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University of California President Richard C. Atkinson laid out a 1998-99 budget plan last week that would bring faculty salaries back to competitive levels, accommodate an additional 2,000 students, and continue to provide students with the classes they need to graduate in a timely fashion. New initiatives in the budget include efforts to accelerate the…

When Henry Hooker’s left forearm started hurting in the spring of 1996, he had no idea what was causing the pain. "I didn’t know what to make of it," says Hooker, a senior architect at UCSC. "I think I mentioned it to my doctor in passing and he said it sounded like some kind of…

Global demands on education are growing and diversifying, and the University of California Extension is meeting the challenge, UC Regents were told last week during their meeting at the UC Davis Medical Center. UC officials and representatives from major corporations described how eight University Extension divisions act as a bridge connecting communities around the world…

Third-week census figures reveal that UCSC has its highest enrollment ever–up 4 percent, or 423 students, this fall from last year for a total of 10,638 students, according to figures released by the Office of Planning and Budget. The enrollment total includes 6,970 continuing, 239 returning, and 3,429 new students. Of the total, 9,570 are…

Environmental Health & Safety is offering monthly ergonomics classes for UCSC staff. The topics covered include: How to set up a computer workstation in an ergonomically correct way; early warning signs of computer-related injuries; contributing factors in the development of repetitive strain injuries; and what to do if you think you have an injury. The…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new study of welfare recipients across the country reveals that welfare mothers in states that offer larger benefit increases per additional child do not appear to be more likely to have another child than those in states with lower benefit increases per additional child. The study, which appears in the current issue…

The University of California’s new California Digital Library will be headed by Richard E. Lucier, UC President Richard C. Atkinson announced last week. Lucier is university librarian at UC San Francisco and is a special assistant for library planning and development at UC’s Office of the President. In his new capacity, Lucier will be founding…

Rev. Jesse Jackson is scheduled to make an appearance on campus on Tuesday, October 21, as part of his "Saving the Dream" tour. He is scheduled to speak at 8 p.m. at Stevenson Dining Hall. Seating is limited. Admission is $1 for UCSC students with I.D. cards, $2 for UCSC faculty and staff, and $3…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Rain-laden tempests driven by El Nino could batter the Central Coast this winter and wreak havoc on the environment, if you trust the headlines. The question is, should you? That’s what four leading Monterey Bay Area scientists will try to address on Tuesday, November 4, during a set of public lectures titled "El…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–When Japan’s powerhouse "bubble economy" of the late 1980s burst on the last day of 1989, it signaled the end of phenomenal growth and more than two decades of rapid overseas business expansion. The remarkable combination had provoked discussion among economists, who have continued to watch the country’s subsequent reforms nearly as closely…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Newsgroups. Online tutorials. The World Wide Web. A few years ago, not one of these tools was widely available to university instructors. Now, with high-tech in full bloom, enterprising educators are finding ways to enhance their students’ experiences, both in and out of the classroom. Few campuses are moving ahead as quickly as…