Submission: April 20 DUI checkpoint and law enforcement efforts
By UC Santa Cruz Chief of Police Nader Oweis Members of the UC Santa Cruz community and campus neighbors, please be advised there is the potential for traffic disruptions and hazards during the afternoon of Thursday, April 20 because of the unsanctioned gathering known as…
Submission: SUA President Statement in Response to Resignation Letter
By Tias Webster, Student Union Assembly President When originally asked to respond to the letter written by Jay Semana, I refused, saying that all students have the right to develop and publicize their own opinion, and that I would be happy to meet with anyone…
Submission: Resignation Letter From SUA Representative
By Jay M. Semana The purpose of the Student Union Assembly (SUA) is to promote student activism and civic engagement among the undergraduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Unfortunately, the SUA presently stands as a bloated, bureaucratic structure that is not conducive…
Submission: Afrikan Black Student Alliance Demands
Note: A/BSA has postponed demanding for numbers 1 and 6 in their reclamation of Clark Kerr Hall. The intend to reintroduce and demand them at a later date. By Afrikan Black Student Alliance (A/BSA) To Chancellor Blumenthal and any other involved party, The Afrikan Black Caribbean…
Submission: An Open Letter to Chancellor Blumenthal and Acting EVC Lee
Thank you for the letter from interim campus provost’s office titled “Sexual assault and harassment on campus” which certainly goes further than Chancellor Blumenthal’s earlier letter. The chancellor’s letter to the campus community said in short, “We are changing the culture around campus sexual…
Submission: Resignation Letter From SUA President Ray Inoue
Dear Student Body, I’ve spent my entire college career advocating for students and believing that student empowerment should be the forefront of any activist organization on campus. My friends, colleagues, and previous mentors and I have always tried to envision a student government that always…
Submission: Post-Election Letter to the Chancellor and EVC
Dear Chancellor Blumenthal and Executive Vice Chancellor Galloway, We are writing to you regarding the recent events following the election results this past Tuesday. We represent student organizations on campus (see below) that have many members who are directly affected by the elections and its…
Submission: Regarding the Removal of Healthy Mondays
By Paulina Cradeur If you are a returning student at UC Santa Cruz, it is clear that lots of things have changed this year — from the overcrowding at bus stops to the decrease in class times, even the difficulty in trying to find a parking…
Message from UCSC Police Chief
PSA from UCSC Police Department Chief Nader Oweis: Halloween is a holiday about glorifying all things spooky, but the scariest thing is how quickly the night can turn into a nightmare! We want you to have fun so we ask that you fully charge your…
Letter to the Editor
Dear CHP Editors, The Brand New Council is a rump group of 60 Bernie supporters out of the thousands who voted for Bernie in Santa Cruz. This group, which met after Hillary won the Democratic nomination, and most of us Bernistas — including Bernie himself…