Demands, Democracy, and Divestment: Community Confronts UC Regents at First Meetings of 2024
Seated on the ground, legs crossed and arms intertwined, students and alumni from the University of California (UC) staged a non-violent sit-in at the UC Board of Regents’ first meetings of 2024. Calls to divest from war profiteering and invest in student and worker welfare...
UCSC Admits First-year Winter Class as Part of a “Strategic Enrollment Strategy”
Emma Do received a letter of acceptance from UC Santa Cruz in July 2023 after months of being waitlisted. Originally set to start at UC Riverside in the fall, Do jumped at the opportunity to attend her father’s alma mater. But the offer came with...
The First Step in a Long Road: SUA Holds its First of Two TAPS Town Halls
Over 30 UC Santa Cruz community members gathered to air grievances about the safety and reliability of transportation on campus. The Student Union Assembly (SUA) held the first of two town hall events regarding the Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) department. Attendees gathered on Zoom...
Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties Face Ongoing Lawsuit From Pajaro Valley Residents After Levee Failure
Flooding in Pajaro Valley during storms has turned into a disastrous routine. When the levee fails, agricultural areas are disheveled and submerged. Homes are evacuated to avoid the unlivable conditions that follow. In the wake of last spring’s disaster, Pajaro Valley residents are once again...
Resistance Through Art: UCSC Faculty Signs Solidarity Statement with Freedom Theatre
Ahmed Tobasi, the artistic director of the Freedom Theatre, was woken by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) pounding on the door of his house in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Immediately, he knew it was another raid. Dec. 13 was the beginning of...
Reconstruction Conflict Surrounding the Capitola Wharf
Santa Cruz County has a long history of storm damage, particularly in Capitola. Storm surges and coastal flooding on Dec. 28 once again afflicted the town’s streets and local businesses. Due to the repetitive nature of the disasters, scientists and public officials have long questioned...
Santa Cruz City Council Rejects Ceasefire Resolution, Passes Alternate Peace Resolution
Hours before the meeting began, people gathered in the square of City Hall. Many held signs, with messages including, “Ceasefire now,” and “All children are our children — Stop Genocide.” The line for public comment wrapped around the Santa Cruz City Hall and extended down...
Faculty Hopeful for New Online Creative Technologies Major
The rapid development of digital-age learning invites campuses to rethink the ways in which they offer online instruction. UC Santa Cruz will provide a ”first of its kind” Bachelor of Arts in Creative Technologies beginning in fall 2024. UC Santa Cruz music professor Ben Leeds...
No To APEC: People Over Profit
Thousands of people lined the streets of San Francisco on Nov. 12, in front of Embarcadero Plaza, ready to march against the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference. To energize the mobilizers before the march, the GABRIELA USA choir sang “Mother’s Day,” a song about...
UCSC Students and Community Members Lead ‘Shut it Down for Palestine’ Walkout
Editor’s note: Because students at other universities had their personal information leaked as a result of their views, City on a Hill Press will not publish speakers’ or interviewees’ names or identifying characteristics. (Above) A protester walks around the intersection waving a Palestinian flag. The...