By Will Norton-Mosher The second formal attempt to bridge a communication gap between students and administrators drew such an audience that attendees filled the seats and lined the wings of Kresge College’s Town Hall, and the conversation ran an hour over schedule. The Town Hall dialogue, organized by the Student Union Assembly, was meant to [...]
By Alia Wilson UC Santa Cruz has been making great strides in the field of scientific research for years, and within the last month has received honors and awards for its accomplishments. At the beginning of February, research publication Science Watch ranked UCSC first for its physics research and fifth for its research in space [...]
By Over the last seven years, this unelected and illegal (Bush Administration) has funneled hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars into building a fascist Nazi police state infrastructure across America. What was once law-abiding local law enforcement ‘serving and protecting’ the community has now turned into a federally militarized fascist police force used to attack, [...]
By Mena Abedi There has yet to be any lasting resolution for the violence-stricken Darfur region of Sudan, which is undergoing what the United Nations has labeled “genocide.” In 2003, the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA), comprised of various villagers, demanded that their government address issues of economic, political, and cultural marginalization. In response, government-sponsored militias [...]
By Sofia Bell They practice five nights a week, from 5 to 10 p.m. When they go out, they bring chalk to write their name on every city block, just to get the word out. When the Muni stops outside of their San Francisco home, they dance—they want people to get down. If you ever [...]
By Daniel Corriera Whole Foods Market is set to open a location in Santa Cruz, though some worry that the store could challenge several other organic supermarkets for business in the health-conscious town. Sarah Miles, marketing director for New Leaf Community Markets, a local chain of organic food stores, hopes that consumers will continue to [...]
By Naveed Mansoori and Alia Wilson Last fall, an E. coli outbreak traced back to a San Benito County farm sickened 350 people and took the lives of three, tainting the image of food safety in the United States. Almost six months later, politicians and farmers alike are still searching for answers. Santa Cruz’s House [...]
By Sam Laird The Santa Cruz Police Department, the County Government Center, and the mayor’s Mission Street bakery were all targets of arson attacks on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 28. Fires were set at two residential apartment buildings as well. According to police department spokesman Zach Friend, the fires caused about $10,000 in damage, [...]
By Samantha Thompson On a day when views from UC Santa Cruz’s East Field House shot clear across the bay, over 100 people gathered on the soccer field to watch Sissi Do Amor show off her soccer skills. Sissi, one of the world’s greatest professional female soccer players, juggled a soccer ball for a few [...]
By Laura Fishman In a 2005 Santa Cruz County homeless survey, one quarter of respondents said that lack of employment was their primary cause of homelessness. Dawn Coppin, executive director of the Homeless Garden Project, thinks that gardening may be eliminate that problem. Started in 1990, the Homeless Garden Project is a transitional employment program [...]