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Editor’s note: For this edition of10Questions,the California Aggie sat down with Walter Stone,a political science professor who has taught at UC Davis since2001.Stone’s current research interests include parties and elections and electoral behavior.

TODAY Project Compost 6p.m. Project Compost Office,MU Basement Learn about radical composting on campus and how to get involved.

TODAY Project Compost 6p.m. Project Compost Office,MU Basement Learn about radical composting on campus and how to get involved.

Students interested in taking up the fight to end world hunger and poverty have a new option to get involved on the UC Davis campus. NOURISH International,developed in2003to fight global poverty,recently established a chapter at UC Davis this fall and is looking for students to help.The organization currently has23chapters nationwide.

TODAY Women’s soccer vs.UCSB 2p.m. Aggie Soccer Field Show the Gauchos how much Aggie pride you have!

Approximately one in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime,according to the American Cancer Society. Withthe numbers so high,nearly all of us know someonewho has had breast cancer.

In the Oct.21article “So you want to fly a plane?” it was stated that after the written test,the student must take to the air with a certified instructor,who will ultimately decide if the student can become a pilot. The statement should have read that the student must taketo theair with an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE).The Aggie regrets the error.

TODAY Whole Earth hiring Third Floor MU The Whole Earth Festival is hiring its staff for the spring 2009 festival. The deadline to apply is Oct. 23. For more information, e-maildirectors@wef.ucdavis.edu or visit the festival’s website at wef.ucdavis.edu.

UC Davis is the largest UC campus,spanning5,300acres.

TODAY Aggie Football ticket distribution 10a.m.to2:30p.m. Aggie Stadium Ticket Office Go pick up your free ticket to the Oct.25game against North Dakota.The last chance to pick up tickets isWednesday.

Most of us have been to Aggie Stadium.We’ve all wandered theDeath Starand trotted through theQuad on a sunny day,butvery few of us have witnessed all this from1,000feet in the air.

When Jackie Stone decided to become a vegetarian at the tender age of12,she didn’t have a lot of cooking experience to rely on. “My first year or so [as a vegetarian],I lived off of cereal,quesadillas and veggie burgers,” she said. After years of practice,Stone gradually increased her repertoire of recipes,looking for new kinds of vegetables and protein substitutes that could be incorporated into healthy,easy-to-make meals.Stone not only adapted the vegetarian lifestyle,but she fell in love with cooking.