By Sarah Starr From frozen pipes and higher energy bills to great losses in the farming industry, recent diving temperatures in the Santa Cruz area have been making their effects felt. In the past two weeks temperatures dropped as low as 26 degrees at nighttime...

By Alia Wilson In recent years, scientists have discovered a gradual increase of harmful algae in the Monterey Bay. These microscopic species of algal blooms can produce potent neurotoxins that can be transferred throughout the food web. Marine researchers both local and abroad are looking...

By Naveed Mansoori What if there was treatment available for illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer? The possibility of such treatment is not so far off, and it has induced change from the top of Capitol Hill to the Research Department at UC...

By Jessica Skelton The mainstream film industry has yet to meet Isaac Pingree, but the third-year film major has already finished filming his first full-length film. Pingree started Lagoonside Pictures the summer after graduating high school. By then he had already completed a 16mm short-which...

By Elizabeth Limbach As a female filmmaker, Jesse Epstein is often in situations where she is the only woman. Whether it is on set, at meetings or at screenings, she is faced with a disparity of her sex in the film industry. This disproportion is...

By Marian O’Connor After a 15-year hiatus, silicone breast implants are back. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed silicone breast implants from the American market in 1994 due to "inadequate information" regarding their safety and longevity, but January 2007 saw their re-introduction. Some studies...

By John Williams With upcoming talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, UC Santa Cruz students and visiting experts are presenting a range of viewpoints on the Israel-Palestine debate. The current peace talks are big news for...

By Jono Kinkade A taste of history, a touch of politics and a twist of controversy were all part of a presentation given by Juan Cole during his Jan. 17 lecture, "Iraq’s Crisis as an American Crisis" at College 9/10. President Bush’s calls for a...

By Daniel Zarchy Barack Obama has taken another step toward making history. The freshman senator from Illinois-the sole African American in the Senate, and only the fifth in history- just may be the man to break the mold and become the nation’s first non-white president....

By Sophia Kirschenman Leaking sensitive information about a government or corporation can lead to severe consequences and even death in some parts of the world. But a new website proposes to eliminate that threat by making the disclosure of secret information safe and effective. Instead...