Workers at Starbucks locations on Mission Street and Ocean Street in Santa Cruz have voted in favor of joining the…
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Grendel, Golems and Godzilla and more: For one weekend, UCSC becomes Monsters U
The UC Santa Cruz Festival of Monsters, slated for May 20-22, asks big questions about the figures, sliding between life and death, that have captured the human imagination for centuries.
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Student Lookout: Top thrift shops, First Friday art tour and where to get good Chinese food
Cabrillo — and UC Santa Cruz — tried to tap a new $2 billion state fund to build on-campus housing. While it was shut…
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UCSC celebrates John R. Lewis College dedication, with students engaging in some ‘good trouble’
Students, community members and faculty celebrated the official naming of John R. Lewis College, formerly known as College Ten, at the Quarry Amphitheater Friday at UC Santa Cruz. While UCSC students are proud to have a college named after the late congressman, some say they hope the university will take action to ensure students are supported with options for affordable housing and resources for groups on campus, among other demands.
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Global health degree program launches at UCSC, connecting disciplines to address big questions of our time
Starting this fall, UC Santa Cruz students can major in a new global and community health program, with about 100 expected to opt in. Politics professor Matt Sparke, the program’s executive director, spoke to Lookout about the unprecedented challenges in the field, and how he’ll draw from faculty across the campus to address them.
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UCSC readies for ‘good trouble’ as it dedicates a college to John Lewis
John R. Lewis’ life and commitment to social justice, from the streets of Alabama to the halls of Congress, are legendary. Now, UC Santa Cruz’s College Ten takes on his name with a ceremony Friday, and charts new paths in social activism and positive social change.
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Student Lookout: Best bookshops, upcoming events and a free cookie
Organized in June 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd, the Rise Together Coalition has focused its collective…
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Ask Lookout: Have you seen — or herd — about the goats roaming the UC Santa Cruz campus?
In this installment of Ask Lookout, we investigate the bovine sightings on campus.
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MAH’s ‘Strange Weather’ contemplates humanity’s predicaments through art
“Strange Weather,” an exhibition running through Aug. 14, marks a high-profile collaboration between the Museum of Art & History and UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts & Sciences.