The Social Sciences Spikers had their best season yet in the staff volleyball league, posting a record 3 wins/2 losses as they head into next week’s playoffs. The league - created in 1995 - is open to faculty and staff teams with summer games played during lunch hours in the Anteater Recreation Center. If victorious next week, the Spikers will earn a chance to play for the coveted championship at the annual UCI Staff Picnic to be held August 25 in Aldrich Park.

Pictured (l to r): Jennifer dos Santos (economics department analyst), Tomas Figueroa (poli sci department manager), Mario Nunez (soc sci facilities), Henry Yen (computing support technician), Jonathan Leung-Nilsson (computing services programmer/analyst), Adam Cook (economics department manager), Claudia Cheffs (poli sci department administrative analyst). Not present for photo: Nate Gapasin (financial analyst). Photo courtesy of Shani Brasier (Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy manager).