Having been in decline for decades, Yiddish is fading as a spoken language in the United States. But at UCSC, a small group of students and faculty are committed to its preservation.

Students and faculty gathered outside Blumenthal’s office at Kerr Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 17. They delivered handmade cards, which both professed their love for UC Santa Cruz language programs and urged the administration not to cut from the languages’ budget.

Dean of Humanities Georges Van Den Abbeele seeks consultation in implementing cuts to humanities.

The University of California, Santa Cruz promises a world-class education. Let’s hope the whole world speaks English. As the globe is becoming ever more connected and dependent on cross-border communication, the UC is regressing to a place where foreign language skills are deemed worthless.