Hiscon Minor On Pause
When third-year Lucy Dasilva learned her minor was suspended, she was overwhelmed with unanswered questions. Could she still take the courses she was hoping to? Would this impact her graduation plans? Why was the History of Consciousness (HisCon) minor suspended in the first place? “I...
Feeding the Houseless Good Food
All sources in the following piece requested that their last names be omitted for their safety. The Santa Cruz People’s Kitchen was born out of flames. During last summer’s CZU Lightning Complex fires, Sal, a UCSC dropout and experienced line cook, was evacuated from Boulder...
Santa Cruz Warriors Heat up in G League Bubble
Since starting the season 1-3, the Santa Cruz Warriors have been on fire, ripping off a five game winning streak over their recent games. They currently sit in a four way tie for third in the standings, two games back from the first seed. Though...
Visualising Abolition Puts the Abolition Feminism Movement into Perspective
Ending mass incarceration, stifling sexual assault and police violence, fighting for equality for all races, genders, and sexualities — are the pillars of the abolitionist feminism movement. As a political philosophy and a practice, abolitionist feminism was founded in the 1830s when antislavery and women’s...
Family Student Housing Upgrades 20-Year-Old Internet
Even though his school and job is virtual, Mykel Brinkerhoff still commutes. Brinkerhoff lives in UC Santa Cruz’s Family Student Housing (FSH) with his wife and daughter. While he juggles being a graduate student and a TA, he has to venture to Rachel Carson College...
COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Announces Plans for Fall 2021 Return to Campus
As of Friday Feb. 26 there are 14,628 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including 183 deaths and 13,998 recovered. For updated information on vaccine eligibility, please check the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (HSA) website. As of Friday Feb. 26, UC Santa...
The Downfall of the Santa Cruz Progressives
The Santa Cruz City Council voted five to two to approve a new city ordinance to ban overnight sleeping in much of Santa Cruz last week. This ordinance, targeted at the houseless community, could have been projected months ago as a new City Council took...
Food Not Bombs Served Eviction Notice
Local mutual aid and food distribution organization Food Not Bombs (FNB) is facing a location dilemma after receiving notice to vacate Lot 23 from construction and development company Anton DevCo. The organization subsequently received a notice from the City of Santa Cruz to relocate a...
New Houseless Ordinance Clears First Council Reading, Awaits Final Approval
A new city ordinance that would ban outdoor overnight sleeping in much of Santa Cruz and tightly regulate it elsewhere cleared the Santa Cruz City Council’s initial readthrough this Tuesday, putting it on track to become law two weeks from now. “My understanding is this...
Barrios Unidos Hosts Santa Cruz Community to Celebrate Black History Month
This article features a short video from City on a Hill Press’s video team, CHP Now. A DJ blasts “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” by Roy Ayers. The walls of Barrios Unidos’ new community center are covered with acrylic paintings of historical Black figures. Over their...