On June 4, Atlantis Fantasyworld — a local comic book shop famous for appearing in “The Lost Boys” — will hold a special event featuring a screening of a movie about the first Bay Area Star Trek convention, a book signing with former Star Trek actress Joanne Linville, and a special celebration to bring 2T2 of “Captain Cosmic” fame out of storage.
While the UC Santa Cruz community addresses the discovery of racially insensitive graffiti around campus, Soquel High School students are facing racially insensitive writing and activities promoting “white power.”
UC student regent Jesse Cheng announced on Monday that he has resigned and will be replaced by student regent designate Alfredo Mireles. Cheng resigned citing personal reasons.
This Week in News reports on rising office vacancy, with 12.5 percent of office space in the county being vacant, mostly concentrated in the Scotts Valley area. It also takes a look at the Positive Parenting Program, an advocacy program that has sprung from the First Five Commission.
This week in news features a report on sexual battery allegations against UC student regent Jesse Cheng, a $1 million donation for the Baskin School of Engineering and accolades for an alumna journalist.
In This Week in News, we cover UC Santa Cruz’s failing grade by Californians Aware and the survey about class availability.
UCSC Faces $31 Million Cut The university will need to cut $19 million from the current 2011–2012 budget, executive vice chancellor Alison Galloway announced in an e-mail to the campus community on Feb. 7. The University of California will face a $500 million budget cut under Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget. Galloway estimates UC Santa [...]
This week the Regents are meeting in San Diego to discuss the financial matters regarding the future of the UC System.
Students Demand State Support for Cal Grants in Sacramento University of California students made their voices heard at both the state capitol in Sacramento and at Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 12. They rallied in support of state funding for higher education and Cal Grants, in anticipation of the governor’s [...]
{ ACLU Steps In } The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) intervened in the judicial proceedings following the occupation of Kerr Hall in November, citing the university for not affording due process to the 35 students facing judicial actions from the university. The ACLU’s interposition follows the administration’s issuing of “voluntary resolutions” that found multiple [...]