Family Student Housing Upgrades 20-Year-Old Internet
Even though his school and job is virtual, Mykel Brinkerhoff still commutes. Brinkerhoff lives in UC Santa Cruz’s Family Student Housing (FSH) with his wife and daughter. While he juggles being a graduate student and a TA, he has to venture to Rachel Carson College…
COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Announces Plans for Fall 2021 Return to Campus
As of Friday Feb. 26 there are 14,628 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including 183 deaths and 13,998 recovered. For updated information on vaccine eligibility, please check the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA) website. As of Friday Feb. 26, UC Santa…
Rhiana Gunn-Wright talks Green New Deal, Climate Policy, and Environmental Justice
Years of lead-contaminated water. Thousands of residents owed $600 million from their city. A former governor facing criminal charges for mishandling the disaster. These are all consequences of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. The crisis in Flint is just one example of how systemic racism…
Where Do We Go From Here? Santa Cruz Naturalists on Display
Ask five naturalists to define naturalism and you’ll get six definitions. Naturalism could be the meticulous documentation of a particular species’ impact on its habitat or the yearly birdwatching trip your aunt goes on. It could be advocating for native plant gardens or political opposition…
UC Lecturers Reach Full Year Without a Contract, Bargaining Continues
The UC lecturers’ contract expired one year ago after they rejected a contract proposal from the UC Office of the President (UCOP) that failed to meet their core demands. Now, on the anniversary of their contract expiration, the UC American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) still…
UC President Michael Drake Stars on Speech Spotlight Live
UC campuses have long been sites of political activism and protest. From the Berkeley Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, to anti-apartheid protests across the campuses, to the recent fight for a cost of living adjustment. In 2017, protests over the planned appearance of far…
Green New Deal Author Rhiana Gunn-Wright Comes to UCSC for Environmental Justice Event
UC Santa Cruz named one of its colleges after groundbreaking conservationist and environmental activist, Rachel Carson. The university also hosts 15 clubs and organizations dedicated to environmental studies and sustainability. There are 575 students affiliated with its environmental studies department, putting it among the top…
Women’s Filipino movement GABRIELA writes next chapter at UCSC
GABRIELA was founded in 1984, after 10,000 women marched in Manila to protest then-president Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorial power grab. GABRIELA has since become a global alliance, rallying women in and out of the Filipino diaspora to fight patriarchal oppression and join the National Democratic Movement,…
Indigemedia: Navigating Native Representation in Film Virtual Q&A
Sci-fi thriller “Chambers” was released on Netflix in 2019. The 10 episode series stars Sivan Alyra Rose, the first Native lead actress in a television series, accompanied by a group of Native directors and writers, including Jason Gavin. The show deals with topics like assimilation…
UCSC Hosts High School Regional Ethics Bowl
Is it ethical to dine out in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you think the government should be able to restrict or ban platforms like TikTok? Is contributing to fast fashion wrong, even if it is the only thing you can afford? These…