Alfredo Mireles Jr. appeared for the first time at a UC Regents meeting as the newly elected student regent designate July 14. This summer Mireles, who was confirmed in May, began his one-year term, which involves attending all six regents meetings over the course of the next year. A student of human health sciences at [...]
Changes to the Rape Prevention Education program sparked protest among concerned peer educators and students throughout the summer. The decision to restructure Student Health Services meant moving the previously autonomous unit Rape Prevention Education (RPE) under the direction of the Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP) program. Gillian Greensite, RPE program founder and director for [...]
The campus administration announced in late July the creation of the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The office centralizes efforts of diversity initiatives of the campus diversity office with the fair hiring compliance responsibilities of the former Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office. The responsibility of the office is split between Ashish Sahni, assistant chancellor [...]
Ryan James Kieffe, 28, of Tehachapi, Calif., passed away on July 13. The funeral service was held at Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel July 16 and was officiated by Rev. Joel Davadilla of St. Malachy Catholic Church. Ryan was born Sept. 20, 1981. He was raised in Tehachapi, where he attended Wells Elementary School, Golden [...]
Homeless advocates began a protest July 4 in front of the county court house, against the Santa Cruz city ordinance known as the sleeping ban, which prohibits camping outside between 11 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. “It is absurd to cite people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go,” said Christopher Doyon, organizer [...]
Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez does not pretend to be perfect. Thirty-three years after founding the now nationwide nonprofit Barrios Unidos, Alejandrez speaks openly and frankly about his own battles with violence and addiction. He bears the scars and tattoos of a former gang member and a former drug addict, and the roomy fit of his dark [...]
It only took 30 seconds for the blond-haired bombshell ready for her night on the town to go from batting her mascaraed eyelashes to looking like she was going to rip someone’s head off. On a Wednesday night around 11:30 p.m., Dan*, a part-time bouncer at club Motiv on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz, is [...]
While continuing to cut back across academic divisions, UCSC has approved a B.A. program in Jewish studies as the newest addition to the humanities division. The Jewish studies program has offered a minor in the study of Jewish culture at UCSC since 2000. Now interested undergraduates will be able to choose a major in Jewish [...]
When I first agreed to write about my summer, I thought it would be easy. But when I tried writing it, the thoughts wouldn’t come, and the blank screen stared me down with so much intensity that I had to close my laptop to prevent a minor anxiety attack. It’s not that I don’t think [...]
I didn’t really come to notice how strongly college had affected me until I returned home. My personality, my body and everything that was distinctly “me” did not so much change as it did adapt. These adaptations had been subtle until brought under the stark light of home. I went home, expecting nothing to have [...]