LRDP Committee Begins Planning for 2040
As Santa Cruz residents navigate the housing crisis, overcrowded classes and buses, the newest Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) planning estimate of 28,000 students by 2040 has been met with contention from students and community members alike. After Chancellor George Blumenthal revealed the planning estimate...
Blumenthal Announces Updated LRDP
UC Santa Cruz’s newest Long- Range Development Plan (LRDP) will base future plans on the assumption of having 28,000 students on campus by 2040, Chancellor George Blumenthal announced at a Jan. 11 press conference. As a campus already grappling with overcrowding issues, UCSC could see...
UC Student Regent Holds Open Forum for Potential Applicants
Out of 26 voting positions on the UC Board of Regents, only one belongs to students. This position, held by the student regent, will change hands on July 1. An open forum for UC Santa Cruz students interested in applying for the student regent and...
Transfer and First-Year Admission Changes for Fall 2018
A record number of applications flooded UC Santa Cruz’s admissions office last fall, with a 12.8 percent increase in transfer applicants. The increase in transfer applications from California community colleges was nearly double this year’s 7.1 percent increase in high school senior applications. A state...
Two SCMTD Bus Fires in Nine Days, No Injuries
The rear engine of a Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD) bus caught fire last week near Colleges Nine and Ten on campus because of an electrical short, causing dozens to be evacuated on Nov. 30. Though the bus was at full capacity at 7...
Administration Finalizes Proposals for $3 Million Housing Assistance Fund
The administration has decided what to do with the $3 million Band-Aid, which was provided by the UC Office of the President (UCOP) in July in hopes of alleviating housing stress. Last week, UCSC administration crafted a final proposal on how to spend that money...
Student Commuters Burdened by Overcrowding
Matt Mayr, a UC Santa Cruz fourth year computer science major, waited patiently at the Laurel and Center bus stop. His thoughts were on his midterm and getting to campus early enough for some last-minute cramming. When he saw the bus round the corner, he...
SUA Food Pantry Resumes Operation
After a four-month hiatus, the Student Union Assembly (SUA) Food Pantry reopened with 11 new paid positions and a food recovery pilot program through the Office of Sustainability. The paid positions are for shift leads, undergraduate students who will be the new volunteer workers’ first...
UCOP allocates $3 million toward housing
Housing crises are sweeping across all UC campuses, and even on-campus student renters are experiencing effects, as overcrowded dorms are becoming the new standard. In response, at its July meeting the UC Board of Regents approved a one-time housing assistance fund of $27 million. The...