
Primer 2021
Allow us to introduce you to Primer, the first edition of the 56th volume of City on a Hill Press. Primer is a resource and starting point for the year — we hope the articles, guides, and updates in these virtual pages make Santa Cruz feel more familiar.
City on a Hill Press has and will continue to follow the goals of our mission: watchdogging the university, spotlighting underrepresented voices, and publishing articles for students by students.
We look forward to using this platform to find better, more helpful ways, for voicing the triumphs and concerns of the student body. Thank you for joining us, as we kick off this challenging and exciting new year.
Take care of yourselves and each other.
Getting up to speed...
COVID-19 Regulations for the upcoming quarter
As students return to a more in-person experience this fall, UC Santa Cruz is adapting new policies and guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, especially with the surge of the Delta variant. “As we have learned over the past year and a half, though,…
Art Spaces on Campus
ART SPACES ON CAMPUS Sculpture Studios: The sculpture studios consist of a metal shop and a woodshop. Located in the Baskin Art Studios, both places offer various tools for students to develop skills such as welding, shaping, staining, and more. To gain access to the studios,…
Campus Map by Ry Lei

Campus Updates...
The Fight for a COLA
Classes were cancelled, while the base of campus was flooded with strikers, supporters, and alumni. This was all in the effort of teaching assistants (T.A.s) obtaining a cost of living adjustment (COLA). For a moment in time, the entire campus was consumed by the excitement…
Under Construction: Kresge College and the Rachel Carson Dining Hall
Since students last stepped foot on campus in early 2020, construction has begun on the Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall and the scaffolding for new housing has risen at Kresge College. The two projects have set completion dates for fall 2022, placing students on the west…
Primer on Campus...
All Things Primer
