EVC Alison Galloway Announces Resignation
Alison Galloway pursued a career in academia because she never wanted to stop learning. After 25 years working at UC Santa Cruz, including five years as the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (CP/EVC), she says there’s still always something new to learn. On Oct....
Financial Woes Threaten Bike Shuttle
UC Santa Cruz’s bike shuttle is on the proverbial chopping block. The shuttle, which ferries riders and their bikes up Bay Street to campus from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., could be cut in the next academic year due to the financial strain it puts...
A Missing ‘Pizza’ Santa Cruz
The search for a new vendor in the Quarry Plaza restaurant space under the Graduate Student Commons (GSC) is narrowing down. GSC business and building manager Rachel Neuman said the commons aimed to have a vendor selected last March and operating by the fall, but after...
Q&A with UCSC’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.)
What do you think of UCSC being an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designate? “The title “Hispanic” is a bit problematic in my opinion because the administration tries to group us in just one big category. It’s problematic because it excludes any Latinxs who aren’t “Hispanic”...
‘One Year, Zero Answers’
Diana Gonzalez held up the handmade cardboard sign she was wearing around her neck — a photo of Jorge Álvarez Nava, with the words “Alumno desaparcido de Ayotzinapa, Gro.,” Ayotzinapa student disappeared. Under the photo in Sharpie, she had written “Alive they took them, alive...
The Rights to West Cliff
It’s clear why he goes by the name “Red.” His long red beard and hair are hard to miss walking along the West Cliff by Lighthouse Field. As he stood next to his home — a minivan that neighbored others living in their Recreational Vehicles...
Journey of a Humanitarian
After Dr. Herman Blake founded Oakes College in 1972, he worked with Cowell Provost Page Smith to create a program that sends students to serve in low-income communities across the country. One of his students was placed on a service trip in South Carolina, and...
Q&A with UCSC’s Filipino Student Association
What are some challenges of running a student organization as big as FSA, and with so many different aspects? “Within FSA we have 13 aspects, ranging from our performing arts troupes, to our high school outreach and academic retention groups, and even a five-unit Pilipino...
Teen Charged with Murder of Maddy Middleton Pleads Not Guilty
Facing life behind bars for charges related to the kidnapping, rape and murder of 8 year-old Tannery resident Madyson “Maddy” Middleton, 15-year-old A.J. Gonzalez pled not guilty to all charges in court on Sept. 21. Maddy died of positional asphyxiation and stab wounds to the...
Q&A with UCSC’s African/Black Student Alliance
Answers provided by co-chairs Keiera Bradley and Melissa Lyken: In 2014, 700 African American students were admitted to UCSC, and that number dropped to 520 this year. What do you think this says about the university’s mission to increase diversity? “The University of California as...