300 artists across Santa Cruz county fight the stigma of stiff galleries and tough economic times with open hearts, minds, and studios.

WTH!?: We ask what no one else would bother to ask. Why? Why not? This week’s question: If you could see anyone participate in the naked run, who would it be?

The world around us, as captured by the photographers of City on a Hill Press. {This Week’s Wallpapers} To get this week’s wallpapers, visit This Week’s Wallpapers.

Some say it was the beginning of a revolution. Others felt that it was merely a nuisance. Either way the occupation that kicked off the school year prompted countless responses to its impacts. During their residence in the Graduate Student Commons (GSC), segments of protesters organized various smaller-scale demonstrations of resistance, including two dance parties [...]

Everywhere you turn there are the telltale signs of a fiscal drought. At UC Santa Cruz, employees, programs and organizations fight for survival from the cuts that have nearly sucked budgets dry. The Arboretum, one of UCSC’s notable hands-on educational models, is one of the latest to become endangered, falling subject to the UC’s budget cuts.

’Tis the season for harvesting fava beans, collard gleaning and queer farmer awareness. In celebration of queer farming and the autumn season, the Rainbow Chard Alliance (RCA) network of queer farmers, the Cantú GLBTI Resource Center, and the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) collaborated to host the first ever Queer Farmers’ Field [...]

The UC Santa Cruz swim and dive team is built on the principles of self-reliance. As the University of California faces complicated economic times and continuous program cuts, the swim team has managed to financially support itself for the past decade through the annual Ian Carney Memorial Trans-Bay Swim fundraiser. The relay, which took place [...]

The McHenrys, a family that has long been involved in the UC system, wrote this letter to UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal in response to recent cuts to the Arboretum. The McHenrys also sent the letter to UC President Mark Yudof, the Board of Regents, Arboretum board member Lynda Haworth and City on a Hill Press.

On October 20, a new smoking ban will go into effect, expanding the realm of prohibition. Smoking will not be tolerated in a number of outdoor areas, including city parks, Pacific Avenue, Beach Street and West Cliff Drive, as well as smoking within 25 feet of any door or window of city buildings open to the public.