AltWeeklies Wire
SF's Academy of Art Enters the World of NCAA Athleticsnew
This month, the art school kicks off an intercollegiate sports program, fielding 12 teams in the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference. And if the notion of an art school recruiting players for NCAA competition and doling out athletic scholarships strikes you as odd -- it is. The Academy of Art is the only one.
Fringe Political Group Pedals Toward a Cyclocross Ethicnew
The 10th annual Urban Outlaw Cross Dress Cyclocross is an amalgam of bike-riding, roller derby, steeplechase, mud wrestling and ballet, with a special prize for best cross-dressing. The purpose is to protest property ownership that comes at the expense of the common good.