Vivid colors and emotional scenes tell a story of both hope and heartbreak in “My America,” a solo exhibition by UC Davis professor Carlos Francisco Jackson at Woodland’s Gallery 625. About 20 of Jackson’s silk screens will be on display until Sept. 28.

UC Davis opened the 2010 campaign on Saturday on the turf of Memorial Stadium in Berkeley to play Pac-10 cousin Cal.

Women’s volleyball coach Jamie Holmes is all about beating the teams they should and playing the tough teams strong.

You can tell a lot about a team by the way they respond to a loss. The Aggies did not get the start they were hoping for this season, but the way they bounced back showed true heart.

It was a tough week for UC Davis, but the Aggies can take some solace in the fact that they have shown some team growth in the early parts of 2010.

UC Davis teams aimed at some of the best Pac-10 teams last weekend. While the men’s water polo and football team engaged California, the women’s soccer team took on both Oregon and Oregon State University as part of the University of Oregon Nike Tournament.

The UC Davis cross-country team opened up its season at home this weekend against rival Sacramento St. in the Aggie Open.

THURSDAY: Meat Lab Sale; Fire University.

Who to watch: It’s early in the season, but already Allison Kelly has shown that she is a presence on the soccer pitch.

As high school seniors begin applying to colleges, the college rating system and website “What Will They Learn?” has graded universities across the nation based on the quality of their general education requirements – and the results are not good for UC Davis.

For some aspiring actors and theatre enthusiasts, the defining moment of success is making it onto the big Broadway stage. It’s a new and invigorating kind of challenge – combining music with dialogue, humor with drama and building brilliant personalities on a single melody.

It started with a daring escape.