RAs Required to Work in Dining Halls During Strike
In anticipation of campus closures in early May due to protests, UC Santa Cruz’s College Housing and Educational Services (CHES) sent a directive to resident assistants (RA) from Porter, Kresge, Crown, Merrill and Colleges Nine and Ten requiring them to staff the dining halls. On...
DACA to Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules Rescindment Was ‘Arbitrary’
Seven months later, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been through legal disputes, congressional debates and back. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled in NAACP v. Donald Trump that the DACA program must continue protections and accept new applications on April...
SUA Endorses Rent Control Initiative
The Student Union Assembly (SUA) at UC Santa Cruz voted nearly unanimously on a rent control resolution proposal on April 24. Student representatives are squarely behind the movement for affordable housing in Santa Cruz, with 23 out of 26 voting for the proposal. SUA members...
Students for Justice in Palestine Holds Die-In in Quarry Plaza
*Name changed to protect anonymity Although Palestine is more than 14,000 miles away, UC Santa Cruz’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) brought Palestinian issues to the forefront of campus awareness on April 19. About 30 students met at Hahn Student Services to...
Empowering the Next Generation for Higher Education
Story by Daniela Gonzalez and Hannah Ross Kimberly Balmorez, now in her fourth year, knew she wanted to attend UC Santa Cruz when she visited campus in 2014 for Student-Initiated Outreach (SIO) weekend. “It was the first time I was surrounded by a large amount...
Four arrests, dozens of citations during this year’s 4/20
At least four DUI arrests were made on campus during this year’s unsanctioned 4/20 event. Two of these were non-UCSC-affiliated individuals arrested before 12 p.m. The other two were arrested at the California Highway Patrol DUI checkpoint, their affiliation with the university was unknown at...
Historical Paintings and Modern Installations
At UC Santa Cruz, anyone who passes the Koi Pond will walk by the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, but the significance behind its namesake may be less apparent. Three exhibits, which opened on April 12, honor the common theme of recognizing influential locals who...
Royalty Has Arrived… in Drag
*Drag names used for anonymity. In her stilettos and a form-fitting black dress with leopard print, professional drag queen Kylie Minono opened the 23rd annual Drag Ball with a performance of Alicia Keys’ “Girl On Fire.” Minono, who emceed last year’s Drag Ball, used comedy...
The Iron is Hot
UPDATE: AFSCME Local 3299 workers voted with 97 percent in favor to strike early Thursday morning. According to AFSCME 3299 communications director John de los Angeles, the union will provide 10 day’s notice of any work stoppage to the UCOP and have a Patient Protection...
Empowering the Next Generation for Higher Education
Kimberly Balmorez, now in her fourth year, knew she wanted to attend UC Santa Cruz when she visited campus in 2014 for Student-Initiated Outreach (SIO) weekend. “It was the first time I was surrounded by a large amount of Filipinos,” said Balmorez, who grew up...