Tenderizing Roommate Beef
Conflict Resolution and Preserving Your Peace While Dorming The tension is bubbling. You’re avoiding eye contact, strategically shuffling around each other’s schedules, and avoiding the room for anything other than sleep. It doesn’t matter if your roommate is random, a high school friend, or meticulously…
Ask the Editors: Our Favorite Spots Around Santa Cruz
Entering a new city, no matter how big or small, is intimidating. As we welcome new students to a campus far from the heart of town, City on a Hill Press editors offer our favorite spots around Santa Cruz. This diverse collection of spaces has…
Nothing to Lose, Only Demands to Win
For three days in May 2017, Black students and supporters sat in the confines of an unventilated Kerr Hall to secure guaranteed housing for African, Black, and Caribbean (ABC) identifying students, along with other demands. UC Santa Cruz’s Black Student Union (BSU), known then as…
Ethnic Organization Leaders on Identity, Community, and More
For those entering UC Santa Cruz, finding a community with shared experiences and similar backgrounds can be essential. That’s where UCSC’s Big 5 ethnic organizations come in. They are just a handful of the ethnic and identity organizations on campus that provide safe spaces and…
A Perfect Ten: UCSC’s Residential Colleges
Welcome back to another year at UC Santa Cruz! Here, we’ve rounded up all you need to know about each of our ten unique residential colleges. Cowell College: Founded in 1965 Cowell College, the first college established at UCSC, boasts a sweeping view of Monterey…
A Day in the Life of a Porter Dining Squirrel
Your average Porter Dining Hall squirrel wakes up early on weekdays. She knows the poor souls with 8 a.m. classes are about to spill and splash and drop and scatter their breakfast remains across the patio floor in a sleep-deprived daze. She hopes they have…
Despite New Campus Housing In The Future, Students Are Struggling In The Present
Third-year student Josh Ticheli opened his email in late August to see this message from the university about the status of his on-campus housing application. “At this time, we have one spot on campus for every 11 students currently on the waitlist. Interest in on-campus…
Your Guide to Abortion Pill Access on Campus
Following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, California is poised to become a sanctuary state for abortion access. SB 24, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019, states that by Jan. 1, 2023, the California State University and…
A Cooperative Campus: Your Guide to the UCSC Co-Ops
Here at UC Santa Cruz, one of the many ways students can take charge of their education and campus experience is through cooperative spaces, or co-ops. Owned and operated by community members, co-ops are accessible places to find resources, make friends, or participate in your…