Slug Your Way to Savings
Being a college student on a budget is no easy feat, but there are plenty of resources available to help alleviate the expenses — many of which are already paid for by your student fees. Check out our guide to resources and discounts to get...
The Time to Vote is Soon, The Time to Register is Now!
City on a Hill Press encourages all UC Santa Cruz students to exercise their right to vote on Nov. 5 in the general, state, and local elections. Whether students choose to participate in their hometown or in Santa Cruz, it’s important they make their voices...
Letter From the Editors
We are stepping back into an extremely tense climate on campus. Administration sent law enforcement to brutalize students in protest of genocide. UC Santa Cruz is in the midst of a structural budget deficit crisis that is now directly hurting students and staff. As the...
Power to the Students: We Will Not Be Ignored
For 30 days, the UC Santa Cruz Gaza Solidarity Encampment cooked and served about 500 plates of food a day free of charge. For 30 days, students stood on safety patrol for one another, established a free library and a “people’s closet” with donated items....
Carpenters Union Files Lawsuit Against UC Regents
Last year, those driving up Coolidge were met with cows grazing on UC Santa Cruz’s East Meadow. Now, as students move onto campus for the new school year, they’ll be greeted by a fence wrapping around the Meadow displaying images of happy families. Behind the...
UCSC Dismantles Camper Park: Parkies Reimagine Community Living
“What about future plans for the Trailer Park? Will I have time to voice my opinion before the eviction notice arrives?” -Adrian Wilson, “Oh What a Special Place: A Look at the Value of the UCSC Trailer Park” published in 2000. UCSC “Parkies,” what Camper...
e2’s Changemakers: Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. on Activism and Fighting Oppression
Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. addressed the audience full of community members, students, staff, and faculty beneath the calm glow of spotlights. He set the scene to 1963, when students at Howard University met with civil rights activist and writer James Baldwin to discuss various issues...
“Victimized and Harmed by Their Own University:” Arrested Demonstrators Receive 14 Day Campus Ban
Content Warning: This article includes graphic descriptions of police arrests. The base of campus is empty once again. After a nearly 16-hour standoff on May 31, hundreds of riot police cleared out the UC Santa Cruz Gaza Solidarity Encampment. The campus community has been left...
Over 100 UCSC Gaza Solidarity Encampment Demonstrators Arrested During 16-Hour Standoff with Police
Content Warning: This article contains descriptions and visual representations of police brutality, assault, and mistreatment of students. After 31 days of the UCSC Gaza Solidarity Encampment and two days of protestors blocking the main entrance of campus, police escalation ensued on the late evening of...