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The UC Davis campus alone is home to over 10,000 trees, not including the Arboretum, with new species being planted regularly. For some students they provide shade or a place to hangout. For everyone, they provide oxygen. And though some of the trees have been around as long as the school, their origins are not widely known. In support of the trees and their stories, The California Aggie sat down with senior landscape architect Skip Mezger and assistant landscape architect Christina De Martini Reye to get the dirt on these campus giants. Tree: Cork Oak

TODAY Reading by Frank B. Wilderson III of Red, White & Black Noon to 1:30 p.m. 101 Wright Listen to Wilderson talk about his book, which critiques socially engaged films and the theories that ground them. Reading by Karma Waltonen 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bistro 33, 226 F St. Find out more about Wiltonen’s new book, The Simpsons in the Classroom with a Q&A period and book signing after the presentation. Free Showing of Uganda Documentary 7:15 p.m. 80 Social Science Invisible Children invite you to watch a short documentary on the war in Uganda and discuss big events for next year. UC Davis Film Festival 8:30 p.m. Davis Varsity Theatre, 616 Second St.

TODAY: Reading by John Smolenski; Think like an Entrepreneur: Lessons in Innovation for your Career; Reading by Frank B. Wilderson III of Incognegro; Public Health Club Meeting; Arboretum: Writers in the Garden.

With an abundance of restaurants bombarding downtown Davis, it is not surprising that Taste of Thai manages to sprout above the weeds of other Thai restaurants.

TODAY: Project Compost; Southeast Asian Graduation Meeting.

After a year of fundraising, recruiting and preparing, the Global Medical Brigades at UC Davis (GMB) is almost ready for its first week-long venture to Honduras.

TODAY Meat Lab Sale 1 to 5:30 p.m. Cole C Facility The UC Davis Meat Lab offers sales that are open to the public every Thursday and Friday afternoon. Only cash and checks are accepted. Ann Foley Scheuring Book Signing 7:30 p.m. Logos Books, 523 Second St. Ask Ann Foley Scheuring questions about her latest book Valley Empires and get your book signed! Local Tones: Fellowship of the Sing

TODAY: Meat Lab Sale; Student Services and Fees Administrative Advisory Committee Meeting; Prytanean Women’s Honor Society Membership Drive; Biomedical Engineering Seminar; ASUCD Public Senate Meeting; Reading by Carrie Rudzinski and April Ranger; Showing of The Matter of Taste; Mobility auditions.

Some students like their meat well done and tough. Others prefer theirs rare and almost breathing. Then there are those select few that want their meat slow-cooked on a homemade spit over wood they cut themselves.

This week, students and faculty were confronted face to face with the global poverty crisis – literally.

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TODAY House Peer Counseling Center Meditation Classes 10:30 to 11 a.m. House Peer Counseling Center Join the HPCC for free meditation classes. Students of all levels and experience are welcome. Conversations with Author Paul McHugh 4 to 6 p.m. 126 Voorhies Listen to award winning Bay Area writer Paul McHugh, brought to you by the University Writing Program. Engineers without Borders Dine for a Cause 5 to 9 p.m. Uncle Vito’s, 524 Second St. Join Engineers without Borders and a portion of your food and beverage purchases will be donated to them. Expression Redefined 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Griffin Lounge, Memorial Union Showcase your talents! Writers, poets, visual artists, musicians, comedians and filmmakers are welcome to display creative workings with Nameless Magazine. Mobility Open Workshop 10 p.m. to midnight Pavilion