A Letter From The Editors
With misinformation rampant and a growing number of avenues being used to spread it, the necessity of an independent free press is at an all-time high. Amidst the challenges and changes brought about the past few years, we can look back to the editors of…
A Cooperative Campus: Your Guide to the UCSC Co-Ops
Here at UC Santa Cruz, one of the many ways students can take charge of their education and campus experience is through cooperative spaces, or co-ops. Owned and operated by community members, co-ops are accessible places to find resources, make friends, or participate in your…
Distinguished Professor Emerita Sandy Chung Honored by Academy of Arts and Sciences
At a military club in Milpitas, California during the mid-’90s, former classmates reconnected and reminisced about their shared high school experience in Guam and the years state-side since, speaking in their native tongue: Chamorro. Their teachers, predominantly American, addressed the gathering in the only language…
AAPI Heritage Month Event Hosted by Student Organizations
Laughter and conversation rang out from the typically quiet study hall of Oakes Learning Center as students gathered for fragrant food, painting, and karaoke. The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Event was hosted by the Kuya Ate Mentorship Program (KAMP) and Community…
Engaging Education Host’s Tamika D. Mallory and Tiffany Dena Loftin Talk Organizing, Activism, and Collaboration
“It’s unity, not uniformity.” When it comes to organizing, Tamika D. Mallory holds this advice close to her heart. Mallory was invited by student-led organization, engaging education (e2), to speak with UC Santa Cruz alumna and fellow organizer Tiffany Dena Loftin for this year’s Speaker…
Modeling New Futures: Abolitionist Authors Speak at Quarry
Fifteen minutes after the scheduled start of the “Abolition. Feminism. Now.” speaker event, the line still runs all the way through Quarry Plaza. Some have brought their own copies of the book, and others have already taken out their wallets to buy a copy. On…
John R. Lewis College Dedication: Keynote Speakers
One started in verse. One started in prose. One started in song. Tension between student protestors’ silence and campus administration speeches hung heavy over the Quarry Amphitheater during the John R. Lewis College Dedication, as its three keynote speakers were tasked with speaking to a…
Victory for Starbucks Workers
For many avid Starbucks customers in Santa Cruz their coffee tasted the same as any other day on May 11, even though there was a fresh sense of victory that surrounded some of their branches. The branch on the corner of Mission and Dufour, and…
So Much for Good Trouble
“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” This is one of John R. Lewis’s most famous statements, a statement that UC Santa Cruz had no hesitation printing on the back of…
BSU Doubles Down On Demands During John R. Lewis College Dedication
Speaking to a packed crowd at the Quarry Amphitheater, Black Student Union (BSU) President X Starr turned around and locked eyes with one attendee sitting behind them during their speech: Michael Drake, the president of the University of California. Squatting in front of both Drake…