UCSC Queer Trans Coalition Fights for Inclusivity
Updated 6/4, 10 p.m. Editors’ Note: In light of the Queer Trans Coalition’s recent post questioning the accuracy and intent of the article “The Queer Community Has Let Us Down,” City on Hill Press recognizes the mistakes in our reporting and editing process. There was…
Office for Civil Rights to Visit UCSC
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education will visit UC Santa Cruz to talk to students about how sexual violence is handled on campus. The OCR visit is a part of a Title IX compliance review, as UCSC is currently…
Aspirations to ‘Walk In Peace’
Piled on Nane’s desk are stacks of envelopes from people who are imprisoned around the nation, waiting for a response. “Not one letter will tell you everything is good in prison. They all want to get out and are all trying to see what…
A More Intersectional Sustainability Movement
When Melanie Fornés found out she was the first woman of color to direct the annual Earth Summit in its 14-year history, she knew she needed to make the conversation about sustainability more inclusive for people of color. “It all began for me when I…
UCSC Added to Nationwide Title IX Investigation
The Title IX office has received 100 reports since July 1 — 48 of which were sexual harassment and 29 were sexual assault. In March, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified UC Santa Cruz that it would be under investigation…
The ABCs of Empowerment
A is for Angela Davis, B is for Billie Jean King, C is for Carol Burnett, D is for Dolores Huerta, and X is “for the women we haven’t heard about yet, and the women whose stories we will never read.” “Rad American Women A-Z:…
An Obscured World of Punishment
Why do we know so little about mass incarceration? What psychological damage is developed in prison as a result of living in confinement? How can we respond to crime in an appropriate, humane way? These were questions asked and discussed by UC Santa Cruz psychology…
Spike in Auto-Related Crime
It’s not there. You’re sure you parked your car in that exact spot, and you anxiously pace the parking lot a few rounds. Is your mind playing tricks on you? This is what went through fourth-year Adrianna Gonzalez’s mind on Feb. 7, when she returned…
Sutter Health, Blue Shield Reach Two-Year Contract
UC employees were not warned they could potentially lose their doctor after signing up for open enrollment under UC Care in November 2014.
Campuswide Outage Scheduled for Saturday
Students staying on campus Saturday should plan for a full day without electricity.