Be Outraged for All Victims of ICE.
Editors’ Note: This piece contains information regarding gun violence, police brutality and ICE abductions. The day Renee Nicole Good was murdered by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, newsrooms pushed her name to the front pages. Headlines in bold block letters and videos about her death gained...
Are Cultures Just a Trend to You?
When I was little, my family visited my ah ma’s house almost every weekend. I loved the place; a green, flourishing garden right outside the front door perfectly complimented the interior. It was small and cozy, always wafting with the smell of burning incense and...
The Irish in me, the American in you: Trinity Student Perspectives on the U.S. Political Crisis
When I stepped onto Air Canada Flight 800 to Dublin on Sept. 3, 2025, I stepped away from a country in shambles. I stepped away from federal troops being sent into LA and Chicago, a preliminary release of tens of thousands of Epstein-related documents and...
Who Gets to Have an Education?
The first time I took the loop bus down Heller Drive, it stopped at an apartment complex with such dilapidated exteriors that I couldn’t understand why UC Santa Cruz hadn’t repaired them yet. A group of kids boarded here, their feet swinging from seats too...
We Are Witnesses to a Modern Genocide
The genocide in Palestine flickers continuously at the top of our news headlines. Millions of eyes spectate the live-streamed atrocities through phone screens, viewing devastation we cannot unsee. The genocide is ingrained in our minds. With a faltering ceasefire, the phrase “do not look away”...
Students Mobilize; Debt is Not a Rite of Passage
As the University of California’s governing board, Board of Regents, prepares for its monthly convening at UCLA this November, there is a concern over their opportunity to approve yet another new tuition hike for future UC students. Passed in 2021 by the UC Board of...
Who I Love is None of Your Business
As a queer person, I have always been expected to explain why I love who I love. When I came out to my father, he asked me why I’m gay. When I told him I hope to get married, he asked why. I couldn’t give...
Why You Should Bring a Bike to UCSC
Walking, busing, biking, driving. Despite how popular driving to campus is, it isn’t always the most efficient mode of transportation. Before you buy a parking permit or spend countless hours looking for open ParkMobile spots, let me convince you to ride a bike up, down...
Fuck ICE.
Immigrant communities, documented and undocumented, visa-holders and citizens alike are hurting. This nation was founded on immigrants, and should be proud to be a melting pot of cultures. We seem to have lost this pride and subsequently forgotten the responsibilities to our people. Due process...
5 Tactics to Fight Fascism
Fascism is described as a political ideology, or movement, that places the nation above the individual. Fascist governments suppress opposition with no tolerance for dissent. Other political theorists also recognize the control of mass media, undermining of “truth,” and disdain for human rights, as characteristics...