California State Assembly Unveils Cal Grant Reform Act
Despite its importance, financial aid is associated with confusing paperwork and hard-to-navigate legislature. That could be changing soon, according to a press conference held April 23 by the California State Assembly Committee on Higher Education. Assembly Bill (AB) 1314, the Cal Grant Reform Act, would…
UC Regents Discuss Student Housing West
UC Santa Cruz administration presented the Student Housing West project to the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee of the UC Board of Regents during its Jan. 16 meeting. The Student Housing West project, bringing about 3,000 beds to campus, is split into two geographical areas—a…
Cowell Student Arrested for Drug-Related Offenses
A monthlong investigation led to the arrest of first-year Cowell student Collin Riley Howard for alleged sales and possession of methamphetamine, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD and marijuana, said UC Santa Cruz Chief of Police Nader Oweis. Campus police arrested 18-year-old Howard on Nov. 28 at 3:15…
City Council Candidate Interview Videos
*Order of videos is alphabetical for fairness. Philip Crawford Justin Cummings Drew Glover Cynthia Hawthorne Donna Meyers
Understanding Summer Campus Changes
UC Santa Cruz continues to operate during the summer and big changes can occur by the time the new academic year begins. This summer looks to be the time for changes ranging from tuition to housing to the Strategic Academic Plan. City on a Hill…
Librarians and UCOP Begin Negotiations for New Contract
With their current contract expiring in September 2018, UC librarians went into bargaining negotiations with the UC Office of the President (UCOP) this month for a new contract. Among their list of priorities is a salary increase and more financial support for research and professional…
From Cowell Coffee Shop to Food Pantry
The Cowell Coffee Shop, which opened in 1985, will cease its cafe operations and be reopened as a basic needs hub with a food pantry and cooking workshops as early as fall 2018. Part of the process of designing the basic needs hub involved two…
Slug Drafted for Vietnamese Basketball League
With under a minute left in the final quarter of a Caltech Beavers vs. UCSC basketball game in December 2014, UC Santa Cruz’s Corey Cilia found his team down by two points. A freshman at the time, Cilia landed a mid-range jumper and sent the…
T.M. Robinson-Mosley, New Interim Dean of Students
T.M. Robinson-Mosley was chosen to be the interim associate vice chancellor for student engagement and development and interim Dean of Students (DOS) in January 2018. Robinson-Mosley will oversee the Dean of Students Office, a branch of the Division of Student Success that provides extracurricular programs…
Elevator Inspection Process Lags, DRC Students Affected
The McHenry Library elevator inspection permits expired in May 2017. It’s the same story for a majority of campus elevators. Units in the Science and Engineering Library expired in July. Earth and Marine Sciences Building and Humanities I and II units expired in April. For…