Submission: Welcoming Students with Disabilities at UCSC
Dear Students of UCSC, This letter is addressed to everyone who holds misconceptions about or is unaware of the needs of students with disabilities. Over 1,400 students are registered with the Disability Resource Center. Students with disabilities are one of three groups who feel most...
Letter to the Editors: Administration Has Lost Its Way
What can the administration of UCSC possibly be thinking with the decision to eliminate athletics? Equally horrifying is putting the cost burden on the backs of students. They’re not thinking, and that’s the problem. This is an administration that’s lost its way… Athletic Director Mark...
Letter to the Editor: Support Student-Governed Spaces
Video by Banana Slug News and City on a Hill Press Dear editors, UC Santa Cruz is expected to take 300 additional students this upcoming fall. We have seen the impact of the increase of enrollment this year; CAPS, LSS and other services that help...
Submission: Who’s Really Controlling Our Dietary Guidelines?
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are updated every five years by the U.S. government. In the most recent guidelines, released in January, the Obama administration removed a crucial piece of information. These guidelines are meant to utilize scientific evidence to provide Americans with sound advice...
Open Letter from the Inter-Greek Council and Panhellenic Council
The Inter-Greek Council and Panhellenic Councils at UC Santa Cruz, representing 26 Greek letter organizations, are shocked and saddened to see the news about the arrest of six UCSC students affiliated with two Greek letter organizations. The Greek letter organizations at UCSC and their governing...
Submission: Californian Drought: We Must Address Animal Agriculture
Water conservation has been a perennial concern in California for the past four years—and rightfully so. A study released on December 28th revealed that 58 million trees in the state have suffered severe water depletion due to the drought and are at risk of dying....
Submission: UCSA Release Grades for UC CAPS Centers
Whether you are a first year student just learning to navigate life at UC Santa Cruz or a returning student taking on new responsibilities, the university lifestyle presents us with new challenges that can impact our success as students. During times of high stress or...
Submission: Statement Opposing the Chancellor’s Compliance in Enrollment Plan
Our beloved campus on a hill in the woods opened in 1965 as “the most significant educational experiment in the history of the University of California.” Clark Kerr said the aim of UC Santa Cruz was to be bold, providing a unique model of education...
Letter to the Editors: UCSC’s Meatless Monday
Have you ever had a “Healthy Monday” meal at a dining hall on campus? If your answer is yes, then you’ve participated in UCSC’s version of a Meatless Monday program. The Meatless Monday movement—which is as self-explanatory as it sounds—prompts all of us to consider...
Letter to the Editors: ‘Horrors of Humane’ Response
I appreciated the recent piece “Horrors of ‘Humane’” (Sarah McLaughlin, November 1), bringing to light the truth behind meat, dairy and egg labeling, which is so often misleading. As Sarah covered, there is a lot of mystery behind ‘big ag’, a lot that is shrouded...