On the Menu: New Reduced Dining Hall Hours Impacts UC Santa Cruz Students
Isa Santos is a first-year astrophysics major at UC Santa Cruz with an 8 a.m. class every Thursday. Ideally, Santos would get dressed, grab breakfast at the nearest dining hall and travel to her class. But due to the reduced dining hall hours implemented earlier...
An Uphill Battle: Bike Share Service Ends Contract with UC Santa Cruz
Editors’ note: Sources have chosen to stay anonymous due to safety and privacy reasons. City on a Hill Press is committed to protecting the identities of these individuals. UC Santa Cruz affiliates make up approximately 80 percent of BCycle ridership in Santa Cruz County. However,...
Internship Credit for UC International Students Could be Paused Following ICE Threats
Editors’ Note: Some sources wish to remain anonymous due to safety and privacy reasons. City on a Hill Press is committed to following this story as more updates develop. “As an international student coming to the U.S. on an exchange, it’s everything you’re asking for,” ...
“Free the People, Free the Land”: Over 100 Students Gather In Solidarity with Palestine
Editors’ Note: Sources in this piece have chosen to remain anonymous and images are digitally altered for privacy and safety reasons. City on a Hill Press is committed to protecting the identity of these sources. Over 100 students gathered outside UC Santa Cruz’s Science and...
Ohlone Tiger Beetle: Santa Cruz’s Native, Endangered Bug
Small, green and mighty, the Ohlone tiger beetle — like many other insects — is in danger of extinction. This endemic species, only found in one place, has called Santa Cruz County its home since the Pleistocene era, when the woolly mammoths roamed the Earth. ...
Slugs Gone Global: How Study Abroad Brings New Opportunities
For many, higher education is about proving what they know. The seemingly endless tests, essays and assignments make it easy to forget there is value in novelty. Studying abroad offers a unique chance to face this unknown. In six months, I climbed the Eiffel Tower,...
UC Santa Cruz Guarantees Housing for Second-Year Students
In her first year at UC Santa Cruz, Advika Rajaraman gathered as much information as she could to ensure a living space on campus the following year. She combed through facts about the residential colleges that had the most rooms and calculated the college population...
Sex and the City on a Hill: Fake it Fanny
Hi Laye Texx, I’ve recently had a lot of conversations with friends about “faking it” and performing a certain way in bed. It seems like a lot of us either feel like sex needs to be spruced up for someone else, or feel anxiety that...
UCSC Communities Struggle Under $1 Trillion Cut to Medicaid, Known as Medi-Cal in California
Editor’s Note: Some sources in this article are left anonymous for safety and privacy reasons. The digital version of this piece has been edited and lengthened as developments occur. The original version can be found in City on a Hill Press’ 2026 Primer. Alvarez, a...
You’ve Got an Extra Midterm to Study For: November 2026 Elections
Academic midterms aren’t the only midterms UC Santa Cruz students should be paying attention to this fall quarter. Midterm elections. Less flashy, but no less important than their presidential counterparts, midterms are held every two years and refer to local, state and federal-level elections that...