Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah says Santa Cruz County parents are bullying teachers, upsetting staff and filing…
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‘It feels like a personal attack’: UCSC, Cabrillo College officials condemn hate-related vandalism
Two weekend hate-related incidents have left UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College students, faculty and administrators feeling shocked, vulnerable and angry. At UCSC, suspects scrawled anti-Black, antisemitic and white supremacist graffiti on five areas at Crown and Merrill colleges, while at Cabrillo, someone set fire to the rainbow Pride flag at the Watsonville Center. School administrators have denounced the incidents and police are actively working to see if the cases are related.
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‘Imagine not knowing’: Ukrainians in Santa Cruz, Bay Area fear for their loved ones
Ukrainians across the world are worried about the safety of their families and friends as Russian troops advance in Ukraine. Two local Ukrainian women spoke to Lookout about their country, their families and the helplessness they feel. They are trying to raise awareness about the war, which they say affects everyone.
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UC Berkeley will increase California students, cut out-of-state ones to meet enrollment cap
The campus plans to enroll about 5,370 first-year California students both in person and online this fall, an increase of about 500 over last year.
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UC Berkeley could be forced to cut enrollment by 3,050 seats under high-court decision
The California Supreme Court declines to lift an enrollment cap on UC Berkeley, which might have to cut its incoming fall class by one-third. Thursday’s decision could have implications for other UC campuses, including UC Santa Cruz, although at Berkeley, the campus exceeded in its own projected enrollment cap, a fact that might set it apart.
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‘It’s the families of your neighbors’: Group protests Ukraine war in downtown Santa Cruz
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
While Santa Cruz County public schools have taken on the burden of teaching students in person during a pandemic,…
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Proposed bill would exempt UC, Cal State from environmental review for new student housing
The bill is designed to address the state’s “massive student housing crisis,” Sen. Scott Wiener said.
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UCSC student leads charge to provide free menstrual products to students on campus
UC Santa Cruz second-year Amanda Safi believes that if toilet paper is free in public restrooms, menstrual products should be too. She’s on a mission to ensure that youth, who can’t afford menstrual products, have access to free pads and tampons.