Author: Dan White
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Oh brother, where art thou?
Early in the life of the campus, three artists helped establish UCSC’s art department with little more than grit, humor, and creativity. Where are they now?
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Mists of time
Campus founders chose Santa Cruz over San Jose for UCSC’s location in part because of the cooling effect of the marine layer. The rest is history.
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Party hardly: UCSC ramps up its campaign inviting students to think when they drink
Gnomeland Security: An irreverent UCSC alcohol awareness campaign aims at decreasing risk, not condemning students for partying.
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Pension reform recommendations draw questions and concerns at campus meeting
Several hundred staff members, faculty, and retired employees filled Stevenson Event Center on Monday afternoon to voice concerns and ask questions about proposed changes to UC’s retirement system.
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Where the streets had no names
For most of UCSC’s 45-year history, most of its streets had no names. Visitors and new students would often find themselves lost and bewildered. Not anymore. The campus has now given names to all its anonymous roads, lanes and byways.
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Career fairs open doors for students
The Career Center has scheduled two upcoming fall events that will help students think about life beyond UC Santa Cruz.
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Netflix CEO: Luck, ‘maniacal determination’ played into company’s success
Speaking to a crowd of 400 at Tuesday’s What’s Next lecture co-sponsored by UCSC, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared success tales and early horror stories.
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Bike to Work commuters climb to the top at UCSC
The annual Bike to Work celebration drew an enthusiastic crowd of students, staff and faculty to campus on Thursday.
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Bike to Work returns to UCSC
Fall Bike to Work/School Day — popular with UCSC bike commuters — returns in full force on Thursday, October 7, with over 6,000 cyclists taking to the streets.
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Funding boost for hay barn restoration project
The UC Santa Cruz Foundation and the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District is gaining momentum in its efforts to preserve the sprawling, fast deteriorating hay barn near the base of campus.
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Staying connected: UCSC launches iPhone app
Busy, multi-tasking students can now keep up with life at UC Santa Cruz, thanks to a new free iPhone app with regularly updated campus news, videos, photos, events and even an emergency feed.
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Slug hogs parking space at UC Santa Cruz
Gearing up for the beginning of classes, an actual banana slug decided to stake out a choice spot on campus.