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City on a Hill Press CHP is the student-run weekly newspaper at UC Santa Cruz. Visit us at www.cityonahillpress.com to see the latest UCSC and Santa Cruz news.

07/13/2022

Throughout California, student housing developments aren’t adequately being built to house the growing number of students.

As many students face growing uncertainty about housing prospects, Senate Bill 886 seeks to target the student housing crisis by fast-tracking university housing projects.

Written by Sofia Ruster with additional reporting by Keith Gelderloos; Illustration by Jazmine Noguera

To read the full article on SB886, click the link in our bio!

07/13/2022

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Event was hosted by the Kuya Ate Mentorship Program and Community Unified Student Network on May 26.

Through live performances, arts and crafts, and food, students gathered to celebrate AAPI pride and the importance of community.

Written and photographed by Sofia Ruster.

For the full article, click the link in our bio!

07/12/2022

At this year’s Speaker Blowout, e2 hosted Tamika D. Mallory and Tiffany Dena Loftin to have a conversation about social justice activism and collective work.

To read more about the event, check out the full article on our website!

Written by Flynn Lloyd; Photos by Merri Hansen

07/12/2022

Fifteen minutes after the scheduled start of the “Abolition. Feminism. Now.” speaker event, the line still runs all the way through Quarry Plaza. Some have brought their own copies of the book, and others have already taken out their wallets to buy a copy.

On the other side of the stage, Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiner, and Beth E. Richie huddle together with event organizers in anticipation for what is about to happen. It’s the first time all four writers have been physically present in the same place together since the book’s release.

Everyone is excited.

Written by Yitong Lei and Rachel Raiyani; Photos by Mia Pabros.

Read the full article using the link in our bio.

07/11/2022

Our last post from the John R. Lewis College Dedication is an opinion piece written by the Editorial Board.

As College Ten takes on a new name, we urge the university to live up to the legacy of the man behind the college.

While John R. Lewis stood for social justice and “good trouble” in advancing civil rights, UC Santa Cruz ignored the demands of the BSU and threatened those who stood with COLA protesters.

Do not allow the name of John R. Lewis to be used performatively. Allow for good trouble to truly spark on our campus, and uphold the values of Congressman Lewis.

Written by the Editorial Board; Photo by Merri Hansen.

07/10/2022

Want to read more about the John R. Lewis College Dedication? Check out our article about the Keynote Speakers from the event!

While there were many people who took to the podium for the college dedication, these three keynote speeches addressed the audience in ways that were unique from each other and in unity with the demands of the Black Student Union.

To get a full overview of the addresses made by Terisa Siagatonu (image one), Wisdom Cole (image two), and LaTosha Brown (image three) read the full piece on cityonahillpress.com

Written by Ryan Loyola and Nico Santiago; Photos by Merri Hansen.

07/10/2022

During the John R. Lewis College dedication, BSU President X Starr looked both UC President Michael Drake and UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive in the eye and had one message for the both of them. Start listening to your student

To Starr, the same urgency given in renaming College Ten wasn’t given to Black students on campus whose demands to Chancellor Larive regarding actions to support Black students’ equitable access to housing, food resources, and mental health care has not been fully addressed.

Written by Ryan Loyola with additional reporting by Rachel Raiyani; Photos by Merri Hansen

Check out the full article on our website, or using the link in our bio!

07/05/2022

Are you interested in working at City on a Hill Press? Applications for Fall 2022 are open NOW!

We are hiring for all roles on staff, so if you have any questions please DM us or email us at [email protected]

Applications close on July 17, so be sure to apply soon!

The link is in our bio, and on the Apply page of our website ! 🌲🗞

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07/05/2022

Victory for Local Santa Cruz Partners as they become the first unionized Starbucks in California. Winning by a landslide, many of these Partners celebrate as they bring home the win even in the face of adversity.

Written by Ethan Khorashadi; Illustration by Maggie Buckley.

Read the full piece using the link in our bio! ☕️🗞

07/05/2022

From the backlog: Due to the recent leak from the Supreme Court, students locally and across the nation have been protesting the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade. UC Santa Cruz students are no different — armed with signs, chants and compassion, students took to the street to be heard.

Written by Ethan Khorashadi and Gwenyth Rodriguez; Photos by Rachel Raiyani.

Read the full article on our website, link in bio 🌲🗞

07/04/2022

☀️CHP is back for the summer☀️

With our website now back online, we are going to take the next two weeks to post and publish all of our back-log content.

Be on the lookout at cityonahillpress.com and on our social media for articles you’ve been waiting for and for information on how to join staff this fall! 🌲🗞

05/17/2022

Join CHP illustrator Yitong in an exploration of seeds and sprouts in this Through Our Pens!

Written and illustrated by Yitong Lei.

Read the full piece using the link in our bio 🪴🗞

05/16/2022

Since its early days in the American Studies department, the student-led course format has aided in the organization and strengthening of communities at UC Santa Cruz. This quarter, student leaders head two courses under the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) department: CRES 45 Pilipinx Historical Dialogue and CRES 70B the Black Radical University? class.

Although students have historically exercised their academic autonomy through these spaces, university policies have barred validation of this political education. In response, generations of students have demanded they have access to community-building classrooms and decolonized curriculum. Students involved in CRES 45 and CRES 70B speak to us about how their organizing work is realized through these classes and the importance of non-hierarchical learning spaces in the cultivation of community.

Written by Carolyn Mock and Rachel Raiyani; Photos by Rachel Raiyani.

To read the full article, click the link in our bio!

05/16/2022

For the past four years, May 5 has been a day of remembrance for thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). This year, we are urging our readers to pay attention.

We must do better to protect Indigenous women and girls moving forward. In order to do that, we must first understand the interconnecting violences that are imposed on Indigenous communities all over Turtle Island.

Written by the Editorial Board, illustration by Yitong Lei.

For the full editorial, check out our website!

05/16/2022

Many Santa Cruz street vendors grow worried over the City Council’s recent 4-3 decision to heighten vending regulations. In addition to expanded permit requirements, the move prohibits setting up on a popular portion of Beach Street during the summer, and bans vending on the Santa Cruz Wharf.

Written by Andrew Kato with additional reporting by Nico Santiago; photographed by Lucy Wald.

To read the full article, check out cityonahillpress.com

05/11/2022

This year’s Alumni Week featured an online forum, The Global Data,Personal Stories: Journalist Documenting the COVID-19 Pandemic, that featured three Science Communication alumni who discussed their experiences reporting on an ever-developing pandemic.

Written by Flynn Lloyd, illustration by Prema Reyes.

To read the full site, click the link in our bio!

05/11/2022

The Santa Cruz Starbucks branch on the corner of Ocean and Water Street will become the first branch in California to officially unionize on May 11, 2022.

The accomplishment comes in the face of anti-union propaganda, union vote delays, and union discouragement from the corporation, toward both their store and stores across the country.

Written by Ethan Khorashadi with additional reporting by Sam Clem-Whiting and Lucy King; Photo by Ryan Loyola.

Read the full article on our website, link in bio! 🌲🗞

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Videos

Timeline of AFSCME & UC Negotiations

This year saw the continuation of negotiations between AFSCME-3299 and UCOP. The negotiation process has been lengthy and complicated, and in this video, we break down the most important series of events that have led up to the current situation.

Multicultural Festival 2019

Ethnic student organizations came together to organize the 40th annual Multicultural Festival in May. Relive the incredible student performances and discover the meaning behind the event's theme in CHPNOW's recap of the festivities. CORRECTION: "Groupo" in "Groupo Folklorico Los Mejicas" is incorrectly spelled. It should be spelled "Grupo".

San Lorenzo Food Truck Party

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