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UCSC Water Polo: The Last Swim
Alan Cima has been the head coach of the UC Santa Cruz men’s water polo team and the co-head coach of the women’s team for the past nine years.
Despite his laid-back demeanor, a more careful look makes clear the strain Cima has endured, both personally and professionally, in the face of a dying UCSC water polo program. Though visibly agitated as he discussed OPERS management, Cima has worked hard to remain even-tempered and calm as he watches the program he loves fade away.
In his office, lined with the All-American certificates of past water polo players, Cima sat down with City on a Hill Press to discuss the negative consequences facing water polo and other UCSC athletics due to recent budget cuts.
Published on: Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Category: Campus, Sports
Tags: Alan Cima, Budget Cuts, Men's Water Polo, OPERS, Sports Coaches, Volume 43 Issue 27, Women's Water Polo
We Could All Use A Little Change
The rough economic times that now pummel UC Santa Cruz programs, it is shocking that any monetary assistance would be turned down. However, the bureaucracy of the university has managed to astonish, confound, and perplex once again.
The administration refused to allow the water polo team to continue, despite the fact that the team raised $400,000 [...]
Published on: Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Budget Cuts, Editorials, Men's Water Polo, University Privatization, Volume 43 Issue 27, Women's Water Polo
Water Polo Remains Intercollegiate at All UCs Except Santa Cruz
Jennifer Gunnell doesn’t know how much longer she can tread water.
It’s 6 a.m. when the UC Santa Cruz women’s water polo team jumps in the pool to train, hoping that winning a championship could save their sport.
Players say they cannot bear to look at each other with the thought that this could be [...]
Published on: Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Category: Features, Sports
Tags: Budget Cuts, Men's Water Polo, OPERS, Volume 43 Issue 27, Women's Water Polo