Author: Public Affairs
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Sports roundup: Men’s hoops, rugby, lacrosse
In early February competition, Slug men’s basketball, rugby, and lacrosse came up with mixed results–but one Slug athlete hit a milestone.
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Welcome visitors to campus this spring
With spring approaching, the campus will host more than 8,000 visitors in March and April.
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CLASS survey
The Class and Lecture Availability Student Survey (CLASS) is available online through February 20.
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Community Service Project Grants
The UCSC Student Volunteer Center (SVC) offers Community Service Project (CSP) Grants to individual UCSC students.
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Substance Abuse and Dependency
The Chancellor has recently issued the annual notice regarding the University of California’s policy on substance abuse.
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Alumna aims to chronicle every D.C. homicide victim
Laura Norton Amico (Merrill ’04, anthropology), a former police reporter, has quietly carved out a role for herself as D.C.’s most comprehensive chronicler of the unlawful taking of human life.
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Budget challenge
As you probably know, Gov. Brown has proposed a $500 million cut to the UC system for fiscal year 2011-12. I expect that our share will be about 6 percent, or about $31 million.
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UCSC in the News
Latin American and Latino Studies professor Jonathan Fox was quoted in a widely published article about the loss of jobs in Mexico stemming from the importation of cheap corn from the U.S.
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Meet the Student Regents
Please join us for a unique opportunity for face time with the current University of California Student Regent, Jesse Cheng and Student Regent Designate.
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UCSC in the News
Astronomers Garth Illingworth and Rychard Bouwens were featured in widespread media coverage of their discovery of the most distant galaxy ever seen.
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In Memoriam—Rahsheka Keith
UCSC’s Rainbow Theater is hosting a special event on Wednesday, February 2, for Rahsheka Keith, a former College Ten student who died in a snowboarding accident this past weekend.
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UCSC Foundation trustee to offer business success tips
UCSC Foundation trustee Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur, will give a talk at the Commonwealth Club on Feb. 8 entitled “Successful Strategies for Products that Win.”