When The Picket Takes To The Streets
A symphony of passing car horns beeped to Honk 4 Cola signs while making U-turns away from the main entrance of UC Santa Cruz. In the background, different speakers with megaphones demanded of the crowd, “What do we want?” “COLA!” exclaimed the group. “When do…
Celebrating 30 Years of the Newly Renamed Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas
From young children clinging on to their parents’ arms to elders who once stood in solidarity with farm workers during the Delano Grape Strike, a multitude of guests began trickling into the Historic Cowell Hay Barn on Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. People of all…
Nothing to Lose, Only Demands to Win
For three days in May 2017, Black students and supporters sat in the confines of an unventilated Kerr Hall to secure guaranteed housing for African, Black, and Caribbean (ABC) identifying students, along with other demands. UC Santa Cruz’s Black Student Union (BSU), known then as…
‘Subabayan’: Watch Closely For the 31st Pilipino Cultural Celebration
Two students wandered to the Mainstage Theater, searching for a way in. With excitement in their eyes mixed with fear that they missed the show, they looked at their phones to double-check the time. “Oh, it’s next week!” they exclaimed with disappointment. After much anticipation…