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”...
Q&A with UCSC’s Filipino Student Association
What are some challenges of running a student organization as big as FSA, and with so many different aspects? “Within FSA we have 13 aspects, ranging from our performing arts troupes, to our high school outreach and academic retention groups, and even a five-unit Pilipino...
Q&A with UCSC’s African/Black Student Alliance
Answers provided by co-chairs Keiera Bradley and Melissa Lyken: In 2014, 700 African American students were admitted to UCSC, and that number dropped to 520 this year. What do you think this says about the university’s mission to increase diversity? “The University of California as...
Mapping the Mystique: A History Course for Newcomers
In the mid-1950s, when members of the UC Board of Regents began scouting locations for a central coast campus, the city of Santa Cruz promptly placed a bid to host it. While considering the small beach town for selection, the regents also scouted more practical...
The Power of Poetry
You can hear with your eyes — proven by a phenomenon known to many as the McGurk Effect. In the silence of the Impact Hub, an Oakland venue, three women standing on a stage are illuminated. What you are about to hear will make you...
Student Arrested During Kresge Hate Crime Faces 15 Years in Prison
After a hate crime at a Kresge apartment last February, former UC Santa Cruz student and his mutual friend each face up to 15 years in prison. Brandon Beaton, who lived at Kresge, and Jesse Robles were charged with felony assault and felony battery and...
Athletic Director Seeks Funds to Replace Upper Field With AstroTurf
UC Santa Cruz athletic director Cliff Dochterman has a project in the works to replace the grass on the field with AstroTurf, which would eliminate the potential for future long-term closures. The Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (OPERS) upper field was closed from...
In Memoriam: Aaryn Goldberg
“It was her ‘Happy Hat,’ for sure,” Aaryn Goldberg’s mother, Linda Kuck, remembers. Kuck knitted her daughter a green beanie as part of one of her first “care packages” during Aaryn’s freshman year at UC Santa Cruz. She didn’t expect her daughter to wear it...
$34 Million Recouped in Infill Apartment Lawsuit
The UC Board of Regents is nearing a $32 million settlement with Devcon Construction and various subcontractors over claims of faulty construction at the Porter, Kresge, Stevenson and Cowell apartments. A separate $1.5 million settlement with BAR Architects awaits court approval. In June 2012 a...