Data Overload
Computer science (CS) at UC Santa Cruz is drawing more students than it has classroom space to accommodate, leading the Jack Baskin School of Engineering to move toward formally declaring CS an impacted major. This will make the major more competitive and limit the amount...
Intercambio
Exchange, or “intercambio” in Spanish, can take many forms. At Intercambio: Just Food/Justamente Comida, an event hosted by Community Agroecology Network (CAN), participants exchanged experiences of food injustice and traded cooking workshops, art and dialogue. “It is really about exchanging your knowledge and experiences and...
Advocating for Inclusive Sustainability
A 2016 survey by UCSC People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) showed that only 74 percent of students of color felt that people of their ethnic background participate in environmentally related activities at UCSC compared to 92 percent for white non-hispanic students. PoCSC presented these...
Climate Justice Across Academia
Practicality and spirituality intertwined at Stevenson College this past weekend at the UC Santa Cruz Bioneers Conference as speakers advocated for climate justice. Presentations on ocean fisheries, Native American land trusts and “Buddhist economics,” which balances economic growth with happiness, were some of the workshops...
Challenging Machismo
Forty years ago, Luis Valdez created “Zoot Suit” to draw attention to Chicano culture in mainstream media. Now, Luis Valdez’s son, director Kinan Valdez, has revitalized the play to address the current political climate and themes of racism and sexism still significant today. “Zoot Suit”...
SUA Election Officer Results
Max Jimenez, President “I am excited to be your newly elected SUA president! I will be staying in Santa Cruz for the summer to start planning what the next year will look like. If any of you have ideas and want to chat, reach out to...
Self-Care Before Finals
The bass thumps as trap music blares from the speaker. Students laugh through their poses as instructor TrapYogaBae tells them to shake their heads, stretch their necks and say “no to fuckboys” as they move into downward-facing dog. The 11th annual Birth of Word Festival...
Measure 68 Passes
Measure 68, the proposed referendum to fund UC Santa Cruz NCAA athletics, has passed with an 80 percent “yes” vote from the UCSC voting student body. The fee will officially be enacted in fall of 2018 and continue for 25 years. It will charge each student...
Measure 67 Fails
The Campus Student Government Fee Increase, Measure 67 failed with a 61 percent vote. A 66 percent vote was needed to pass. The measure would have raised the current $7 quarterly Measure 8 fee to $20 beginning in the fall 2017 quarter to further fund...
Accessibility vs. Affordability
While UC Santa Cruz encourages students to invest in a meal plan, a seven-day meal plan that costs $464 per month is not always the cheapest or most accessible option for students. Those without meal plans and those who live off campus have to shop...