UC Funding Increase Pending Governor Approval
Conversations in the Capitol hint at a possible influx in state funding for the UC. The California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on education finance requested an additional $117.5 million for the UC General Fund on May 23. This increase is in addition to the $92.1…
Panel on Mass Incarceration Inspires Student Activism
Taking a step back from political theory, students and professors gathered to discuss how they could incite real political action. The discussion, facilitated by psychology professor Craig Haney the evening of May 22, featured prison activists Angela Davis, Robert King, Albert Woodfox and Debbie Kilroy….
Stop Asking Why
I’ve been trying to explain to others (and myself) why I decided to transfer from Boston University (BU) to UC Santa Cruz, for over a year. Often I give the easy answers. I missed California. I couldn’t handle another East Coast winter. The culture of…
Anakbayan Santa Cruz protests human rights violations at SFO
Students marched from Hahn Student Services to Quarry Plaza, carrying posters that read “Stop the U.S. War Machine,” “Stop torture at SFO” and “Justice for Jerome.” When they reached Quarry Plaza, the protesters gathered in a large circle and shouted to the drum beat, “When…
Denormalizing the Crisis
How many of you have lived with rats?” Fourth-year and Student Union Housing Working Group (SUHWG) organizer Angela Tulio posed this question to the crowd. About 20 of the 70 students in the College Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room raised their hands. All attendees of…
‘Shatter the Silence, Stop the Violence’
“We have the power, we have the right, we are here to take back the night!” On the evening of April 24, students carrying neon posters and rallying around a bullhorn marched through campus chanting empowering statements at the Take Back the Night (TBTN) march….
Empowering the Next Generation for Higher Education
Story by Daniela Gonzalez and Hannah Ross Kimberly Balmorez, now in her fourth year, knew she wanted to attend UC Santa Cruz when she visited campus in 2014 for Student-Initiated Outreach (SIO) weekend. “It was the first time I was surrounded by a large amount…
Empowering the Next Generation for Higher Education
Kimberly Balmorez, now in her fourth year, knew she wanted to attend UC Santa Cruz when she visited campus in 2014 for Student-Initiated Outreach (SIO) weekend. “It was the first time I was surrounded by a large amount of Filipinos,” said Balmorez, who grew up…
Muslim Student Association Successfully Advocates for Halal Options in Dining Halls
UC Santa Cruz recently became one of the only UCs to offer consistent halal options in all dining halls. This change, in effect since January 2018, is the result of three years of conversation between the Muslim Student Association (MSA) and UCSC Dining. The majority…