Students Against War assert:

"As students of UC Santa Cruz, we oppose the presence of military recruiters on campus. As an employer that uses predatory and discriminatory practices in recruitment, recruiters directly represent the homophobic, sexist and racist ideologies that have no place in this University. Furthermore, the military’s inhumane treatment of soldiers during and after tours of duty – through, for example, the neglect of the psychological and medical consequences of war – demonstrates that they view troops not as employees, but as property to be used and then discarded. Recruiters offer false promises of education and opportunity in order to manipulate people in to signing away the fundamental rights to which we are all entitled. We will not let our University be a vehicle for a system based on hateful ideologies and manipulation. We will not let our University be a vehicle to perpetuate the unjust war in Iraq."

Students Against War
http://saw.revolt.org

March, Rally and Direct Action Against Military Recruiters at UCSC on April 22nd
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/21/18494439.php

For a chronological history of some of the more notable SAW demonstrations, state infiltrations and more, check out:

04/05/05 - UCSC Students Kick Military Recruiters Off Campus
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/17073/index.php

11/18/05 - Rally, Queer Kiss-in Greet Military Recruiters at UCSC
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/17213/index.php

12/14/05 - Students Denounce Pentagon Surveillance of Counter-Recruitment Activities
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/17259/index.php

1/25/06 - UC Students Demand Answers about Spying Scandal
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/02/11/42292.php

2/1/06 - ACLU of Northern California Seeks Pentagon Files on Peace Groups
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/02/01/41592.php

2/8/06 - UCSC Military Recruitment Debate Reportback
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/02/11/42292.php

4/11/06 - Students Kick Military Recruiters off UC Santa Cruz
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/11/44582.php

10/23/06 - Administrative Paranoia Taking Its Toll at UCSC
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/20/18331498.php

1/9/07 - UC Santa Cruz Administration Sabotages Student-Run Career Event
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/10/18345520.php

1/15/07 - "Free Speech" Versus the Military
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/15/18347029.php

1/18/07 - SAW Response to Job Fair Cancellation
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/17/18348096.php

4/17/07 - With Major Protests Imminent, Military Recruiters Withdraw from UCSC Job Fair
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/18/18401106.php