The Legacy of O’Neill
Surfing legend Jack O’Neill and founder of the O’Neill surf brand, died of natural causes on June 2 at the age of 94 surrounded by family and friends in the comfort of his home in Santa Cruz, California. O’Neill was recognized by his black eye...
Using Campus as a Dance Studio
The sign-ups for the Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS) dance studio are posted every Monday at 10:30 a.m. Leaders of dance groups independent of OPERS scramble to sign up for a practice time and showing up 10 minutes late could cost them the...
Deconstructing Measure 68
What is Measure 68? For the past four years, the Chancellor’s Office has temporarily provided $1 million in funding for NCAA athletics with the intention of ending institutional support by fall 2018. Measure 68 is a student fee referendum intended to support NCAA athletics at...
Santa Cruz on the Rocks
Looking up at Sharma Arête — the name of a boulder in Castle Rock State Park — an unassuming visitor may not give it a second look. But UC Santa Cruz student Aldric Azucena looks up it and sees a toe hold and a place...
Claire Lim Competes on International Field
While most UC Santa Cruz students completed their winter quarter finals in daylight, Claire Lim was up until 3 a.m. to take hers. In her hotel room in Manila, Philippines — over 7,000 miles away — she stayed up studying for her second exam despite...
Reserve Funding Conflict Resolved
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor Herbie Lee agreed to a proposal by the Student Union Governance Board (SUGB) to split the Student Life Facility Fee Reserve Fund (SLFFRF). On April 19, Lee agreed with the said proposal to divide the reserve 60-40 between the Office of...
From East Field to East Remote
This season, UC Santa Cruz men’s lacrosse has been hard at work perfecting its stick checks, face-offs and conditioning. Players have been pushed to the limits, running two hour practices four times a week to build strength and endurance. Only, unlike other seasons, they’re not...
Santa Cruz Warriors Eliminated From Playoffs
The Santa Cruz Warriors were defeated by the Oklahoma City Blue, losing 124-104 in the deciding third game in the best of three series of the Western Conference Semifinals on April 10. With the defeat, the Warriors were eliminated from the D-League playoffs. The Warriors...
Tackling Whitewater
The American River pulls Daniel Maynard and Gus Koshy toward Satan’s Cesspool, a section of whitewater named for its ferocity. As Maynard disappears into the churning water, Koshy tries to keep his kayak straight — but is eventually thrown off and dunked into the river....
Final Referendum for NCAA Approved
UC Office of the President and the UC Santa Cruz Chancellor’s Office approved a final student fee referendum to fund NCAA athletics. After a previously failed referendum in 2015 and a successful opinion poll in 2016, this is the program’s final chance to approve a...