As comedian Groucho Marx drew his final breath, his wife wept at his side, his pale hands clenched in hers. “Oh, Groucho,” she lamented, “Please don’t die!”

The Entertainment Council worked hard this year to successfully bring multiple bands to Freeborn Hall. Whether or not you liked the performances, their efforts to diversify our big shows shouldn’t go unnoticed.

Wins and sportsmanship.

With an outwardly gloomy and eerie feel that seeps into each track, Song for the Ravens snatches onto elements of nostalgia and sad melodies.

Brooklyn’s The National released their fifth album, High Violet, earlier this month to a deserved and unsurprising wave of critical acclaim. A

Editor’s note: California Aggie reporter Amanda Hardwick moseyed on over to Davis’ most popular yogurt options to determine the best place for a frozen treat. These are her findings.

MUSIC

What do a ball of clay, a dog named Ollie and a young man running through a cornfield have in common? All were subjects in short films at the 10th annual Davis Film Festival, which took place both May 26 and May 27 at the Varsity Theater.

Gus Seyffert is a multi-talented presence in the music industry. He produces with his own label, Sargent Records, tours on the bass with Norah Jones and fronts Willoughby – the opener for Band of Horses that wowed concertgoers at Freeborn last Thursday.

On May 24, a UC Board of Regents special committee nominated UC San Francisco graduate student Alfredo Mireles, as student regent for 2011-2012.

TODAY

Fox News Channel may be America’s top television news source, but here at UC Davis, AggieTV has become one of the campus’ fastest-growing news services.