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…
Coming Back From COVID: Q&A With Ethnic Org Leaders
Organizations centered around ethnicity and identity at UC Santa Cruz can provide a welcoming environment to students just beginning their college experience. To learn more about the larger ethnic and identity organizations at UCSC, City on a Hill Press conducted email interviews with four ethnic…
Black Student Union Announces Black Studies Minor
For years, the Black Student Union (BSU) had a clear demand for UC Santa Cruz — it wanted a Black studies program. In early May, it secured one. The Black studies minor is set to hit the campus fall 2019. Students zeroed in on implementing a…
BSU Demands SUA Transparency on Housing Committee
A list of demands submitted by the Black Student Union (BSU) at UC Santa Cruz put approval of a Student Union Assembly (SUA) committee charged with distributing $200,000 in basic needs scholarships on hold May 21. The SUA voted unanimously to adopt the demands. “We the BSU,…