SUA Elections
The Student Union Assembly (SUA) serves as the undergraduate student government at UC Santa Cruz and the voice representing the student body. It is made up of six elected officers who lead the organization, as well as elected and appointed representatives from colleges and ethnic...
Re-Arming the War on Drugs
A person charged with drug possession could once again face between 20 years minimum and life in federal prison after a new policy memo from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. This memo, released on May 12, replaces two Obama-era policies that instructed federal prosecutors to...
2017 SUA Candidate Interviews
Videos courtesy of Banana Slug News. Voting has begun and will close at midnight on May 23. Students can vote online at elections.ucsc.edu. This year’s ballot includes funding referendum measures 67 and 68, amendments to the SUA constitution, SUA officer elections and opinion polls for...
Media Skews Student Voices
Mainstream media outlets sensationalize protests, dedicate space to isolated incidents and belittle genuine issues people are trying to change through direct action. Coverage of last week’s student actions at UC Santa Cruz was no different and further demonstrated how distorting media coverage can be. Students...
Opposite of Care
The new Republican House effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA) hurts nearly every constituent the politicians proposing it were elected to serve. It doesn’t protect consumer rights. It doesn’t expand coverage to the...
The Road To Reclamation
As promised, business has not been as usual. Over the last two days, Afrikan Black Student Alliance (A/BSA) has reclaimed Clark Kerr Hall for Afrikan, Black, Caribbean (ABC) students because their demands have not been met. They have repeatedly said they won’t leave until their...
The Wrong Answer For Equality
The Trump administration continues to fail the American people in enforcing civil rights, this time in the Department of Education (DOE). The appointment of Candice Jackson as deputy assistant secretary for the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proof the administration and department are...
Miseducation and Unnecessary Infections
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. The virus is associated with causing over 30,000 cases of cancer a year, particularly cervical cancer. An effective vaccine exists and should be readily available, but far too few people are aware...
Empty Promises
For millions of Americans drowning in student debt, relief seemed to be just around the corner. It was 2007 and Congress had just passed a bill to raise the maximum Pell Grant award and offer debt forgiveness to graduates who worked for at least 10...
Changing Culture of Student Services
Dozens of groups and projects that provide essential services to students and community members are severely underfunded, and Giving Day, among other funding sources like student fees, is not a permanent solution. UC Santa Cruz’s second Giving Day on March 6 raised over $500,000 through...