SUA Passes Muslim Student Association’s Statement in Support of Palestine
In May, the eruption of brutality toward Palestinian civilians from Israel Defense Forces in both Palestine and Israel-occupied Palestine caught international attention. In response, UC Santa Cruz’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) sought to get Student Union Assembly (SUA) to issue a statement in support of…
3 DJs and a Pandemic
Reporter’s Note: Having joined KZSC in winter 2021, I witnessed firsthand the benefit of being a part of this community during such an isolating time in my life. The impact of being a part of the station changed the way I listened to music during…
Books, Activism, and How to Be an Ally: Noname and Tiffany Dena Loftin at ‘Amplifying Radical Voices’
Donned in her own merch and a pair of silver hoops, musician Noname sat in front of soundboards that line the wall of her Los Angeles home office. In the Zoom box next to her sat UC Santa Cruz alum Tiffany Dena Loftin, sporting a…
Crisis Communication Team Bridges the Gap Between Students and Resources
Rolling PG&E blackouts, weeks of student-led strikes, a nearly complete switch to remote learning in response to a viral pandemic, and a wildfire that devastated a large portion of Santa Cruz county were all departures from UC Santa Cruz business as usual since fall 2019. …
Voting On SUA Student Referenda Fees That Support Student Resources Pushed to 2022
Every year, the Student Union Assembly (SUA) holds campuswide elections to elect new student officials. Also on the ballot are campus-based fees that are subject to student approval. These fees help fund campus initiatives and other student organizations, including City on a Hill Press. This…
UCPD Policies Provide New Vague and Lenient Guidelines for Officers
Content warning: police violence Weapons that launch tear gas into large crowds, and a police force with full range to cause death or very serious injury at their discretion, are among the new, vaguely worded policies that will serve as the basis for UC police…
How We Think About How We Think About the Universe: A Conversation With George Blumenthal
Organic artichokes, endangered species, the complexity of the universe, self-driving cars, and the illustrious words of Shakespeare usually don’t find themselves in one discussion series. But for UC Santa Cruz alumni Michael Riepe and David Hansen, topics like these make up Slug & Steins —…
After a Year of Inaction, Students of BSU Revisit Demands
The students of the Black Student Union needed support that was not there in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. With ongoing uncertainties surrounding the pandemic in June 2020, protests happening across the country, and reports of unjust Black deaths constantly in the news, it…
COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing no Longer Required at UCSC in-person Commencement
Important dates for graduates: Deadline to register for Slug Crossing: May 19 @ 11:59 p.m. Deadline to order regalia: May 21 @ 8:59 p.m. From a fully virtual commencement to the newly created Slug Crossing, UC Santa Cruz’s 2020 and 2021 graduating classes have watched…
UCSC Slugs Compete in the Coast to Coast Championship, Taking Home 8 Wins
When the UC Santa Cruz track and field team received the green light to compete in March, they had less than two months to prepare for the Coast To Coast Championship (C2C) in Maryland. Training started at twice weekly, before progressing to five times a…