Volleyball Sets High Standards
Last season, men's volleyball was a step away from being crowned the top team in the country in Division III. After finishing second in the nation, UCSC enters 2011with a tough task: replacing four graduated senior starters and, all the while, competing for a national...
Slug Basketball Redefining Its Rank
Slug basketball has improved over the past few years from an intramural program to a recruited team. Despite their recent loss to Chapman University, UCSC basketball has the chops to make it into the upper-tier in the future.
Community Service Required for Kerr Hall Protesters
As a result of appeals to the student judicial committee, some students are no longer being held monetarily responsible for damages to Kerr Hall incurred during the November 2009 occupation. These decisions come after public objection to the university’s judicial processes.
This Week in News
This week the Regents are meeting in San Diego to discuss the financial matters regarding the future of the UC System.
New City Program Tests Efficacy of Green Businesses
Further establishing itself as a hotbed of environmental forwardness, the city takes on a new role as overseers of a Green Business Measurement Tool and Tracker, meant to monitor the effectiveness of green business practices as well create a network of certified green businesses.
No Room for Artists
The Tannery Arts Center opened to low-income residents just under two years ago. At its maximum capacity of 260 residents, there’s very little space for those on the wait list to move in. What’s more, the wait list has recently closed. While the Tannery Center...
Crashers Fight for Courses
At the start of every quarter the UCSC campus becomes a bustling epicenter of commotion as students go from class to class trying to crash courses. Hear the stories from our fellow peers about their trials and tribulations with the art, or lack thereof, of...
Food for Slugs: Bagels
Back to school, scrumptious recipes and the simple life. My recipe for the perfect breakfast food, and why it’s so good for you!
Lawmakers Underestimate Funds Needed for Pell Grant
Funding for the Federal Pell Grant is short $5.7 billion this year. Up to 70,000 UC students and 8,200 UCSC students could be affected.
Academic Student Employees Disagree Over Contract
Disagreements in the recently ratified UAW contract caused division within the union members. The dissenting group felt the contract agreement was inadequate, but many from other campuses felt they were lucky to get the benefits.