Month: July 2025
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Acquire A Cappella
Established in 2007, we are UCSC’s most punniest a cappella group on campus! With pop mixes from Ariana Grande and Bruno Mars, and fun combos with Fetty Wap and Frank Sinatra, Acquire has it all! We accept all who love to sing, with no experience needed, and want to be part of our community! Instagram:…
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TWANAS (The Communities of People of Color Student Press)
TWANAS is one of the oldest student-run magazines at UC Santa Cruz. Dedicated to providing a mediaoutlet for students of color, TWANAS publishes approximately two issues per academic year and holds weekly staff meetings, with times and locations updated quarterly Instagram: @twanas_press Email: twanaspress@gmail.com
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Shutterslug
Shutterslug is UC Santa Cruz’s only photography organization. We offer a space for undergrad student photographers of all ability levels to showcase their work. Each year, we publish a professionally printed magazine, Lightleak, compiled of photo submissions from students across campus. Instagram: @shutterslugofficial Email: shutterslugphotgraphy@gmail.com
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Matchbox Magazine
We are a student-run magazine that publishes art, literature, music, and more. Our mission is to platform undergraduate underrepresented student voices across the UC system, particularly artists with a diversity of intersectional identities, experiences, and radical visions for expression. Instagram: @matchboxmagazine Email: matchboxmagazine@gmail.com
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Fruitcake Magazine
Fruitcake is an alternative art magazine that has been operating out of UC Santa Cruz since 2015. We are dedicated to creative expression through printable visual media, always striving to provide the most open platform possible for student artists to share their visions, thoughts, and stories. Email: fruitcakesc@gmail.com
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Fishrap Live!
We are UCSC’s first and only satire newspaper on campus! We publish hilarious articles and headlines about current events, campus news, or about any other funny thing. Instagram: @fishraplive Email: fishraplive@gmail.com
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Eyecandy Film Journal
EyeCandy Film Journal is an annually released student-run publication that is devoted to highlighting students passions of film, television, and visual media. Instagram: @eyecandyfilmjournal Email: eyecandyfilmjournal@gmail.com
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City on a Hill Press
City on a Hill Press is produced by and for UCSC students. Our primary goal is to report and analyze issues affecting the student population and the Santa Cruz community. Instagram: @chpnow Email: editors@cityonahillpress.com
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Chinquapin Literary Magazine
Chinquapin Literary Magazine began in 1978 and has been creating yearly anthologies of student art and writing ever since. For the past 47 years, we have been run by students of UCSC. Chinquapin is a space for students to learn about the ins and outs of publishing, and to highlight student work. Instagram: @chinquapinucsc Email:…
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Alay
Alay is the self-expression aspect housed under Bayanihan and Student Media Organization. We foster a community welcome to students of all backgrounds to create art and explore their identities. Instagram: @alay.ucsc Email: alay.ucsc@gmail.com
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Student Cable Television (SCTV)
The parent organization of FPC and OTS, manages and hosts weekly meetings to support the broadcast organizations. Instagram: @sctv_media Email: studentcabletv@gmail.com
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On The Spot (OTS)
A sketch comedy organization that does both live and prerecorded segments that we showcase in a live show at the end of quarters. Students gain the opportunity to learn about the pre and post production as well as being able to use equipment on set. Instagram: @onthespot_ucsc Email: onthespot10@gmail.com