Fifty-one Years of Family: Los Mejicas’, El Camino a Mi Corazón
From outside the Activities Room at the Athletics and Recreation center, a symphony of traditional Mexican music, sharp zapateos, and gritos engulfs your ears. The rhythmic beats stop, only to be followed by an immediate eruption of cheers, laughter, and the beginning of the next…
Corre La Voz Program Faces Downsizing
The bell rings through the corridors of Branciforte Middle School as flocks of students pour out of classrooms, lugging their backpacks. Most are exhausted and eager to get home. But some stick around, shuffling to the school library where the UC Santa Cruz student mentors…
A Month After Antisemitic Acts, Jewish Students Want Action
Just before Shabbat, the Jewish sabbath, third-year Donna Harel received an upsetting email sent to the campus community. When she opened her phone and saw the announcement that two antisemitic acts occurred on campus the week prior, she started to cry. “One of my fears,…
Navigating Title IX: Finding The Strength To Reclaim
UC Santa Cruz’s Title IX office received 471 official reports between 2021 and 2022. Those are only the cases that were actually reported. Survivors may hesitate to file investigations with Title IX for a variety of reasons. The thought of going through Title IX’s investigative…
TAPS Staffing Shortage Crowds Buses and Disrupts Commutes
6:48pm…6:49pm…6:50pm. Students wait for the familiar whine of the Upper Campus bus climbing up the hill, but are instead met with silence. On May 1, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) announced that, effective May 8, they would be significantly reducing their services. The Bike Shuttle…
No Detectable Amount of Lead Found, Yet Students Remain Concerned
The Process of Uncovering Answers When Luisa Perez brought her collection of water samples back to the lab at UC Santa Cruz’s coastal science campus for testing in fall quarter, the last thing she expected was a positive result for lead. But after waiting the…
Above the Ocean, Below the Trees: Brutalist Architecture and History on Campus
Walk through UC Santa Cruz’s forested paths and you might see moss creeping into the grooves of wooden bridges and stone walls, or thick roots rupturing concrete as if gasping for breath. UCSC is often lauded as one of the most beautiful college campuses in…
Your Guide to This Year’s SUA Candidates
As UC Santa Cruz prepares for its spring 2023 Student Union Assembly (SUA) elections, a diverse group of candidates are vying for positions. Representing a broad range of academic backgrounds and areas of interest, these candidates put forth distinct visions for improving the campus community,…
Dirt in the Making: Student-led Compost Initiative at Oakes Garden
It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon at Oakes College, with few people in sight despite the rare appearance of warm sunshine. For students Gabe Schiering, Lydia Oltman, Charlie Lysikhina, and Isabella Brower, it’s a perfect time to make dirt. Packed into wooden palettes is a four-week-old…
May Day Rally Denounces UC Investments, Pushes for Divestment
At around 12:15pm on May 1, three K7 workers – Thomas Scott Brazier, Nick Castillo, and Rob Antrobus – stepped into Kerr Hall. Antrobus carried a written notice that UCSC’s Skilled Crafts (K7) division intends to open contract negotiations before their current contract expires in…