Wildcat Strike For a COLA Escalates
The deadline for grades to be submitted at UC Santa Cruz came and went as graduate student strikers continue demanding a cost of living adjustment (COLA). As part of their campaign, hundreds of graduate students have vowed not to submit grades until the university meets…
UC Workers Demand End to Outsourcing
Almost 200 students and workers struck at the base of campus on Nov. 13 to denounce the UC’s recent increase in labor outsourcing. The day saw hours of picketing, rallying and a strong police presence of about 10 to 20 officers at a time. The…
Red Flag Warnings Issued to Over 26 Million Residents
By Elena Neale and Haneen Zain The National Weather Service issued its first ever extreme red flag warning to Los Angeles residents late on Oct. 29 in response to anticipated hurricane-force winds in the area. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has blazed through more…
An Analysis of the Democratic Debate
The Candidates in Descending Polling Order Former Vice President Joe Biden Senator Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) Mayor Pete Buttigieg (South Bend, Indiana) Senator Kamala Harris (California) Former Tech Executive Andrew Yang Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke (Texas) Billionaire…
Nextdoor App Provokes Recall Debate
Local users of social networking service Nextdoor flooded the app with posts regarding the petition to recall Santa Cruz City Council Members Drew Glover and Chris Krohn in recent months. What began as a small back-and-forth quickly snowballed into a debate over what content is…
Financial Aid Process Lacks Transparency
*A pseudonym is used to protect source’s identity. When Lyla James* checked her MyUCSC portal over the summer, she found a hold on her account stating she owed $3,247 from fall 2018. After attempting to contact the financial aid office multiple times, James received an…
Q&A With the CP/EVC
As a labor economist and former undergraduate economics professor at UC Santa Cruz, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (CP/EVC) Lori Kletzer assumes her position eager to interact with students on a personal level. City on a Hill Press sat down with CP/EVC Kletzer on…
Sprinkler Floods Casa 2
All residents of Stevenson College Casa 2 had to find a last-minute place to spend the night on Sunday. Students evacuated the building and gathered out front, where they met firefighters, campus security officers and a resident advisor. The firefighters barred students from entering the…
Community Studies Program Protests for Recognition
Protestors echoed a resounding sentiment to bring back the comunity studies department. Community studies affiliates — students, alumni and lecturers — gathered at the base of campus at 10 a.m. on April 27 to demand reinstatement as a department. In 2010, the Academic Senate, under…
Houseless and at Risk
Content warning: This article contains explicit references to sexual harassment and assault. We recognize these are difficult situations to read about. We decided to include the following personal experiences in an effort to reflect the severity of the experiences of many houseless women. *Last name…