The Creative Writing Program’s Legacy: Withstanding the Budget Deficit
All my life, I have sought to tell compelling stories. When I first enrolled at UC Santa Cruz, my heart was set on creative writing. My first intro course was held in a small Porter classroom on the second floor. I watched as the class...
Cutbacks and Consequences: Who Really Pays for UCSC’s Budget Crisis?
Editor’s Note: Some sources in this article have chosen to remain anonymous. City on a Hill Press has verified the identities of all such sources. Longer response times, larger classes and fewer appointments. Changes are already happening to the UC Santa Cruz campus and they...
UCSC and Zionism: Campus and Community Gather Together in Back-to-Back Events
Director of the Jewish studies department and professor Nathaniel Deutsch began the academic panel, “Zionism: Past, Present, Future?” by reading aloud emails the Humanities Institute received in response to the announcement of the event. “If students and staff cannot use the word genocide to describe...
“Not My President”: Community-Building and Resistance on Inauguration Day
“This morning I saw my family watching the inauguration and I know some of them voted for Trump,” said Erika Cardema, a fourth-year film and digital media major. “I’m glad that I came to this space just to listen to what other people are saying,...
Students Gather to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2025
“[At home], we had huge celebrations and huge potlucks every Chinese New Year,” said Michelle Li, a fourth-year politics and economics double major. “Coming to college, I felt kind of disconnected from all of that, especially coming from a different state and Santa Cruz literally...
Building Sanctuary: How Unity Can Combat Uncertainty
An anonymous UC Santa Cruz student who has multiple undocumented family members is part of a mixed-status family. All their life, the thought of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have always been terrifying to them. But after one of their family members’ neighbors...
What you should know about Kletzer’s CP/ EVC survey
Have you ever wanted to voice your opinion on the performance of UC Santa Cruz’s senior administration? Well, you have that opportunity right now. Here’s what you should know about Lori Kletzer’s assessment survey before it closes on Jan. 31. Chancellor Cynthia Larive sent an...
Student Leaders Meet with Administrators to Discuss Financial Aid Disbursement Delays, Agree to Terms of Improvement
Editor’s Note: This article is a continuation of City on a Hill Press’s coverage published last quarter on the FAFSA distribution delay. Many of the same sources were interviewed to follow updates on their aid distribution as well as conversations with administration surrounding the issue....
Students Mobilizing Against Trump’s Inauguration on MLK Jr. Day
For 39 years, the third Monday of every January has been celebrated as a national holiday in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his tireless work toward racial equity. This Monday, Jan. 20, the date is shared with the inauguration of Donald Trump...
Behind TAPS’ Lens: What Does a Camera Capture?
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. Stay tuned for further City on a Hill Press coverage of this issue. Every day countless students, staff, and campus visitors park their cars and rush to their next destination, unaware of the little cameras hidden in plain...