By Aliyah KovnerCampus News Reporter Light-years ahead of the competition, the UC Santa Cruz astronomy department was ranked No. 1 in the nation this month, after a study conducted by NASA scientist Anne Kinney. Kinney, the head of the Solar System Exploration Division, conducted the survey by evaluating how many UCSC faculty members’ articles have [...]
By Daniel ZarchyCo-Editor in Chief Campus tree-sit could see resolution in near future The UC Santa Cruz tree-sit, one of the more heated ongoing controversies on campus, may be in its last stages as both sides appear to be “seeking mediated resolution” to the conflict, according to an e-mail sent to the campus by David [...]
By April ShortHealth/Science Reporter Buddhist prayer flags lined the walls and a German shepherd slept at the foot of a mint-green couch as Valerie Leveroni Corral considered life and loss from her office chair. She spoke about the impending loss of a home and garden that has provided medicine to the sick for over 15 [...]
By Lauren FoliartCity News Reporter Adding to the array of modern artwork decorating Pacific Avenue, downtown Santa Cruz incorporated 12 new sculptures this past month as part of the public art program SculpTOUR. A joint endeavor by the city, the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club and the Downtown Association, sculptures have been put in five [...]
By Naomi R. RodriguezPolitics & Culture Reporter and Editor Equal and compassionate treatment for homeless residents of Santa Cruz has been an ongoing battle for over two decades. With a deficit of $7 million, the city of Santa Cruz is having a harder time accommodating its approximately 1,500 homeless residents. Though the city maintains a [...]
By Lauren FoliartCity News Reporter Met with a flood of community support at their Tuesday meeting, the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to join the San Francisco lawsuit against Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage. Seeking to reverse the decision made by California voters on Nov. 4, San Francisco filed [...]
By Jenna PurcellArts Reporter Squealing teenage girls and darkly clad individuals swarmed the corner of Pacific and Locust, baring costume fangs and a brazen enthusiasm for Dracula’s newest competitor, Edward Cullen. With the recent “Twilight” movie premiere, vampirism has stepped into the light of our pop culture, bringing with it a new generation of cult [...]
By Erin YazganGender/Sexuality Reporter Where would America be without some of its citizens? In response to the passing of Proposition 8, the movement Day Without a Gay asks supporters of same-sex marriage to strike from work, boycott businesses, and participate in activist work on Dec. 10. Day Without a Gay, which includes all supporters of [...]
By Valerie LuuGender/Sexuality Editor Here’s the inconvenient truth: my love life is horrible for the environment. It began at the end of August, when I met this boy before moving out of my summer San Francisco sublet. A handsome guy who shares my concerns about the environment, he owns an alternative food company and lists [...]
By Lauren BrandeGender/Sexuality Reporter As millions flock to the theaters, one theater chain may find its sales down this holiday season. Gus Van Sant’s new film “Milk,” which hit theaters on Nov. 26, is the first fictionalized rendition of the life of Harvey Milk, who became the first openly homosexual man to hold public office [...]