(Video) Game-Changer
Erin Robinson Swink, new creative director of UC Santa Cruz’s master’s program in games and playable media, creates games with whimsical ingenuity and joy. Her independent gaming company, Ivy Games, recently released “Gravity Ghost,” in which the player floats through space, depicted as a relaxing…
129 Killed in Paris Terror Acts, California Mourns Long Beach State Student
Last Friday, Paris was struck by six coordinated terrorist attacks, killing at least 129 people and injuring over 350 others, according to multiple news outlets. Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old student from CSU Long Beach, was one of the victims of the terror. The Nov. 13…
Because the Night Belongs to Lovers
“I know I’m really messy,” Patti Smith told a sold-out crowd at the Rio Theatre Tuesday night. “But I’m not going to apologize.” Patti Smith, the multi-faceted artist who is best known for her influence on the New York City punk rock scene and her…
California Dreamin’
California is the promised land, from the Gold Rush to now, in the 21st century. The state is the birthplace of Hollywood and the booming tech industry. California and its unyielding potential makes it the home of a better possible future — a utopia. This…
Redesign of Bus Lines
The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit Department (SCMTD) is asking the difficult questions before redesigning the bus system’s operating routes. “How do you balance serving as much of the county and at the same time providing service in those areas where you really know that you…
Panelists Challenge Systemic Racism
Timid snaps of solidarity echoed through the College Nine and College Ten Multipurpose Room last Tuesday, but grew louder and stronger with every panelist’s response until the room filled with a powerful unity. “There is a war being waged on black bodies in this country,”…