By Melody Chu Fans of the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team may be used to seeing the team win, but they sure aren’t ready to start paying to see it.UCSC topped Claremont Mudd-Scripps Wednesday in the team’s first playoff game, and while the exciting...

By Justin Bercovich Charging ahead with a full head of steam, the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team slaughtered Chapman University 6-0 on Friday to end the regular season with a shining 19-1 record.And on Monday, the Slugs finally got word that they received a...

By Samantha Thompson It was another uphill battle for the UC Santa Cruz men’s water polo team this weekend as they fought to keep their heads and their record above water. The Slugs (7-20, 5-8 WWPA) faced USC, Santa Clara, and Cal this weekend and...

By Maya Bakshani An evening of history, prayer, song and dance accompanied the re-naming of the Baytree Conference rooms to native Bay Area tribe names last Friday. Amah Mutsun, Esselen Nation, Muwekma Ohlone and Cervantes & Velasquez are now the official names of the rooms...

By JJ Yang From the grating sound of squeaky sneakers, the echoing swoosh of a three-pointer and the halftime buzzer reverberating through the gym, one thing is clear: it’s basketball season. The UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team played its final exhibition game Saturday, going...

By If you drive in New York after drinking a shot of beer you could be arrested. That’s at least according to a typo in a New York law passed earlier this year. The law sets the standard for drunk driving at 0.18 grams of...

By JJ Yang With muddy uniforms in varying shades of black and yellow, the UC Santa Cruz women’s rugby team may still bring to mind images of the Bad News Bears. But at least this year, they have a national title to defend.The team hosted...

By Alia Wilson Staff, students, and community members in Santa Cruz are working together to take student recruitment for the university into their own hands by appointing recruiting facilitators. The facilitators, known as Family Involvement Coordinators, aim to help parents prepare students for college in...

By Alia Wilson With the death toll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq up to 2,800, UC Santa Cruz coordinators hoping to set up a memorial this week to commemorate the fallen soldiers were unable to find room to display placards in one place.Two years ago,...

By Zev Vernon-Lapow & Sam Laird Nicholas Sverchek, beloved son, brother and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 2, while studying at the University of Delhi in India. He was 22 years old.Nick is survived by his parents James and Michelle, along with his older...