Letter from the Editors: Statement in Solidarity with Asian Communities and Invitation for Submissions
Content Warning: Violence against Asian and Asian American communities, murder This past week we witnessed one of the worst attacks against diasporic Asians in the U.S. in recent memory. Eight people were shot and killed in Atlanta on Mar. 16 — six of whom were...
Financial COVID Relief From UCSC Has Been Few and Far Between for Students
In the next couple of months, UC Santa Cruz might be sending students a check to help with the burdens that come with the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the second time in a year that UCSC will have the chance to provide direct relief...
Students Need More Mental Health Support
Content warning: This piece contains reference to suicide and mental health issues. “Get some exercise and stay optimistic.” This is the advice UC president Michael Drake gave for staying mentally healthy during the pandemic in a recent interview with the National Center for Free Speech...
Nationwide Blood Donation Shortages Expose Long-Held Homophobic Guidelines
With a nationwide blood donation shortage caused by COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted restrictions on men who have sex with men (MSM) to bolster the supply. Once COVID-19 shortages are over, these homophobic restrictions will be reinstated, unless the FDA creates a...
Despite a Lack of News Coverage, Anti-Chinese Racism is Getting Worse
少出门, 小心, 多注意. Stay home. Be careful. Be more mindful. This simple message began floating around Chinese social media sites and in family group chats as people across China reached out to their loved ones at home and abroad while COVID-19 cases skyrocketed. Soon after,...
Lawsuit Against Santa Cruz Volunteer-Run Needle Exchange is Misguided at Best, Malicious at Worst
Shuttering the Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC) of Santa Cruz County’s syringe exchange program would increase the incidence of needle litter in the county and tie up invaluable public health resources needed to fight the spread of COVID-19 — and, what’s more, it would cost lives. ...
Indigenous voices Fallen on Greedy Ears: Protect the Tongass National Forest
In its announcement to strip protections of the Tongass National Forest, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to hit its stride on endangering indigenous lives. Nestled within the Alaskan panhandle, the Tongass is home to the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples. A temperate rainforest...
Resources, Not Bullets
It has been 165 days since George Floyd was murdered, sparking national protests calling for defunding the police and reallocating funds to community resources, yet Black people continue to die at the hands of police. On Oct. 26, Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old man with...
Change the Conversation About Prop. 25
“Yes” or “no.” These are the choices we get when we vote. If only the issues the proposed policy changes attempt to tackle were so simple. If only justice was a question to which we could just say “yes.” If you make it to the...
Chancellor Larive: Cancel All Spring Final Exams and Fulfill BSU Demands
After police murdered Breonna Taylor on March 13 and George Floyd on May 25, the world is in mourning and young Black folks, primarily high school and college students, are on the front lines of the call for justice. We can all recognize their strength...