Author: Dan White
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A Thanksgiving bounty for non-traveling Slugs
A hungry crowd of 600 people is expected at UC Santa Cruz’s third-annual Harvest Dinner on campus Thanksgiving Day at College Nine/Ten Dining Hall.
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Students let their Slug flags fly
Cowell College’s recent Slug Pride Night was a chance for students to celebrate the campus community and learn about student groups and activities.
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Serving those who have served our country
Veterans Day has special significance for UC Santa Cruz’s 143 students who have served in the military. Friday will be a day of pride and remembrance.
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Quarry story: A new chapter begins
Fans of the Quarry Amphitheater, long closed for safety reasons, gathered on Thursday to celebrate groundbreaking for upcoming renovations. The venue is set to reopen next fall.
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Founders Celebration 2016 celebrates excellence, generosity, vision
Hundreds of revelers turned UC Santa Cruz’s Science & Engineering Library into a “collision space” of ideas during the 11th annual Founders Celebration, a time to celebrate excellence and generosity.
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Founders Celebration 2016: Worlds collide
This year’s celebration will be a time to pay tribute to intellectual adventure and generosity at UC Santa Cruz. Julie Snyder, co-creator of the hugely popular “Serial” podcast, will receive the Alumni Achievement Award.
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Making ‘green’ multicolor—and multicultural
The People of Color Sustainability Collective is getting high praise for increasing awareness about the various ways people of color contribute to sustainable practices
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Ironman scientist races to the front of the pack
Pelayo Menendez Fernandez, a visiting Long Marine Laboratory researcher from Spain, put in a great showing at the Ironman triathlon in Santa Cruz
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Julie Snyder: Serially great journalism
UC Santa Cruz alumna, who will receive this year’s Alumni Achievement Award, talks about making the hit podcast Serial and how her college years laid the foundation for a career in broadcast journalism
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Sci-fi meets soprano with Star Trek opera
UC Santa Cruz–affiliated professors and staff are boldly going where no one has gone before by taking Star Trek into the high-culture realm of arias and recitatives.
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Getting to the bottom of degenerative muscle disease
Alexandra Houser is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Steck Family Award, which honors the best senior thesis completed during the academic year.