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Laretta Johnson

Laretta Johnson is co-editor in chief at City on a Hill Press. Before this, she wore many hats within City on a Hill, starting as a copy editor and working as copy chief, opinions editor, city news editor and campus news editor (at different times) over the past year and a half. She sees journalism that helps people understand things, whether it’s a portion of a complicated bureaucracy or the way systems of power function within the UC, as a way to help facilitate change. Beyond the walls of the Student Media Center, Laretta can be found riding her bike around town, cooking food with her 11 housemates, journaling, going on long neighborhood walks or convincing herself one more cup of coffee isn’t a bad idea.
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Balakrishnan Remains on Paid Leave 

Content warning: This article contains references to sexual harassment and assault.  Fall 2018 marked one year of paid leave — over $100,000 — for tenured UC Santa Cruz history of consciousness professor Gopal Balakrishnan.  Balakrishnan began teaching at UCSC in 2006 and has numerous allegations...
Laretta Johnson, January 15, 2019 3 min read  
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Balakrishnan Case Closed 

Content warning: This article contains references to sexual harassment and assault. [button color=”” size=”” type=”square_outlined” target=”” link=””]UCSC professor Gopal Balakrishnan was found by Title IX to have violated the university’s policy on sexual harassment. The Title IX investigation conclusion follows years of hushed stories and...
Laretta Johnson, October 4, 2018 10 min read  

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