The University of California expressed its opposition to a bill currently in the California legislature that aims to prohibit high schools and public universities from taking disciplinary action against journalism advisers for protecting students’ freedom of speech.

Don’t be surprised – little munchkins dressed in green are taking over the UC Davis campus, at least for the summer. At the Activities and Recreation Center, kids in face paint are as prominent as weightlifters pumping iron.

With fuel and food prices on the rise, University of California cooperative extension adviser and historian Rose Hayden-Smith recommends a home-grown solution – the Victory Garden. Although the name may evoke a sense of World War II-era nostalgia, Hayden-Smith believes the Victory Garden needs to make a comeback but in a different context.

English is his second language and Russian is his first, but for the Moscow-born artist Ted Vasin, his native tongue is his art. Just don’t ask Vasin to communicate his inspirations.

The UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship is currently hosting 50 students from around the world for the second annual Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy (GTEA) in Incline Village, Nev.

As a follow-up to 2006’s Flatlanders exhibition, which presented the work of 46 artists residing in the Davis, Woodland and Sacramento areas, the Nelson Gallery is presenting its second biennial installment, Flatlanders 2.

In 2007, only 18.1 percent of students in the United States who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering were female. Surprised by the disproportionate number of males and females? Don’t be.

Despite massive support from both state and national agencies, fires continue to burn across Northern California. While the majority of the fires that began in June have been extinguished, smoke from remaining fires still pollutes the air.

Davis prides itself on being a college town, but in the summer when school is not in regular session, the city gets quieter as many students return home or travel. Residents get a taste of life in an even smaller town.

It’s been seven months since Weezer’s lead vocalist River Cuomo’s solo release, three years since Weezer released Make Believe and 16 years since Weezer’s inception. After five albums, one would think they would take a change in direction after such a long history as an alt-rock figurehead.

Editor’s picks: Emily Jane White, Garrett Pierce Saturday, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Eat Skull, English Singles, Gonglians Tuesday, 7 p.m. Delta of Venus

Editor’s note: Donald Dudley is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Law and has worked at Student Judicial Affairs for over a decade. The Aggie sat down with him to find out the real deal about SJA.