Rebecca Ora Demands Systemic Change
UC Santa Cruz graduate student Rebecca Ora stood in front of a panel of UC regents on Nov. 13. She recalled a dinner in 2014 with UC regent George Kieffer and other UC students. Ora alleged Kieffer repeatedly touched her leg under the table during...
Investigations Into Engineering Professor Found to Warrant Discipline
Updated: Dec. 6, 2019 10:55 a.m. Content warning: This article contains references to sexual and racial harassment. *A pseudonym is used to protect the source’s identity Four hundred and sixty one days ago, Alex Muhammad* filed a formal complaint against UC Santa Cruz computer science...
Chancellor’s Office Promises e2 Funding
After a 13-year fight for long-term funding, Engaging Education (e2) convinced Chancellor George Blumenthal to add e2 as an ongoing line item in the budget beginning fall 2019. “We are demanding permanent funding for the Student-Initiated Outreach yield programs that bring an average of 60 percent...
Date Set for Recall Election
The Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office verified on Nov. 20 that Santa Cruz United (SCU) received 15,899 signatures on the petition to recall City Council members Chris Krohn and Drew Glover. SCU needed 15,876 verified signatures to get the recall on the ballot. About 4,356...
ERA Could Further LGBTQIA+ Legal Protections
Only four states voted for new state legislators on Nov. 5, but this election could mean a major change for the U.S. Constitution. With the Virginia legislature flipped blue, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) might be ratified after 96 years. With decisive victories in both...
A Guide to UCSC Classes with LGBTQIA+ Themes
Many universities have embraced queer theory in their curricula and coursework since its popularization in the 1990s. Humanities and social science disciplines from literature to psychology have worked queerness into their course offerings in some form or another. Here are just a few of the...
Another Generation Cometh
You’ve heard the stories about the bakeries who won’t cater gay weddings, about conversion therapy and the pickets outside abortion clinics. To many Americans, LGBTQIA+ rights and religion are like oil and water, destined to disassociate by holy texts written in the age of Philistines...
You’re Queer? The Cantú is Here
Intersectionality has always existed, but it hasn’t always been named. Today students are leading the way to a more inclusive future, one basic need at a time. The Lionel Cantú Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Resource Center (the Cantú) was named in memory of UC...
A Celebration of Trans Resilience
Students and Santa Cruz residents gathered at the Santa Cruz Town Clock on Nov. 17 to hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Diversity Center, a local organization dedicated to serving the LGBTQIA+ community, hosted the annual vigil for a...
Pronouns Matter
Given the gendered qualities of English pronouns, sensitivity is crucial when interacting with individuals who have yet to make their pronouns apparent. Assuming someone’s gender identity can lead to feelings of isolation and dysmorphia. Such exclusion can foster unhealthy and unproductive learning environments. Noah Fox...