Q&A with Civil Rights Leader Dr. Clarence Jones
On May 4, Dr. Clarence Jones will give a lecture titled “After the Civil Rights Movement: The Legacy of Dr. King — Today and Beyond” at the UC Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The lecture will be free and open to the public.
Food For Thought
UCSC Dining has steadily improved its composting process since 2008, but problems persist. Even with the help of a proposed on-campus resource recovery facility, UCSC Dining says the only way to achieve a waste-free campus by 2020 is with students’ help. When the College Nine/Ten...
Thousands Gather for Festival of Colors
Nearly 4,000 friends and strangers danced, sang and celebrated the coming of spring amid an explosion of color at UC Santa Cruz’s second annual Holi Festival last Friday. Holi is an annual celebration of love, renewed relationships and the triumph of good over evil. Although...
Beneath The Ice
Creatures Below Antarctic Sheet Incite Evolutionary and Extraterrestrial Questions Forty-four scientists woke up to another nightless day in Antarctica to collect water samples and temperatures in a hidden subglacial lake, as a part of a project that included various trips to the icy shelf over the span of four years....
Doctors Protest Lack of Funding
The original version of this article included information that was unclear and has been edited. More information is at the bottom of the article. For the first time in 43 years, the Union of American Physicians and Doctors, which represents doctors that work at UC student health...
The Cosmos Through Disciplines
The UC Santa Cruz Institute for Humanities Research launched its first public event, “Questions That Matter: Making the Cosmos Local,” on Jan. 27. About 200 attendees listened to a dialogue between UCSC physics professor Anthony Aguirre and associate history professor Minghui Hu at the Kuumbwa...
Disciplines Connected Through Cosmos
The UC Santa Cruz Institute for Humanities Research launched its first public event, “Questions That Matter: Making the Cosmos Local,” on Jan. 27. About 200 attendees listened to a dialogue between UCSC physics professor Anthony Aguirre and associate history professor Minghui Hu at the Kuumbwa...
‘Slug Nebula’ May Connect Galaxies
Captured in an image by UC Santa Cruz astronomers, an illuminated piece of the intergalactic cosmic web, lovingly named “Slug Nebula,” has been recognized by Physics World magazine as one of the “Top Ten Breakthroughs in Physics of 2014.” Since the universe is constantly expanding...
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Across campus students are stretching, twisting and leaning into poses that are not only physically challenging, but also mentally demanding. Yoga is on the upswing, and there is much more to it than cute headbands and the latest Lululemon leggings. “Yoga classes appeal to undergrads...
A Successful Weekend for Men’s Basketball
Despite a disappointing loss against Whittier (71-58) at the Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night, the men’s basketball team came back with a close win against Linfield College (59-50) on Sunday to round out an overall successful weekend.