Who Pissed in Your Sweet Tea? Y’all Are Wrong About the South
When I was younger, one of the worst things I could be as a southern child was noticeably southern. As a Black woman from the south, I found myself conditioned out of my southern drawl as early as elementary school. I was convinced that saying...
Sex and the City on a Hill: Mister Aaron Ace
Hi Laye Texx, I don’t know if this is the right place for this but my question essentially is how do I go about dating as a gay asexual man? All my relationships start with my partner telling me that they’re fine with a purely...
Heated Rivalry: Nobody Can Think Straight
Editor’s Note: Minor spoilers of the show “Heated Rivalry” are included in this piece. We rang in the new year with Stephen Colbert declaring, “I’m a bossy bottom” on national television. It wouldn’t be far off to say that everyone knew what he was referencing....
It’s Not Just the Camps: Japanese Internment and ICE
Editors’ Note: This piece contains descriptions of gun violence, police brutality and incarceration. The term “Nikkei” is used interchangeably with Japanese American and people of Japanese American descent living in the U.S. Eighty-four years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the...
Two Santa Cruz-Accessible Taiwanese Recipes
Editors’ Note: Most ingredients are measured with the heart. Everything in these recipes can be found at local grocery stores. When I first came to UC Santa Cruz, I searched all throughout campus for a good Chinese/Taiwanese meal. As much as the dining halls make...
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...
Sex and the City on a Hill: Miss Anna Swing
Dear Laye Texx, As a trans girl, I’ve been feeling a little disheartened on dating apps. It’s a struggle to keep up confidence in my body when I feel like things are still in a work-in-progress state, but I also don’t want to wait to...
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...
Sex and the City on a Hill: Miss. Peggy
Dear Laye Texx, My boyfriend recently discovered a love for pegging, and while I’m all for it, I just can’t keep up! it’s gotten to the point where even 4 times in a night just isn’t satisfying for him. I’m exhausted and have begun to...