Rainbow Theater Celebrates 30 Years: An Illustrated History
This year marks the 30th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz’s Rainbow Theater. For the past 30 years, Rainbow Theater has showcased plays written, directed, and acted in by students of color, providing a safe space for self-expression and creativity. “There was a distinct need for...
Celebrating Culture and Identity: Don’t Miss Rainbow Theater’s 30th Anniversary
It’s 5 p.m. on a Sunday, and most students at UC Santa Cruz are catching up on homework or fighting the Sunday scaries — except for the group of directors, tech crew, performers, and writers gathered at the Stevenson Event Center. These students are tirelessly...
Your Guide to the 2023 SUA Ballot Measure and Opinion Polls
As the 2023 UC Santa Cruz Student Union Assembly election cycle heats up, the UCSC community eagerly anticipates the results of six opinion polls and one ballot measure. The ballot measure asks for significant funding to be made available to further support student organizations. It...
Your Guide to This Year’s SUA Candidates
As UC Santa Cruz prepares for its spring 2023 Student Union Assembly (SUA) elections, a diverse group of candidates are vying for positions. Representing a broad range of academic backgrounds and areas of interest, these candidates put forth distinct visions for improving the campus community,...
SUA Candidates for Academic Affairs, Student Life, and Diversity and Inclusion
SUA elections will take place from May 15 to May 22, and currently enrolled UCSC students will be able to access ballots virtually through the elections website here. The current SUA positions up for vote are President, Vice President for Internal Affairs (VPIA), Vice President...
Internal and External Affairs: Candidates on the Ballot this Year
SUA elections will take place from May 15 to May 22, and currently enrolled UCSC students will be able to access ballots virtually through the campus elections website here. The current SUA positions up for vote are President, Vice President for Internal Affairs (VPIA), Vice...
Your 2023 SUA Presidential Candidates
As UC Santa Cruz prepares for its spring 2023 Student Union Assembly (SUA) elections, a diverse group of candidates are vying for positions. Representing a broad range of academic backgrounds and areas of interest, these candidates put forth distinct visions for improving the campus community,...
Making it to Mainstage: Behind the Productions of Color
Productions of Color, the collaboration between three ethnic organizations on campus — the Indian Student Association (ISA), Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas, and Bayanihan — has taken to UC Santa Cruz Theater Arts’ Mainstage once again for their annual cultural productions. “These [productions] are staples of...
IndigeFest 2023 Celebrates Indigenous Cultures with Food, Performances, and More
The smells of masa and quinoa wafted from UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater as the 11th annual IndigeFest took center stage. To begin the day, lively drums reverberated throughout the space as various Indigenous performers danced passionately to honor their heritage. The festival, held on...
Remove by X: A Glimpse Into UCSC’s Artistic and Political Past
No one pays close attention to the abundance of flyers stapled to the corkboard at bus stops, let alone gives much thought as to what was there before. Now, for the first time ever, students have a chance to see flyers from 1965 through 2001...