By Sophia Kirschenman Leaking sensitive information about a government or corporation can lead to severe consequences and even death in some parts of the world. But a new website proposes to eliminate that threat by making the disclosure of secret information safe and effective. Instead...

By Naveed Mansoori What if there was treatment available for illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer? The possibility of such treatment is not so far off, and it has induced change from the top of Capitol Hill to the Research Department at UC...

By The United States of America is currently embroiled in a war in which it is purporting to deliver justice and freedom to people living in a hinterland halfway across the globe. However, this same nation is failing to provide that justice, freedom, or peace...

By Alia Wilson In recent years, scientists have discovered a gradual increase of harmful algae in the Monterey Bay. These microscopic species of algal blooms can produce potent neurotoxins that can be transferred throughout the food web. Marine researchers both local and abroad are looking...

By Daniel Zarchy Barack Obama has taken another step toward making history. The freshman senator from Illinois-the sole African American in the Senate, and only the fifth in history- just may be the man to break the mold and become the nation’s first non-white president....

By Sarah Starr From frozen pipes and higher energy bills to great losses in the farming industry, recent diving temperatures in the Santa Cruz area have been making their effects felt. In the past two weeks temperatures dropped as low as 26 degrees at nighttime...

By Barack Obama has gotten a warm welcome to the presidential race: a political smear. Insight Magazine, a right-wing so-called investigative magazine, ran an article last week claiming that associates of Hillary Rodham Clinton unsheathed some juicy information on Obama: he had been educated at...

By Lisa Donchak UC Santa Cruz isn’t exactly renowned for its community service program. Franklin Williams, Diversity Consultant and Community Resources Facilitator at UCSC, is trying to change that. Williams, along with Bill Heinrich, is in charge of Oakes 77, a three-credit learning service course...

By Jono Kinkade A taste of history, a touch of politics and a twist of controversy were all part of a presentation given by Juan Cole during his Jan. 17 lecture, "Iraq’s Crisis as an American Crisis" at College 9/10. President Bush’s calls for a...

By Naveed Mansoori Six years after President Bush decided against signing the Kyoto Protocol – an international agreement calling for action against global warming – a Democratic-run House is striving to bring the issue back on the policy agenda. This past Thursday, Jan. 18, Speaker...