By Condoms: mankind’s best friend in a wrapper smaller than the palm of your hand, our defender from HIV and unwanted rugrats, and available in more flavors than a Baskin Robbin’s display case. They’ve served our species well, but as Human papillomavirus (HPV) awareness grows,…

By Justin Bercovich This Saturday, 12 members of the UC Santa Cruz swim team will take turns swimming 26 miles across the Monterey Bay in the seventh annual Ian Carney Memorial Transbay Swim. The team will begin at sunrise on Saturday, while the substitute swimmers…

By Scott Nossen Sporting pajama pants and dreadlocks, faux kiddy show host Uncle Howard instructs his audience on how to make a pipe using only an apple and a pen. Earning his fair share of laughs (and groans) with an act that included a self-gratifying…

By Matt Skenazy We followed the street together, no real destination except away from our team and the Fluminese soccer compound that had been our home and our prison for the past 14 days. After two weeks of eight-hour days of soccer, we needed a…

By Jono Kinkade The African Union (AU) has recently extended its deadline for withdrawal from the Darfur province of Sudan until the end of the year. The decision came as members of the United Nations Security Council debated sending UN peacekeepers into Darfur in order…

By Andrea Pyka An estimated 6,448,540 uninsured Californians makeup over 15 percent of the state’s total population, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Of all those uninsured, over two million require individual health insurance because they are not eligible for coverage through their employer or…

By Claire Walla Poor Popeye is not the only one suffering: as of 25 September, 175 cases and one death have been linked to an outbreak of Escherichia coli strain 0157:H7 – commonly referred to as E. coli – persuading millions of Americans in the…

By Daniel Correia Students who passed on purchasing a $395 remote parking permit for the academic year have thrown themselves into the dreaded game of musical chairs for residential street parking. With UC Santa Cruz parking at an all-time high, students have found the residential…

By Sam Laird The night was alight last Thursday in Santa Cruz as local artists and activists gathered to create a shining statement for peace along West Cliff Drive. The demonstration, called the Night-Light Project, consisted of 500 spotlights, each about the size of a…

By Hannah Mamont Despite the easygoing vibe at this years Office of Physical Education Recreation and Sports (OPERS) festival, on Sept. 19, many of the campus organizations that tabled have already kicked into high gear. As the Nov. 7 election draws near, several groups are…