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Editor’snote:For this edition of10Questions,The California Aggie sat down with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Fred Wood.Student Affairs encompasses various campus units that pertain to student life. Wood is a veteran to UC Davis.In addition to being a vicechancellor,Wood attended UC Davis as an undergraduate and a graduate student.

TODAY LGBT Intersections of Identities 2to3p.m. Smith Room,MU The presentation,sponsored by CAPS and Multicultural Immersion Program,will focus onLGBT global identities.

Editor’s note: Although the clubbing scene in Davis isn’t very big, the club scene sure is. Throughout the school year, The California Aggie will give you a feel for student life at UC Davis by profiling various clubs and student organizations on campus. Next on the scene is the Autism Awareness Association.

TODAY Kickoff for Pride Week 2008 Noon to 1 p.m. East Quad Join the event organizers on the Quad and hang out while eating your lunch. Pumpkin decorating will also be available!

UC Davis is home to the first Native American studies doctoral program in the nation.

Desperate for an excuse to take an afternoon break from reviewing lecture slides for that first midterm? Well, Sunday’s Celebrate UC Davis may be the only opportunity you will ever have to see 100 birthday cakes in the same place. The Davis Chamber of Commerce has organized an array of festivities in celebration of the university’s centennial. The events, geared toward people of all ages, will take place from noon to 4 p.m. throughout the downtown area and the UC Davis campus.

A man’s curiosityledhim into the operating room to undergo a procedure that could restore his visionor take his life.After unwrapping the bandage,he could see the world again after43years of blindness.But was the world what he expected,or was it all just a big disappointment? Eight years after his surgery,Michael May spoke on Tuesday night at the Davis Musical Theatre Company about his experiences before and after regaining his eyesight.The lecture was hosted by Explorit Science Center.

In theOct.8article “Dining in Davis:Crepe House Uni,” restaurant owner Sagat Cheung was mistakenly referred to as “he.” Cheung is female.The Aggie regrets the error.

TODAY Activities Faire signup deadline Noon 447Memorial Union The deadline for groups to sign for the Activities Faire is Oct.10at noon!

TODAY Student volunteer program 9a.m.to5p.m. Garrison Room,MU Go to this event,every hour on the hour,to learn about international student volunteer positions that allow for two to three months of travel.

Dozens of undergraduate and graduate students lined up for hours in order to take advantage of the Mondavi Center’s student ticket sale. In an effort to promote student attendance at Mondavi Center concert events,10percent of the total tickets available for each performance were reserved for UC Davis students at reduced prices. Students towards the front of the line arrived at9a.m.,three hours before the box office opened,in order to ensure they got a ticket to one of the major events due in the coming year.Some of the more popular performers who will be appearing at the Mondavi Center include Yo-Yo Ma and Ihtzak Perlman. The sale will end on Oct.29or when tickets are sold out.

You would think you’d only see girls in maid-like mini-dresses on Halloween.But now there’s a new place in Davis where employees sport these costumes all year round. The place is Crepe House Uni (pronounced yoo-nee),a Japanese-style crepe restaurant located on117ESt.