Strategic Academic Planning Process Leaves Students, Faculty Feeling Unheard
The campus’ Strategic Academic Plan (SAP) is entering its final phase, the Strategic Plan & Implementation Playbook, this month. Faculty and students alike have raised concerns about the process, specifically what many see as its unusual speed and lack of meaningful consultation. But despite notable…
EVC’s Strategic Academic Planning Draws Concern
Academics and the financial future of UC Santa Cruz are on the path toward change — and not everyone is happy about it. The Strategic Academic Planning (SAP) initiative is this path toward change, with goals of strengthening UCSC’s academics, identifying educational barriers and generating…
Private Developer Chosen for Student Housing West
UC Santa Cruz’s moved forward this week in developing the Student Housing West (SHW) project, which will bring 3,000 beds to campus. The SHW planning committee chose Capstone Development Partners as the private company to participate in the public- private partnership (P3) model, a way…
UCOP Announces Review of Interference Allegations
The UC Board of Regents announced on Monday a “fact-finding review” will investigate allegations made by the state auditor, Elaine Howle, that the UC Office of the President (UCOP) interfered with confidential surveys. The audit alleged four UC chancellors, including UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George…
An Evolving Assembly
While all student governing bodies grapple with member turnover and voter engagement, UC Santa Cruz’s Student Union Assembly (SUA) had at least five members — including the president — resign this year. Amid the turnover, the SUA also struggled to define its role amid an…
Alicia Garza set to be Keynote Speaker at Radical Voices
Alicia Garza — the co-founder of Black Lives Matter — is set to come to campus on May 9. She will be the keynote speaker at the Radical Voices event, co-sponsored by Student Media, Engaging Education, UC Santa Cruz’s Campus Sustainability Council, Afrikan/Black Student Alliance…
City Rejects Unlawful Death Claim
Santa Cruz City Council rejected a claim for damages on March 28 regarding payment for damages related to the death of Sean Arlt, who was shot and killed by a Santa Cruz police officer. Because the claim was rejected, the Arlt family will pursue a…
Searching for Answers in the Wake of Raids
The Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) vowed to rebuild trust with the community after a series of immigration-related arrests were made on Feb. 13 and after it was revealed during a Santa Cruz City Council meeting that a federal agent has been working with SCPD…
Santa Cruz Wavers Under Broken Trust
Over 200 community members and leaders gathered at City Hall on Tuesday night, and filled the room to maximum occupancy while others sat outside and viewed the meeting through glass windows or watched from other rooms via livestream broadcasting. Santa Cruz City Council ruled unanimously…
Learning from History: Memories & Mobilization
The right word is incarceration, Mas Hashimoto said, not internment. Hashimoto, who was imprisoned simply for being Japanese, said the government used the word “internment” to “soften the blow.” A candlelight vigil in Watsonville Plaza on Sunday allowed Hashimoto and a crowd of about 30,…