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Spring is upon us. It may have seemed sudden, but the warming signs have been sprouting up between cracks in the pavement and on the fingertips of trees for weeks. Before spring break, crocuses grew in clusters of purple and yellow, bunched together at the base. Now, daffodils have taken their place. The forsythia and magnolias are blooming. I can hear the din emanating from Cross Campus from a block away.
Were these my real thoughts on the subject if they were spouted by an invented writer?
The sea crinkles the sand as its waves edge closer to the shore. The sun radiates a warm glow from a cloudless afternoon sky. The breeze sifts through your hair to remind you that you are far from the embrace of the city and in the arms of nature. Laughter and screams emanate from the roller-coasters nearby. People of all ages and backgrounds dot the beach in their swimwear, featuring a palette diverse enough to represent the entire rainbow. This is Santa Cruz.
Aaron Bushnell, an active duty airman in the U.S. military, died on Monday outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. as part of a protest condemning Israel’s war against Hamas; pro-Palestinian student groups held a vigil on Cross Campus to commemorate Bushnell and the Palestinians killed in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war.
After closing in 2020 due to poor ventilation concerns, the Linonia and Brothers reading room in Sterling Memorial Library will reopen to students on April 15, maintaining its historic appeal while adding modern heating, cooling and electrical systems.