New Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Announced
Marlene Tromp, the former dean of Arizona State University’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, has been selected as the new Campus provost and executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) at UC Santa Cruz. Tromp will fill Herbert Lee’s interim role, after Alison Galloway stepped down...
UC Regents Approve Tuition Increase
The UC Board of Regents voted to increase UC tuition for the first time in five years at its Jan. 25-26 board meeting. The tuition will increase yearly by $282 for resident undergraduates and $1,688 for nonresident undergraduates along with a one-time $54 student services...
Investing in Black Economics
As a Kenyan American, UC Santa Cruz alumna Shiku Muhire described living in the U.S. as a “cultural vacuum” that didn’t necessarily reflect her African culture. To combat this, Muhire took it upon herself to create a platform called Kuuza Here — Kuuza is KiSwahili...
Where Did That Sign Go?
More than 200,000 marchers occupied Oakland, San Francisco and San José for the Women’s March on Jan. 21, and the marchers’ hands were not empty. Protest signs took center stage both across the globe and here in Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz Museum of Art...
SUA Elects New President Tias Webster
Tias Webster was appointed Student Union Assembly (SUA) president on Jan. 18 after previous president, Ray Inoue, resigned last quarter and Vice President of Internal Affairs (IVP) Grace Shefcik and Vice President of External Affairs (EVP) Judith Gutierrez both declined the position. Webster ran because...
Title IX Questioned after Rape Claim Settlement
Trigger warning: This article contains references to sexual harassment and assault. A rape claim filed by a UC Santa Cruz student against former Latin American and Latino Studies professor Héctor Perla Jr. has reached a settlement against the UC Board of Regents for $1.15 million....
UCSC Rape Case Settlement
UC Santa Cruz settled a rape claim for $1.15 million, according to the survivor’s attorneys at Kristensen Weisberg, LLP. The claim is centered on allegations that the survivor was assaulted by one of her professors in June 2015, just days before she graduated. The professor was...
Hack UCSC 2017
Over 300 students participated in this year’s UCSC hackathon from Jan. 20-22. Almost 100 different projects were submitted to be judged by professionals in the technology industry. The two largest categories were Tech Cares, which aimed to apply technology to help people, and Innovation, which...
Women’s March on the Nation
Women’s March on the Nation In 2011, Donald Trump sent a New York Times column he disagreed with back to its columnist, Gail Collins, with “Face of a Dog!” written across her picture. This is one instance of Trump’s misogynistic interactions with women. He has...
Fossil Free UC Marches for Divestment
Around 60 people participated in a walkout and gathered in Quarry Plaza on Jan. 23, protesting the billions of dollars of UC investments in fossil fuels. Since 2012, Fossil Free UC (FFUC) campaigned for the UC to divest its holdings in companies like Mitsubishi and...