The latest stories from UC Davis's student newspaper, The California Aggie, available online at www.theaggie.orgen-us(C) 2007-2008 The California Aggiehttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/38The 38th annual UC Davis Black Family Week begins its weeklong celebration of African and African American culture today with plenty of soul food, music and educational entertainment. There will be a food booth on the Quad today from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. selling hot links, baked beans and drinks.Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/38UC Davis is among the first colleges in the nation to launch the new iTunes U site. iTunes U allows users to gain free access to files, including music, podcasts, event highlights and campus news.Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/38A crowd of police officers and firefighters gathered around the flagpole by the Police and Fire stations on campus Friday to honor the fallen at the first annual memorial ceremony for the UC Davis Police Department. The Memorial Proclamation ceremony was held mid-morning to officially declare May 9 as the Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Day by Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef.Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/38It may sound too strange to be true, but engineers are about to begin work on a project that would keep carbon dioxide out of the air by injecting it into the ground. A pilot project will equip a Kern County power plant with the ability to capture 1 million tons of carbon dioxide byproduct and inject it into geologic formations 7,000 feet below the Earth's surface.Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/38Rising food prices around the world are forcing people to think twice about what they buy at the grocery store. Among the factors are high oil prices, which have in turn increased production costs on the farm, marketing and processing aspects.Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/37The Whole Earth baby is almost ready to be born. After nine months of planning, this weekend's festival promises to bring the community entertainment, education, art and a sustainable way of life. "It's like we're giving birth right now," said co-director of the festival and UC Davis alumna Lindi Houser.Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/37A recent study showed that children who are admitted to pediatric intensive care units at regional medical centers tend to be sicker than children admitted directly from the center's own emergency rooms.Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/37May is bike month in California, and Davis, the oft-called bicycle capital of the world, is holding true to its title. The city of Davis started the month with the dedication of the new Covell Boulevard bicycle under-crossing at Mace Ranch District Park, the first of an assortment of bicycle-themed events in May.Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/37For those eager to experience a fresh take on literature, pay a visit to the Native American studies conference from May 11 to 13. Officially titled "Discursive Practices: The Formation of a Transnational Indigenous Poetics," the free event gives people an in-depth look at Native American writing, and provides a personal look into intellectual dialogue among American Indian fiction and non-fiction writers.Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/37Whenever I see a restaurant named after someone, it makes me wonder if that person actually exists. Did the owner just arbitrarily choose a name for the restaurant that's easier to pronounce than his real name? That's probably what I would do. In any case, I thought I'd finally give Cindy's a try after passing it up so many times on the freeway. Judging by the flower décor and color scheme of the sign - yellow, red and green - I figured it was probably a diner. All other details about the restaurant, though, were as mysterious to me as that Milk Farm Restaurant sign off Interstate-80.Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/37Event: NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships Teams: No. 8 UC Davis vs. No. 5 San Diego State; TBD; TBD Records: Aggies, 26-8; Aztecs, 29-6 When: Today at 6:45 p.m.; Saturday at TBD; Sunday at TBDFri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/36 Juarez said the purpose of the program advertised on the poster swas to "celebrate intersecting identities." The program was intended to be a safe, comfortable place with expressing two different identities that are not always permitted in the same environment,he said. "But the fact that the posters were torn down added an element of hostility," he said.Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/36On Apr.15, Davis joined 51 other cities and regions worldwide using Google Transit to aid in the promulgation of public transportation. The move to Google Transit was initiated by Unitrans earlier this year. A schedule was submitted to Google through the Sacramento Regional Transit Authorityin March to include the city of Davis in the free program.Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/36Davis City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday night indicating its opposition to Proposition 98,a measure on the June 3 ballot that would constrain state and local government's eminent domain powers. The controversial proposition aimsto prohibit government agenciesfromforcingthe sale of private propertyandthen subsequentlytransferring ownership to another private party.Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/36Name it, she's done it. From coaching volleyball for 10 years to being at the helm of the softball team for 26 years to building the women's golf program from the ground up, Kathy DeYoung has accomplished it all as part of a rich UC Davis athletic tradition.Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/35ASUCD Coffee House customers will need to adjust how they get their lunch next year. The Coffee House will be closing to renovate its facilities June 2009 until summer 2010.Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/35According to social etiquette, asking someone how much money he or she makes is a daring move. But when you are paying the person's salary with your tax dollars, is the question more permissible? Thanks to a database on The Sacramento Bee's website, users can request the base salary of any worker for the state of California and have an answer within seconds.Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/35Where you live may have a serious impact on your weight and health, according to a statewide study released last week. Using data on the locations of retail food outlets and the health statistics of 40,000 Californians, researchers found that people who have easier access to fast-food and convenience stores than grocery and produce outlets are more likely to suffer from obesity and diabetes.Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/35 his plate. In addition to juggling his communication classes, handling a 12-man pitching staff, flirting with .400 and opening letters from major league baseball teams about the upcoming draft, the junior catcher also has to, well, clean his plate.Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDThttp://www.theaggie.org/articles/35More students than not have been known to roll their eyes when professors vehemently stress the importance of teacher evaluations. As it turns out, however, those bubble sheets really do matter.Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 PthPDT