By Matt Skenazy We followed the street together, no real destination except away from our team and the Fluminese soccer compound that had been our home and our prison for the past 14 days. After two weeks of eight-hour days of soccer, we needed a...

By Scott Nossen Sporting pajama pants and dreadlocks, faux kiddy show host Uncle Howard instructs his audience on how to make a pipe using only an apple and a pen. Earning his fair share of laughs (and groans) with an act that included a self-gratifying...

By Justin Bercovich This Saturday, 12 members of the UC Santa Cruz swim team will take turns swimming 26 miles across the Monterey Bay in the seventh annual Ian Carney Memorial Transbay Swim. The team will begin at sunrise on Saturday, while the substitute swimmers...

By Condoms: mankind’s best friend in a wrapper smaller than the palm of your hand, our defender from HIV and unwanted rugrats, and available in more flavors than a Baskin Robbin’s display case. They’ve served our species well, but as Human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness grows,...

By Leah Bartos The Devil, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is the "spirit of evil," a person who is "wicked," "malevolent," "daring," "clever" . . . Wait. Clever?Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?

By Chancellor Denice Denton’s suicide was a tragedy that left a deep hole in the campus community. The loss was great for our campus as well as the world, for Denton was a hero in her field, a pioneer for gay and female scientists.We at...

By Shane Patterson Having pride is important. Pride is about having a sense of one

By Alia Wilson Students congregated under the high brick beams of the University Business Center of California State University Fresno earlier this month, where concerned Californian students debated issues of social, environmental, and reproductive justice.The Campus Progressives Unite (CPU) Conference, which took place Sept. 8...

By Will Norton-Mosher The UC regents voted unanimously in favor of approving the latest draft of the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) last Thursday amid strong opposition from city and community leaders. The plan, initially drafted in 2003, would allow UC Santa Cruz to develop...

By Hannah Mamont Despite the easygoing vibe at this years Office of Physical Education Recreation and Sports (OPERS) festival, on Sept. 19, many of the campus organizations that tabled have already kicked into high gear. As the Nov. 7 election draws near, several groups are...