The Road To Reclamation
As promised, business has not been as usual. Over the last two days, Afrikan Black Student Alliance (A/BSA) has reclaimed Clark Kerr Hall for Afrikan, Black, Caribbean (ABC) students because their demands have not been met. They have repeatedly said they won’t leave until their…
UCSC Receives $32 Million Photography Collection
UC Santa Cruz just received the largest donation in campus history. The $32 million collection from the Marin Community Foundation of 12,000 photographic prints, 25,000 negatives and thousands of transparencies from renowned photographers Pirkle Jones and his wife Ruth-Marion Baruch. The photographs encapsulate the grit…
Letter to the Editors: An Open Letter to Chancellor Blumenthal on Measure 62
Hello Chancellor Blumenthal, My name is Victoria Mannah, and I’m a freshmen here at UCSC. I’m a Porter affiliate, and have recently voted in the SUA Elections here on campus. One of the hot issues at the moment seems to be measure 62, with an…
An Interview With Chancellor Blumenthal
1) Student Reaction Chancellor George Blumenthal officially switched roles from a professor to chancellor in 2007 after 35 years of teaching astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. When he joined UCSC’s faculty, tuition was less than $1,000 per year, and by the time he…
Blumenthal Attends SUA Meeting, UCSC PD Called to Intervene
By Diana Dolloff and Montse Reyes University police officers escorted Chancellor George Blumenthal from the Student Union Assembly’s (SUA) first meeting of the quarter on Jan. 13 after student demonstrators blocked the exit. In anticipation of Blumenthal’s expected discussion with SUA members, about 30 student…
September Regents Update
Regents Vote to Not Divest from Fossil Fuels During a meeting in September, the UC Regents voted against divestment from fossil fuels after a task force, convened by chief investment officer (CIO) Jagdeep Singh Bachher, presented several recommendations. The report he presented included the…
Blumenthal Talks UCSC’s Future
Chancellor visits SUA for Q&A and addresses student issues and strategic planning