Indigenous Leaders Share Insights on Regenerative Food Systems and Community Resilience
Beatboxing. Soul-saving salmon. Regenerative Food Systems. Topics ranged widely at the latest “Architects of Abundance” discussion panel hosted by the Institute of Social Transformation on March 13. Moderated by Dr. Chris Benner, a professor of environmental studies and sociology at UC Santa Cruz, the panel...
Why Family Student Housing Doesn’t Have (and Might Not Get) Generator Power
In her five years living at Family Student Housing (FSH), Melissa Svigelj has acquired a bevy of camping lanterns, a battery generator, a solar panel, and a camping stove. These items aren’t for outdoor living, though — they’re for power outages. “My first year here,...
Layoffs on CASFS Farm Leave Lasting Repercussions
Kellee Matsushita-Tseng. Alex Roth-Dunn. Pam McLeod. Dave Stimpson. Ned Conwell. The Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) laid off these five staff members as part of their larger reorganization efforts, an especially devastating blow to those who worked closely with Matsushita-Tseng and Roth-Dunn. ...
CSC STOP or CSC GO? UCSC’s Laundry System
Any college student knows that $20 can go a long way. It can buy a comfort meal after a long day, gas for your car, or that book your professor recommended. At UC Santa Cruz, it is what you need to have clean laundry for...
Food, Funds, and Frustration: How the End of the COVID-19 State of Emergency is Impacting CalFresh Recipients on Campus
For fourth-year Meri Klingelhofer, the additional $95 she received per month from CalFresh’s COVID-19 emergency allotment funds made all the difference in her ability to maintain a nutritious diet. The comfort of cooking and eating fresh produce with reduced financial concern is something she will...
Why did UC Santa Cruz Students Create a New Dining Hall App?
Every student with a meal plan has a dining hall dish that they look forward to seeing, whether it be pasta or samosas. But knowing if or where it’s going to be served on any given day is always a gamble. Students at UC Santa...
Years of Work for 15 Minutes of Celebration
Graduation is a special day, full of jubilation and esteem. A prestigious ceremony, celebrated with the rest of your classmates in prolonged procession. The energy surrounding it is irreplicable. Unless you go to UC Santa Cruz, in which case you get 15 minutes. UCSC’s 2023...
Grounded in Community: Terra & Self takes on Pacific Avenue
Kenné Johnson-Scianna remembers not knowing how to take care of her skin at an early age. It wasn’t until she was hired by Lush that she learned personalized self-care. After seeing the rise of small businesses during the pandemic, she wanted to share that knowledge...
A Clamtastic Culinary Competition: The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s 42nd Annual Clam Chowder Cook-off
What’s the secret to the best bowl of clam chowder? Ask any chef at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 42nd Annual Clam Chowder Cook-off and you’ll get a laugh, maybe a knowing smile — but no answer. Celery, perhaps. Onions and potatoes, obvious staples. Bacon...
How Implementing Practical Activism Inspires Communities
At 10:30 a.m. on a Saturday, most students are recovering from a night out or getting ready for a relaxing day indoors. However, last Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at College Nine and John R. Lewis Colleges to consider tangible ways to challenge and change...