Francisco, an undocumented student who moved to the U.S. from Mexico at 11 years old, knows the feeling of isolation that many teenagers feel throughout middle and high school as their differences are looked down upon.

Some students like their meat well done and tough. Others prefer theirs rare and almost breathing. Then there are those select few that want their meat slow-cooked on a homemade spit over wood they cut themselves.

Look out, Quentin Tarantino – UC Davis is bringing you some new competition. Student filmmakers will be showcasing their latest creations at the 10th annual UC Davis Film Festival, from May 26 to 27 at the Davis Varsity Theater.

The Expendables will perform at Freeborn Hall on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., marking the Entertainment Council (EC)’s final concert of spring quarter.

After a slew of hate messages rocked UC Davis earlier this year, students are responding with artistic expressions of an inclusive and safe campus.

Who to watch: Power can come from unexpected places. Left fielder Heather Zimmerman is third on the team in homeruns, despite having half as many at-bats as the two sluggers ahead of her.

It’s like finding a blank canvas amid a pile of Kitsch paintings or taking an Elliott Smith melancholy tune and embellishing it with drum machines and synthesizers. It’s Retrospect: a new and refreshing band that doesn’t exactly fit into a specific mold or genre.

This week, students and faculty were confronted face to face with the global poverty crisis – literally.

This season was supposed to be a transition year. The UC Davis men’s lacrosse team had won a grand total of just four games in its two previous seasons. The team began the year with a brand new head coach. The Aggies were ranked last in their conference heading into preseason play.

Citing The Strokes, Funkadelic, Television, David Bowie, Os Mutantes and Jimmy Cliff as inspiration, Life on Mars describes their genre as “space rock” – marked by catchy hooks, psychedelic guitar, slap-funk bass and raucous drumming.

This Sunday, be ready with a picnic blanket, some friends and a healthy appetite for music when the Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom music concert, sponsored by KDVS 90.3 FM, descends on Plainfield Station in rural Woodland.

The time it takes states to restore deep cuts has grown longer in the last 20 years, according to a study presented at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting at the beginning of May.