Finding LGBTQIA+ Community
From the creation of its first LGBTQIA+ organization in 1974 to the recent celebration of its 48th Pride, Santa Cruz has a rich history of LGBTQIA+ activism. Local LGBTQIA+ organizations build community and provide a place of solace. Their presence is crucial, especially now, as...
‘What We Deserve’ — AFSCME Local 3299’s $25/5% Campaign
Janet Mucino has been a senior cook with UC Santa Cruz Dining Services for 20 years. For those two decades, Mucino has had to work two jobs to make ends meet, costing her time with her family — even just to make dinner for them....
Conversations with SOMeCA Alumni
Being a college student can be difficult, especially in your first year. It’s normal to feel lost and overwhelmed, but those who have come before us know what it’s like to be in our shoes. So, their advice can help us take the steps necessary...
SAVE Your Money: A Guide to Biden’s SAVE Plan
Have you taken out student loans? Are you aware of the options for repayment plans? In July 2023, the Biden administration unveiled a new income-based student loan repayment plan: Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE). The SAVE plan will replace other Income Driven Repayment (IDR)...
What’s Next for UCSC Students Grappling with Student Loan Debt?
Cashton Holbert spent three years wondering if the Biden administration would fulfill its promise to cancel his student loan debt. On June 30, just as Holbert was preparing to graduate from UC Santa Cruz, he finally got an answer. In Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme...
UCSC to Break Ground on Student Housing West Development, Regardless of Litigation
Guaranteed housing is a bygone ideal rather than a realistic expectation for UC Santa Cruz students in 2023. With only one year of guaranteed housing for first-years, students are quickly thrust into the highly competitive Santa Cruz housing market. In 2017, then-Chancellor George R. Blumenthal...
Slug Life Productions Board’s Edge of Eden Brings Musical Magic to UCSC
Fluorescent blue lights reflected off every inch of the treeline, smoke spilled over the stage at the heart of the Quarry Amphitheater, and flocks of students migrated from their seats to the pit the moment a sound erupted from the speaker system. The only thing...
Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Welcomed by Engaging Education as this Year’s Change Maker
With open hearts and open ears, students, faculty, and community members welcomed nationally renowned scholar, activist, professor, and author Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to the podium in Classroom Unit 2. On May 24, over 150 people gathered for engaging education’s (e²) annual Change Makers event. This...
Fifty-one Years of Family: Los Mejicas’, El Camino a Mi Corazón
From outside the Activities Room at the Athletics and Recreation center, a symphony of traditional Mexican music, sharp zapateos, and gritos engulfs your ears. The rhythmic beats stop, only to be followed by an immediate eruption of cheers, laughter, and the beginning of the next...
Corre La Voz Program Faces Downsizing
The bell rings through the corridors of Branciforte Middle School as flocks of students pour out of classrooms, lugging their backpacks. Most are exhausted and eager to get home. But some stick around, shuffling to the school library where the UC Santa Cruz student mentors...