California State Assemblyman Bill Monning, along with Sen. Mark Leno, introduced a resolution last week urging the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) to require pesticide manufacturers to disclose inert ingredients in their products.

The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) and UC Santa Cruz Police Department (UCSCPD) document all reported crimes in the city and on campus. All information is provided by the SCPD and UCSCPD. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. {City} UCSC student arrested in stolen bike sting Feb. 11, 1 p.m. — SCPD was contacted [...]

{Last Week’s Results} Men’s Basketball 2/11 vs. La Sierra (away) 83-67 (win) 2/13 vs. Chapman (away) 80-63 (loss)* Men’s Tennis 2/13 vs. Fresno City (away) (results not yet posted) 2/13 vs. Fresno Pacific (away) 8-1 (loss) Men’s Volleyball 2/12 vs. Stevens (away) 3-0 (win) 2/12 vs. Medaille (away) 3-2 (win) 2/13 vs. Rivier (away) 3-0 [...]

Question: What Winter Olympic sport would you invent, and how would you describe it?

In the past few weeks there has been quite a bit of rain that has kept me in a simple routine of staying indoors. While I do enjoy spending days bundled up in blankets reading a nice book, I took on a small challenge to get myself out of my routine and out exploring. Although [...]

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union and UC Santa Cruz students held demonstrations outside each of the university’s 10 dining halls last week to protest cuts to dining hall staff hours, which workers say are leading to unhealthy eating conditions.

Chancellor George Blumenthal spoke with student media about the UC’s financial crisis, where he will be on March 1, and his actions in Sacramento. Despite rampant cuts to campus resources and programs, Blumenthal says he is “cautiously optimistic.” ~~~~~~ City on a Hill Press: At the University of California, senior management is growing more than [...]

Change is a slow and steady process. And when it comes to changes in our nation’s infrastructure, there is no denying that it is easier said than done.

For our Week Seven issue, I did not want to write a column. I planned to cover the Mavericks Surf Competition that shook Half Moon Bay last Saturday. When I embarked early Saturday morning, I already had a rough outline written in my head: the 45-foot waves, the perfect conditions, the unparalleled competition from around the world, the local Santa Cruz underdogs and hometown heroes. I knew it could be the experience of a lifetime. But what I got was a reality check instead.