THE DOWNLOAD: May’s Reads, Celebrity Fan, Screaming

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The Lathe of Heaven book cover; The Thing and Spider-Man comic book cover.
Two of Chancellor-designate Gary S. May's favorite reads.

The Department of English recently noted it has a shared affinity with Chancellor-designate Gary S. May. Do you know what it is? The book covers here should give you a hint. Read more on the English department's website.

We’ve got fans in Lowe places

The Aggies may not have had the national name recognition of their Jayhawk competitors last Friday (March 17), but at least one of their fans did: Rob Lowe. The actor and his son John were in the stands, rooting for the UC Davis men’s basketball team when it played in the NCAA’s Division I Midwest Regional in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They were in the area filming for The Lowe Files, a forthcoming television series in which Lowe and his two sons will investigate mysteries. Turns out, Shaun Keister, vice chancellor of Development and Alumni Relations, sat near Lowe on their flight to Tulsa and offered him tickets to the game — which he accepted.

Screaming out the finals stress

Don't be surprised if everyone on campus seems a little more stressed this week — it's finals time. Monday (March 20), some students took an unconventional method to relieve that stress, gathering on the Quad for 30 seconds of screaming.

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