Santa Cruz Clinches Western Conference Title
The Santa Cruz Warriors wrapped up the 2014-15 season last week with a 113-99 road win over the Bakersfield Jam Saturday night. With the victory, the Dubs clinched the D-League’s Western Conference title finishing with a 35-15 record, one win ahead of the Jam. The...
UCSC Adds New Nine-Hole Disc Golf Course
After three years playing in his own backyard, Marshall Roberts, a senior and president of the UC Santa Cruz disc golf club, finally saw the installation of nine disc golf baskets surrounding the Upper East Field. “It has been a long process. We’ve been waiting...
Men’s Volleyball Victories Spike in February
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won its eighth consecutive game Wednesday night as the No. 2 Slugs took on unranked Lakeland College at home. The eight-game streak is the longest in recent history for the program. Coupled with an overall 16-3 record, this...
UCSC Baseball in Full Swing
Last weekend, the UC Santa Cruz club baseball team traveled to Mesquite, Nevada with only 16 of its 22 players, the rest unable to go due to travel costs. The team dropped all four games against teams from the Northern Pacific-South Conference in the Swing...
UCSC NCAA Sports to be Eliminated if Referendum Fails
UC Santa Cruz released plans for a ballot initiative last week that would keep NCAA sports financially viable for the foreseeable future. The plan would provide the UCSC athletics department with an estimated $3,548,245 in additional funding to be generated through a proposed student fee...
Upper East Field Now Open for Limited Hours
The Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS) announced on Feb. 19 that the Upper East Field will be opened for limited hours, Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. The limited opening will run from Feb. 23 to March 20. The field...
Slugs Dive Into Conference Regionals
UC Santa Cruz’s swimming and diving team has its sights set on victory this week at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference (PCSC) Regionals. The event, held this Wednesday through Saturday at East Los Angeles Community College, makes up the four most important days...
Men’s Tennis Update
Five days before the UC Santa Cruz men’s tennis team’s first match on Jan. 17, assistant coach Aaron Elbert became the interim head coach of the team after head coach Christian DeJesus stepped down due to personal reasons. This marks the third coaching change in...
Brotherhood Forged Through Basketball
Ron and Joe DuBois have come a long way from their basketball-playing days as kids in Lodi, California, where they shot hoops in the backyard under the beaming Central Valley sun. Decades later, some things haven’t changed — both of them can still be found...
Stretching for Love
Twenty million Americans practice yoga and the top three reasons are flexibility, general conditioning and stress relief. Partner yoga, while not new, offers a different experience and an alternative to typical Valentine’s Day traditions. “It’s something different,” said Kate Giampapa, an instructor at Village Yoga...