Letter from the Editors: Chancellor’s Email Following Student Death
Trigger Warning: This letter discusses issues of death and suicide. These opinions to not reflect the staff at large. Today, Chancellor George Blumenthal sent a campus-wide email mourning the death of former professor Jerry Nelson and celebrating his contributions to astronomy and astrophysics. We are…
Opening the Door on Student Housing West
UC Santa Cruz College, Housing and Educational Services (CHES) has over $1 billion worth of problems and only $300 million with which to solve them. From Kresge College’s $170 million renovation, Crown College residence hall renovations and many others across campus — the problems aren’t…
Cabrillo College and Instructor Sued for Title IX violations
Trigger warning: This story contains references to sexual violence. A former Cabrillo College student and mathematics teaching aid is suing both Cabrillo College, for depriving her of her rights and violating Title IX, and Cabrillo mathematics instructor Alex Taurke for sexual assault and sexual battery….
‘Sanctuary’ Undefined
The letters preluded the ICE arrests. They began arriving about five months ago, sending anxiety and confusion into the already uneasy undocumented Santa Cruz community, while sparking questions of what a sanctuary county promises. The public defender’s office has received 19 letters since the beginning…
State Audit Says UCOP Mishandling Budget, Holding Excess Reserve Funding
The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) has accumulated a $175 million unreported surplus and conducted questionable budget practices, according to a state audit of UCOP released Tuesday. The audit also found that UCOP pays its top employees a much higher salary than…
Title IX Case Reveals Systemic Concerns
*Name has been withheld for anonymity. Last academic year, Emma* joined 233 other UC Santa Cruz community members in filing a Title IX report. Her case was one of nine that Title IX staff said wasn’t a violation of the sexual violence and sexual harassment…
Decrease in Arrests, Medical Calls and Attendance on 4/20
Four arrests were made on and around the UC Santa Cruz campus during the unsanctioned 4/20 gathering today. Among them, California Highway Patrol arrested 67 year-old Los Banos resident Robert Spaniel for felony possession of a loaded firearm at the UCSC West Entrance DUI checkpoint….
SCPD ‘Misled’ in Recent Department of Homeland Security Raids
Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) Chief Kevin Vogel announced in this morning’s press conference that the SCPD was misinformed about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raids that took place at the Beach Flats neighborhood and other residences across Santa Cruz County in the early…
Meet the New CP/EVC
City on a Hill Press (CHP) spoke with Marlene Tromp, the new campus provost and executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) at UC Santa Cruz. Previously, Tromp worked as a dean at Arizona State University [ASU] and a professor of both women’s studies and English at ASU…
Officer Who Fatally Shot Sean Arlt Won’t Be Charged
BREAKING: Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) Officer Erik Bailey, who fatally shot 32-year-old Sean Arlt, will not be charged, said Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell in a press conference. Bailey was sworn into the SCPD in May 2015. Rosell said the officer was…