Vlogger Laci Green Tackles Rape Culture
There’s a question on the screen: What is rape culture? As the answer is revealed, 360 audience members brace themselves for an hour of disturbing facts and an amusing parody of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” music video. “Taking Down Rape Culture” was one of a…
‘Decline and Fall of the UC’ Responds to Recent Tuition Hikes
Fourteen people gathered at the Graduate Student Commons last Tuesday to discuss some of the most disputed questions among the student body surrounding the UC regents’ approval of a tuition increase last November. “The Decline and Fall of the University of California: A Workshop” was…
Vigil Honors Three Students Killed in Chapel Hill
The sky dimmed above a candlelit Quarry Plaza on Friday night as about 70 people stood in a circle to remember the lives of three Muslim students killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Feb. 10 The shooting of Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha…
Dis/orient/ed Comedy: Uproar From the Underrepresented
“When things aren’t being fulfilled in a certain space, you just have to create your own,” said Dis/orient/ed Comedy co-producer D’Lo during his appearance in the group’s stand-up show last Friday. True to his words and the name of the showcase, the space created in…
Protesters Make Noise at 50th Anniversary Kick-off Event
A rhythm of clanking metal and unified chants filled Quarry Plaza on Thursday at noon as nearly 40 students marched from Humanities 2 to protest the tuition increase at UC Santa Cruz’s 50th anniversary kick-off event, “Dress Like It’s 1965.” The disruption of the university…