‘Perspectives on Israel-Palestine’ Course Offered Through Cowell College
While Cowell Provost Faye Crosby was designing a class about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, she was often asked why the issue was relevant to UC Santa Cruz. “Some people felt it would potentially mix in politics where we maybe don’t want to mix in politics,” Crosby...
Programming Opportunities for Women
It’s surprising that 68 percent of women and 63 percent of men enroll in college, yet women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in technology,” said UC Santa Cruz computer science professor and Baskin School of Engineering associate dean for undergraduate affairs...
New Student Loan for Undocumented Students
The California DREAM Loan Act, or Senate Bill 1210, is supported by the UC and CSU systems and is anticipated to aid 1,500 students within the first year it goes into effect. Those numbers are set to increase to about 1,800 by 2018-19. Proposed by...
Regents To Vote on Tuition Increase on Nov. 19-20
University of California President Janet Napolitano will propose a five-year plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent each year. The proposal will be voted on during the UC Regent meetings on Nov. 19-20.
SUA Corrects Budget Deficit
With a budget deficit of $37,144.19, the Student Union Assembly (SUA) spent the early weeks of fall quarter correcting errors of a budget approved by last year’s iteration of the assembly.
Student Union Assembly Officers’ Goals for 2014-15
Your elected student government representatives talk about what they want to accomplish
UC Policy Makes Bathrooms All-Gender
In an effort to make university campuses a more inclusive space for LGBTQ identified students, UC President Janet Napolitano announced the UC-wide conversion of all single-stall restrooms into all-gender restrooms, as well as allowing students to include a preferred name on campus records with their...
Sequencing the Slug
“‘Sequence the mascot’s genome!’ is not a cry one usually hears coming from a university,” said UC Santa Cruz alumnus Ken Wagman. “It’s not the usual way to support your school.” As a leader in genomics, UCSC started a campaign to sequence the mascot’s genome....
Browsing the Sequence
UCSC research scientists create open-source Ebola Genome Browser to track changes in the virus.
Transformation Through Prose
Transforming the traditional canon proves no easy feat, but the creative writing program’s Living Writers Series does not shy away from the task. On Oct. 9, memoirist Ariel Gore kicked off the series. “Transformations” will serve as a cohesive theme among the authors speaking throughout...