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Starting a new job is never an easy task, and Linda Katehi might be more aware of this more than most people.

The last time I wrote one of these, I was sitting on my bed in my dorm room in Emerson Hall. A fire alarm was probably going off that I was ignoring and my roomie was probably singing to Backstreet Boys as she put on makeup to go out.

Studying abroad during the summer is one thing but living abroad to teach English for an extended period of time is something completely different.

The most memorable news stories of 2009-2010

The 2009-2010 California Aggie staff.

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Editor's note: California Aggie reporter Amanda Hardwick moseyed on over to Davis' most popular yogurt options to determine the best place for a frozen treat. These are her findings.

Everyday at UC Davis, students unknowingly mention the names of people influential to the campus. When a student says they have class at Wellman Hall, they are paying homage to the 13th president of the University of California. Likewise, every time a student says they have to study at Peter J. Shields Library they are honoring the founder of UC Davis.

TODAY Campus Community Solidarity Day Noon to 4 p.m. Quad Join the campus to bring together the community in solidarity against the recent hate crimes. UC Davis Theatre and Dance Design Showcase 4 to 7 p.m. Suite 202, 508 Second St. Meet the designers and discuss their work for screen and stage. Poetry Night Reading Series: Joshua Clover 8 p.m. Bistro 33, 226 F St.

Yesterday, UC Davis students staged their own version of Michael Jackson's iconic song-and-dance number "Thriller;" only this time, it wasn't Michael Jackson in the red leather jacket.

It was 60 percent humidity. Water dripped down the walls of the building with an abundance of plants from all around the world. A loud noise reverberated within the room, sounding like something that could easily pass for a velociraptor. No, this wasn't Jurassic Park. It was the third floor of the Sciences Laboratory building in UC Davis' campus teaching greenhouse.

TODAY: Arboretum Writers in the Garden: Dorine Jennette; Eighteenth Annual Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture.

TODAY Arboretum Folk Music Jam Session Noon Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins and penny whistles! You are invited to an informal acoustic jam session. Meat Lab Sale 1 to 5:30 p.m. Cole C Facility

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. Biomedical Engineering Seminar 4 p.m.

UC Davis has always been known as a bike-friendly campus. What is less known, however, is that the campus is also friendly to the disabled community. Wheelchair users as well as blind students said that in general, the campus has few physical barriers that make getting around difficult. Nevertheless, they report that additional changes and a more educated community are necessary to make the campus even more accommodating to disabled students.