By Julia Guest Who’s your best buddy? Some might say it’s someone who knows who the “easiest” professors are. It’s spring quarter enrollment season and students are seeking that friend. TheCampusBuddy.com is a new website that includes grade distributions and teacher ratings from classes taken by students at many public California colleges. Students are now [...]
By April Short In one weekend, roughly 1,400 people will ski the sparkling slopes of Switzerland, bike the botanic trails of the British Columbian Mountains, BASE jump in Germany, unicycle across Canada, climb a 450-foot sea stack of red sandstone in Scotland and kayak down rushing rivers of Italy, Canada, Norway and the Reunion Islands [...]
By John Harley “This generation is here to change the world.” It’s amazing how confidently these words slid off Julie Lockwood’s tongue. Lockwood, along with a group of her peers, arrived last Thursday at UC Santa Cruz to show students “Sunday,” the latest short documentary film from Invisible Children, a nonprofit group working to help [...]
By Nick Winnie On a temperate, late-autumn day a few months ago, my father and I climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to look at the most patriotic of American landscapes. The reflecting pool, the National WWII Memorial, the Washington Monument and the United States Capitol lined up like a row of standing soldiers. [...]
By Arianna Puopolo Next time you sip your morning coffee, you might notice a difference in the cup encasing your caffeine fix. Santa Cruz County established a polystyrene ban on Jan. 31, prohibiting the use of polystyrene materials in all businesses throughout the city. Polystyrene is a type of foam used for insulating food and [...]
By Andrea Pyka You might want to reconsider before throwing out that old box of Cheerios sitting in the back of your cabinet. One cup of finely blended Cheerios could help relieve dry, chapped hands. Joey Green is the creator of a series of educational books including “Clean it! Fix It! Eat it!” and “Clean [...]
By Cody-Leigh Mullin What do you get when you put a cheetah, a wolf and a housecat together in one room? The answer is not a disastrous brawl — it’s a typical meeting of the UC Santa Cruz Furries and Allies. And these aren’t your average furry animals. A Furry, or Fur, is defined as [...]
By Marie Haka Next week, a heated battle will unfold in California’s highest court. On March 4, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of the state’s same-sex marriage ban. Petitioners challenging the ban include several same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses as well as citizens of the City and County of San [...]
By Rod Bastanmehr Workers from Los Angeles are demanding fair wages, working rights, and a logical balance of both. This isn’t the writers’ strike on its last legs; it is another story, boiling within the walls of a modern-day sweatshop. A story of how three female immigrants stood up against the clothing conglomerate, Forever21, now [...]
By Nicole Ramsey Imagine swimming through rainstorms and cold weather. The UC Santa Cruz swim team has done just that at almost every one of its home events, but despite the gray clouds overhead, the team has seen its fair share of sunshine with its recent success. Last Saturday, the Slugs hosted their Last Chance [...]