44 Years of Resistance: Multicultural Festival Brings a New Meaning to Community
As the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives permeate public universities across the country, students are at the forefront of the resistance. Over 400 students and 19 vendors gathered at Oakes Lower Lawn to celebrate the 44th annual Multicultural...
Earth Quake and Boots Shake: Mother Earth Drag Extraveganza
Drag queen Zimina, formally introduced as “the hair, the hips, the heels” of UC Santa Cruz, sashayed down the catwalk, gussied up in black fringe and eight inch heels. While voguing to “HARD” by FKA twigs, Zimina darted a fierce look at the audience, and...
UCSC Holi Celebration Heralds the Arrival of Spring
Monisha Garika and her friends stood in a circle, coated in rainbow-colored powder and soaking wet, yet smiling. The white clothing they’d donned that morning made “a really good canvas,” Garika joked. “I guess it just, you know, happened,” she said slyly — still holding...
More Than a Production: AATAT’s ‘Dreamgirls’
“When I say ‘AA,’ you say TAT!” The strong voice of Don Williams, founder of UC Santa Cruz’s African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT), can be heard from anywhere in the Theater Arts Center. In the mainstage, 20 students-members of AATAT, stand in a huddle,...
Visual Story: Dia de Los Muertos Ceremonia 2025
As the sun set over the Quarry Amphitheater, about 1,200 attendees gathered for the annual Día de Los Muertos Ceremonia. The event was hosted by El Centro, UC Santa Cruz’s Chicanx Latinx Resource Center, alongside various campus organizations, featuring performances by student and local groups....
The Maker’s Market: Uplifting Student Creatives
For student-owned small businesses, opportunities to showcase their work are vital to their career growth. For Shelby McCleary, a second-year UC Santa Cruz student, the Makers’ Market was a learning opportunity. “I don’t really know how to run a business. I don’t really know how...
Through Our Lenses: 2024-25 in Photos
From picket lines and teach-ins to performances and proms, the photography staff at City on a Hill Press documented various moments throughout the 2024-25 academic year. Through our lenses, we visually captured our community in times of dissent, celebration and solidarity. In commemoration of our...
Weather and the Whale
Between late April to early December, humpback whales migrate from their winter breeding grounds off the coast of South America to the North Pacific Ocean. During the summer months, breaching humpbacks can be spotted locally as they pass through the Monterey Bay. This long voyage...
Fuerza Para El Futuro: UCSC Theater Arts Program’s “Just Like Us”
When driving, you can usually spot at least one car with a broken tail light. For many, if you are pulled over by law enforcement, you will most likely get away with a ticket or a warning. But for undocumented individuals, being pulled over by...
Celebration as Resistance: Hundreds Gather for UCSC’s 43rd Multicultural Festival
As UC Santa Cruz’s annual Multicultural Festival (MCF) enters its 43rd year, it remains one of the longest-running events at the university. Every May, over a dozen organizations on campus come together to celebrate different cultures by sharing ethnic foods and performances. Over 150 people...