Category: City on a Hill Press
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Love the Ones You’re With
Originally published in print and online at City on a Hill Press February 10, 2011 Polyamory, or relationships with multiple consenting partners, attracts a high profile Dawn Davidson doesn’t live her life by Disney standards. When you have more than one Prince Charming, fairy-tale clichés go out the window. “In our culture, the only acceptable,…
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This Year in Santa Cruz News
Originally published in print and online at City on a Hill Press June 3, 2010 Smoking Ban On Sept. 8, the Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously to pass a public smoking ban, which prohibited smoking on Pacific Avenue, Beach Street, and West Cliff Drive, as well as within 25 feet of any door or…
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This Week In News: UCSC Faces $31 Million Cut
Originally published in print and online at City on a Hill Press Feb. 10, 2011 The university will need to cut $19 million from the current 2011–2012 budget, executive vice chancellor Alison Galloway announced in an e-mail to the campus community on Feb. 7. The University of California will face a $500 million budget cut…
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Student Government Ready to Put Goals into Action
Originally published in print and online at City on a Hill Press Oct. 14, 2010 Guide to this year’s officers of Student Union Assembly While most students were moving in and attending day keggers during welcome week, Natan Tietz was recruiting students for the SUA. His mission: filling all of the SUA committee positions on…
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Chancellor Addresses UC’s Future with Student Media
Originally published in print and online at City on a Hill Press Oct. 14, 2010 City on a Hill Press: What went into the decision to appoint Allison Galloway as our new EVC? Blumenthal: I really feel very, very lucky, because at the same time last year that we were doing our EVC search, several…
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Today’s Special: SC Coffee Houses
Published in print and online in City on a Hill Press’ summer magazine, Primer Every good college student knows that a coffee shop serves up more than just coffee. A good coffee house is a place to study, to spend long hours reading, and to hang out with friends. When your roommate has driven you…
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Fifty Arrested Downtown on Halloween
Published in print and online at City on a Hill Press November 3, 2011 SCPD reports 75 percent increase over last year’s call volume Fifty total arrests were made in downtown Santa Cruz on Halloween night, and 49 triple fine municipal code violations were given. Of the arrests, 34 were for public intoxication or otherwise…
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Students Storm Sac
Published in print and online at City on a Hill Press March 4, 2010 Hundreds of demonstrators on the north steps of the Capitol building echoed a response to this galvanizing inquiry: “We’re fired up!” As the 66th California State Assembly speaker was sworn into office on Monday, student protesters literally made their voices heard…
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Allison Galloway Appointed Executive Vice Chancellor
Published in print and online at City on a Hill Press September 30, 2010 Chancellor George Blumenthal appointed Allison Galloway to the position of executive vice chancellor (CP/EVC) Sept. 16. Galloway enters the position at a fiscally challenging time for UC Santa Cruz. Blumenthal selected Galloway and she was subsequently approved by the UC Regents.…
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Graffiti Writer Threatens Violence
Originally published in print and online at City on a Hill Press January 11, 2011 Message discovered in campus bathroom sparks investigation Graffiti threatening violence, found in a campus bathroom, has prompted an investigation by the UC Santa Cruz administration and police. The graffiti was discovered in early December, before students left for winter break.…
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Chancellor, EVC Defend Decision to Cut American Studies
Published in print and online at City on a Hill Press January 13, 2011 Administrators meet with student media for quarterly press conference Chancellor George Blumenthal and executive vice chancellor Alison Galloway met with student media news organizations at the chancellor’s quarterly press conference Monday. Among other issues, the administrators responded to queries about the…
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Student Services Restricted
Published online at City on a Hill Press January 26, 2010 Hahn Student Services building is put on “restricted access” in anticipation of student protest Administrators restricted access to Hahn Student Services on Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of a student protest. As a result students waited in line at the door hoping to change their…
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The ‘March’ for Higher Education
Published in print and online at City on a Hill Press February 25, 2010 On March 1 and 4, members of the University of California community will rally at UC campuses and in Sacramento in an effort to gain support for higher education. In the first week of what the University of California Student Association…
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Student Regents Oppose Regents Meeting Cancellation
Published online at City on a Hill Press November 15, 2011 Student Regent Alfredo Mireles and Student Regent-Designate Jonathan Stein have publicly opposed the UC Board of Regents’ Nov. 14 decision to cancel the board’s upcoming meeting due to concerns about public safety. In a press release from the University of California Office of the…
Julie Eng 