Thanks to a grant, Yolo County will have the resources it needs to supervise its sex offenders on probation. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors accepted $259,075 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Violence Against Women Recovery Act. The funding is available from Oct. 1, 2009 to Sept. 20, 2010, and will provide increased community supervision of offenders convicted of sexual assault in Yolo County. The grant will also increase support for their victims.

On Oct. 6, the UC Davis Graduate Council notified the University’s Geography Graduate Group (GGG) of the suspension of its 2010-2011 admissions. The proposed suspension, which would prevent further admissions and recruitment into the program, is the first of a two-step process geared towards closing and discontinuing the program. The decision comes at the recommendation of the Graduate Council, the subcommittee of the Academic Senate responsible for graduate student policy at UC Davis.

Do not underestimate the power, the glory and the majesty of the Mean Friend. There is this kid in my Christian theology class named Kang, a walking skeleton who wears T-shirts with sleeves that go down to his elbows. This kid is so skinny he looks like a character from a Tim Burton movie (specifically, the Halloween-themed one where eight out of its 10 characters have presumably died from malnutrition).

Squirrels, bikers, students texting while walking. They have one thing in common: they’re all in the way as you bike frantically to discussion with negative minutes to spare. A squirrel seemingly pops out of nowhere and numerous bikers collide while the texting students are oblivious to it all. But wait; there is one more annoyance to add to the list of disruptions: couples.

MONDAY Project Compost 6 p.m. MU 43 (basement) Project compost volunteer meeting. Learn about composting and how you can reduce waste on campus!