What Can You Create in 46 Hours?
Mark Adams and other organizers went door-to-door, to every computer science class on campus, to find participants for the first annual UC Santa Cruz hackathon last year. One year later, Adams doesn’t have to knock on any doors; roughly 300 students, compared to last...
UCSC alum Travis Marton, 23, remembered by friends, family
On Jan. 4, hundreds of people gathered at Natural Bridges State Beach — many wearing Greek letters — to mourn and celebrate the life of their friend and brother, Travis Marton.
9 Stories that Defined 2014
Top 9 stories that defined 2014
Protesters Continue Demonstrations Against Tuition Hike
Nearly 250 students participated in a walk-out and march, from Quarry Plaza to Kerr Hall’s roof, on Dec. 8 against the tuition increase. Students throughout the UC system have taken action against the approved five-year plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent each...
‘Blackout’ Shuts Down Quarry Plaza
By Montse Reyes and Lauren Romero Over 100 students blocked pedestrian traffic through Quarry Plaza on Tuesday to not only protest incidents of police brutality and systematic oppression against black communities, but also to empower UC Santa Cruz’s own black community. Demonstrators maintained the blockade for...
UCSC Student Held on $375,000 Bail
UC Santa Cruz police arrested Victor Solano-Guzman, 21, on Sunday night at 3:39 a.m. on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrest logs.
Black Students Protest Systematic Killings
By Gabby Areas and Pamela Avila Last Friday, student demonstrators lay on the ground in Quarry Plaza for four and a half hours — the amount of time Michael Brown was left on the street after being shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson — to...
Reflections on Injustice
A roar of applause greeted a 61-year-old man, donning his trademark black suit, as he sauntered up to the Media Theater’s stage. Dr. Cornel West, the sole reason why hundreds of students filed into the theater that night, had arrived.
Student Occupation Ends
Occupiers of Humanities 2 released a statement on their blog “Education Should Be Free” notifying readers that the six-day occupation was ending on Nov. 26. The statement “We Are Everywhere: A Letter of Arrival from Humanities 2” read, “Though we leave Humanities 2 today, it...
Finding Sustainable Solutions for Water Shortage
Since Dec. 2, there has been .82 inches of rainfall. Though the rain helps, it’s nowhere near the 12 inches needed to end water restrictions. Amid statewide drought conditions, food production at the UC Santa Cruz Farm decreased in November, according to The Center for...