It’s already been a memorable 2010-2011 campaign for UC Davis.

All UC employees will be paying higher premiums for their post-retirement health plans – a change among several others approved by the UC Board of Regents at a special meeting Dec. 13.

In the Nov. 2 election, 59.6 percent of California registered voters participated, the highest number of people in 16 years and five gubernatorial elections, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced last month.

While the UC Davis student body enjoyed vacation, the men’s basketball team was hard at work with a rigorous December schedule.

After months of bargaining, UAW Local 2865 has finally signed a contract that will increase salaries, health care coverage and childcare for teaching assistants, tutors and readers in the UC system.

Dear readers, This year we decided to change a tradition at The Aggie: Columnists now write for a quarter rather than an entire year. Our goal with this new policy is to bring more voices and viewpoints to the campus newspaper and give more people the opportunity to take on the challenge of writing a column.

A 3,800-foot long fence is planned for construction along the south side of the railroad, inciting protest from the community. Construction is set for early this year.

As a senior embarking on my second-to-last quarter at Davis, I’ve come to realize that some things are unchangeable, absolute. These are truths that I have discovered myself or have come to accept after many years of battle. I pass these truths on today in the hopes that they will somehow enrich the lives of others as much as they have mine. Let’s begin.

I have a pretty straightforward resolution for 2011 – become a die-hard UC Davis Aggies fan.

Bikram Yoga’s multi-billion dollar franchising scheme and the multiplication of various styles of yoga (everything from Power Yoga to Kundalini Yoga) start to look a lot like the rows of potato chips at the grocery store. Which one is right for me? Every aspect must be weighed in order to make a decision – flavor, quantity, calories and general label appeal. I do not mean to reduce the 3000-year-old Ayurvedic practice to snack foods (Ayurveda is based on whole, organic foods anyway), but let’s face it, in the city of Davis alone, there are close to 50 different types of yoga to choose from. What’s the rookie yogi to do? Try Laughter Yoga!

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Dec. 2 meeting location, the ASUCD Coffee House.

Energy Institute Winter 2011 Seminar Series; Poetry Night Reading Series: Francisco X. Alarcón; Meat Lab Sale.