As UCSC’s Growth Plan is Approved, Local Concerns Still Linger
The 2021-2040 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) sets a guiding framework for UC Santa Cruz’s physical and enrollment growth over the next two decades. As one of its former principal student representatives, Matthew Waxman was heavily involved in drafting UCSC’s 2005 LRDP. Now as an…
Recovered From the Fires: A Story of Objects
Fires, burning logs, and lone firefighters with a single hose among ash and rubble. These are the scenes depicted at “Out of the Ashes,” a new exhibition on the CZU Lighting Complex Fires at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH). Shmuel Thaler,…
I Am Not Your Professor
Lecturers teach a third of the credit hours at UC Santa Cruz, but we are chronically disrespected by UC, with devastating effects for undergraduate education. That’s why we are ready to strike. When my students call me “professor,” I feel like an imposter. See, I’m…
Student Artists Bring Contemporary Art to Sesnon Underground’s “Homecoming”
Second-year Carter Samuels was amazed by the sight of his art displayed at the Sesnon Underground Gallery. Returning to in-person classes this quarter after spending a year online, he understood the theme of “Homecoming.” “I saw [the theme] being about growth and coming back to…
UC Lecturers are not Disposable
Dear UC, In your most recent contract proposal for lecturers of the UC-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), you said that you listened “with an open mind” to the union, and provided them with “fair and equitable” proposals. However, many union members recall when your chief…
UC-AFT Calls for University Solidarity at Pre-Strike Rallies
Lecturer Joy Hagen has taught the same class in Rachel Carson at UC Santa Cruz for the past 16 years. Each year she has to reapply to teach the class, with zero guarantee she will be able to teach it again. Hagen stood on the…
Streetcar Demonstrations Show Potential for Light Rail in Santa Cruz
The possibility of Electric Passenger Rail will briefly become a reality in Santa Cruz County in two weeks. Clean-energy, battery-powered streetcars will have free demonstrations in Santa Cruz and Watsonville to raise awareness of the need for passenger light rail. Coast Futura, a coalition of…
New Ballot Measure Seeks To Increase Funds Towards Youth Development
Every time you buy weed in Santa Cruz, your tax dollars are invested in Santa Cruz’s youth. A new ballot measure is seeking to increase that use of tax dollars. Measure A, if passed, would designate more tax revenue toward the Santa Cruz Children’s Fund….
Campus COVID-19 Numbers Stay Low but Concern Remains
As of 6 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 13, there are 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases in students from the UC Santa Cruz community. For more information, please visit UCSC’s Tracking COVID-19 website. Since the onset of the fall 2021 quarter, The UCSC Molecular Diagnostic lab has reported…
Navigating Resource Centers at UCSC
African American Cultural and Resource Center (AARCC) Thirty years after its inception as UCSC’s first ethnic resource center, the African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) focuses on the personal and academic growth of students within the African diaspora. AARCC hosts Black Academy, a program…