Cancelled on Technicalities
Update 9/4, 4 p.m: UCSC admissions to offer 120 students whose admission was cancelled acceptance to UCSC in winter 2016. Dominique DeJarnatt was one of the students to be offered a winter enrollment opportunity. *Name changed to protect identity. Five to seven minutes to the bookstore,...
Santa Cruz Man Arrested After Posting Online Threat to UCSC
The same night an anonymous post on the “UCSC Confessions” Facebook page threatened Porter and Oakes colleges, UC Santa Cruz Police Department (UCSC PD) officers arrested Ayman Kareem Hawari, 25, at his residence on Pacific Ave in connection with the post. UCSC PD Chief Nader...
Sustainable Power through Brainpower
Over the course of ten weeks, a team of 24 undergraduate students who make up the UC Santa Cruz International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) team has worked to develop a sustainable energy source with hopes of showcasing its research at the Boston iGEM Jamboree. This...
One Appeal Underway for Final Restitution Costs Assigned to ‘Highway Six’
In a last effort to reduce Judge Denine J. Guy’s tentative restitution ruling from early July, Rosa Petterson’s lawyer, who was out of town during the previous restitution sentencing, brought UC Santa Cruz Police Department representatives back on the stand. Despite the additional testimony, the...
Last “Highway Six” Defendant Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail
Nearly a month after five of the “Highway 6” students were sentenced to 30 days in jail with eligibility for custody alternative programs like house arrest and three years of informal court probation, the last defendant was handed the same sentence in court on July...
Takeaways from the July UC Regents Meeting
Napolitano Announces UC Minimum Wage Increase to $15 per hour by 2017 On the same day that a New York panel approved a proposed $15 per hour minimum wage for fast-food chain employees and a day after Los Angeles county decided to increase minimum wage...
Fewer Californians, More Out of State and International Students Admitted to the UC
Delayed nearly three months due to uncertainty with state budget, the University of California (UC) admissions data was released on July 2, and showed disappointing results for Californians. The UC system is admitting fewer in-state residents compared to out of state and international students. Undergraduate applications to...
Judge Tentatively Rules $28,103 in Restitution for “Highway Six”
One day after being sentenced to 30 days in jail, five of the UC Santa Cruz “Highway Six” students were tentatively assigned $28,103.73 for their total restitution costs. Criminal restitution is the amount of money awarded to victims — government agencies in the case of...
Five of “Highway 17 Six” Students Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail, Eligible for House Arrest
Five of the six UC Santa Cruz students who blocked Highway 17 as part of the “96 Hours of Action” in March were each sentenced to 30 days in jail, along with three years of informal court probation on Monday. Judge Denine J. Guy told...
Forging New Perceptions
The Irwin Scholarship is a $2,500 award granted to 12 fourth-year art students through faculty nomination. At the end of spring quarter, the students display their work at the Porter Sesnon Gallery. This year, however, their work spanned two additional galleries — the Fellows Lounge...