Meeting Held to Gather Student Opinion on NCAA athletics
The Faculty Senate Special Committee on Athletics (FSSCA) held a town hall meeting to share its research on the importance of athletics at UC Santa Cruz and to hear student opinion. The town hall meeting’s goal was to gauge student body opinion on the future...
The Overcrowding Problem
Whether it’s circling the West Remote parking lot searching for spaces, living in a triple intended as a double or watching the loop buses pass by, students are feeling the effects of overcrowding. There are over 650 more students on campus this fall than last...
Athletic Director Position Terminated
The athletic director position has been terminated and, after his two-year career at UC Santa Cruz, Cliff Dochterman was laid off from the position. “I needed to make a very difficult decision to lay off Cliff Dochterman, UCSC athletics director,” said Executive Director of Office...
SEMILLA to grow STEM opportunities
Ivette Torres began her scholarly pursuits at UC Santa Cruz with the intention of majoring in biochemistry and eventually going into medicine. Her first year went well — she earned good marks in her math and chemistry courses. Once she entered her second year, however,...
A Foothold in the Silicon Valley
Forty-five minutes away from UC Santa Cruz, 3175 Bowers Ave. swarmed with excitement. On the evening of Sept. 28, community members, UCSC staff and alumni convened at the entrance and stared at a ribbon blocking off the front door. “I’d like to invite a special...
150th Sparks Celebration
The savory aroma of Paradise Dogs, a hot dog booth on Main Beach, wafted through the air, mixing with the sounds of local funk music and conversation. Throughout the day of Oct. 1, thousands of community members stood on the makeshift stage located next to...
Eaten to a Pulp
Between the chrome tinsel, black fur frames, fifty-six cherries hanging from the wall and red satin draped over a small parlor table and chair, everything in the exhibit was eye-catching. And that was not even part of her photography. In a 200 square-foot space, UC...
Small Event, Huge Impact
During welcome week of every school year, eager students line up outside of Kresge Town Hall in the hopes of getting first pick of the free stuff at the Great Junk Giveaway. Once the doors open, students frantically try to grab anything of value, making...
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...
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor Appointed
UC Santa Cruz vice provost of academic affairs and a professor of applied mathematics and statistics, Herbert Lee, was appointed as the interim campus provost and executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) beginning Dec. 1. Pending UC President Janet Napolitano’s approval, Lee will take over for current...