Reclamation Demands Met
After three days of reclaiming Kerr Hall, the Afrikan/Black Student Alliance’s (A/BSA) demands have been met. “We recognize that we have more work to do in supporting [Afrikan, Black and Caribbean] (ABC) students here at UC Santa Cruz,” director of media relations Scott Hernandez-Jason read…
Refusing to Relive the Past
President Donald Trump announced his updated travel ban on March 6, reminiscent of a dark chapter of history when 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans were imprisoned based on their ethnicity. Over 40 people filled the Cervantes and Velazquez Conference Room at UC Santa Cruz the…
Hack UCSC 2017
Over 300 students participated in this year’s UCSC hackathon from Jan. 20-22. Almost 100 different projects were submitted to be judged by professionals in the technology industry. The two largest categories were Tech Cares, which aimed to apply technology to help people, and Innovation, which…
Two UCSC Alumnae Among 36 Confirmed Dead in Oakland Fire
The city of Oakland identified UC Santa Cruz alumnae Cash Askew, 22, and Sara Hoda, 30, as two of at least 36 killed in an electronic music show in an Oakland warehouse fire on Friday night. Only seven have been named — including one minor whose identity…
Lessons of Japanese American Internment
We like to think we learn from our mistakes, but we often don’t. Last week, a Trump spokesperson said the forced relocation and incarceration of my family among over a hundred thousand predominantly Japanese Americans was a legal precedent for a registry of Muslim…
SUA President to Resign
Ray Inoue, President of the Student Union Assembly (SUA), will resign from his position by the end of the fall quarter. “It became clear to me that there were fundamental cracks and shifting tides in our organization that limited the ability of our organization to…
City Council Results
City Council candidates Martine Watkins, Mayor Cynthia Mathews, Chris Krohn and Sandy Brown (pictured left to right) were elected to two year terms on the Santa Cruz City Council. Brown overtook Robert Singleton in recent days as mail-in ballots were counted. Though the County…
Fatal Hit and Run Suspect Arrested
The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) has arrested Jesus Covarrubias, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga yesterday afternoon in connection to the hit an run on Oct. 30 that lead to the death of UCSC student Alexandria Arceneaux, according to a SCPD press release. Arceneaux was 20 years old…
City on a Hill Press Hosts City Council Candidate Forum
City on a Hill Press hosted a forum for city council candidates at the Student Media Center to discuss university expansion, police accountability, housing and other issues affecting UC Santa Cruz students. Here are some of the closing statements of the candidates, when asked why…
UCSC Admission Data Released
Following the UC’s commitment to enroll 10,000 more students over the next three years, UC Santa Cruz admits over 22,300 California freshmen for fall 2016, 4,700 more than last year. The UC office of admissions expects 4,305 freshmen, 3,805 of which are California residents, to…