The Legacy of the Tabby Cat: Santa Cruz Says Goodbye to Cafe and Organizing Space
On May 21, customers lined up at the Tabby Cat Cafe for its final day of operation. Changes are brewing as it prepares for new ownership.
Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Welcomed by Engaging Education as this Year’s Change Maker
With open hearts and open ears, students, faculty, and community members welcomed nationally renowned scholar, activist, professor, and author Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to the podium in Classroom Unit 2. On May 24, over 150 people gathered for engaging education’s (e²) annual Change Makers event. This...
Navigating Title IX: Finding The Strength To Reclaim
UC Santa Cruz’s Title IX office received 471 official reports between 2021 and 2022. Those are only the cases that were actually reported. Survivors may hesitate to file investigations with Title IX for a variety of reasons. The thought of going through Title IX’s investigative...
Navigating the Fentanyl Crisis: Where Slugs Can Access Harm Reduction Resources
Sixty-seven percent. That is the proportion of drug related deaths caused by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in the United States last year. Fentanyl is said to be a silent killer for several reasons. It is 50 times more potent than heroin, interacts fatally with...
CSC STOP or CSC GO? UCSC’s Laundry System
Any college student knows that $20 can go a long way. It can buy a comfort meal after a long day, gas for your car, or that book your professor recommended. At UC Santa Cruz, it is what you need to have clean laundry for...
Food, Funds, and Frustration: How the End of the COVID-19 State of Emergency is Impacting CalFresh Recipients on Campus
For fourth-year Meri Klingelhofer, the additional $95 she received per month from CalFresh’s COVID-19 emergency allotment funds made all the difference in her ability to maintain a nutritious diet. The comfort of cooking and eating fresh produce with reduced financial concern is something she will...
A Clamtastic Culinary Competition: The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s 42nd Annual Clam Chowder Cook-off
What’s the secret to the best bowl of clam chowder? Ask any chef at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 42nd Annual Clam Chowder Cook-off and you’ll get a laugh, maybe a knowing smile — but no answer. Celery, perhaps. Onions and potatoes, obvious staples. Bacon...
The Struggle for Maunakea
As dictated by the mele oli Hānau Ka Mauna, a traditional Native Hawaiian chant, the top of Maunakea should be treated with the utmost reverence. The sun offers deferential respect to the peak as it rises each morning. When Pua Case wakes up each day...
The Hands That Feed Us: UCSC’s Dining Hall Staff Shortage
A long line stretches from the entrance of the Porter/Kresge Dining Hall to Porter B. Laughter echoes, Passion Orange Guava juice flows, dishes clank. The lunch rush is beginning for a dining hall worker at the Porter/Kresge Dining Hall. Students gather to feast on Allergen-Free...
HSI Initiatives and Student Leaders: A Twofold Effort to Support Latine Students on Campus
As Nelson Ramirez walked into his first computer science class at UC Santa Cruz, he felt isolated from many of his peers. “People who apply to this major and are studying it have background knowledge already, […] and a lot of them also have money...