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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Someday these may go for 100 times as much, but right now the work of student printmakers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, can be had for a mere song at the Art Department’s annual print sale. Hundreds of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and linocuts by current and former students will be…

Governor Wilson has proposed that the state provide an additional $108 million to UC as part of the governor’s 1998-99 state budget proposal. Gov. Wilson proposed the additional funding for UC as part of his May revision of last January’s state budget proposal. In the January proposal, UC was to receive $175 million in state…

A committee of University of California faculty presented to the UC Board of Regents on Thursday, May 14, a proposal that would create an additional path of eligibility to the university. The Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS), a committee of the Academic Senate responsible for establishing eligibility criteria for undergraduate admissions, presented…

UCSC hosted the Western Regional Ultimate (frisbee) Collegiate Championship tournament May 9 and 10. Thirty-three men’s and women’s teams from British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona came to compete for two berths to the National Final Championships. Here, Slugs (l-r) Ryan McEvoy, Jason Hakes, and Steve Stratton exchange high fives after a score against…

Chancellor Greenwood demonstrated the facility’s long-range communication capabilities by discussing the project with Craig Broadway, who took the call in Connecticut. Broadway is CEO of AVAI, Inc., the company that developed the software for the videoconferencing classroom. Executive Vice Chancellor Tanner demonstrated the room’s many interactive capabilities, discussing music with Associate Professor Anatole Leikin (Tanner…

A photo montage from "Cancer in Women’s Lives" features (clockwise, from left) Gwendolyn Morgan, Anita Diaz, Wanda Amos, Marge Frantz, Carol Douglas-Hammer, and Jacquelyn Marie. Women with cancer and those close to them have a new place to go for support and information, thanks to a group of nine faculty and staff women at UCSC.…

In this 1996 photo, Rosario Mazzeo (center) is pictured with music professor Linda Burman-Hall and UCSC clarinet instructor Mark Brandenburg at a concert in Mazzeo’s honor. SANTA CRUZ, CA–The University of California, Santa Cruz, is pleased to announce a gift to the University Library of the Rosario Mazzeo Collection of Clarinet Music. Donated by Mazzeo’s…

Poet and novelist Nathaniel Mackey will read from his works during the 32nd annual meeting of the Friends of the UCSC Library. The event takes place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, on the north patio of McHenry Library. An election of the new members of the Friends Board of Directors will take place…

MOSS LANDING, CA–The shores of Monterey Bay host one of the largest and most diverse assemblages of ocean-related research, teaching, and policy organizations in the country. This week, building on a long history of informal collaborations, the higher education and research institutions of the Monterey Bay region formalize their ties for ocean-related activities by creating…

Over the course of this academic year, UCSC has used several methods to improve compliance with the campus smoking policy. At the recommendation of the Smoking Task Force, the campus has posted more than 300 "No Smoking" signs, distributed information about the policy, and created a mechanism to enforce the rules. The Smoking Task Force…

The Arboretum is available to faculty, staff, students, and alums for weddings and other selected celebratory events. The Arboretum gardens themselves are a beautiful setting, and the meeting room in the Horticulture Building and the adjacent patio are available as well. The meeting room holds 90 people and has a sound system. For information on…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Poet and novelist Nathaniel Mackey will read from his works during the 32nd annual meeting of the Friends of the UCSC Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The event takes place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, on the north patio of McHenry Library. An election of the new members…