Fighting for Respect and a Livable Wage
Seven members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 were arrested by order of the mayor during a Santa Cruz City Council meeting on May 26. After speaking on behalf of SEIU, the members locked arms in front of council members shouting, “What…
Ten Arrested During Protest Against ‘Raid on Student Aid’
Ten protesters, dressed in caps and gowns, were arrested in Washington D.C. on March 27 after a demonstration demanding the rejection of what they deemed “The Raid on Student Aid” — up to $150 billion in cuts to federal financial aid programs such as the…
Student Demonstrators Delay Regents Meeting: ‘Put People Over Profit’
Story by Alexa Lomberg, photos by Stephen de Ropp Updated 3/18, 4:15 pm. Following 20 minutes of public comments during the UC regents meeting on Wednesday, about 30 students, mostly from UC Berkeley, stood on chairs in the forum section and threw fake money…
Both Entrances to Campus Blocked by Protesters
This story is developing. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @cityonahill for updates. Updated 3/5, 9:40 a.m. Source says all six UCSC students who were arrested March 3 are officially being charged with just two misdemeanors each — resisting arrest and causing a public nuisance. Four of…
Movement needs support, direction — not cynicism
If various UCSC-related Facebook pages, The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s recent editorial (“UC highway protest: How not to cultivate solidarity” on March 3) and the publication’s comments section are representative of the public reaction to the six undergraduates who formed a blockade on Highway 17, then…
Breaking: Protesters Block Highway 17
About 30 marchers joined the five UC Santa Cruz students blocking southbound Highway 17 near the Highway 1 North exit on Tuesday.
Armored Vehicle Fails to Deflect Opposition
By Susana Alvarez and Georgina Sandoval While shouting, banging on windows and even chaining themselves to light fixtures, demonstrators demanded the rescindment of the Santa Cruz City Council’s approval of a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase an armored police vehicle….
Protesters Make Noise at 50th Anniversary Kick-off Event
A rhythm of clanking metal and unified chants filled Quarry Plaza on Thursday at noon as nearly 40 students marched from Humanities 2 to protest the tuition increase at UC Santa Cruz’s 50th anniversary kick-off event, “Dress Like It’s 1965.” The disruption of the university…
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…
Protesters Continue Demonstrations Against Tuition Hike
Nearly 250 students participated in a walk-out and march, from Quarry Plaza to Kerr Hall’s roof, on Dec. 8 against the tuition increase. Students throughout the UC system have taken action against the approved five-year plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent each…