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ASUCD Blood and Marrow Drive; Craft Center Gallery Closing Reception: Me and My Flame; Guided Tour: Abundance and Water Conservation; Davis Pug Sunday.

THURSDAY: Blue and Gold Scrimmage

Recent UC Davis graduate and founder of charity organization Red Balloon, Jennifer Allison Tran, was recognized for her philanthropy efforts with a greater prize than she ever imagined: a $10,000 scholarship.

Summer is a time for vacations, sleeping until noon, staying out all night and, of course, love. Chances are, before students graduate from college, they will experience a summer fling, or at least know somebody who has.

Isn’t Davis supposed to be empty over the summer? Well, it’s not. So what are all these people doing here?

Linux Users Group of Davis Meeting; Master Gardeners’ Tips: Fall into Fall; Folk Music Jam Session; Rudi Dekkers Book Signing.

As an incoming first year student hoping to become a pediatrician, Edgar Avalos knew he wanted to help people. But after a brief stint taking lower-division biology classes, the now-senior international relations and English double major realized his future was closer to his roots.

YoloArts Open House; UC Davis Health System Community Concert; Mondavi Center SummerMusic: Non-Stop Bhangra.

With Fall quarter fast approaching, students may become caught up in the back-to-school bustle and find themselves with a desire to give back to the community but not a lot of time to do it. The Davis Volunteer Network, a website that connects volunteers with pre-existing non-profits and organizations, was created as an easy way for people to remain informed about the volunteering opportunities around them.

Be a Medical Student For a Day; Folk Music Jam Session; UC Davis Arboretum Guided Tour: Plants From Down Under.

Thousands of dressed-up Harry Potter fans stood in line for the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, simultaneously excited for the movie and distraught over what many considered to be the “end of an era.” Fortunately for her fans, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has a little something more up her sleeve.

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.