White Supremacy Package Reported
White supremacy packages were reported on campus — at Merrill College, College Nine/Ten, McHenry library and the KZSC radio station — as well as throughout the city of Santa Cruz on Sept. 28 and 29. “What we are trying to understand is the purpose behind...
Small Event, Huge Impact
During welcome week of every school year, eager students line up outside of Kresge Town Hall in the hopes of getting first pick of the free stuff at the Great Junk Giveaway. Once the doors open, students frantically try to grab anything of value, making...
Kresge Hate Crime Allegation Dropped
Former UC Santa Cruz student, Brandon Beaton, was accused of being involved in an alleged hate crime at Kresge College in February 2015. Though Beaton was found guilty on three counts — assault causing great bodily injury, battery and resisting arrest — all other charges...
UCSC Receives $32 Million Photography Collection
UC Santa Cruz just received the largest donation in campus history. The $32 million collection from the Marin Community Foundation of 12,000 photographic prints, 25,000 negatives and thousands of transparencies from renowned photographers Pirkle Jones and his wife Ruth-Marion Baruch. The photographs encapsulate the grit...
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor Appointed
UC Santa Cruz vice provost of academic affairs and a professor of applied mathematics and statistics, Herbert Lee, was appointed as the interim campus provost and executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) beginning Dec. 1. Pending UC President Janet Napolitano’s approval, Lee will take over for current...
‘Santa Cruz for Bernie’ on the Ballot
Just a few months ago, the small county of Santa Cruz generated a surprisingly large number. Fifty-nine percent of those who turned out in the California Democratic primary voted for Sen. Sanders, one of the largest margins in the state. Despite Sanders’ failure to win...
Loma Fire Rages in the Midst of a Drought
Update 9/30 6:55 p.m.: The Loma Fire has grown to 4,345 acres and is 50 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. One firefighter has been hospitalized, and eight residences have been destroyed and 325 structures are threatened. UC Santa Cruz alumna Kimberly Barker had just gotten...
Rundown on the Regents
The University of California regents met at UCLA on Sept. 14 and 15, where the 26 voting members on the governing board of the UC system discussed the future of the UC system in the face of the upcoming election, state growth and tuition increases....
Student Voting Rights Act Passes
After a year-long attempt to pass the Student Voting Rights Act, which could register over 2.5 million students, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB-2455 into law on Sept. 21. California has at least 6.5 million eligible, unregistered voters, and the law intends to bolster the state’s...
UC President Headlines Unprecedented Political Fundraiser
Current UC president and former secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, headlined a fundraiser on Sept. 20 in support of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — making her the first UC president to actively campaign for a presidential candidate. Napolitano is the first, likely because endorsing...