Bomb Squad Called for Controlled Detonation
A dull boom echoed around the UC Santa Cruz campus Wednesday evening — its epicenter being the controlled detonation of a chemical mixture. No...
Students Show Up to Court in Support of Jeremy Saunders
About 35 UC Santa Cruz students showed up on May 22 in solidarity with UCSC second-year Jeremy Saunders, 20, who was arrested during the...
Voluntourism Won’t Help Your Resume
Graduates or students with the privilege to pay to travel the world this summer should be doing so ethically, not with the mentality of...
Sexual Harassment and Assault Allegations Build Against UCSC Professor
Content warning: This article contains references to sexual harassment and assault.
*Name has been changed to protect the anonymity of this source
**Gopal Balakrishnan is...
Violent Crime Rises in Santa Cruz County
Two violent encounters occurred near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk last weekend, along with three shootings in Watsonville from last Thursday to Sunday and...
Get a CLUE: Santa Cruz vs. the LRDP
bout 85 percent of UC Santa Cruz students report experiencing problems with overcrowding, according to SUA’s Resolution on Over Enrollment. Despite being located in...
Santa Cruz Metro to Receive $1.2 Million Grant
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,206,518 grant to Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) on April 6. METRO will use the money...
Fifth Annual Campus Holi Festival
Story and photos by Lindsey Vande Wege
Bass vibrations echoed across campus, drawing interested students and families to the fifth annual UCSC Holi Festival on...
Empowering the Next Generation for Higher Education
Story by Daniela Gonzalez and Hannah Ross
Kimberly Balmorez, now in her fourth year, knew she wanted to attend UC Santa Cruz when she visited...
Emotional Experiences of Black Men
Through community engagement and an emphasis on vulnerability, The Confess Project, an agency focused on education and awareness of mental health, and its CEO...