A Perfect Ten: UCSC’s Residential Colleges
Welcome back to another year at UC Santa Cruz! Here, we’ve rounded up all you need to know about each of our ten unique residential colleges. Cowell College: Founded in 1965 Cowell College, the first college established at UCSC, boasts a sweeping view of Monterey…
A Day in the Life of a Porter Dining Squirrel
Your average Porter Dining Hall squirrel wakes up early on weekdays. She knows the poor souls with 8 a.m. classes are about to spill and splash and drop and scatter their breakfast remains across the patio floor in a sleep-deprived daze. She hopes they have…
Despite New Campus Housing In The Future, Students Are Struggling In The Present
Third-year student Josh Ticheli opened his email in late August to see this message from the university about the status of his on-campus housing application. “At this time, we have one spot on campus for every 11 students currently on the waitlist. Interest in on-campus…
Registering to Vote in Santa Cruz
Fellow banana slugs — it’s that time of year again. Election Day is Nov. 8, the Tuesday of week seven. Conflicts with exams and proximity to the end of the quarter can make finding the time to vote tricky. But don’t fear, City on a…
Your Guide to Abortion Pill Access on Campus
Following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, California is poised to become a sanctuary state for abortion access. SB 24, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019, states that by Jan. 1, 2023, the California State University and…
The Warriors Walk Their Own Path
Note: This story is an updated version of previous Santa Cruz Warriors analysis heading into the 2022 G League playoffs. Read the first story here. To the Golden State Warriors, size doesn’t matter. They don’t have staggering height, with only two players on the 2021-22…
The Californian Privilege in Abortion Access and Proposition 1
Every woman in my life, including myself, has had a pregnancy scare. What felt like cramping, never-ending nausea, and dread in the pit of my stomach are all symptoms of a period and of pregnancy. Their uncanny similarity only added to my stress, causing me…
Saving Your Wallet While Loving Your Stomach
Grocery shopping and managing a budget are unlikely to be on a student’s list of favorite hobbies. While walking through the fluorescent aisles of a grocery store, it can become difficult to assess the best way to budget. For growing numbers of students facing food…
Finding Your Place in Community Spaces
Corporations are getting harder to escape, even in Santa Cruz. Here are some of the beloved community-oriented and non-corporate collective spaces where you can always find a home. Whether that’s a political, emotional, new, or known home, it’s never too late to try and find…
Santa Cruz Starbucks Workers Fight Back Against Labor Violations with Strike
When Starbucks employees at the Ocean Street location arrived to their workplace at 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 13, the coffee machines stayed off, the ovens remained cold, and the door was kept locked. Instead, protest signs were raised, a picket line was formed, and the…