This weekend, the UC Davis softball team was close to experiencing the highest of highs: dethroning the No. 1 team in the nation. The Aggies came up short but gained confidence that they could hang with the top softball teams. They went on to win three out of the next four contests at the highly competitive Diamond Devil Invitational this weekend.

UC Davis students concerned about raises in tuition fees have at least one group of people working on their behalf: the ASUCD Lobby Corps. Lobby Corps is a unit of ASUCD that recruits students to directly lobby university officials and legislators at the state capitol.

The governor-proposed cuts to the University of California system as a result of an impending state deficit will inescapably reduce the quality of its campuses. Addressing a potential $417 million shortfall is not easy and must be dealt with in a variety of ways.

On Mar. 6, the ASUCD Senate unanimously passed a bill to allocate $12,586.04 from capital reserves to the Entertainment Council to fund sound equipment.

Let’s make s’mores! Individuals were seen camping out in front of store on E. Eighth Street. The other sister Individual said she was mentally ill and had possibly been assaulted on Fifth Street. Oh, that’s not part of the street? An individual drove over the sidewalk on L Street. Surprise! A small box wrapped in brown paper was sitting on a fence on L Street.

Once finals are over, you crazy kids are going to go buck wild come this spring break. Little do you minions know, Ms. Lynn Loo La over here has attended her fair share of parties too (during her time off from saving the world, one poorly named Vietnamese business district at a time). Unfortunately, I find that one out of 10 college parties end in lameness due to some “incident” that occurs. So if you’re asking yourself, “Gee whiz Lynn, how can I ruin everyone’s time at a decent party?” Have no fear; I’ve done the work for you.

The UC Davis men’s tennis team demonstrated over the weekend that wins can come in multiple fashions. The Aggies first bulldozed Swarthmore in Saturday’s matchup and was later pushed to their limits in Sunday’s close win over Sonoma State.

City employees may soon be cashing in on larger paychecks or benefit packages. The Davis City Council is currently waiting on research in order to implement a standard living wage for the city. The city’s neglect of having a standard living wage policy has been an issue Councilmember Lamar Heystek has been persistent on addressing since 2006 when he was first elected to City Council.

Two years ago, The California Aggie signed a contract with College Publisher – a national online college newspaper content manager – to host The Aggie’s website. This past month, that agreement expired, and we have decided not to renew The Aggie’s contract with College Publisher. Instead, we are proud to present a new Aggie website developed by the student workers of the ASUCD unit Creative Media.

This March marks the fifth anniversary of the initial stage of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While UC Davis lies a world away from Iraq, the events occurring overseas can be felt close to home. In the first half of this two-part series, UC Davis professor of military science Stephen Heringer’s story is told.

I’ve always held the belief that the process of making decisions is really very simple. Most of the time, you already know what’s right and wrong, and the only real decision that you need to make that day is whether or not you’re feeling naughty. If there is any validity to this time-tested theory (and I assure you, it’s quite possible that there is not), then the facts released at last week’s UC Day show that the legislative officials responsible for the operations of the UC system have a long history of soiling the proverbial bed.

During their investigation into Wednesday night’s evacuation of the Tercero residence halls, police have discovered that there was an explosion earlier in the evening, said a UC Davis spokesperson on Monday. On Thursday, students told police and the media that they had heard explosions several hours prior to the mandatory evacuation, but police were unable to confirm such assertions at the time.