Anti-Semitism Has ‘No Place’ on UC Campuses, Anti-Zionism Has No Place in Intolerance Statement
There’s no denying anti-Semitism occurs on UC campuses. Within the last year, swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish fraternity house at UC Davis, a Jewish student was questioned about how she could remain unbiased on a judicial panel because of her religion at UCLA and...
A Different Kind of Winter Break
While most students spent the holiday season in the comfort of their homes savoring plenty of home-cooked meals, UC Santa Cruz’s basketball, swim and dive teams were kept busy with competition. For these individuals, winter break consisted of repetition, sweat and a few road trips,...
Mirando al Futuro
Victor Cervantes worked on the Beach Flats mural over the span of 50 days in 1992. With the help of the community, who inspired Cervantes to show pieces of Latin@ history, scenes of life, struggle and resistance, he finished the 190-foot-long work of art. The...
UC Student Regent Visits for ‘Recruitment Tour’
About 20 students gathered at the Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room at the Bay Tree Conference Center on Monday...
Sunsets in Santa Cruz
As you probably noticed, the end of last week had some especially colorful sunsets. I hadn’t tested my new camera on a sunset, so I decided to spend Friday evening in the meadow near the Music Center and Saturday evening at Natural Bridges State Beach....
Safe and (Seismically) Sound
After two years of studies and consulting, Physical Planning and Construction determined it is less costly to move or construct new buildings for five on-campus buildings deemed seismically unsound by the UC Office of the President.
Housing Projects on Track
Stevenson College apartments are completed and are expected to be funded by money recouped in a lawsuit versus Devcon Construction. The regents are seeking an estimated $50 million — $40 million for infill apartment remodeling, $8 million for lost revenue and additional expenses and $2...
Eleven Things to Know Going Into Your First Year
A first year at college is full of lessons and mistakes that stick with you and help your growth later in life. The City on a Hill Press staff put together a list of some of the experiences they wish they knew about before they...
UAW Strike Planned for Finals Week
The United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2865 announced plans for another strike — proposed to begin the Saturday before finals week and continue until the end of the quarter. While the focus of the strike in April was to gain recognition and mass participation from...
Rebuilding A $50 Million Mistake
Plenty of rumors have been spread by students surrounding the closure of Stevenson and Kresge apartments. There is the theory that students smoking inside the buildings caused the fire alarm to constantly go off, while interior sprinklers caused water build-up. There is the theory that...