The motto of the Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS) is “there’s something for everyone,” and that’s exactly what the biggest and baddest sports/recreation/wellness/fitness organization on UCSC’s campus seeks to provide. The university administration takes student health and fitness seriously, and budgets millions of dollars for OPERS to ensure that Slugs have top-notch…
Articles by Lily Stoicheff
A Brief History of Kresge College at UCSC
Gary Merrill was driving his Volkswagen van to his apartment on the UCSC campus when he saw four naked women lounging on his roof. After gawking a moment too long, he proceeded to run his van into a ditch. It was the early ’70s, and as I came to find out while researching this story,…
Y2K Live Looping Festival Returns Oct 17-24
Audio/video artist Albert Mathias headlines the Y2K Live Looping Festival as stRiCtLy AlBeRt. PHOTO: George Wilshire “I never would’ve become a multi-instrumentalist if it wasn’t for looping,” exclaims Rick Walker. “Every year I continue to add a new paradigm.” The talented and eccentric artist is discussing his Y2K Live Looping Festival, which runs from October 17-24 throughout…
Does Older Really Mean Wiser?
Some seniors say younger people don’t seek out their advice, though they have a lot to impart about what they’ve learned—and haven’t learned. Seniors open up about learning a lifetime of lessons I try very hard not to roll my eyes when I hear someone extolling “the wisdom of the elderly.” To me,…
Dominican Zen and the Art of Healing
New Dominican Zen team creates holistic approach to health care in Santa Cruz County Born from the desire of both patients and caregivers to find more integrative ways to address healthcare, Dominican Hospital’s newly unveiled Dominican Zen program seeks to do just that … stat. “The hospital experience can be intense and anxiety-provoking,” says…
Me and Janis Joplin
Meeting Janis Joplin backstage at a concert in 1968 was an eye-opening moment for the author, who was part of the Boomers’ generation shift from square to experiemental. A story of cheap thrills left tragically, maddeningly unthrilled as the Boomer Generation went from square to daring I am from the generation of…
Secret Agent Senior with the Go Game
The author in character for a Go Game. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER A new cell phone scavenger hunt on steroids can get retirees out and about—while paying them for their role in team-building “Men do not quit playing because they grow old—they grow old because they quit playing,” said Oliver Wendell Holmes. He was…
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Video Interview with Director Tyne Rafaeli
Director Tyne Rafaeli shares her vision on her contemporary political thriller of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, a co-production of Santa Cruz Shakespeare and CalShakes.
Dining Destination: Soquel Village
Most visitors to Santa Cruz flock to downtown when it comes time to eat out. But located just outside the most worn tourist paths, and a short trip inland from Capitola Village, lies another dining destination whose concentration of restaurants rivals downtown in their diversity and consistency of quality. On the strip of Soquel Drive…
Musical Director/Conductor for Cabrillo Stage’s ‘The Addams Family’ Talks Music
The music for The Addams Family is full of exuberance and arch humor. Many recognizable genres are juxtaposed in inventive ways to create the kooky worlds of the Addams Family and the Beinekes, a “normal” family who are visiting them for dinner one evening. Composer Andrew Lippa nails all the musical styles and creates an…
