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Events in Davis this weekend

If you live in a third Third World country, have bad credit and need a loan, UC Davis's very own Microlending Club just might be able to help. Founded in spring of 2009, the Microlending Club sends microloans to third Third World entrepreneurs who do not qualify for bank loans to start up their business. The philosophy is that by helping out one individual out of poverty, it may lift the entire community out of poverty as well. Microlending is defined as the provision of small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries at zero or close to zero interest, said Avinash Mohanani, a senior managerial economics and communication double major.

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Not only is science taught in Science and Society 42, it is also sung, hummed, poetically read, rapped and serenaded by UC Davis students for their final exam.

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The art of walking on fire has been around for thousands of years. From prehistoric to present times humans have planted their feet upon everything from heated up chains to hot coal beds. Now, a class at the Experimental College at UC Davis is walking on fire.

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Davis residents of all ages and athletic abilities turned out yesterday for the Davis chapter of Nourish International's first-ever 5K road race.

TODAY Folk Music Jam Session Noon to 1 p.m. Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins and penny whistles for this informal acoustic jam session over the lunch hour! Brinner and a Movie 7:30 p.m. 180 Community Center Building, The Colleges at La Rue The Leaders in Service present a pancake feed to raise funds for the Food Bank of Yolo County with all-you-can-eat pancakes for $3 at the door.

This Sunday the Student Fashion Association is holding their fourth annual fashion show at The Grad. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the walks down the runway commence at 7:15 p.m. This will be the first time that the SFA has held their fashion show at The Grad. Joanne Brasch[cq], a third-year graduate student in the textiles and clothing department, is very excited about this choice of venue. \

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The Memorial Union Art Lounge has been taken over by the faces of the University of California Regents. While students study, sleep and surf the Internet, 18 UC Regents look over them.

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When UC Davis students want to give back to the community, they don't limit themselves to Davis. In fact, they don't even limit themselves to the United States.

While a majority of the UC Davis undergraduate population is in their late teens or early 20s, there are some students that break the age barrier. Undergraduate students in their 30s, 40s and beyond are often confused for graduate students or professors.