Author: Dan White
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Terry Freitas Café honors memory of inspirational young alumnus
Café Revolucion has been rededicated as the Terry Freitas Café, commemorating a UCSC grad who died while in service to an indigenous people.
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Onward California Tour touches down at UCSC
Throngs of UCSC students flocked to Quarry Plaza on Tuesday, braving high temperatures and cooling off with free ice cream during the Onward California Tour’s stopover on campus.
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State of the Campus event spotlights community interactions
Chancellor George Blumenthal celebrated the achievements of this still-young university and described its regional and global impacts during a “State of the Campus” presentation to campus and community leaders.
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Return of the students: new frosh, parents, families converge on campus
The sleepy days of summer are over at UC Santa Cruz. Welcome Week brought thousands of parents and new students onto campus in an annual tradition that ran from Wednesday through Saturday.
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Onward California tour will touch down at UCSC
This fall the University of California is hitting the road—and the grand tour will include a stop at UC Santa Cruz on October 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Quarry Plaza.
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Swords, wigs, and corsets: Shakespeare Santa Cruz by the numbers
Have you ever attended a Shakespeare Santa Cruz performance and wondered, “How on Earth do they do it?” Can the magic of Shakespeare Santa Cruz be broken down into cold, hard statistics?
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A joyous welcome to campus: Summer Orientation 2012
An enthusiastic crowd of 7,500 students and family members turned out for Summer Orientation, a time to register for classes, meet new friends and explore the wooded campus.
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A weekend in the sun for UCSC’s Class of 2012
During a bustling weekend, more than 2,500 undergraduates and about 300 graduate students received degrees and celebrated their achievements.
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Year of the Slug: Great UCSC moments in 2011-12
From the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame to cancer research to its ranking as one of the top “young” universities in the world, UCSC stood in the spotlight this year.
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Spotlight on outstanding work: Student Achievement Week recognizes accomplishment
Computer programmers, actors, robotics students, apprentice astronomers and fine artists showed off their skills during this year’s Student Achievement Week celebration.
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Celebrated author Jonathan Franzen to deliver Cowell College commencement speech
Jonathan Franzen’s appearance will be one of the highlights as UCSC’s 10 colleges, Baskin School of Engineering, and graduate division hold commencement ceremonies June 15-17.
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From snails to mandolins: something for everyone during UCSC summer conferences
The UCSC summer conferences have a longstanding reputation for eclecticism and professionalism. Now a campus institution, the conferences bring an average of 10,000 people to campus each summer, serving 65 different conference clients.