Though the realm was principally populated by relatively conservatives in the 50s, within the 60s the rise of counterculture and scholar activist organizations turned the political tide firmly to the left, the place it lies now. Racial and economic variety are cornerstones of the school’s identity, and the LGBT community is welcome and vibrant. Very a lot in tune with the SoCal tradition at giant, Santa Cruz is thought in part for its “cannabis culture”; maybe fittingly, the school is also residence to the vaunted and gigantic Grateful Dead archives, which grew to become open to the public in 2012.