In light of graffiti on a bathroom wall in Cowell College with the message “STOP the invasion kill a Mexican!” students mobilized in protest of racism on campus and underscored the need for an ethnic studies major at UCSC.

Nuclear policy expert Daniel Hirsch lectures at the Stevenson College Event Center about nuclear energy and what the Fukushima disaster means for the world.

With Cowell Dining Hall’s LEED certification and the kick-off to a three-week conservation competition between colleges, UCSC maintains its reputation as one of the nation’s most sustainable campuses.