A Community Uprooted
*A Spanish translation of this article will be posted soon. Photos by Jasper Lyons It’s 7:45 a.m., and Don Emilio’s sweat has already begun to bead on his brow. He wields a pink household broom, sweeping dirt into rows where young bean shoots are beginning to sprout....
D-League Showcase Begins With a Bounce
More than 1,000 people chanted, “Let’s go Warriors, let’s go!” on Pacific Avenue on Jan. 14 for Santa Cruz’s first Dribble Parade, which kicked off this year’s NBA D-League Showcase, hosted by Kaiser Permanente Arena. The Santa Cruz Warriors, the D-league affiliate of the Golden...
Building a Community in a Weekend
Over the course of three days and two nights, high school seniors invited to UC Santa Cruz by Student Initiated Outreach (SIO) programs experienced more than the average Spring Spotlight tour.
Ocean Blooms at Lighthouse Point
The cliffside at Lighthouse Point will soon be the scene of a unique showcase of multimedia and performance art, honoring the abundant wildlife swimming below.
Celebrating the Bond Between Campus and City
While the first festival started with only performers and student artists in Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz, the annual Community and Arts Festival in downtown Santa Cruz has now expanded to include a variety of eclectic and informative volunteer groups intent on merging campus...
Exploring Options in Education
Recently accepted into Teach For America (TFA), UC Santa Cruz history major Luis Falcon will return to teach at his high school, Downtown College Prep. As a charter school in San Jose, Downtown College Prep’s main purpose is to help first generation college students prepare...
Sami, I Need to Talk About Sex
No doubt the “sex-talk” has been traditionally, more or less, awkward — maybe your parents sat you down after dinner one night or pulled you aside before you asked out a love interest. Such conversations may have missed a few important details or failed to...
Fabrics Reveal Stories of the Past
With white walls and vividly manifesting shades of pink, hypnotic and soothing patterns of blue and yellow, and red and white lotuses, “A Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles” gathers a large collection of lush fabrics made by peasant women in bygone eras. The Eloise Pickard...
Transitions: Voices of the Trans Community
Uncovering or exposing the trans community on campus to give it a much needed and deserved attention. Highlights the personal struggles—both emotionally and physically—that trans-identified individuals face everyday as well as educates the student body on the community and the implementations the UC has made...
Q&A with New Mayor Lynn Robinson
City on a Hill Press Sits Down to Speak With Santa Cruz Mayor Lynn Robinson About Her Goals for 2014