MEChA in Solidarity Against Deportation Case
When Melecio Andazola Morales arrived to his interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, he expected to take another step toward the green card he had been trying to receive for nearly 20 years. Instead, on Oct. 12, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Andazola…
‘Transcending Our Wounds of Oppression’
Representation in higher education matters, and Engaging Education (e2) has been working to go beyond simply admitting students from historically underrepresented communities through its Student Initiated Outreach (SIO) weekend — striving to give underrepresented students the resources, visibility and community of support they need to…
Q&A with UCSC’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.)
What do you think of UCSC being an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designate? “The title “Hispanic” is a bit problematic in my opinion because the administration tries to group us in just one big category. It’s problematic because it excludes any Latinxs who aren’t “Hispanic”…
An open letter to the following Greek organizations from MEChA de UC Santa Cruz
An open letter to the following Greek organizations from MEChA de UC Santa Cruz: Kappa Zeta, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Phi Zeta and Lambda Phi Epsilon We, el Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán de UC Santa Cruz, a student-run and student-led organization committed to the advancement…