Memories Relived in ‘a garden, too.’
Vibrant photographs printed on fabric hangings ripple in the evening breeze as visitors move around artist Roan Bontempo’s exhibit, where she offers an intimate view of the memories and emotions growing in her garden of artwork. Her installation opened at UC Santa Cruz’s Eduardo Carrillo...
SUA Hits the ‘Gas Pedal’
Amid budget constraints and a contentious history, the Student Union Assembly (SUA) will hold its first large concert since 2014 and make the campus concert dream of many students a reality. Sage the Gemini will perform at the Quarry Amphitheater on Oct. 20. Since Isabella...
Art for the Community
The hood of an old truck painted with neon roses. A woven Maidu basket pulled from the museum’s archives. Visitors drawing, stamping and conversing as they create their own artwork to add to the exhibit. “Infinite Other” presents an immersive installation where visitors are encouraged...
Just be Yourself
Everyone wants to be liked, but what if one’s fear of not having control over that leads to serious health effects? How does one regain the strength to find happiness and acceptance in themselves physically and mentally? For UC Santa Cruz third-year Maris Degener, the answer...
Tessellating Identities
MK Veniegas-Isip stands in front of her childhood home in the Philippines, wearing a “fearlessly queer” t-shirt, as a light smile dances across her face. Framed by Instagram’s borders, this self-portrait, titled “Bahay,” (left) is accompanied by a captioned description of a childhood in the...
BAILá CON LOS MEJICAS
Flowing skirts, bright colors and the sound of live Mariachi players are only a few sights and sounds attendees of the 46th annual Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas Spring Show will experience. Formed in 1972, seven years after the founding of UC Santa Cruz, Grupo Folklórico...
‘F*ck Your Beauty Standards’
Media’s restrictive portrayal of beauty, comments from family members and beauty products aimed to lighten skin are only a few ways false beauty standards are perpetuated. “Many if not all of us have experienced some type of body shame,” said Cantú Queer Center and Women’s...
‘When in Doubt, Bhangra it Out’
Rocking vibrant and ornate Punjabi suits known as salwar kameez, the UC Santa Cruz Bhangra Dance Team, called Apna Virsa, hyped the crowd with their vivacious energy and several attendees lunged forward cheering and dancing on to the dance floor, as if to join the...
Performances, Food & Community Celebration
Cumbia or line dance, the performances captivated the audience for six straight hours. Samosas or Fruta Picada, the food kept attendees in line for more. This was the 39th annual Multicultural Festival (MCF), organized together by 15 ethnic organizations and Greek life, making it one...
The Fight Isn’t Over
“Walkout! Walkout!” In 1968, students in East Los Angeles high schools realized they weren’t receiving access to the same opportunities as their peers. After months of organizing, more than 20,000 students boycotted school in a massive protest that some say ignited the Mexican American civil...