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During the fall 2024 quarter, many students experienced delays in receiving their fall financial aid packages, forcing them to undergo an unexpected financial burden. According to Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships Lorena Rodriguez, on Nov. 12, seven weeks into the fall quarter, 84 students still had yet to receive their financial aid. This left some students scrambling to navigate the financial challenges caused by the delays while still managing their academic goals. While the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office (FASO) has expressed a willingness to address student concerns, many students feel unsupported due to long response times, limited transparency, and a lack of concrete answers. Video by: Ashley Glancy, Bella Counts, Lucas Sanchez, Matt Irwin, Maria Ralph, & Dave Ordoñez

FAFSA Delays: The Student-Admin Disconnect

On Jan. 20, students and community members joined together in downtown Santa Cruz for the 2025 MLK People’s March for the Dream. Facilitated by the Santa Cruz NAACP, the event honored MLK Day, concurrent to Donald Trump’s second inauguration. At 10 a.m., over a thousand attendees began their march through Pacific Ave, with notable organizations marching alongside. These organizations included the Santa Cruz Democratic Party, College Democrats at UC Santa Cruz, Unitarian Universalists Fellowship of Santa Cruz County, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, among many others. The march concluded around 11 a.m at the Civic Auditorium, with attendees filing into the space for a post-march event where five guest speakers delivered addresses. Senator John Laird, speaking to the crowd, voiced his reasoning for taking the stage. “My point in talking today was that everybody should pick something to really involve themselves, whether they have a special skill or a lot of time, and really make a difference.” Video by: Ashley Glancy, Bella Counts, Maria Ralph, and Matt Irwin

2025 MLK People's March for the Dream

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, every vote counts. Mobilizing Our Vote for Elections (M.O.V.E.), a student voting awareness group founded this year, organized an event with Vote Forward, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging Americans to vote. Those in attendance could write letters to swing states to encourage people to vote in this year’s race. Students came together in the Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room on Oct. 8 to write letters and discuss what’s at stake in this year’s election. Students spoke of what's at stake, expressed their voices, and wrote with the future in mind — keeping community at the forefront of their collective. Video by: Ashley Glancy, Bella Counts, Lucas Sanchez, Matt Irwin, & Keith Gelderloos

Mobilizing the Vote, One Letter at a Time

Student Services Prepare for Possible Budget Cuts

SUGB Replaces TAPS Student Oversight Measure with Opinion Poll

Uncertainty Looms As UCSC Announces “Structural Budget Deficit”

Arts & Culture

44 Years of Resistance: Multicultural Festival Brings a New Meaning to Community

Allison Aguilar Perez, May 28, 2026

Earth Quake and Boots Shake: Mother Earth Drag Extraveganza

Cecilia Schutz, May 6, 2026 4 min read

UCSC Holi Celebration Heralds the Arrival of Spring

Naomi Schulze, April 29, 2026 4 min read

More Than a Production: AATAT’s ‘Dreamgirls’

Alessandra Ashford, February 10, 2026 5 min read

Campus

UCSC Chancellor Thwarts Demands for Student Press Conferences, Turns to Edited Videos

Remy Francisco, July 14, 2026

58 Out of 166 Language Classes Cut in 2 Years

Isabel White, June 22, 2026 5 min read

Dance and Defiance: The 54th Annual Los Mejicas Spring Show

Allison Aguilar Perez, June 16, 2026 5 min read

The UCSC Mauna Kea Protectors Today, Advocacy in Solidarity

Remy Francisco, June 16, 2026 3 min read

City

It’s Been a Year Since Planned Parenthood Shut Down in Santa Cruz. Now What?

Isabel White, October 10, 2026

ICE Facility Sparks Cross-County Outcry: ICE Out of Gilroy

Remy Francisco (they/them) and Reggie Sasaki (they/them), October 10, 2026 7 min read

The “Celebration of Life!” Fundraiser: Where Culture Meets Cultivation

Lucia Lim, June 16, 2026 5 min read

Community Organizer Joy Schendledecker is Running for Mayor

Emily Thorsen, June 2, 2026 5 min read

Opinion

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SUA

Faces of Change: Meet the New SUA Slate

Your Guide to the 2023 SUA Ballot Measure and Opinion Polls

Your Guide to This Year’s SUA Candidates