CA Rings in 2016 With Tighter Gun Control
On Jan. 1, three news laws and provisions to existing laws regarding firearms went into effect in California: SB 199, SB 707 and AB 1014. The laws concern BB devices, firearms on school campuses and temporary emergency gun violence restraining orders, and were passed as part…
Maddy Middleton Memorial Brings Community Together
Flower wreaths and photos of 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton adorned the Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday. The bleachers were filled to the top with community members who came to mourn and remember the life of the freckle-faced girl. While waiting for the memorial to begin,…
Fostering a Better Future
Names of students have been changed to protect their identities. It’s move-in day, fall 2014. Among the buzz and bustle is Hailey. She is accompanied by her older sister and, like her peers, she is abeam by the feelings of liberation that moving away to…
En Route: Mixed Motions For Inspiration
When asked to describe urban dance — the style of dance Haluan performs — dance team coordinators Ray Chung and Adlina Basuki were at a loss for words. Chung and Basuki, along with third-year Alexis Roney, coordinate the urban dance group at UC Santa Cruz…
Capitola: First City in Santa Cruz County to Adopt Body Cameras
Capitola police officers will be equipped with 20 body cameras and nine vehicle cameras come July, with the help of a $100,501 state grant. Many community members are celebrating the purchase as a step toward ensuring public protection, but some argue that body cameras are…
Driving Out Of Deficit
Over 20,000 people ride a Santa Cruz Metro bus every day. Over 10,000 of those riders are UC Santa Cruz students. The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD) gets over 100,000 people in Santa Cruz County to where they need to go every week —…
Revealing Truth Amid Corruption and Crime in Mexico
Every day for the last six months, police officers and news outlets in Mexico have been telling Blanca Luz Nava Vélez that her son is dead and have told her different stories — he was shot, he was tortured and killed, he was burned…
UC Regents Committee Approves Tuition Increase Despite Protests
The UC Regents Committee on Long Range Planning voted 7-2 on Wednesday in favor of UC President Janet Napolitano’s plan to increase tuition. The decision met opposition by Gov. Jerry Brown and student Regent Sadia Saifuddin, as well as hundreds of protesters outside of…
Parallel Lives of Humans and Stars
Surrounded by darkness, a young astrophysicist throws an apple that bursts into a galaxy, illuminating the stage.This scene is one of many in UC Santa Cruz’s new production “Birth of Stars,” which immerses the audience in an intertwining of science and theater.
Diversity Center Celebrates 25 Years
When Steve Weybright returned to Santa Cruz from the Vietnam War after 15 years, he found that he didn’t know anyone. Going back to the community as an older person, he said, made it hard to meet people, but the Diversity Center gave him the…