Secrets to Success in Zoom University
Spring quarter was a jarring transition. You used to walk up the steps to Classroom Unit 2, now you’re rolling out of bed and joining a 200 person Zoom call. With fall classes to be conducted remotely, this is our new reality as students. Now…
Your Guide to UCSC’s Reopening Plan
On Aug. 7 2020, UCSC issued their twenty-page COVID-19 resumption plan for the fall quarter. Here’s what you need to know.
Grad Student Strike Moves Online
In the periphery of a global pandemic and wildfires affecting much of western U.S., the COLA4ALL movement founded at UC Santa Cruz, which gained traction across the UC system, continues to fight for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) and the rehiring of teaching assistants….
Building Community: Mutual Aid Funds in Santa Cruz County
Volunteer run mutual aid funds have been making waves throughout the country since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about what mutual aid funds in Santa Cruz are doing to build community amid COVID and the CZU lightning fires.
Virtual and Viable: UCSC Student Organizations
How do you harmonize over Zoom? What happens when the dance floor is your bedroom floor? Incoming freshmen and returning students typically look forward to getting to join campus organizations, but due to the pandemic, student organizations won’t be meeting in person. City on a…
Campus Resource Centers Team Up For Remote Learning Accessibility
As UC Santa Cruz moves into an almost entirely online format for fall 2020, several campus resource centers have begun working to ensure that the needs of disabled students are accounted for. “Considering the needs of disabled students up front isn’t just easier for everyone…
Remote Health Resources for Students
Campus health resources are adapting to the remote environment in order to continue providing support to students. Whether you’re interested in mental health counseling or joining a recovery support group, here are some of the resources available to you. Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP)…
California State Proposition Ballot Guide 2020
This year, the California state ballot includes twelve propositions that vary widely in topic and support base. We’ve compiled this guide to prepare you for 2020’s metaphorical ballot box. Proposition 14: Stem Cell Research VOTE “YES” VOTE “NO” Allocates $5.5 billion in state bonds to…
Spring Election Update: Ballot Measures and SUA Officers
The May 2020 campus elections saw the appointment of new leaders to the Student Union Assembly (SUA). But low voter turnout resulted in the failure of all ballot measures, which would have funded campus programs and made an amendment to the SUA constitution. May 2020…
UC-AFT Lecturers Start School Year Under Expired Contract
After almost two years of bargaining, UC lecturers are working under a contract that expired on January 31. UC Santa Cruz lecturers are slated to teach the majority of first year core classes this fall, creating an important bridge between incoming students and faculty. As…