BAILá CON LOS MEJICAS
Flowing skirts, bright colors and the sound of live Mariachi players are only a few sights and sounds attendees of the 46th annual Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas Spring Show will experience. Formed in 1972, seven years after the founding of UC Santa Cruz, Grupo Folklórico…
‘F*ck Your Beauty Standards’
Media’s restrictive portrayal of beauty, comments from family members and beauty products aimed to lighten skin are only a few ways false beauty standards are perpetuated. “Many if not all of us have experienced some type of body shame,” said Cantú Queer Center and Women’s…
Feeling (Un)prepared for the Labor Force
Only 36 percent of undergraduate students believe their schools prepared them to be successful in the workplace, according to a recent survey from Gallup and Strada Education Network. Employers agree — most graduates aren’t ready. In a recent study conducted by PayScale, it was revealed…
‘Our Africa’: African Student Union Seventh Annual Cultural Show
What makes Africa special?” an emcee asked a crowd of about 250 people at the African Student Union’s (ASU) seventh annual cultural show. “It’s where my mom came from.” “The diversity.” “To be from there is so rich,” audience members replied. Held on May 11…
Rent Control Measure Expected to be on Nov. Ballot
Rent control and just eviction laws may be coming to Santa Cruz county after over 10,000 Santa Cruz voters petitioned to place it on this year’s November ballot. The Movement for Housing Justice (MHJ) set out in February to collect 8,000 signatures by July on…
Q&A: Dr. Celiany Rivera-Velázquez shares her experiences of documenting feminist and queer music spaces
Whose bodies? Our bodies! Whose rights? Our rights!” are the first lines of the song “Mi Cuerpo es Mio” by Las Krudas Cubensi, a queer feminist Afro Cuban hip-hop group. The group starred in guest lecturer Dr. Celiany Rivera-Velázquez’s short-film featuring queer music and dance…
Annual Drum Feast Celebrates Indigenous Cultures
The smell of copal, a sacred incense used in rituals, celebrations and offerings, filled the air as the Fresno American Indian Veterans Association Color Guard blessed the land where the annual Sophía García-Robles Memorial Drum Feast is held. The annual event occurred at the Family…
