Panelists Dialogue About Prison Industrial Complex
Last year Frank Alvarado Jr. was shot by Salinas police officers for brandishing what they thought was a handgun — the “handgun” turned out to be a cell phone. On the first day of a two-day symposium, Alvarado’s father Frank Alvarado Sr. stood in the...
Suspension of Six Students Opens Legal Debate
Update 3/13 9 p.m.: Assistant Dean of Students Lucy Rojas upholds two of the students’ suspensions because “there is a reasonable cause to believe [their] continues presence on campus could lead to a repetition of the behavior for which [they] were placed on interim suspension.”...
Redefining American Identity
Telling stories of crossed borders, unyielding struggles and triumphs along the way, UC Santa Cruz students Stephany Ramos, Abril Lopez and Ricardo Cruz, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shared their accounts of their lives as undocumented Americans. Sixty people attended “An Evening of...
The Subtleties of Prejudice
When Shadin Awad had the opportunity to introduce Dr. Angela Davis at the 31st Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, she was met with praise. Attendees admired her eloquence, making comments like, “I was so surprised to hear how well-spoken you are,” and “Wow, you are...
UC Postpones Tuition Increase Until Fall 2015
As a “good faith gesture,” UC President Janet Napolitano announced that the previously approved tuition increase — set at up to 5 percent for each of the next five years — will not affect the upcoming summer quarter. “It is our conviction that all parties...
Anita Hill Speaks of Equality and ‘The Change That We Need’
A roaring round of applause welcomed to the podium the attorney and professor who put the issue of sexual harassment on the national agenda. Students, staff and community members lined up hours before Anita Hill’s lecture — “Speaking Truth to Power: Gender and Racial Equality”...
Students for Justice in Palestine Set Up Mock Checkpoints
An announcement was made loud and clear just before noon in front of McHenry Library: “This is a checkpoint. If you want to get through, show your ID.” The voice came from a student carrying a megaphone. Behind her, 30 students, most dressed in black,...
Officers Block Police Department Entrance
About 50 protesters marched to the UC Santa Cruz Police Department on Wednesday and were met by over 20 UC police officers in riot gear. The protesters laid two coffins to represent the victims of police violence in front of the officers. The group gathered...
Both Entrances to Campus Blocked by Protesters
This story is developing. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @cityonahill for updates. Updated 3/5, 9:40 a.m. Source says all six UCSC students who were arrested March 3 are officially being charged with just two misdemeanors each — resisting arrest and causing a public nuisance. Four of...