Lecturers Unite to Demand Job Security
About 100 people gathered at the UC Santa Cruz sign at the base of campus for St. Precaria’s Picnic on June 1. While getting their fill of spaghetti, garlic bread and other snacks, attendees rallied and informed the community about the issues lecturers face within...
Laying a Foundation for Coastal Biology
The construction of the new Coastal Biology Building on Santa Cruz’s Westside is underway. The two-year $73 million project will accommodate new facilities and resources for UC Santa Cruz’s ecology and evolutionary biology department (EEB). The Coastal Biology Building will support “research and teaching on...
The Sounds of Social Justice
The fusion of percussion and vocals by Los Angeles band La Chamba produced an upbeat vibe throughout the ninth annual HOPE International Music Festival. Amid busy food stalls, students swayed their hips to the music or crouched on the pavement with rainbow-colored chalk in their...
Jupiter — the Missing Piece in a Galactic Puzzle
In the early stages of our solar system, Jupiter may have swept through the initial debris destroying the first generation of inner planets before retreating into its current orbit. Had it not been for Jupiter, Earth would not exist. UC Santa Cruz astronomy and professor...