Graduate Students Walk Out Against Taxation
Graduate students abandoned sections, experiments and labs on Wednesday at UC Santa Cruz. About 150 people rallied in Quarry Plaza as part of the nationwide walkout against the proposed graduate tax in the Republican H.R. 1 tax plan. H.R. 1 would classify tuition waivers received...
UC Encourages Transfers, UCSC Fails to Meet Mandate
This academic year, UC Santa Cruz was one of two UCs that failed to meet the mandated student ratio — two first-year students for every one transfer. The UC Office of the President (UCOP) implemented the 2-1 ratio in collaboration with California State University and...
Syd’s Solo Career Hits Santa Cruz
At the age of 16, Sydney Bennett began producing from her room at her parents’ house in Los Angeles. That year she reached out to Tyler, the Creator on Myspace and became the production engineer for Odd Future. Syd tha Kid’s career took off. Syd,...
Dispose of the Tampon Tax
Periods cost about $7 a month. That’s $7 a month, 12 times a year, for approximately 40 years. This means that, on average, this basic bodily function ends up costing those who menstruate a few thousand dollars. Gov. Jerry Brown approved Assembly Bill (AB) 10...
No Escape From Misogyny
Recent revelations about serial assaulters in Hollywood have shifted public dialogue. The normalized silence around harassment is lifting and it feels like people are actually listening. What these conversations often miss is that managing misogynistic culture is so daunting because misogyny is everywhere. For some,...
Reclaiming a Holiday
Instead of turning a blind eye to the colonialism of Thanksgiving, about 70 people gathered last week to bring indigenous representation to the holiday through a discussion of indigenous issues and food at this year’s Indigethanx event. “People have such a misconception of what actually...