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...
Inching Up and Crowded Out
Regularly ranked among the most expensive metropolitan areas to live in, Santa Cruz has again asserted its place on the list. A recent report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) titled “Out of Reach” ranked Santa Cruz County as the fifth most expensive...
What’s Next?
The spring election attracted the highest voter turnout in the last eight years — about 39 percent of undergraduate students voted. Due to low voter turnout, no student fees had been approved by the student body through the Student Union Assembly (SUA) spring election since...
Lecturers Unite to Demand Job Security
About 100 people gathered at the UC Santa Cruz sign at the base of campus for St. Precaria’s Picnic on June 1. While getting their fill of spaghetti, garlic bread and other snacks, attendees rallied and informed the community about the issues lecturers face within...
Social Documentation Screening June 10 at Del Mar Theatre
After spending the last two years of their lives capturing intimate portraits of communities and individuals on film, seven students will share the fruits of their labor on screen at the Del Mar Theatre. The films will be screened on June 10, marking an end...
Fighting for Respect and a Livable Wage
Seven members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 were arrested by order of the mayor during a Santa Cruz City Council meeting on May 26. After speaking on behalf of SEIU, the members locked arms in front of council members shouting, “What...