A short article on the beautiful and talented Angelique Kidjo for Arts & Ideas, the magazine of UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures.

Cover Story: Super-Size UCSC: Too Big for its Britches? [PDF] My first cover story, summarizing the lawsuits, legal filings and general tension over UC Santa Cruz’s growth and how it impacts the city.

“Bikini Bottom”:http://carlabrauer.com/file_download/6 [PDF] — “On any bright, sunny day at the beach in Santa Cruz, you can’t miss them. Nearly ever girl aged 4 to 40 is wearing one, and whether they’re yellow polka-dotted or not, they’re all itsy-bitsy…” “Inside Out, Outside In: Friends Helping Friends”:http://carlabrauer.com/file_download/5 [PDF] — “Although Talia Stoessel was a psychology major [...]