By Naveed Mansoori With his most recent donation of $1 million to UC Santa Cruz, Jack Baskin—who has donated a total of $8 million to the school—continues to demonstrate his support of UCSC. The Humanities Division and the Baskin’s School of Engineering both received $500,000 from Baskin’s gift in order to create endowed chairs in [...]
By John Williams Peace is quite literally in every step of the land-sharing community of San José de Apertadó in northwestern Colombia. After a 1997 massacre of seven community leaders by the state army, the whole community dedicated themselves to non-violence and cooperative farming. Since the community’s founding, it has suffered 160 cases of murder [...]
By Will Norton-Mosher According to Representative Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be in Washington today had he not been shot to death. Waters, who has represented the 35th district of California since 1991, came to Santa Cruz Feb. 20 to discuss contemporary political issues and the legacy of Dr. King. [...]
By Elizabeth Limbach After tying the man’s hands behind his back, Maggie twisted open a bottle of red nail polish and made him paint her toenails with his teeth. She was forceful. He loved it. He paid her $200 to satisfy his foot fetish that night, and she made it home just in time to [...]
By Lisa Donchak “This is a classroom?” one middle-school girl asked, her eyes widening as she entered Classroom Unit 2. “A university classroom has a lot of people in it,” her mother responded, leading her to a seat in the packed auditorium. Last Saturday, about 700 families, the majority of whom spoke Spanish as a [...]
By Katia Protsenko It’s a room full of teenagers, and not one of them is hunched over. In fact, all are standing proudly, smiling, and moving with grace. This is the perfection Sandra Staka strives for in every dance class she teaches at her new Watsonville studio, Steps Dance & Performing Arts. Staka, Steps’ owner [...]
By Carrie Spitler What are your plans after graduation? “I’m just bartending, straight up,” laughed UC Santa Cruz alumnus Marc Keirns. Keirns, who graduated last year with a degree in history and a minor in philosophy, is just one of many students who have yet to begin a career search after college. He wants to [...]
By Sarah Starr Hormonal changes during post-adolescence often spark feelings of sadness. But for Linda, a second-year student at UC Santa Cruz, depression came on before she reached college. “[Depression] has been a struggle,” Linda said. “I have to make sure I get the things I require to control my depression.” Linda was diagnosed with [...]
By Sam Laird A song blasting out of loudspeakers at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk probably said it best: “Chowder! Clam chowder! It’s the soup we love the most!” An estimated 8,000 chowderphiles, tourists, and curious onlookers packed the boardwalk last Saturday for the 25th annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off and Festival. However, [...]
By Rachel Stern As of July 1, 2007, coffee cups in Capitola better biodegrade. If not, the business that supplies them will receive a first-time citation of $100, with future penalties set at $500. A new ban on polystyrene—best known under its generic name of Styrofoam—requires cafes and restaurants to switch to food containers that [...]