By Natalie Phillips Australian folk duo Bluehouse is back in America and preparing to play Don Quixote’s in Felton on Oct. 19. The group, made up of the lively Jacqueline Walter and Bernadette Carroll, took a few minutes to speak with City on a Hill...

By Erik Oatman Since the beginning of Chinese-European trade in the 13th Century, the most densely populated country in the world has acquired and adapted to western standards of trade and business. With China becoming the next economic super-power of the world, the country has...

By Hannah Mamont Nestled between redwoods and Kresge Town Hall, the outside of the recently renamed Owl’s Nest Caf?

By Jeremy Spitz The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has long been a proponent of free speech, fighting passionately, and often controversially, for the preservation of first amendment rights. But several prominent former members and leaders of the organizations have formed a protest group to...

By Justin Bercovich Giving up a goal in the opening minutes against an upstart club wasn’t exactly what the undefeated UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team was expecting when they hosted Cal State San Marcos’ first-year program last Saturday.But that was the situation the Slugs...

By Jono Kinkade After the ousting of Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the Sept. 19 coup, many people both within Thailand and its diaspora have mixed feelings as the new leadership’s reinstitution of democracy begins. Prime Minister Thaksin, the elected governmental leader in Thailand’s...

By Zev Vernon-Lapow The UC Regents haven’t visited UC Santa Cruz since 2002, and after next week’s scheduled tour of the campus, they may not look forward to coming back for another four years.The likelihood that the Regents will be met with hostility appears high,...

By Nick Winnie As the Nov. 7 midterm elections approach, both the Republicans and Democrats are entering what is considered one of the most intense congressional election seasons in recent memory. In the Senate, the Democrats hope to take at least six seats from the...

By Samantha Thompson Now students looking for a break can choose to surf the rough waves of Santa Cruz or just sit in the serenity of a yoga class for relief.UCSC Recreation, a department within the Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS), has...

By Claire Walla Sandy beaches and ocean waves create the back-drop for clusters of bikini-clad blondes and bare-chested boys enjoying sun and surf. Or so the story goes on popular television drama "The O.C.," referred to in some European cities as "California Teens."Though this scene...