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TODAY: Sigma Nu: Monday Night Football with the Brothers.

Editor's note: With the school year just beginning, the California Aggie wanted to introduce you to some important people on campus and in the City of Davis.

While students have been doing nothing at home, the campus has been buzzing with construction activity during the summer.

TODAY: Meat Lab Sale; Koinonia Kick-Off Bible Study & Sports Night.

TODAY: Meat Lab Sale; Fire University

Furry creatures, big and small, can be found in an array of decomposition lying on the sides of roadways, highways and freeways all across the country.

1. Check your bike. Despite Davis' status as a bike-friendly city, bike accidents and theft are extremely common. Mason Sinclair of the Bike Barn advised students to watch the Bike Barn's new safety video on YouTube. He also has some bike advice for new students. "Check your bike every once in a while for problems like tire pressure," Sinclair said. "Also, lock it up - that's the most important thing."1. Check your bike. Despite Davis' status as a bike-friendly city, bike accidents and theft are extremely common. Mason Sinclair of the Bike Barn advised students to watch the Bike Barn's new safety video on YouTube. He also has some bike advice for new students. "Check your bike every once in a while for problems like tire pressure," Sinclair said. "Also, lock it up - that's the most important thing."

UC Davis equals biking, period. One cannot walk anywhere in Davis without witnessing someone riding a bike. It's just the way things are.

The City of Davis is more than just the university. There is an abundance of stores, restaurants, parks and places to see and things to do. With UC Davis at its heart, the small town vibe is given a boost of energy and creates an unlimited amount of things to learn about and discover.

Aggie Card Recarding Event; Queer Welcome; Tours of Shields Library; College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ice Cream Social; The Buzz; Fall Welcome

You've made it to college. Got the grades, did the extracurricular activities, took the SATs. Now you're going to one of the largest campuses in the UC system, which may be as great as it is overwhelming.

With every new region comes a unique dialect and vocabulary, including UC Davis In order to decipher what other students are saying, here is a reference of common acronyms and abbreviations that can be heard around campus.

UC Davis offers numerous resources in order for students to achieve academic success. Want to be on your A-game this quarter? Here are a few of UC Davis's programs that will help you out.

The guy making your sandwich at the Coffee House, the girl peering through a microscope in the lab and those dozens of brave souls who drive the Unitrans buses around town have something you want - a job.

THURSDAY: Meat Lab Sale; Fire University.