UCSC senior food service manager Mike Kraus brings tasty and nutritious food options to UCSC dining and earns a nomination in the first annual Real Food Awards.

City council member David Terrazas is working with UCSC dining services to expand campus Flexi dollars to downtown businesses. The goals of the collaboration include providing a variety of options for students and putting more money into the local economy.

Food services manager Nate Bennett remains optimistic in the face of budget cuts, which have ravaged food services and caused tension between union members and management.

Hoping to decrease UCSC’s carbon footprint and increase sustainability, concerned students hosted a Meatless Monday outreach event at the College Nine/10 Dining Hall.

UCSC community members are disappointed with a lack of commitment by Dining Services to switch to cage-free eggs.

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union and UC Santa Cruz students held demonstrations outside each of the university’s 10 dining halls last week to protest cuts to dining hall staff hours, which workers say are leading to unhealthy eating conditions.

Campus animal rights group asks the university to follow through on their promise to transition to cage-free eggs in 2010

UC Santa Cruz has many programs that promote green living and sustainability. There are many ways that students can get involved, and help the university work together to reduce our carbon footprint.