Author: Dan White
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Conservationist M. Sanjayan to receive Alumni Achievement Award
The host of the new PBS series EARTH A New Wild and executive vice president of Conservation International travels the globe to find “partnerships” between humans and the planet.
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Alumni Weekend—Come Home
Every Alumni Weekend feels like a milestone for returning Banana Slugs and a chance to be part of a living history. But this year those impulses will be stronger than ever since the event serves as one of the anchor pieces of the campus’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration.
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Original vision
Reflections on the tumultuous ’60s, the heady days of UC Santa Cruz’s beginnings, and the ways the campus has stayed true to its mission through the decades
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Anita Hill: ‘I hope my life is a living example of the power of coming forward’
Anita Hill, the focus of the highest-profile sexual harassment case in U.S. history, addressed a capacity crowd about “speaking truth to power.”
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Distinguished alumni to speak on conservation, film, law, art, writing
‘True Originals’ speaking series will feature accomplished Banana Slugs giving thought-provoking talks during Alumni Weekend 2015.
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Angela Davis addresses ‘police militarization’ at capacity MLK Convocation
Angela Davis addressed a capacity crowd about social justice, police militarization and brutality during the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in downtown Santa Cruz
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Tony Hill Award winner helps young people soar
Jacob Martinez, this year’s Tony Hill Award honoree, is a strong advocate for low-income Latino and Latina youth who are interested in science, math, and technological careers but face obstacles along the way.
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UC Santa Cruz does the time warp for “Dress Like It’s 1965 Day”
“Dress Like it’s 1965 Day” drew an enthusiastic throng to campus this weekend, showing off their fashions and dancing to British Invasion bands.
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Angela Davis, activist, professor emerita, to headline annual MLK Convocation
Activist, author, and distinguished UC Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis is this year’s keynote speaker at the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation, which is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
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Dressing up to party down
Time to head to the vintage store or rifle through the closet to channel your inner Twiggy—in honor of its upcoming 50th anniversary celebration starting in 2015, UC Santa Cruz is holiding an informal 1965-style dress-up day on January 15.
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Game of genomes
Sammy the Slug, the neon-yellow, pop-eyed fixture at campus gatherings and sporting events, is about to reveal his genes to the world. Backers of a crowd-funding campaign hope to raise $20,000 to map the banana slug genome for the first time ever.
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Toni Morrison and Angela Davis on friendship and creativity
During in-depth conversations this summer, Toni Morrison and Angela Davis share thoughts about their past collaboration, their longstanding friendship, and their bedrock belief in the power of literature.