An Interview With Chancellor Blumenthal
1) Student Reaction Chancellor George Blumenthal officially switched roles from a professor to chancellor in 2007 after 35 years of teaching astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. When he joined UCSC’s faculty, tuition was less than $1,000 per year, and by the time he...
Vigil Honors Three Students Killed in Chapel Hill
The sky dimmed above a candlelit Quarry Plaza on Friday night as about 70 people stood in a circle to remember the lives of three Muslim students killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Feb. 10 The shooting of Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha...
UCSC PD Investigates Fight at Kresge as Hate Crime
Updated, 2/19 In response to the Feb. 7 incident at Kresge College that is being investigated as a hate crime, about 80 people gathered in Kresge Town Hall to support the UC Santa Cruz and LGBT community in an event called “Strength Through Solidarity” on Wednesday....
SUA Declares Opposition To Relocation
The Student Union Assembly (SUA) unanimously passed a resolution declaring opposition to a proposal that would relocate the staff of Student Organization Advising and Resources (SOAR) and over 150 student organizations and their members to the Crown College “pit” parking lot. The Student Union and...
Upper East Field Tentatively Set to Open April 2
A tentative date to reopen the Upper East Field has been set for April 2, said Kevin “Skippy” Givens, UCSC’s competitive sports supervisor.
Understanding the Conflicts in South Sudan
Assistant professor of politics and legal studies Mark Massoud said South Sudan — having declared its independence four years ago — is now “the world’s newest country.” He added that as the newest nation, it is also recognized globally as one of the most delicate...
Vigil Honors Transgender Women of Color
About 40 members of the UC Santa Cruz community gathered at the Oakes Learning Center last Friday to participate in a vigil honoring the memory of the transgender women of color who have been killed in the past month. The vigil was organized by the...
Dis/orient/ed Comedy: Uproar From the Underrepresented
“When things aren’t being fulfilled in a certain space, you just have to create your own,” said Dis/orient/ed Comedy co-producer D’Lo during his appearance in the group’s stand-up show last Friday. True to his words and the name of the showcase, the space created in...
Discourse on Intercourse
Flowers are great on Valentine’s Day, but why not skip to what’s really important — sex. Starting Feb. 9, Porter College will host a week of events, titled “Week of Great Sex,” to promote discourse about sexuality and sexual health. “It’s important to open up...
‘From Ferguson to Palestine’ to Santa Cruz
By Montse Reyes & Ramona Parrotta “There has been an unbroken line of racist police killings since the era of slavery,” said scholar, author and activist Angela Davis during her keynote “Racism, Militarism and Poverty: From Ferguson to Palestine” at the 31st annual Martin Luther...