Eriko Yamakuma

With injuries opening up roster spots for many freshmen, a real silver lining in the sea of clouds may be not just the new virtual format but the new faces on the team.

Fika gives people both a place and mindset to gather with others. It’s a wonderfully laid-back system that binds people together with coffee. 

As collegiate men’s gymnastics continues to decline, discussions have arisen about the sport’s viability and changes that could be necessary for the survival of the sport at the college level.

My family and I raised our glasses and said a happy chorus of well-wishes to my happy marriage. As it turns out, I’m not, in fact, married. 

On Nov. 11, Cal Athletics announced that two athletes, Tyler Shimizu and Jasper Smith-Gordon, will join the Cal men's gymnastics team in the 2021-22 season.

Raising glasses of grapefruit-flavored soju, we said to ourselves, “Everything's going to be gwaenchanah-a (OK).”

Though the Pac-12 announced in September that sports may be resumed in the coming winter, uncertainty is still in the air due to the sustained increase in COVID-19 cases around the country. For the men's gymnastics team, preparation started late this October with some strict caution for the health and safety of the athletes and staff alike.

Ten years after the Cal men’s gymnastics team was almost cut, members of the community reflect on the campaign and its lessons to be learned in the face of recent events.

Although it was never comfortable, wearing a mask was at the same time a somewhat comforting practice in one of the most stressful periods of my life.

With the Minnesota men’s gymnastics team being the latest of many to face the chopping block, the sport is on the verge of extinction in college athletics.