Lookout recently obtained the assessment report of the UCSC camper park. It includes a proposal to reuse the area for a commuter lounge.
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Ethnic studies controversy in PVUSD: New advocacy group forms as district explores its options
Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice is starting a “Freedom School” as the community organization advocates for the inclusion of ethnic studies in Pajaro Valley Unified School District schools. As the 40th anniversary of the 1985 Watsonville cannery strike looms as a symbol for organizers, tensions both with the district and in the November school board election are mounting.
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UCSC lost my trust when it forced me out of Camper Park – I wish my university cared more about me
Rising third-year UC Santa Cruz student Natalie Twilegar lost her home when school administrators closed Camper Park, which housed 41 students in on-campus trailers until July 10. She is angry, disappointed and disillusioned by the process and has lost her trust in the UCSC administration. Several of her friends, she says, are considering transferring or dropping out. Others now have to live in their cars.
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UCSC goal: Housing 10,100 students after current projects, including new Delaware Avenue Project, are completed
A local developer is set to begin construction this summer on three residential buildings on the Westside of Santa Cruz which, once completed, will house 400 UCSC students and offer 60 units to university employees.
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Ask Lookout: What’s the status of the damaged Cabrillo College pedestrian bridge?
Cabrillo College’s pedestrian bridge over Soquel Drive was badly damaged in January and has been closed since. College spokesperson Kristin Fabos said engineering analyses, insurance negotiations and renovations will take time before it can be used again.
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New Live Oak School District superintendent Pat Sánchez: Stabilize the budget, improve the culture
Since his first day on the job July 1, new Live Oak School District superintendent Pat Sánchez has focused on rebuilding the district’s finances and culture. In an interview with Lookout, he also talked about his vision for increasing enrollment.
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Tom Lehrer and Santa Cruz: Sleuthing the trail of one of America’s premier satirists
In the 1950s and ‘60s, just as the Baby Boom was booming, the man Dr. Demento called “the most brilliant song satirist ever recorded” recorded 37 songs, played 109 performances and sold hundreds of thousands of records without getting played on the radio – the records sold by word of mouth. For many years, he spent half his year in Santa Cruz, and taught math in the early days of UCSC. At 96, he now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. But what were his days here like? Man about town Richard Stockton tracks his local legacy.
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Ask Lookout: How did the Grateful Dead’s archive end up in Santa Cruz?
It’s probably not what you think when you think Santa Cruz and the Dead. In fact, it is a twisting tale of luck, circuitous connections and an offer that couldn’t be refused, with long-time Santa Cruzan John Leopold smack in the middle of it.
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4,500 hours of work drives Cabrillo’s ‘dream team’ to first place win in international underwater robotics competition
They didn’t think they would win, as they moved up in the competition. At the 22nd Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition in Kingsport, Tennessee, Cabrillo’s Robotics Club, designed and engineered an underwater robot capable of tasks related to ocean conservation. To win, they beat 29 teams from all over the globe.
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UCSC Camper Park sudden closure: New housing pickle as campus recycles 41 trailers
Everyone agrees there have been health issues at UCSC’s 40-year-old on-campus trailer park. The on-again, off-again efforts to deal with them ended Wednesday as the campus moved in to remove and recycle the trailers.
