How Senate Bill 24 is Changing Abortion Accessibility on California College Campuses
California just took abortion protection one step further. Following the codification of abortion in the November elections, Senate Bill 24 (SB 24) expands abortion pill accessibility for college students. “This is the first bill that is mandating something like this across all the UC and…
Activism Heats Up to Cool Climate Down
“How worried are you about climate change?” On Jan. 26, students and faculty filed into Stevenson Event Center and were immediately presented with this question. The answer was unanimous — everyone was afraid. This was the Decarbonization and Electrification Task Force’s (D&E) inaugural Town Hall….
Concerns Rise Over Potential UCSC-Cabrillo Joint Housing Complex
Housing is housing. Even if it’s halfway across the county, right? In a Jan. 17 vote, the Cabrillo Governing Board voted to approve the final draft of a proposed housing complex with 271 units that could house 624 students. The catch is that it would…
Bands Go to Battle in the Porter Dining Hall
What is the Santa Cruz music scene? “It’s like the Twilight Zone,” said Aidan Greathouse, the lead singer of Casino Youth. “ Sometimes they’ll just start screaming over guitar chords,” said Elijah, the drummer of Casino Youth. “Or it’ll be spoken word over a random…
Delayed Construction Projects Impact Student Life
Aditi Karadakal is a third-year student living at Oakes College. For Karadakal, there are many parts of Oakes that she loves — the people, the lower lawn, and the cabin-style buildings. However, like many students on the west side of campus, she is often hungry. …
Despite Postponements, MLK Youth Day Marches on
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” In the auditorium at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, a poster displaying this famous quote and the face of Martin Luther King Jr., hangs above…