UCSC Students Arrested for Drug Trafficking Charges
Six UC Santa Cruz students were arrested on March 4 for drug trafficking charges, including conspiracy and possession of a controlled substance for sale, according to a press release from the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD). Mariah Dremel (21), Benny Liu (21), Cesar Casil (21),...
Celebrating Communities “Around the World”
The Filipino Student Association (FSA)’s Pagkakaisa Dance Troupe (PDT) will host a cultural celebration at the Porter/Kresge dining hall to dissolve boundaries and highlight diversity this Saturday from 6-9 p.m. UC Santa Cruz’s 2016 Unity Showcase, themed “Around the World,” will deliver a packed lineup...
All That’s Gold Isn’t Safe
The City of Santa Cruz was recognized as a “gold-level bicycle friendly community” by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) last year, but the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), in its most recent 2013 report, ranked Santa Cruz first for number of bicyclists killed...
West Fest Takes UCSC
The College Eight upper-lawn morphed from a quiet grassy plains to a music festival on Feb. 26 for West Fest. KZSC, College Eight and Oakes senates collaborated for nine weeks to plan the festival. The organizations hope to bring it back next year. “A big...
Protesters Join National Berry Boycott
A protest against Driscoll’s, the world’s largest berry producer, occurred in Santa Cruz on Friday with about 10 people holding signs outside Whole Foods on Soquel Avenue. Driscoll’s, headquartered in Watsonville, is the subject of a boycott that began in 2015, when employees of two...
Students Confront EVC Galloway About Support for Sexual Assault Survivors
Twenty students with posters and a list of demands disrupted Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway’s informal office hours at the Global Village Cafe (GVC) this afternoon. The protesters demanded support for sexual assault survivors and a reform of campus policy relating to the subject. The...
No Space for Denial
Earth’s uncertain future defined UC Santa Cruz’s third annual Climate Science and Policy Conference on the gradual and detrimental effects of global warming. “This campus has been committed, since the beginning, to a sustainable environment for the earth,” said UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal. “This event...
Stand-Up for Change
“Being disoriented is sort of a natural experience if you are not of an identity that’s in the status quo,” comedian Jenny Yang said. With fellow comedian D’Lo, Yang produces a stand-up comedy tour called Dis/orient/ed Comedy. The tour stopped at UC Santa Cruz last...
Lost Identities of the Hijab
For Nur, the hijab is liberation, not oppression. For Dian, the hijab is about having a connection with God. For Mahsa, religion is not something to be worn but practiced, and for Arwa, her commitment to the hijab surpasses fear of harassment in the wake...
Grounded in the Cause
Over 200 voices chanting “¡Cuanto? Todo!” (How much? All of it!) shook Santa Cruz City Hall after protesters marched from the Beach Flats Community Garden on Feb 9. The protesters demanded City Council work to acquire the entire garden space from Santa Cruz Seaside...