After putting the textbooks on the shelf and before calling it a day, consider taking up some extracurricular activities to expand your social hug and gain some experience. From the African Black Student Alliance to various Greek organizations to club sports, UCSC has dozens of teams to join. Here are just a few.
Articles by Jenny Cain
Santa Cruz Guide: Broken Hearts Club
Waiting until Thanksgiving to evaluate whether or not the LDR has run its course is unnecessary. The obvious and not-so-obvious signs are right under your nose.
A Big Chill in SC Mtn Vineyards
On a foggy August morning at the Bailey’s Branciforte Ridge vineyard, Jeff Emery gently holds a cluster of pulverized grapes in his palm. They look like a miniature unripe version of the picked-over batch that sat in the refrigerator for too long: some of the berries are large, some are the size of BBs and others are barely visible.
New Local TV Show Highlights Art And Tech
A new TV series shines a light on locals whose creative work blends art and technology—from UCSC astrophysicists who use 3D graphics to show simulations of outer space to choreographers like Tandy Beal and musicians such as Mambo Tropical.
Young Paddleboarders Cross Bay
A crew of junior guards by the name of Team Grom stood out at this year’s Bay Crossing, a 28.5-mile paddle race that is usually dominated by broad-shouldered men. Team Grom included the youngest paddlers ever to participate in the three-year-old race: Ben Coffey, 13; Turner Roll, 16; Paul Steinberg, 22 and the only female in the race, Mckenzie Smith, 15. They took turns every 10 to 30 minutes paddling a 12 -foot stock board across Monterey Bay, where every so often people get called out of the water because a great white gets spotted and where whales the size of trucks linger.
A Poignant Portrait in ‘The Last Five Years’
Based on the failed marriage of writer and composer Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is a painfully realistic portrait of a relationship running its course. From the opening song, “Still Hurting,” to the final scene’s goodbyes, Cabrillo Stage’s production of the Tony Award-winning one-act musical keeps the audience feeling connected, enough so that on opening night, viewers rewarded the cast with a standing ovation.
The Uke Store
It’s hard to say when Pat Baron “got bit” by the ukulele. He picked up a $12 dollar “object” ukulele, meant only for looks, about 10 years ago and has been playing ever since.
