By Toan P. DoCity on a Hill Press Reporter At the beginning of last quarter, Crystal Burns, head of the Santa Cruz public arts commission, approached UC Santa Cruz public art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones. Burns proposed a commission for a public art sculpture in honor of the AMGEN Tour of California that will be passing [...]
By Rula Al-Nasrawi and Daniel ZarchyCity on a Hill Press Editor and Co-Editor in Chief While UC Santa Cruz may not be the campus known for its ardent ability to conjure school spirit, we Slugs may have finally found a new team to root for: the UCSC stand-up comedy team. The team, made up of [...]
By Meghan Gillespie and Devin DunlevyCity on a Hill Press Reporters After months of being left out in the cold, gay party-seekers in Santa Cruz finally have somewhere to get their freak on. Welcome to the Rainbow Room: Seabright Bar & Lounge’s Thursday night dance party that caters to Santa Cruz’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and [...]
By Brett LeaderCity on a Hill Press Reporter In an age dominated by digital downloading, it may come as a surprise that vinyl records have become popular once again. Although the nation is in the midst of an economic recession, vinyl sales are significantly increasing across the country. According to Nielsen SoundScan, which tracks music [...]
By April ShortCity on a Hill Press Editor At the Cayuga Vault last weekend a graceful, raspy voice rang out over the sultry drumming of a piano played in a minor key. The voice and music belong to Tess Dunn, a 14-year-old eighth-grader and Santa Cruz local with a terminal illness and an inarguable musical [...]
By Jenna PurcellCity on a Hill Press Reporter In the dimly lit Mainstage Theater during a late-night rehearsal, bright lights flood the stage and reveal Scene One of “The Piano Lesson.” As the scene progresses the actors become more and more focused and into character, their performances greeted by heartened “Mmm-hmms” and snaps of approval [...]
By Arianna PuopoloCity on a Hill Press Editor Twenty-five percent of college students — one in every four — are victims of rape or attempted sexual assault. The Rape Prevention Education (RPE) office, located at Kresge College, aims to decrease that statistic. Gillian Greensite opened the RPE office in 1979, and 15 years ago she [...]
By Laura FishmanCity on a Hill Press Editor 750 miles of raceway. 136 cyclists. 17 teams. 16 cities. 9 days. 1 Lance Armstrong. Combine these numeric details with the millions of screaming fans, and the result is a week of excitement. The Amgen Tour of California will pedal off the ground this weekend, making a [...]
By Samantha WilsonCity on a Hill Press Reporter Exiting the bridge into Kresge College, students are met with a colorful wall encasing one of the apartment complexes. A beautiful mountain landscape casts shadows over barren trees that loom over the land. A violent purple sky is specked with stars and clouds that conceal figures in [...]
By Jack CalhounCity on a Hill Press Reporter It might be unusual to see Slugs swim, run and ride bikes, but at UC Santa Cruz, the “Tri-Slugs” do all three. Tri-Slugs, a group of studen triathletes, became an unofficial UCSC club four years ago. Alumnus John Zisco founded the club in order to provide interested [...]