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UCSC provost Lori Kletzer says battling antisemitism will take long-term cultural change

by Hillary Ojeda

UC Santa Cruz’s participation in the Hillel International Campus Climate Initiative is “the way for us to live up to this responsibility to not only speak out, but to also take action” on antisemitism, university second-in-command Lori Kletzer told Lookout in the wake of incidents connected to campus and outcry from Jewish students and leaders about a lack of support.

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‘A glorified photo op’: UCSC faces backlash over ‘Slug Crossing’ graduation ceremony

by Hillary Ojeda

UC Santa Cruz replaced more traditional gatherings of its colleges’ graduates with a scaled-down experience, spread over three days, at which grads can receive their diplomas on stage. UCSC cites parking and infrastructure concerns and lack of a venue big enough in sticking with the pandemic-era ceremony, to the dismay of some soon-to-be graduates who’ve seen COVID rob them of many traditional academic experiences.

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UCSC Jewish leaders say campus administration increasing efforts to address antisemitism in wake of Hitler birthday party

by Hillary Ojeda

On Thursday, UCSC announced its administrators will participate in a 16-month program led by Hillel International to help the university strengthen its support for Jewish students. The UCSC leaders will join a cohort of other universities, including UC Irvine, to learn how to better understand the experiences of students on campus and implement ways to improve the atmosphere for Jewish students and all students.

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If toilet paper is free in dispensers, tampons should be, too: UCSC needs more period equity

by Amanda Safi

Third-year student Amanda Safi wants UC Santa Cruz to pay more attention to menstruators. She is a period activist who was thrilled in December when the university started supplying free period products in bathrooms. It’s a great step, she writes, but the university should put the products in regularly serviced dispensers — just like toilet paper. And the products should be safe for users and for the environment, which they are currently not, she says. “Having period products in baskets when we put toilet paper in dispensers sends the message that menstruators are an afterthought,” Safi argues.

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Joint Cabrillo College-UCSC 624-bed housing project moving forward; public forum Monday

by Hillary Ojeda

State Sen. John Laird said he’s “very optimistic” that the state will put $111 million toward a 624-bed student housing project being jointly developed by Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz. On Monday, Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz staff will discuss the joint housing proposal, its environmental impact reports and the possibility of the state grant. The meeting will be held in the Horticulture Building on Cabrillo’s Aptos campus.

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