Meeting Held to Gather Student Opinion on NCAA athletics
The Faculty Senate Special Committee on Athletics (FSSCA) held a town hall meeting to share its research on the importance of athletics at UC Santa Cruz and to hear student opinion. The town hall meeting’s goal was to gauge student body opinion on the future...
Athletic Director Position Terminated
The athletic director position has been terminated and, after his two-year career at UC Santa Cruz, Cliff Dochterman was laid off from the position. “I needed to make a very difficult decision to lay off Cliff Dochterman, UCSC athletics director,” said Executive Director of Office...
95 Miles of Mayhem
Strobelights, Super Smash Brothers and 167,200 yards of swimming dominated the campus pool for 24 hours on Oct. 1 through Oct. 2 as the UC Santa Cruz swim team hosted their 12th annual Ian W. Carney Memorial relay fundraiser. “It’s a great fundraiser for us....
Skippy Retiring This Summer
When Kevin “Skippy” Givens came to UC Santa Cruz for a national Frisbee freestyle tournament in 1979, he didn’t expect it to be his home for 28 years. Givens, an avid sports fan, knew he wanted to pursue a career in sports but never imagined...
NCAA Opinion Poll Passes
Days prior to the positive results of the NCAA opinion poll, the Academic Senate unanimously passed a resolution on May 18 to further investigate funding options to support the program. While the poll didn’t enact the proposed $90 quarterly student fee, it guarantees its spot...
Men’s and Women’s Tennis Close Out Seasons
Women’s Tennis UC Santa Cruz women’s tennis fell 5-0 to Lewis and Clark College in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championships last Friday at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont. UCSC lost all three doubles rounds. Sylvia Brummitt and...
Women’s Tennis Wins GSAC
The UC Santa Cruz women’s tennis team emerged as the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC) champions after defeating Salem College 5-0 and Agnes Scott College 5-2 last weekend. With the wins, the Slugs earned a playoff berth to the NCAA National Championships for the first...
Getting to Know Cameron Bardeau
At 5-foot-8-inches, junior Cameron Bardeau isn’t the tallest player on the men’s volleyball team, but his impact on the court demonstrates elite talent. As the team’s starting libero, Bardeau serves as UC Santa Cruz’s defensive anchor while facilitating the offense — a strategy the Slugs...
Learning to Heal
Jeffrey Sun came to college certain he wanted to help professional athletes as a sports medicine physician. However, with limited internships and no medical center on the UC Santa Cruz campus, it’s hard for students like Sun to gain hands-on training before graduate school. Now...
The Uncertain Future of Biking in Upper Campus
Avid Santa Cruz mountain biker and UC Santa Cruz student Lucas Chambliss calls the trails in upper campus some of the best riding in California. “Having [upper campus] right at our doorstep, it’s a playground,” he said. Santa Cruz is growing into a renowned destination...