Funding Arrives for Houseless Youth
Zero houseless youth by 2022. That is Santa Cruz County’s goal. But almost two years have passed since the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded funds in 2017 to help the county reach its goal. Due to a complex approval process, nonprofits...
SUA Funds to Combat Student Housing Crisis
The UC Santa Cruz Student Union Assembly (SUA) is casting a glimmer of hope on the housing crisis looming over Santa Cruz. On April 4, SUA announced it secured about half a million dollars to help students combat issues with on- and off-campus housing —...
AFSCME 3299 Strikes for Labor Rights
Four union strikes occurred in less than a year — but the April 10 strike was different. Rather than fighting for contractual rights, workers are fighting for rights against alleged unlawful labor practices the UC committed since the beginning of 2018. American Federation of State,...
Outdoors Program Under Threat
Since its founding in 2009, the Experiential Leadership Program (ELP) at UC Santa Cruz has cultivated student leaders through courses and programs. Now, campus administration is moving to end the decade-old program. In hopes of saving their beloved program, ELP director Miranda Allen, students and staff...
Student Housing West Approved
Student Housing West (SHW) is set and ready to begin major construction, which will have major impacts for the Santa Cruz community. On April 1 the UC Board of Regents approved the proposed SHW, a construction project aiming to provide additional campus housing to students,...
AFSCME 3299 protesta por sus derechos
City on a Hill Press quiere ser más inclusivo para todos los miembros de UC Santa Cruz y de la ciudad de Santa Cruz. Por eso hemos decidido escribir este artículo en español. La unión Association of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299...
A New Perspective for Prospective Students
In addition to touring campus, 65 high school students learned how to identify institutional oppression and grow closer to their communities last weekend at UC Santa Cruz. Newly accepted high school seniors stayed on campus for three days from April 12-14 to attend the Student-Initiated...
Student Approached by Police After Attempts to Audit Class
In the piece, the term “trans*” is used. Trans* is used as an inclusive umbrella term for various identities in the trans community. After continuous attempts to audit PSYC 159S-01 “Queer Intimacies,” police approached UC Santa Cruz student John Fernandez on April 8. The class,...
University House to be Rebuilt
After over three years of vacancy, the UC Santa Cruz University House and Event Center — home and hosting-space of sitting chancellors since 1967 — will be demolished by UCSC. In its place, the administration plans to build a new, larger facility to be completed...
A Guide to Riding Safely
Uber and Lyft are advertised as secure modes of transportation for college students. With 750,000 drivers and 2 million drivers in the U.S. respectively, Uber and Lyft pride themselves on safety. However, due to recent events, it is important for students to remember to practice...