Things couldn't have gone more wrong last season for the Yuba College softball squad, finishing the year at a dismal 3-32. With the 2002 season kicking off this past weekend, things could not have gone more right, with Yuba sweeping a double header against the visiting Feather … [Read more...] about Turning the beat around
Freddy Fender concert postponed
Tex-Mex legend Freddy Fender's Yuba College February 9 concert date has been postponed to May 3. Fender had a kidney transplant in late January. His daughter, 21 year-old Marla Huerta Garcia, donated the kidney. Fender won a Grammy Award on February 27 for Best Latin Pop … [Read more...] about Freddy Fender concert postponed
Fans biggest losers in Napster shutdown
Remember 1999? The Y2K hype, the rise of the "boy bands" and decline of the alternative rockers? In that same year, college student Shawn Fanning created the greatest addition to computers since the Internet: Napster, a free MP3 file sharing system. In 1998, most major Internet … [Read more...] about Fans biggest losers in Napster shutdown
Prancing, pirouetting, colliding
The scene opened to darkness. A castle loomed in the background, and lightning flashed as Tchaikovsky's haunting melodies floated through the air. A faint blue glow began to light the stage as the evil wizard Von Rothbart (Vel our Pilleaux) exploded onto the scene. He circled … [Read more...] about Prancing, pirouetting, colliding
World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund
Gladys Sasaki announced in an email message to all personnel Tuesday, December 11, that Yuba College staff and students who contributed to the World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund raised a total of $3,691.14. A Foundation check has been sent to the American Red Cross. Sasaki … [Read more...] about World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund