Santa Cruz prides itself on being a community that is backward in a good way, and takes steps towards sustainability whenever it can. The next among these efforts needs to be the long awaited finale to a long-standing Santa Cruz debate over the construction of a bike boulevard in Santa Cruz, located on King Street.

Hollywood’s comic-based films for audiences of all ages continually bring in profits, and the comic book genre has proved its staying power in this digital age. This weekend locals can pick up free comic books in celebration of the eighth annual international Free Comic Book Day.

SUA Spotlight is a weekly column that reports on the meetings of the Student Union Assembly, the governing body of UC Santa Cruz. The SUA meetings are held every Tuesday from 6-8 pm Bay Tree Bookstore Conference Room D and are open to the public. At the April 21, 2009 Student Union Association (SUA) meeting, [...]

Midori talks dirty. She talks dirty about rope bondage, anal play and fisting. Entering the room wearing knee-high black lace-up boots with jeans and a red, gold, and teal print top with a bust of studded mock jewels, she looked around the crowd with a slight smirk. “I need three volunteers,” she said. And the [...]

Each year, millions of workers are subjected to unfair working conditions without adequate health care, pensions and benefits. Instead of sitting by, students have mobilized around the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a piece of legislation that would give workers a fair and direct path to form unions. On April 26, students from campuses all [...]

Tailor Made is a regular column documenting different looks at UC Santa Cruz by Alex Zamora, a second-year art major and aspiring fashion photographer. Among many new delights that come with spring, our lovely website has become lovelier as well. Unfortunately this article got lost during the website redesign, but sure enough, we shall persevere [...]

SUA Spotlight is a weekly that reports on the meetings of the Student Union Assembly, the governing body of UC Santa Cruz. The SUA meetings are held every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Bay Tree Bookstore Conference Room D and are open to the public. Last night, SUA met to debate a number of ballot [...]

Local dancers step up to create a home for their hidden art form.

The world around us, as captured by the photographers of City on a Hill Press.

America has benefitted majorly from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But what are the costs of these benefits? These are the stories from Oaxaca.