UAW Members Challenge Leadership
The needs of 18,000 people were decided by a fraction thereof when a September vote for the United Auto Workers Local 2865 (UAW 2865) labor contract saw low turnout. The vote ratified a four-year contract for teaching assistants and student workers at the UC that…
Kresge Student Cameron Poole Found Dead
Kresge third-year Cameron Poole was found dead on the morning of Jan. 8. His remains were retrieved below the cliffs at Davenport Beach. The cause of death is still under investigation, but no foul play or crimes are suspected. Sgt. Dee Baldwin of the Santa…
Kresge’s New Look Ready for Review
Kresge College, shadowed by redwoods and most accessible by pedestrian bridge, is slated for renovation in fall of 2021. What many remember as an isolated hillside town will adapt to a bustling pedestrian highway once the project is finished. The Kresge Renovation Project released its…
UAW Local 2865 Holds Hearing for its Executive Board
After a union vote that snubbed the top priorities of 95 percent of union workers and suppressed dissenting votes, the validity of the student-worker contract is under question by a team of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2865’s own members. Forty-nine members of UAW,…
Vice Provost Hosts Second Cafe for Strategic Academic Plan
Vice Provost Herbie Lee hosted the second SAP informational pop-up, or “Cafe SAP,” from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Jack Baskin Engineering courtyard on Nov. 14. This cafe focused on increasing circulation of UCSC’s achievements as an institution, in order to draw more attention…
Vigil for Pittsburgh Synagogue
Quarry Plaza was busy as always on Monday morning, but amid the typical hubbub, a somber bubble of silence rested on the shoulders of people mourning the loss of 11 lives this past Saturday. Santa Cruz Hillel held a vigil for the victims of the…
Santa Cruz County Ballot Measure Breakdown
’Tis the season for political yard signs. Slogans for city council members, gubernatorial candidates and ballot measures at both the local and state level can become overwhelming, especially if you are not aware of what each policy really stands for. This guide to all the…
Rent — How Do You Measure a Crisis?
A landlord rents a leaky pool shed for $350 per month. A man lives with 20 other people and works four jobs to make rent. A woman was priced out of her rental after her husband died in an electrical fire caused by a neglected…
AFSCME 3299 Back in Action
For the second time in a little over five months, AFSCME 3299 members went on strike. This time, however, it’s not from the absence of a contract, but receiving one they did not ask for. Earlier this month, the university imposed contract parameters on patient…
SUR Hosts Measure M Teach-In
What does it say about a city when the price of the average rental has increased 23.5 percent since last year? To Bradley Jin, UC Santa Cruz fourth-year and researcher with the No Place Like Home (NPLH) project, it means the Santa Cruz community is…