SUA Kicks Off ‘Meet the Admin’ Series
In an effort to encourage a dialogue between students and UC Santa Cruz administrators, Student Union Assembly (SUA) President Julie Foster introduced the “Meet the Admin” series. Following the first meeting of the series, which focused on academic life, the second discussion on April 4...
By the Numbers: The Cost of Being an Out-of-State Student
The state audit of the UC’s enrollment practices revealed nothing surprising — the UC prioritizes admitting nonresident students, who are sometimes less qualified than in-state students, to increase revenue. The UC system charges out-of-state and international students a $24,708 supplemental tuition fee. Last year, the...
SUA Proposes Endorsement of Automatic Student Voting Registration
UC Santa Cruz’s Student Union Assembly (SUA) proposed endorsing California legislation on Tuesday night that would automatically register college students to vote upon enrollment. SUA will vote on the resolution at the April 12 meeting. “Voter suppression is at an all-time high [in our lifetimes],”...
Lost in Transit
The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit Department (SCMTD) announced its “Metro Forward Transit Plan,” that, if enacted this September, will result in the largest transit service cuts in the county to date. “Unquestionably, we will impact the riding public,” said SCMTD CEO Alex Clifford. “Our goal...
Not for the Rich
When Robert Reich was planning the national book tour for his latest release “Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few,” he told his publisher that he wanted to promote it outside of his normal route of liberal cities. Instead of hitting only the coasts,...
Cafe Ivéta Set to Open Next Week After Month Delay
After delaying its opening for over a month, Cafe Ivéta owners said the restaurant will open its doors next week. Last December, owner John Bilanko signed a four-year, six-month lease for the restaurant space under the Graduate Student Commons in Quarry Plaza and estimated that...
Progressive Bonds
Jeremy Sanford, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental (MCD) biology, came from his home in Indiana to UC Santa Cruz in 2008 because of its esteemed reputation for housing leaders in his field. Eight years later, he started the Sanford Lab which concentrates on...
Meet Cowell’s Next Provost
After an appointment process last January where students, staff and faculty weighed in on Cowell College’s next provost, Alan Christy, who has taught East Asian history at UC Santa Cruz for 21 years, was selected to succeed Faye Crosby in July. The Cowell provost oversees...
Common Code
During their lunch break, students at Branciforte Middle School in Santa Cruz are building a fence for sheep and creating snowmen and dogs. This is all happening indoors on a small tablet screen where these students are learning to code in 45-minute intervals. “Draw a...
Half of Frosh Applicants Admitted to UCSC
UC Santa Cruz received an all-time high number of applications for fall 2016 — 49,135 prospective freshman and another 9,969 transfer students. Over spring break, the admissions office sent admittance letters to 24,704 of those prospective freshmen, an admit rate just over 50 percent. Director...