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…
Slugs Set Sail
The UC Santa Cruz sailing team hopes their two new Flying Junior boats, at 200 pounds and nearly $9,000 each, will cruise them to victory. The team raised around $9,000 last spring for one new boat, and UCSC’s Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports…
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…
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…
Hollenbeck Resigns as Men’s Volleyball Head Coach
Todd Hollenbeck resigned from his position as UC Santa Cruz’s head men’s volleyball coach on June 26 to accept a job as an assistant coach for the University of Southern California’s men’s program. “It’s a dream job of mine,” Hollenbeck said. “I’m from Southern California,…
Four Teams to Join New Conference in Fall
When the UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team finished with an 18-5 record this season but missed the NCAA Division III Tournament, it was an odd, but common, situation. Despite its strong record, UCSC had failed to make the playoffs. Since many UCSC teams don’t…
Letter to the Editors: An Open Letter to Chancellor Blumenthal on Measure 62
Hello Chancellor Blumenthal, My name is Victoria Mannah, and I’m a freshmen here at UCSC. I’m a Porter affiliate, and have recently voted in the SUA Elections here on campus. One of the hot issues at the moment seems to be measure 62, with an…
The Tennis Empire of Bob Hansen
Going undefeated in one season is a difficult task. But the UC Santa Cruz men’s tennis team went undefeated for nearly a decade in the 1990s, with a 73-0 record against NCAA Division III opponents. The record is one of many accomplishments former UCSC men’s…
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…