Public Affairs

"A Mediterranean Victorian Medley" is the theme of this year’s Women’s Club Garden Tour, which will take place on Sunday, May 31, from noon to 4 p.m. Four unique Santa Cruz gardens will be showcased, and a reception at the Arboretum will follow from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Rita Pister Endowed Scholarship…

For the fourth time in a highly successful 10-year run, the men’s tennis team at UCSC has captured the national title. Traveling to Williamstown, Massachusetts, for the season-ending tournament, the Slugs came home with the NCAA Division III crown after a 4-2 win over host and previously undefeated Williams College. The team championship was UCSC’s…

‘Statement Of Intent To Register’ Figures Forecast Freshman Enrollment Of 2,532 SANTA CRUZ, CA–More than 2,500 students have indicated they are planning to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz, as freshmen this coming fall. The entering class is expected to be more ethnically diverse in spite of new regulations that eliminated the use of…

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…

Asteroid San Jose, as shown in this photo taken from Lick Observatory ‘Asteroid San Jose’ Is A Tribute To The City’s Longtime Support Of Lick Observatory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–Representatives of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Lick Observatory presented the San Jose City Council on Tuesday (May 19) with a commemorative…

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…

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…