SEATS at the Table, A Seat on the Loop: Student Union Governance Board Pushes for TAPS Reform
$513. That’s the amount each UC Santa Cruz student pays in fees to Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) each year, the highest transportation fee at any UC campus. The fees amount to nearly $10 million annually. “We pay two-thirds of TAPS’ budget just through our...
New Loop Buses Unveiled, Community Concerns Remain
There are two new loop buses circulating UC Santa Cruz campus — well, new-er. Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) just acquired four buses, 2007 model 15 Gillig BRT, previously owned by Contra Costa Transit Authority. Two have been in operation on campus since April while...
Uncertainty Looms As UCSC Announces “Structural Budget Deficit”
UC Santa Cruz is going through what administrators described as a “structural budget deficit.” This information was released in a post on the campus website by Chancellor Cynthia Larive and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer on Feb. 12, titled “Update on the...
Regents’ Proposed Policy Raises Concerns Over Shared Governance & Academic Freedom
“I am a big believer in shared governance,” Regent Jonathan Sures said at the March 20 UC Regents meeting. “Liar!” a member of the crowd shouted back. Tensions were high during a discussion of the UC Regents proposed Policy on Public and Discretionary Statements by...
UCSC SJP Launches Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Quarry
“Gaza, Gaza, you will rise, students are by your side.” Organizers called the chant out to the crowd of over 250 supporters in the Quarry. Amidst the May Day rally, UC Santa Cruz students joined thousands of others nationwide in building encampments in solidarity with...
Students Stage Opposing Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Rallies in Quarry Plaza
UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Plaza became a site of heightened contention over the Israel-Gaza War on March 14. Santa Cruz Hillel chose the Quarry as a location to hold the Jewish Unity Walk. In response, members and supporters of the UCSC chapter of Jews Against...
A Ceremony of Life: In Remembrance of Zainab Mansoor
Editor’s note: The following article mentions the loss, grieving, and death of a UCSC student. Brilliant, bubbly, adventurous, artistic — all words used to describe Zainab Mansoor. Those who knew her recall a kind face, supportive presence, and avid cookie baker. Beloved friend, daughter, sister,...
UC Librarians are Bargaining for Better
Beyond stacking shelves of neatly packed books and organizing pages of digital archives, librarians are critical contributors to university research. The contract between the University of California and the University of California-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) expires on April 30. The contract was set to...
Tiffany Dena Loftin and Wisdom Cole Set to Speak at the Dream It, Build It Event
Tiffany Dena Loftin and Wisdom Cole will be coming to UC Santa Cruz on Apr. 18, 2024 to participate in the Dream It, Build It: Organize Our Power event, as a part of Student Organization Leadership (SOL) Council’s Spring Special. The event will focus on...
Santa Cruz Kites Fly for Gaza
Over 50 Santa Cruz community members gathered at Santa Cruz Main Beach on April 6 to commemorate Palestinian Children’s Day, which takes place every April 5. Participants flew kites decorated with colored streamers and statements of solidarity and liberation, including the words of murdered Palestinian...