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McHenry’s Expensive Facelift

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By Katelyn JacobsonCity on a Hill Press Reporter
In a university that receives only about 42 percent of its funding from the state, wringing money out of the system requires a little creativity.
Since 2003, the McHenry Library Addition and Renovation Project has been carefully planned and built around budgets. There is approximately a $91 million difference [...]

Media Center: High-Tech, Low Attendance

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By Alyssa JarrettCity on a Hill Press Reporter
With the McHenry Library addition fully completed, facilities such as the University Library Media Center hold cutting-edge resources that go largely underutilized by students.
“In a three- or four-hour shift, I usually only see about 30 people,” said first-year Ramille Baguio, who works at the Media Center.
The Media Center [...]

UC Regents Slash Frosh Admissions, Citing Budget

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By Daniel ZarchyCity on a Hill Press Co-Editor in Chief
For a public school system used to feeling the knife, this can hardly be classified as “news.”
The UC Regents, the governing board for the nation’s largest public higher education system, voted Wednesday to curtail freshman enrollment for the 2009-10 school year to offset deepening budget cuts.
The [...]

New Year Brings in New Economic Woes

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By Devin DunlevyCity on a Hill Press Reporter
In the first weeks of 2009, Santa Cruz is feeling the grip of the global recession.
As residents and city leaders tighten their belts, last year’s housing crisis continues to reverberate throughout the community.
According to the most recent issue of the Santa Cruz Record, a weekly legal [...]

Community Saves Local Museums After Cuts

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By Rosie SpinksCity on a Hill Press Reporter
Last week, Santa Cruz community members mobilized in a final successful effort to save both the Natural History Museum and the iconic Santa Cruz Surf Museum after the City Council voted to de-fund both facilities in early December.
The initial vote came amid the city’s fiscal crisis, which forced [...]

Housing Horrors – A Look at How Little Santa Cruz Has to Offer

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By Ashley GlazebrookCity on a Hill Press Reporter
For the average UC Santa Cruz student, looking for housing is, to say the least, a time of high stress and minimal enjoyment.
The university educates approximately 15,000 undergraduate students, all of whom require shelter. But the city of Santa Cruz — and the campus — have reached [...]

Shakespeare Santa Cruz Reaches its Financial Goal, Secures Funding for 2009 Season

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By Samantha WilsonCity on a Hill Press Reporter
If “all the world is a stage,” then in Santa Cruz theaters, Shakespeare Santa Cruz is headlining the show.
Founded in 1981, Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) is a local theater repertory, which has been hailed by USA Today as “one of the nation’s top 10 most influential Shakespeare [...]

Modest Memorial Carries Heavy History

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By Jenna PurcellCity on a Hill Press Reporter
A bronze goat lays grotesquely arched over a sacrificial stake. Among the construction and general “fresh quarter” hustle at Cowell College, details like this tend to fall out of focus. With new class enrollment, book-buying and general stressing in the works, students walk briskly by the sculpture without [...]

Weekend Wins Inspire Hope for Championship

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By Christina LeeCity on a Hill Press Reporter
The crowd was silent as it anticipated the winning point. Fans stood on the bleachers with breathless anticipation, waiting to hear the ball hit the ground. Then the sound of a whistle sliced through the air, and the gym erupted with noise, ending the night with exuberance.
Last weekend, [...]

Banana Slugs Go Medieval

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By CHP Staff Report
“Lay on!”
With a shout of commencement, Edgar Gonzalez leaps through the air, his weapon brandished, leather wristbands glinting in the sun as his opponents draw back in fear. Weapons collide, and warriors fall to their knees as they wipe the beaded sweat off their faces.
This scene, reminiscent of “Lord of [...]