By Julia Guest How does UC Santa Cruz prepare its students for two years of peacemaking in a foreign country? According to UCSC Peace Corps Coordinator Lexa Dillon, it takes a certain kind of student to join the Peace Corps. “Students here tend to think more out-of-the-box and don’t necessarily go straight into the working [...]

By Jessica Parral The Arts Division of UC Santa Cruz held a town hall meeting for faculty and staff last Thursday to address questions concerning the appointment of a new Dean of Arts. The search for a dean is in its second year, following the retirement of Edward Houghton last July. Margaret Morse, a film [...]

By Jeremy Spitz Despite wearing “100% Slug” pins on their lapels, neither student regent hails from UC Santa Cruz. In fact, in the 33 years since the position was created, a student regent has never been appointed from UCSC. Santa Cruz and Merced are the only UC campuses never to produce a student regent. That [...]

By James Clark & Rachel Tennenbaum _State Propositions_ *Proposition 91*. Transportation Funds — Sets limits on how much money for transportation funds can be used for other purposes. Prohibits certain motor vehicle fuel taxes from being retained in General Fund and delays repayment of such taxes previously retained. Changes how and when General Fund borrowing [...]

By April Short This year the Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in Santa Cruz honored a person who dedicated his life to making sure that the struggle for civil rights is not over: Tony Hill. A local activist and event organizer, Hill passed away in August at the age of 62. His legacy as an [...]

By Matt Skenazy After county-wide flood warnings, the storm that hit Santa Cruz County last week dropped five inches of rain in Boulder Creek and over an inch in the coastal area. Gusts of wind reached 35 mph in Watsonville and one motorist on Highway 1, just north of Wilder Ranch, died due to the [...]

By Daniel Zarchy Democracy is a funny thing. From the early days of the Roman Senate to the modern days of Capitol Hill, there has always been a constant battle between the idealism and cynicism that people associate with the political process. Early 20th-century essayist Agnes Repplier said it best: “Democracy forever teases us with [...]

By Sheli DeNola The battle for the Philippines rages on as negotiations between the Philippine government and Islamic fundamentalist forces have faltered in past weeks. Since it received independence from the United States in 1946, the Philippines has been a divided nation. Communist insurgents have been ruling the north, the middle of the country by [...]

By Daniel Zarchy *Primary*: Heading into Super Tuesday, the Democratic primary is still anyone’s game, with only Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Mike Gravel still in the race. Obama received some key endorsements from Sens. Teddy Kennedy and John Kerry, and the New York Times endorsed Clinton and John McCain. On the GOP side, the [...]

By Cody-Leigh Mullin *Mike Huckabee* Gay Rights: Huckabee opposes same-sex marriage and advocates federal legislation to make marriage allowed between one man and one woman only. Huckabee opposes civil unions, same-sex adoptions, and the reappeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Huckabee does not advocate increased AIDS/HIV funding, proposing that those with AIDS should be “isolated” [...]