UC Santa Cruz Has a Budget Problem
UC Santa Cruz — at every level — has been reeling from a structural budget deficit. The effects trickle down to students in many aspects of their education, including larger class sizes and less accessible campus services. Despite significant effects beginning to materialize, many community...
UCSC’s Legacy of Resistance
Written in gold on the UC Santa Cruz homepage is the statement reading: “Our voices will define the century.” More often than not, students express their voices through picket signs, megaphones or chants. Behind those signs and megaphones are 60 years’ worth of student activists,...
UCSC is Downsizing and Downgrading The COVE, a Life-Saving Resource
Over the course of four months, the COVE’s student interns wrote and released an open letter to the UC Santa Cruz administration — effectively revealing the UC Santa Cruz administration’s plans to downsize the COVE. The COVE has been an on-campus recovery resource for more...
We Asked You: How Do Students Feel About Artificial Intelligence?
Editor’s note: Due to the nature of the questions asked in our survey, many sources chose to remain anonymous. Some responses have been slightly edited for brevity and clarity. All responses represent student experiences and opinions. City on a Hill Press acknowledges the tendency of...
“Solidarities are made”: A Conversation with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
Editors Note: The quotes in this article have been edited for clarity and concision. Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. is a distinguished professor of African American studies and religion at Princeton University, a political commentator and public intellectual. For the second year in a row, Dr....
Passed 2025-26 Ballot Measures
Measure 82: “Students for Empowerment and Accountability in Transportation Services.” [PASSED with 96.4 percent voter support] Written and introduced by the Student Union Governance Board (SUGB), this measure is a fee amendment, allocating 1.41 percent of current total transit fees into a new student governing...
UCSC Begins A Quiet Enforcement of DEI Regulations
President Donald Trump’s executive orders attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have already had a chilling effect at universities nationwide. Falling in line with Trump’s orders, the University of California’s Office of the President (UCOP) has begun preemptively enforcing regulations at the UC-level in the...
TAPS Town Hall, Students Continue the Fight for Transparency
“Why is the UC Santa Cruz transit fee higher than other UC fees?” “Is there any work towards newer buses?” “Where is our money going?” These were the sorts of questions students asked Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) at the third TAPS Town Hall on...
Black Love Gala: Celebrating Despite Uncertain Futures for Ethnic Student Organizations
Past the bustling John R. Lewis and College Nine Dining Hall, up the stairwell and toward the University Center, the Bistro and Fireside Lounge were transformed on the evening of May 23. Vines draped the entry way, laughter filled the space and Black students dressed...
Words from the Upcoming 2025-26 SUA Elected Officials
Editors’ Note: This article is a continuation of City on a Hill Press’ coverage of the 2025 Campus Elections. Many interviewees’ quotes work in context with their previous statements. After much anticipation, the 2025-26 Student Union Assembly (SUA) results are in and next year’s members...