April in Santa Cruz showcases music without the audience
Roy Malan’s formal composure broke as he picked up his sleek brown violin. His eyes grew wide, and his demeanor became animated. Malan leaned against his violin, securing the dark wood under his chin and began plucking the taut strings with his nails, producing sharp…
One-Stop SHOP for Virtual Student Health and Wellness at UCSC
In response to the pandemic, 62.9 percent of young adults reported peak anxiety and depression levels according to the New York Times, coinciding with 24.7 percent reporting an increase or start in coping with substances. Sex, drugs, and alcohol did not disappear with the pandemic,…
UCSC hosts first sexual assault and violence research symposium
Content Warning: Contains references to sexual violence and harassment. Before the pandemic, 13 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students were likely to experienced rape or sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. With that, the Department of Education is planning…
UCSC Student Housing West Project Won’t Break Ground Until Earliest Spring 2022
After five years of continued litigation and complaints, the UC Santa Cruz Student Housing West (SHW) project was re-approved by the UC regents on March 18. Ongoing lawsuits from environmental committees and organizations forced them to restart the environmental review process. The lawsuits primarily contested…
Stones Unturned — The COLA4All Movement Continues
Dylan Davis’s work toward earning his doctorate in politics at UC Santa Cruz was temporarily derailed by the university when he was fired in Feb. 2020, alongside 81 other graduate students, for participating in last year’s COLA4All movement. The movement, founded at UCSC, saw graduate…
UCSC Deep Read Program Highlights Contemporary Native Stories in Novel There There
Tommy Orange was in a West Oakland Target when he pulled two spider legs out of his calf. Shocked, Orange scoured the internet for answers. “I thought it was an ‘Indian thing,’” Orange said during UC Santa Cruz’s Deep Read event. “It was really scary…
Panelists Talk Food Systems Education
Innovation. Privilege. Collaboration. Capitalism. Legacy. These are just a few of the 400 words that were submitted when attendees were asked what came to mind when they heard the term “food systems.” In a conversation about innovation and equity in food systems education, panelists from…
Kraw Lecture Series Discusses Future Marine Impacts From Climate Change
In the shallow waters of Monterey Bay, giant kelp sway gently in the ocean currents. Pristine water conditions allow it to thrive as the base of the kelp forest ecosystem, an iconic and critically important feature of the California coast. The newest research and climate…
Hiscon Minor On Pause
When third-year Lucy Dasilva learned her minor was suspended, she was overwhelmed with unanswered questions. Could she still take the courses she was hoping to? Would this impact her graduation plans? Why was the History of Consciousness (HisCon) minor suspended in the first place? “I…
Visualising Abolition Puts the Abolition Feminism Movement into Perspective
Ending mass incarceration, stifling sexual assault and police violence, fighting for equality for all races, genders, and sexualities — are the pillars of the abolitionist feminism movement. As a political philosophy and a practice, abolitionist feminism was founded in the 1830s when antislavery and women’s…