Short Skirts & Thick Skin
By I.A. Stewart Three spotters are getting ready to hoist their mate several feet up in the air. As she soars upward, they brace to catch her. They’d better. The UC Santa Cruz cheerleading squad could not practice indoors today, where they have pads to...
Slugs Open Season Red Hot
By Samantha Thompson Last weekend, the UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, the only Division III team west of Chicago, hosted and won the first-ever Slug Dome Invitational Tournament. During the regular season, the Slugs usually find themselves battling against Division I teams due to...
Love Letters Spark Ethical and Literary Debate
By Sofia Bell Emory University’s Woodruff library in Atlanta, Georgia, has acquired correspondence between the late-poet laureate of England, Ted Hughes and his mistress Assia Wevill. The correspondence, which includes more than 66 letters between Hughes and Wevill, a number of notes, sketches, fragmentary diary...
For Student Protestors, the Big Wait Continues
By Will Norton-Mosher Two undergraduates and one graduate student who were arrested while protesting a variety of issues during the UC Regents’ visit last October continue to wait for their trial dates as the District Attorney has not yet finalized a complaint with the court....
Art or Vandalisim?
By Marco DiAddezio Graffiti has, at different points in history, been used as a means of self-promotion, as a method of advertising, and even as a tool to publicize various social and political messages. Graffiti art now appears in museums and galleries around the world....
Record Number of Homeless Deaths in 2006
By Daniel Correia According to the Homeless Services Center’s informal census, Santa Cruz County saw the deaths of 42 homeless people in 2006. Four of the deaths were homicides committed by other homeless people, and the overall death count is the highest since 2001, the...
Undermanned Slugs Fall Apart
By Patricia Sanchez Despite playing with only eight men in uniform, the first half of Saturday’s game against Holy Names College made the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team look like world-beaters. But the second half was an entirely different story, as the Slugs were...
Forty-Nine States?
By Zoravar Sethi Amidst the swaying palm trees, the glistening hot sun, and the peaceful atmosphere of Hawaii, holiday tourists were met with unexpected protest, calling for the state’s secession from the union. During a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s admission as a...
Bird’s Eye Gives the Gift of Unemployment
By Carrie Spitler Three weeks ago most of Santa Cruz County was eager for the holidays and anxiously anticipating the New Year. However, at Birds Eye Foods, Inc. In Watsonville, the final wave of 550 laid off employees said goodbye to their jobs. Many of...
The Water Falls, the Prices Rise
By Sarah Starr The residents of Santa Cruz received a water bill this month with a 12.5 percent increase in rates, which will continue to rise in the next two years. Last month, the City Council held a public hearing to approve the rates increase...