UAW 4811 “Stands Up” Against the UC: Demands Call for Free Speech, Investment Transparency, and Divestment
For the second time in two years, academic student workers at UC Santa Cruz are on strike. Last weekend, United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 at UC Santa Cruz was the first of 11 campuses to receive “stand-up” orders. More campuses are expected to join the...
“Workers on Strike, the UC is Terrified” UCSC Academic Workers Begin Strike
It’s Monday morning, and United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 gather to strike at the base of campus. Up in Quarry Plaza, students at the UC Santa Cruz Gaza Solidarity Encampment begin to pack their bags. Not to disband, but to join UAW workers at the...
Tiffany Dena Loftin and Wisdom Cole Speak at “Dream It, Build It, Organize Our Power”
A group of students stood on the College 9/John R. Lewis stage. Together, they moved as one, mimicking the metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly. Another group embodied a gathering of bees, exhibiting how a hive can join together to keep out predators. SOMeCA’s Student Organization...
UCSC SJP Encampment Remains Despite Failed Negotiations
Editor’s Note: Out of concern for privacy and safety, some sources chose to be identified by a pseudonym. It has been over a week since UC Santa Cruz Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) launched their Gaza Solidarity Encampment. At noon May 10, SJP released...
SEATS at the Table, A Seat on the Loop: Student Union Governance Board Pushes for TAPS Reform
$513. That’s the amount each UC Santa Cruz student pays in fees to Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) each year, the highest transportation fee at any UC campus. The fees amount to nearly $10 million annually. “We pay two-thirds of TAPS’ budget just through our...
New Loop Buses Unveiled, Community Concerns Remain
There are two new loop buses circulating UC Santa Cruz campus — well, new-er. Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) just acquired four buses, 2007 model 15 Gillig BRT, previously owned by Contra Costa Transit Authority. Two have been in operation on campus since April while...
Uncertainty Looms As UCSC Announces “Structural Budget Deficit”
UC Santa Cruz is going through what administrators described as a “structural budget deficit.” This information was released in a post on the campus website by Chancellor Cynthia Larive and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer on Feb. 12, titled “Update on the...
Regents’ Proposed Policy Raises Concerns Over Shared Governance & Academic Freedom
“I am a big believer in shared governance,” Regent Jonathan Sures said at the March 20 UC Regents meeting. “Liar!” a member of the crowd shouted back. Tensions were high during a discussion of the UC Regents proposed Policy on Public and Discretionary Statements by...
UCSC SJP Launches Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Quarry
“Gaza, Gaza, you will rise, students are by your side.” Organizers called the chant out to the crowd of over 250 supporters in the Quarry. Amidst the May Day rally, UC Santa Cruz students joined thousands of others nationwide in building encampments in solidarity with...
Students Stage Opposing Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Rallies in Quarry Plaza
UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Plaza became a site of heightened contention over the Israel-Gaza War on March 14. Santa Cruz Hillel chose the Quarry as a location to hold the Jewish Unity Walk. In response, members and supporters of the UCSC chapter of Jews Against...