April 8, 2002 Accolades Special Olympics awards From left are Greg Harshaw, athletic director; Sammy the Slug; Kevin Givens, intramural sports coordinator; Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood, Dan Wood, OPERS executive director; Jenni Stoutamore, student director; Special Olympics athlete Breandan Kinney, holding plaque; student directors Charlene Lo and Lexie Levine; and Liz Grumet, sports manager for Special Olympics Northern California, Monterey Bay Region. Photo: Angelica Farber UCSC's Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS) has received an appreciation award citing its "Continuing Support of Special Olympics Athletes of Northern California." The award was presented by Special Olympics Northern California, Monterey Bay Region, on Wednesday, April 4. Student directors Charlene Lo, Jenni Stoutamore, and Lexie Levine also received an appreciation award. The three helped coordinate Special Olympics events on campus. Kevin Givens, intramural sports coordinator for OPERS, said UCSC's relationship with Special Olympics has been "developing and growing as it goes along." Special Olympics events at UCSC over the years have included basketball, soccer, and track and field. Givens called the awards "completely unexpected." KZSC Radio wins Silver Award For the first time, 88.1 FM KZSC, UCSC's student radio station, has received the Silver Award in the 2002 Santa Cruz Metro's Goldie awards. In past years, KZSC has received the bronze award in the Readers' Choice Awards (also known as the Goldies) in the Santa Cruz Metro weekly newspaper. Disc jockey Jesse Thorn won the Gold for best radio personality. Thorn deejayed three programs on KZSC last quarter, including The New Sound of Soul, KZSC News, and The Sound of Young America. KZSC is commercial-free, listener-supported radio. Return to Front Page