Representing the Underrepresented
For five days straight in 1981, Ellen Matsumoto’s mother called the UC Santa Cruz chancellor’s office to check on her daughter. The chancellor’s secretary would step out of her office and shout, “Hey Ellen, your mom called. She wants to make sure you’re not withering…
2016 SUA Candidate Interviews
President Candidate Ray A. Inoue VP of Internal Affairs Candidate Grace Shefcik VP of External Affairs CandidateJudith Gutierrez VP for Diversity and Inclusion Candidate Eli O. Guzman-Martin VP for Diversity and Inclusion Candidate Hector Navarro VP for Academic Affairs Candidate Tias Webster VP of Student Life Tamra Owens Cowell Elected Representative…
By the Numbers: The Cost of Being an Out-of-State Student
The state audit of the UC’s enrollment practices revealed nothing surprising — the UC prioritizes admitting nonresident students, who are sometimes less qualified than in-state students, to increase revenue. The UC system charges out-of-state and international students a $24,708 supplemental tuition fee. Last year, the…
Cafe Ivéta Set to Open Next Week After Month Delay
After delaying its opening for over a month, Cafe Ivéta owners said the restaurant will open its doors next week. Last December, owner John Bilanko signed a four-year, six-month lease for the restaurant space under the Graduate Student Commons in Quarry Plaza and estimated that…
CA State Audit Criticizes UC Enrollment Practices
The California state auditor slammed the UC system in a hundred page document proving the UC’s prioritization of enrolling less qualified out-of-state students to increase revenue. The audit pointed to ways the UC is not following the Master Plan for Higher Education in California and…
Cafe Ivéta Preps for Opening This Quarter
When Yvette and John Bilanko opened a tiny espresso bar in a Chicago suburb in 1991, their customers wanted more — “you have coffee, you need scones,” John remembers the customers suggesting. It was good timing, too. Yvette had just traveled to a trade show…
SUA Appeal Overturns 2014 Divestment Nullification
With a 28-5-7 vote, the Student Union Assembly (SUA) approved Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) appeal of former SUA Chair Shaz Umer’s controversial decision to nullify a divestment resolution passed in May 2014. The University Socially Responsible Investment Resolution (USRIR), which calls for the…
Women’s Teams Headed to NCAA Tournament
Last summer four UC Santa Cruz women’s programs — basketball, soccer, tennis and volleyball — made the move from independent teams to the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC). The UCSC athletics department hoped this would end the frequency of its teams earning a strong record…