By JJ Yang A team full of freshman usually means one thing: Wait until next year.Of the 21 players currently on the roster for women’s volleyball team, 13 are freshmen with an additional five players returning for just their second year.But after a successful 11-8...

By Allen Young With the crashing waves of the Boardwalk Beach clearly visible behind long glass windows, about 60 Santa Cruz citizens gathered in the Sun Room Terrace Ballroom last Thursday Sep. 28 to discuss violence in the Beach Flats area. The meeting opened with...

By Samantha Thompson From broken fingers to hernias to knee injuries, the UC Santa Cruz’s Men’s water polo team has been battling obstacles since the beginning of the season. "You name it, we have it," coach Randy Whitchurch said.The team struggled to stay afloat this...

By Daniel Correia For 51 days between mid-June and early August, Cowell’s Beach was home to unsafe levels of bacteria in the ocean, prompting the County of Santa Cruz to post signs warning patrons against the potentially dangerous bacteria levels. Cowell’s was not alone in...

By Elizabeth Limbach There are two sides to every issue. But what can be said when both sides claim to accomplish the same thing? The slogan on Proposition 85’s website reads "For the real protection of a young girl," while the No On 85 campaign...

By Ian Sherr Joseph Wilson’s belt buckler reads, "Baghdad, Iraq" across the top. He wears it like a badge of honor now, joking that the first line of his obituary would have said that he was the last American diplomat to meet with Saddam Hussein...

By Sam Laird Last Thursday, dozens of customers lined up at the door of Noland’s on the Wharf, a local swim and sportswear shop, clamoring to be among the last to buy T-shirts depicting a surfer catching a wave amidst the words declaring Santa Cruz,...

By Hannah Mamont Despite the easygoing vibe at this years Office of Physical Education Recreation and Sports (OPERS) festival, on Sept. 19, many of the campus organizations that tabled have already kicked into high gear. As the Nov. 7 election draws near, several groups are...

By Sam Laird The night was alight last Thursday in Santa Cruz as local artists and activists gathered to create a shining statement for peace along West Cliff Drive. The demonstration, called the Night-Light Project, consisted of 500 spotlights, each about the size of a...

By Daniel Correia Students who passed on purchasing a $395 remote parking permit for the academic year have thrown themselves into the dreaded game of musical chairs for residential street parking. With UC Santa Cruz parking at an all-time high, students have found the residential...