Author: Dan White
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Faculty, administrators and legislators discuss potential $500 million cut to UC system
State legislators, UCSC administrators and faculty members spoke of the proposed half-billion-dollar cut to the University of California budget at a spirited forum in Santa Cruz.
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Honoring King’s legacy: Terrence Roberts fires up crowd in Santa Cruz
Terrence Roberts, civil rights activist and one of the Little Rock Nine, and the Rev. Deborah Johnson of Inner Light Ministries, spoke of perseverance and commitment at UCSC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation.
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State of the Union: ice cream makers rub elbows with Michelle Obama
The co-owners of the Penny Ice Creamery sat with First Lady Michelle Obama during the State of the Union address.
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UCSC wins prestigious “gold” recognition for green building
UC Santa Cruz is getting high honors for “going green.” The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the campus its first “Gold” sustainability and innovation prize in recognition of the newly retrofitted and expanded Cowell Student Health Center.
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Alumnus Gabriel Zimmerman remembered for social conscience, consensus-building
Friends and colleagues remembered UC Santa Cruz alumnus Gabriel Zimmerman, 30, one of six people fatally shot Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
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Student stumped by NPR celebrities on ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me’
Stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone may be funny, but she’s not a reliable source of celebrity gossip. That’s the hard lesson second-year UCSC history grad student Meg Eppel learned when she went on an NPR weekly news game show.
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UCSC community reaches out to needy families during holiday season
Community members are helping the less fortunate with food banks and “Giving Tree” donations
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Cruzfit wellness program kicks off Team Challenge
UCSC Wellness is making it harder for staff and faculty members to break their New Year’s resolutions. January 10th marks the beginning of the CruzFit Team Challenge, in which two, three or four people can team up together, log up their exercise minutes, have fun, stay fit, and get a prize. It’s very simple; the…
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Hope in the sky: rainbow image wins top honors in holiday photo contest
Annie Wang, a student photographer, beat out more than 200 other contestants with her vivid photo of a rainbow over Oakes College.
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Honorable mentions for campus photographers
Staff members, students and faculty snapped hundreds of pictures of UC Santa Cruz and submitted them for a once-a-year contest sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office and the Arts Division. But these recepients of honorable mentions had very different visions of the campus. Some of the shots are moody, and others are wry and funny —…
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Student teaches science to homeless kids
A group of children living at the Rebele Family Shelter will place fresh eggs inside shock-proofed packages and drop them off a building at UCSC this weekend, all for the sake of science.
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United Way kicks off area fundraising campaign
UCSC faculty and staff are longtime supporters of United Way of Santa Cruz County, which has kicked off its 2010-11 fundraising drive.