Students Must Unite, Be the Change You Want to See
City on a Hill Press has been on campus since 1966. This paper has seen students come and go, administrations and presidents pass. Throughout its history, one theme has rang true: Student resistance has never wavered. Since Donald Trump’s election in November, each news headline...
Escalation and the Student Intifada — Perspectives from a Student at Columbia
On April 30, 2024, I watched nearly 1,000 armed officers barge into the building that student protestors reclaimed as Hind’s Hall. Moments before the siege, the police had pushed all students into the surrounding dorms. As my panicked peers banged on zip-tied doors and chanted...
Letter to the Editors: Why I Do Not Support the Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Just as we must vehemently protest the Netanyahu government’s actions in the Gaza Strip, we must oppose the horrific actions against Israeli people. No power imbalance or historical context excuses the deliberate murdering and raping of civilians. Our encampment organizers, UCSC SJP, openly support the...
Letter to the Editors: UC Fingerprints on Israeli bombs
At least 27 Gazans, including six women and nine children, have been killed since Monday in a series of unprovoked Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. This latest attack brings the death toll in Gaza to over 34,535 since October 7. Among the bombs that Israel is...
Santa Cruz Performing Artists and Organizations in Solidarity with the Freedom Theater of Jenin
We, the undersigned, representing a coalition of performing arts professionals and organizations in Santa Cruz, write to condemn the abductions of Mustafa Sheta, The Freedom Theatre’s general manager, Jamal Abu Joas, graduate and actor trainer, and Ahmed Tobasi, the theater’s artistic director, from inside their...
Student-Workers Demand Pay for Labor Done Through This Summer’s Fires
This summer, fires ravaged Santa Cruz County, destroying nearly 1,000 homes, with tens of thousands of residents either evacuated or put on evacuation notice. As the fires raged on, classes were not cancelled at UCSC, nor were finals postponed – even as the UCSC campus...
Students United with Renters
On Tuesday, May 23 at City Council, Chancellor Blumenthal presented some info about the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) to the government and locals of Santa Cruz. This marked the first time that UCSC has officially announced news about the next 2020-2040 LRDP to the...
Submission: We will not sit down, we will not shut up
By Luz Arely Portillo, UCSC alumna To Whom It May Concern: I was made aware of …[a Graduate Student Association Executive Board letter regarding the climate surrounding sexual assault and sexual harassment at UCSC]. I want to express my gratitude to the GSA E-board in calling this out…[T]here...
SUBMISSION: Response Letter to Chancellor Blumenthal from Student Activists
Dear Chancellor Blumenthal, We are sending you this letter in response to your email titled “Community expectations.” As you may have heard, this email ignited a great response within the student activist communities here at UCSC. We are expressing this response to you clearly and...
SUBMISSION: When Does CAPS help? Most of the Time
By Gary Dunn, Ph.D. CAPS Director I would like to thank Grace Shefcik for her thoughtful piece about possible areas for improvement in our Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) program. It is indeed a challenging task to meet the mental health needs of our 18,000 students, but...