Serving Student Voice
The newly formed Coffee Shop Advisory Committee released a campuswide survey on May 24 for input about the controversial takeover of the historically college-run Cowell Coffee Shop and Stevenson Coffee House by UC Santa Cruz Dining Services. They are set to be absorbed by dining…
Mandatory Grades Enacted
When UC Santa Cruz opened its doors in 1965, the university aimed to be an alternative to traditional UC campuses. The founding mission was to be a progressive educational space — an education of the whole person and not just technical training. This took shape…
A Future for Feminism
The UC Santa Cruz women’s studies program garnered student and faculty support in the mid-1970s, but it wasn’t until 20 years later when 2,000 students and 60 faculty marched to the chancellor’s office that feminist studies became an official major. When asked why it took…
Driving up the Cost of Parking
UC Santa Cruz’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) crafted a proposal for the spring ballot to increase the cost of parking permits and the hourly meter rate over the next three years. TAPS is an auxiliary unit that is fueled by student fees, not university…
Lost in Transit
The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit Department (SCMTD) announced its “Metro Forward Transit Plan,” that, if enacted this September, will result in the largest transit service cuts in the county to date. “Unquestionably, we will impact the riding public,” said SCMTD CEO Alex Clifford. “Our goal…
Half of Frosh Applicants Admitted to UCSC
UC Santa Cruz received an all-time high number of applications for fall 2016 — 49,135 prospective freshman and another 9,969 transfer students. Over spring break, the admissions office sent admittance letters to 24,704 of those prospective freshmen, an admit rate just over 50 percent. Director…
Under New Management
The Stevenson Coffee House first opened its doors over 40 years ago as an independent, student-run space, but at the end of this year it will permanently close. “When I started as a freshman, there were 5,000 students in 1978. Classes didn’t go from 8…
Students Confront EVC Galloway About Support for Sexual Assault Survivors
Twenty students with posters and a list of demands disrupted Executive Vice Chancellor Alison Galloway’s informal office hours at the Global Village Cafe (GVC) this afternoon. The protesters demanded support for sexual assault survivors and a reform of campus policy relating to the subject. The…
The Disintegration of Liberal Arts
A young Catherine Jones first became interested in history when she came across a dirt-filled swimming pool in her small southern town. “To an eight-year-old on a hot summer day in southwestern Virginia, that seemed like a travesty,” Jones said in an email. “When I…
UCSA Tackles Gov. Brown’s New Budget
The UC Student Association (UCSA) met in San Diego this weekend to discuss the financial future of the UC, the proposed enrollment growth and the concern of Islamophobia system-wide. UCSA is a student-organized group consisting of 18 representative associations across the UC system, including UCSC’s…