Whether you're pre-med or pre-law, an aspiring corporate employee or an independently-minded entrepreneur, success in today's job market all boils down to one factor: writing skills.

Beginning in the fall of 2009, the University Writing Program will offer a 20-unit Expository Writing minor designed for students in every field of study who want to boost their writing skills and be better prepared for life in the professional world.

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For most of us, buying a new computer means two choices: a PC or a Mac, and the operating systems that come standard with each. But to a small yet growing group of dedicated people, that choice is a false dichotomy.

The Linux Users' Group of Davis has, at its core, a mission to expand awareness and use of Linux operating systems. The club will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary on Monday at the Davis Brach of the Yolo County Public Library (315 East 14th St.), from 7 to 9 p.m. (The library is closed for Martin Luther King Day but LUGOD has reserved the facility for the meeting).

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alifornia put a new law giving schools the authority to suspend or expel students for cyber-bullying into effect this month.

Cyber-bullying can mean anything from sexual harassment to hate violence by means of the Internet, cell phones or any number of electronic devices.

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Quincy Amarikwa's professional soccer career begins now.

The former UC Davis men's soccer standout was selected in yesterday's Major League Soccer's SuperDraft with the second pick in the third round (No. 32 overall) by the San Jose Earthquakes.

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