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Throw That Jersey On

Jessica Salas

With the Spring semester's end creeping up, some students choose to frantically stress over the finals that are just around the corner. However, basketball fans have their minds on another kind of finals where books and exams are not involved. It is a whole other world filled with belligerent fanaticism, sports bars, pizza, and nail biting moments – that's right, the 2011 NBA playoff season has officially arrived.

Golf Course Drops Rates to Attract Students

Martin Hardenberger

It is 6:45, Friday night and the "Happy-hour" at Bayonet and Blackhorse golf course is about to end. The bartender, Ralph Lagas who moved to the golf Mecca of California from Holland a dozen years ago, turns around and serves one of the regulars his last scotch of the evening.

Otter Athletics on the Rise

David Almanzar

The gradual improvement of the Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) athletic department since they moved from the National Athletic Intercollegiate Association (NAIA) in 2005 to competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II level has been improving quickly and appears to be on the right track to be a winning athletic department.

Sports Clubs Lack Resources

Haley Hernandez

CSUMB is a growing campus but is it growing fast enough for the population? The sports clubs are all running into the same problem. They are being given a small budget to purchase materials and in some cases practice space and a coaching staff.

Lack of Sports or Lack of Spirit

Fanny Shives

Last fall, Jason Berring, junior, HCOM, went to the Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) bookstore and bought a t-shirt which has an Otter with a football picture on the front side and the phrase on the back, "Still Undefeated." This t-shirt is a reference to the non-existent football team. Berring does not believe he is the only student wishing for a broader athletics program and senses there is an overall lack of school spirit as a result of limited competitive sports.

CSUMB Represented in Germany

Sam Pereira

Moving from Monterey to Germany can usually cause great strife for an individual. For Augie Johnston, "the lack of Mexican food here is a big change." He is a former CSUMB basketball player and Assistant Coach and is leading his league in scoring with 29.5 points per game in 24 games so far this season.

Switching Gears

Fanny Shives

Those who stayed on the peninsula for spring break were rewarded with cold and rainy days. Ironically, the weather after spring break has become sunny and relatively warm. Because of this transition some Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) students are venturing out on bicycles for exercise, leisure, or for just getting around campus.