By Daniel Zarchy, Devin Dunlevy and Jenny CainCity on a Hill Press Co-Editor in Chief, City on a Hill Press Reporters The labor union representing UC workers won a better contract from the state, including annual raises over the next five years, both sides announced Wednesday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees [...]
By Ashley GlazebrookCity on a Hill Press Reporter While the penetrating sound of jackhammers at 8 a.m. has bothered many students, Porter College’s renovation continues on schedule. Part of a 10-year general maintenance plan, the Porter renovation of the B Building will include bathroom restorations, new carpeting and furniture, environmentally sound upgrades that will help [...]
By Lauren Foliart and Aliyah KovnerCity on a Hill Press Reporters Many people are uncomfortable with the thought that a large predator could be lurking just outside of their homes and campus. Yet the reality is that the mountain lion, or puma, is a crucial part of the California ecosystem. However, human fear and misunderstanding [...]
By Sarah Welsh City on a Hill Press Reporter Students who voted yes on Measure 37 in last year’s campus elections enacted a new fee of $1.33 per student, per quarter, beginning fall 2008. This fee supports the Global Information Internship Program (GIIP) and Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies (GISES), a new concentration in [...]
By Michelle FitzsimmonsCity on a Hill Press Editor Living in a coastal enclave, sequestered from the greater Bay Area by the Santa Cruz Mountains, and boarded by beautiful yet bare beaches to the north and south, Santa Cruz residents — and the sojourners here for just four years — tend to stay close to home. [...]
By April ShortCity on a Hill Press Editor On a relatively quiet Santa Cruz street sits a Victorian-style home with orange, fallen leaves scattered across the porch. Inside is an eclectic assortment of art – enough to fill a gallery. A man in a rustic cowboy hat and unique artistic vision greets all who enter. [...]
By Jenna PurcellCity on a Hill Press Reporter UC Santa Cruz alumna Adilah Barnes, an actor whose credits now include “Murder by Numbers,” “Erin Brockovich” and ABC’s “Roseanne,” returned to her alma mater Wednesday night to once again grace the Santa Cruz community with her artistry. Her one-woman show, “I Am That I Am, Woman, [...]
By Toan P. Do City on a Hill Press Reporter Newsstands all around the nation were uncharacteristically empty on Jan. 21, 2009. People all over the country scrambled out to their front porches or to news vendors everywhere salivating for the day’s headlines. The New York Times’ front page read, “Obama Takes Oath, and Nation [...]
By Jack CalhounCity on a Hill Press Reporter It was a tough and tiring weekend, but the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team was happy to be home, hosting three games in its newly renovated West Field House gym. For all of last year, the Slugs’ home gym was closed in order to complete a [...]
By Rosie SpinksCity on a Hill Press Columnist President Barack Obama can now check one item off of his colossal to-do list: keeping his Blackberry. Throughout his historic campaign, President Obama publicly feared the day when he would have to give up his omnipresent hand-held device for security reasons, warning White House officials that they [...]