Anti-Semitism Has ‘No Place’ on UC Campuses, Anti-Zionism Has No Place in Intolerance Statement
There’s no denying anti-Semitism occurs on UC campuses. Within the last year, swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish fraternity house at UC Davis, a Jewish student was questioned about how she could remain unbiased on a judicial panel because of her religion at UCLA and...
March Regents Meeting Review
By Georgia Johnson and Wendy Renteria The UC regents met March 23 and 24 to discuss and vote on an amended Statement of Principles Against Intolerance Report and President Janet Napolitano’s new retirement plan. Just outside the UCSF Conference room, the UC Afrikan Black Coalition...
Sexual Harassment Has No Tenure
UC Los Angeles history professor Gabriel Piterberg agreed to pay $3,000 to end a Title IX investigation against him. Of course he did, since that’s only 1.6 percent of his $185,897 gross annual salary. He accepted a one-quarter suspension without pay. Easy decision, since that...
Racism Is Not a Prank
A white student who locked a bike lock around a black San Jose State University student’s neck, hung posters of Adolf Hitler and a Confederate flag in his dorm room, and was known to use the n-word isn’t racist because he had a black girlfriend....
Adding Beds Won’t Put the Issue to Rest
It costs about $300,000 for each new bed at UC Santa Cruz. That figure includes the cost of the dorm or apartment around the bed, not just the mattress and frame. UCSC plans to add anywhere from 600 to 800 new beds in preparation for...
OK America, Let’s Get Information
This time, the revolution will be televised. Rallying cries will be snuck into YouTube videos and feature films. Anthems will pour through speakers and travel across the airwaves. It will be documented in 140 characters or less. This time, the revolution will be all-consuming, and...
Don’t Stall SCOTUS
Just when you thought the US political landscape couldn’t get any more complicated, the Supreme Court is facing a likely impasse for its 2016 term. With a newly vacant seat on the bench, upcoming decisions are more likely to result in a 4-4 deadlock and...
Privacy Unlocked
When we go home at night and close our blinds, we hope no one has the ability to see through them. We shut and lock our doors behind us for a sense of security and comfort. Our expectation for online privacy is similar. When we...
Consent Isn’t a Catchphrase
First, they called consent sexy. Then, they suggested it’s smart (and sexy). But as the small changes in the slogan develop, it’s clear UC Santa Cruz administrators can’t grasp that consent is mandatory above all else. In response to Senate Bill 967, which defines and...
From Hashtag To Hope
By Connor Jang and Georgia Johnson “What might we achieve if we believed that freedom could come about in our lifetime?” Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Alicia Garza asked the audience of nearly 400 at the Santa Cruz Civic Center. “Black history is important, but...