By Jennifer CainCity on a Hill Press Reporter The Academic Senate voted last Friday to reform general education (GE) requirements with a new system that will take effect fall 2009. Students who are not incoming freshmen have the choice to adopt the new GE system. The new GE system will replace the traditional 10 to [...]

By Katelyn JacobsonCity on a Hill Press Reporter The UC Board of Regents has only one elected member, and his time is almost up. On June 30, student regent D’Artagnan Scorza will pass the torch to Jesse Bernal, the student regent designate, who in turn will be replaced by a student from one of the [...]

By Rosie SpinksCity on a Hill Press Reporter Vandana Shiva commanded the attention of a large audience of students, environmentalists and activists as she returned to UC Santa Cruz last Friday to speak about her work and new book, “Soil Not Oil.” The lecture marked the beginning of the Education for Sustainable Living Program’s (ESLP) [...]

By Arianna PuopoloCity on a Hill Press Editor After suffering extensive budget cuts campuswide, UC Santa Cruz is feeling the squeeze as every academic unit tightens the belt another notch. The most recent casualty of the budget is a library service, the existence of which is considered imperative for many faculty members. The document delivery [...]

By Sarah WelshCity on a Hill Press Reporter A class with the Sierra Institute is not your normal class. This 30-year-old program, offered to UC Santa Cruz students through Humboldt State, takes learning out of the classroom and into the wilderness. At the quarterly meeting on Monday night, the camaraderie was palpable. The meeting, which [...]

By Toan P. DoCity on a Hill Press Reporter Dorothy Sewe was recalling the harshness of her life as a Kenyan refugee when members of her audience’s eyes began to well up with tears. “There were tribal clashes in Kenya, where I lost my sister and her husband,” Sewe said. “They left seven children. I [...]

The Vent is a regular column providing UCSC students with a chance to complain and revel, with regard to anything happening in their life. Michael Wan, College Ten ’11, economics CHP: What are you bitching about? Waiting in line at the dining hall sucks. The guy working swiping cards decided to joke around with one [...]

By California is at a low point. With a $40 billion debt and the need to practically ration out water, maybe Californians just need to chill out and get stoned. Or at the very least, profit from those who do. And in the wake of a new stimulus plan aimed to benefit about 117 million [...]

By Rod BastanmehrCity on a Hill Press Columnist There’s nothing that Hollywood likes more than a rags-to-riches story, and “Slumdog Millionaire” is no exception. Telling the tale of a teen living in the slums of Mumbai, India who’s given a chance to win big on a local game show, the film became the Oscar season [...]

By Despite last month’s rainfall, the city of Santa Cruz is facing a critical water shortage, along with the rest of the state. Central Valley farms and residents who depend on state and federal water supplies are up a creek, and there’s no paddle in sight. Although the Monterey area and Santa Cruz are doing [...]