Take Down the Mission Bell
Columbus Day is a celebration of brutal conquest and white supremacy — one that UC Santa Cruz is complicit in by ignoring calls to remove the mission bell in front of McHenry Library. The bell is a constant reminder of the genocide of indigenous people…
We Believe Dr. Blasey Ford
Why are you afraid of flying? Why do you have two front doors? What music was playing when you were leaving the party? None of these are relevant or appropriate questions to ask a potential rape survivor. But the relentless and condescending panel of senators…
California Leaves Trump in the Dust
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord was a selfish and destructive choice. The U.S. should not back out of a climate agreement that carries global, domestic, economic and environmental implications. California is leading an alliance of more than…
Coverage Quiet on Haiti
Hurricane Matthew left a path of destruction in its wake and was the longest-lasting category 5 hurricane on record in the Eastern Caribbean. It died down to a category 1 hurricane on Oct. 8 as it hit North Carolina. As of Oct. 12, 39 people…
Stalling on Trans Rights
Four years ago, Vice President Joe Biden said transgender discrimination “is the civil rights issue of our time.” North Carolina’s blatantly transphobic bathroom law proves that’s truer than ever, but the deeper concern is the formidable opposition to dismantling traditional conceptions of gender. The Private…
In-Flight Islamophobia
Less than 24 hours after speaking to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at a World Affairs Council dinner in Los Angeles about counterinsurgency efforts in his home state of Iraq, 26-year-old UC Berkeley senior Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight…
Over-the-Counter Control — Finally
People go to the pharmacy for over-the-counter products like sleep aids, acne cream or cold and flu medication. Now in California, birth control is on that list. Earlier this month, California joined Washington and Oregon as the only states in the U.S. that allow access…
No Parent Left Behind
Being a new parent is hard — sleepless nights, dirty diapers, unforeseen expenses. Worrying about getting paid time off work to take care of a child shouldn’t be one of them. Yet, for the majority of Americans, that’s unfortunately the case. On April 5, San…
UC Davis Attempts to Scrub Record, Gets Hands Dirty
It’s not how Kamran Loghman intended his product to be used. Twenty one UC Davis students and alumni sat in a circle on the cement, while two UCDPD officers dressed in riot gear sprayed a stream of an orange chemical agent into their faces —…
Prioritize Pathways
For almost 150 years, the UC system has tried to provide a college education to students, and California’s Master Plan for Higher Education has given it direction for more than 50 years. It took until 2016 for the state to realize the UC is failing…