Loma Prieta Fire Update
Update 9/28 8:35 p.m.: Fire now covers 2,865 acres and is 22% contained. Update 9/27 8:14 p.m.: Loma Fire spreads to 2250 acres and containment increases to 10 percent. Update 9/27 1:44 p.m.: The fire has reached 1500 acres (2.34 square miles) and is 5...
Strength in Colors
Nearly a million people, donning rainbow clothing, body paint and balloons, packed San Francisco’s streets for its 46th annual LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade on June 26. The event began in 1970 and serves to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots against police raids on queer spaces and to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community....
Whitewashing Silicon Valley
You can’t predict the future, but white men in Silicon Valley are stealing it. Income inequality in Silicon Valley is wider than ever, especially for people of color. The wage gap between workers is also reinforced by an increasing gap in occupational opportunities. Only 7...
Louisiana Bill Changes Definition of Hate Crime
Hate crimes are a problem in America. They’re a problem anyone marginalized in our society for their religion, race, gender, sexual orientation or ability. But they are not a significant problem for police officers. Last week, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards extended the state’s hate...
UCSC Dining Halls are Hazardous and Negligent
Enter any dining hall on campus and you’ll see a framed certificate on the wall declaring UC Santa Cruz the “Most Vegan-Friendly College” in the nation. Venture a few feet further and you’ll see that it’s anything but. As an incoming first-year, I decided to...
Stalling on Trans Rights
Four years ago, Vice President Joe Biden said transgender discrimination “is the civil rights issue of our time.” North Carolina’s blatantly transphobic bathroom law proves that’s truer than ever, but the deeper concern is the formidable opposition to dismantling traditional conceptions of gender. The Private...
2016 Measure Results
MEASURE 64 – Physical Education Amendment Shall the undergraduate and graduate students of UCSC provide additional funding to sustain and enhance the Physical Education department offered through the Office of Physical Education, Recreation and sports (OPERS) by increasing Measure 32 by $8.00 per student per...
2016 SUA Officer Results Announced
NCAA Opinion Poll PASS “Would you support a new student fee of approximately $90 per quarter ($270 per year) to retain the current NCAA Athletics program at UC Santa Cruz?” President Ray A. Inoue VP of Internal Affairs GRACE SHEFCIK VP of External Affairs Judith Gutierrez VP for Diversity...
Stalling on Trans Rights
Four years ago, Vice President Joe Biden said transgender discrimination “is the civil rights issue of our time.” North Carolina’s blatantly transphobic bathroom law proves that’s truer than ever, but the deeper concern is the formidable opposition to dismantling traditional conceptions of gender. The Private...
Special Issue: City on a Hill Press’ 50th Anniversary
Activism is a big word. It can look like hunger strikes, building occupations or thousands marching on the national mall. But it can also look like your dinner plate, shopping bag or keyboard. It’s a word used often on this campus, taking on a different...