms and into the scorching sun, it might be time to plan a trip to somewhere refreshingly cool. Although there isn’t a beach in sight, local options for sweaty Davisites looking for a dip include white water rafting, inner tube floating, water parks and swimming in local pools.

TODAY: Meat Lab Sale; Student Services and Fees Advisory Committee; Sustainability Poetry Variety Show; French Club

On June 23, ABC will broadcast the premiere of its new summer series \

Just when you think the noisy construction project on your walk past the ASUCD Coffee House is finished, UC Davis starts up another on your way to Chemistry 194. Here’s what’s in store for the future at UCD, or as Davis Wiki calls it, Under Construction Daily.

Brown, Whitman battle for votes in first gubernatorial debate; Donations to be made public under new bill; New initiative aimed at battling hate; Aggies, Mother Nature rain on Hornets’ parade; Tuition to increase by 8 percent; FDA bans Four Loko; Regents approve retiree plan; Ciocolat found in violation of health code; City supports stricter punishments on Picnic Day.

I’m writing this column from high above Nebraska. I’m on a plane to Champaign, Illinois – the city where I plan to work and live after graduation.

College is much more than just four years of classes, midterms and essays. I have spent the better part of my senior year reflecting on my college career and that is the only certainty I have come up with so far. Let me explain.

Just two years ago, I was just a scared, nervous first-year scouring Freeborn Hall trying to find the entrance to Lower Freeborn. I wanted to keep writing sports for a newspaper, and The California Aggie was the perfect opportunity to do so.

It’s been a little while since I have done this whole column-writing thing. So bear with me while I take a couple sentences to knock the rust off.

They’re ordinary UC Davis students who thought it would be fun to speak in front of a few thousand people. They’re aiming to defy clichés, make you laugh and leave UC Davis with a positive memory. UC Davis undergraduate commencement speakers will be delivering short speeches at each of the undergraduate commencement ceremonies.

This summer, instead of diving straight into a daunting internship and job market, a group of UC Davis students are trying their hands at a different skill-fighting forest fires. For the past few months, UC Davis students have been training to become forest firefighters through an organization called Davis Fire Crew.

The idea of finding a job after graduation can be daunting, but, by utilizing the knowledge and the various resources found at UC Davis, it doesn’t have to be.