By James Clark An op-ed was recently published on the front page of the Oakland Tribune that captured the attention of readers throughout the state. The article, written by Tribune’s managing editor, Martin G. Reynolds, concerns the recent death threats made towards John Cobb of the Oakland Post and the murder of one of its [...]
By John Harley Think UC Santa Cruz is the only school that cares about solutions to global warming? Texas A&M and Western Wyoming Community College beg to differ. In fact, over 1,700 other schools across all 50 states came together Jan. 31 to participate in a nationwide climate solutions forum, with schools from Harvard University [...]
By Nick Winnie *Presidential Primaries*: The whirlwind, frenzied 22-state presidential primary contest known as “Super Tuesday” has come and gone, leaving Republicans with a clearer picture of their November candidate and Democrats with a long primary battle ahead. The highly prized California vote went to Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), who also both [...]
By Andrea Pyka UC Santa Cruz has paved the way for “Fiber to the Future,” a project to install a new high-performance fiber-optic Internet connection that will provide UCSC students and faculty access to a statewide research and education network. UCSC and Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) recently announced their plan to [...]
By Sheli DeNola The location was hidden in the most obvious way, not proclaiming its presence but demanding a quiet dignity. If it weren’t for the nearby Costco, it would have gone unnoticed — who was to say one would notice it anyway? A wrought iron archway, painted a bold red, yellow and green marked [...]
By Melinda Széll They say luck comes in threes. At least, that’s what Rob Pennington is hoping. Pennington is the adviser to the pro-life campaign pushing for a parental-notification initiative on the California ballot this November. Nicknamed “Sarah’s Law” in memorial of a 15-year-old Texas teen who died from complications of an abortion her parents [...]
By This is the one-week warning for Valentine’s Day. But of course you already know this, seeing as advertisers now maliciously start the countdown months in advance. Not a full week of the New Year had passed when I, seeking laundry detergent at the local drugstore, found myself trapped in an aisle of floor-to-ceiling Valentine’s [...]
By Cody-Leigh Mullin “They said it couldn’t be done. They said that the workers in UC Santa Cruz would not come out. They said that the students would not come out, and we are here!” Jose La Luz was one of roughly 2,700 protesters UC-wide who demonstrated against the university’s long-running contract negotiations with American [...]
By Melody Parker and Jessica Parral When UCSC Chancellor Blumenthal took the stage at the 7th Annual Earth Summit, an event dedicated to sustainability and preventing climate change, he was met with boos and mixed applause. Before the Chancellor even began speaking, one audience member shouted, “Why do you want to destroy upper campus?!” The [...]
By Cody-Leigh Mullin Have you heard of the Student Furniture Co-Op? Founded by UC Santa Cruz’s own William Wall, a second-year business and economics major, the Student Furniture Co-Op provides quality furniture to students in the Santa Cruz area at a low cost. City on a Hill Press (CHP) interviewed CEO Wall about the roots [...]