Santa Cruz County Health Alert for Shigella Outbreak
As the cold winter season drags on, the houseless community faces another dire threat. On Feb. 8, the County of Santa Cruz released a health alert about four confirmed cases of Shigella sonnei, or shigellosis, among houseless people in the county. Three weeks later, the...
Resistance in the Redwoods: The History of Black Panthers in Santa Cruz
Found deep in library archives, photo collections, and memories of longtime residents, Santa Cruz’s Black history is rich beneath the surface. Massive influential figures of the Black liberation movement have ties to Santa Cruz, including some of the most notable members of the Black Panther...
From Priority to Lottery: Changes to Housing Leaves Students Uncertain
“There’s no way this is real, there’s no way this is happening.” That was Daniel Mejia’s first thought when he opened his email on Jan. 23. As a first-year Education Opportunity Programs (EOP) student, he was shocked to read the updated 2024-25 continuing student housing...
Sneak Peek at Clyde’s, the Latest AATAT Production
A yellow plywood sign adorns the exterior wall of the mainstage. Above its flashing bulbs and swooping red arrow is a word: Clyde’s. Clyde’s, an African American Theater Arts Troop (AATAT) production, opens on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz Theater...
Unions Rally to Quarry Plaza to ask “Where’s the Love UCSC?”
On a gray Valentine’s Day morning, students and staff joined the Cross-Union Solidarity Rally to march from the Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall to the Quarry Plaza. Many donned red bandanas reading “UCSC Workers United” as they made their way to the quarry, where the crowd gathered...
Running on Empty: Students Voice Safety Concerns at Second TAPS Town Hall
Following December’s fatal loop bus crash that killed beloved community member and bus driver Dan Stevenson, students were finally able to address administrators last Friday. It took months of planning, preparation, and one rescheduled meeting to finally get Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) leadership on...
A Look Inside Santa Cruz County Main Jail
The only sunlight that penetrates the concrete walls of Santa Cruz County Main Jail seeps past a ceiling of barbed wire and metal into the exercise yard. If they’re lucky and the weather is just right, incarcerated people in the general population can spend at...
Activists Unite in Weeklong Global Strike for Palestine
On one of the first warm days of the year, families flocked towards the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Sticky-fingered children grabbed arcade controllers. Spilled popcorn and candy wrappers littered the ground. But unlike any other day, a chant could be heard in the distance with...
Remembering Dan Stevenson, Beloved Community Member and Bus Driver
Dan Stevenson — California native, beloved friend, partner, and Santa Cruz Metro and loop bus driver — was honored in a vigil held by the Worker Student Solidarity Coalition at UC Santa Cruz on Jan. 29. Dan Stevenson was born in Richmond, California in 1964....
TAPS Receives Unsatisfactory Rating From California Highway Patrol
In the wake of a tumultuous fall quarter for Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS), the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has issued a safety and compliance report regarding TAPS operations after being requested by the university. CHP’s report, conducted on Jan. 3 and issued on Jan....