Far From Tapping Out
In a state with a dwindling water supply, UC Santa Cruz has been awarded for its standout water conservation practices. At the 2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference on Oct. 1 hosted by San Francisco State University, UCSC was given the best practice award for...
Delivered to Your Doorstep
Jamie Feaster calls it “Uber for Pot.” The marketing team at Eaze — an app and website where users can consult with doctors to obtain medical marijuana cards, order strains of marijuana and get it delivered — anticipates the legalization of recreational marijuana. Before...
‘Join the Struggle’
When asked to define practical activism, Eden Silva Jequinto said it’s “about engaging in what your reality is […] What’s your role and how can you make a decision. Not just through your mind or words but through your actions, and not just by yourself...
Lecturers Reach Out For Support
What students don’t know about the difference between professors and lecturers is what’s most interesting — and most alarming — to Josh Brahinsky. Brahinsky, a lecturer at San Jose State University and former grad student at UC Santa Cruz, said students are surprised to discover...
Panelists Challenge Systemic Racism
Timid snaps of solidarity echoed through the College Nine and College Ten Multipurpose Room last Tuesday, but grew louder and stronger with every panelist’s response until the room filled with a powerful unity. “There is a war being waged on black bodies in this country,”...
Donation Strengthens Screenwriting Program
UC Santa Cruz alumnus and Emmy Award-winning producer Ken Corday has donated to the arts division to strengthen the screenwriting program by establishing the Kenneth R. Corday Family Presidential Chair Endowment in Writing for Television & Film. The endowment will help fund more permanent support...
Hoffman’s at Global Village Cafe to Close Doors on Friday
Global Village Cafe (GVC) — operated by Hoffman’s Bistro since 2012 in McHenry Library — will be evicted on Oct. 16. While the McHenry Library administration is still in negotiation with a new tenant, the future vendor is tentatively expected to be Cafe Brasil, said...
Critiquing the American Dream
Moments after the paintings were set up on campus, students began to react. Fourth-year Tristan M. walked out of McHenry Library and was confronted with an image of two hooded men in suits — one wearing a police vest, with a gun and drug needle...
Nowhere to Pedal Home
UC Santa Cruz’s bike co-op is celebrating its 20th anniversary — without a home. The co-op, a student-run shop that sells parts and provides cheap bike repair, moved out of the Redwood Building in Quarry Plaza due to construction to make the building more earthquake...
EVC Alison Galloway Announces Resignation
Alison Galloway pursued a career in academia because she never wanted to stop learning. After 25 years working at UC Santa Cruz, including five years as the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (CP/EVC), she says there’s still always something new to learn. On Oct....