Author: Public Affairs

The men’s soccer team, coached by Sean Sullivan and assistants Ashley Edgar and Paul David Seldis, ended their season at 15-5, the best record in school history. The Slugs also had a record nine shutouts. "We accomplished all the goals we set for ourselves, says Sullivan. "The only one missing was an invitation to the…

It’s hard to imagine a more intriguing riddle in science than the one a machine at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will begin to investigate in 1999: Why do we exist? More specifically, the new machine, called the "B Factory," will explore why the universe is dominated by matter–the stuff that composes galaxies, the…

Several of the University of California’s top administrators have issued statements in the wake of the passage of Proposition 209 on November 5. In a letter to the UCSC campus community last Wednesday (November 6), Chancellor Greenwood pledged that the proposition’s passage would not reduce UCSC’s commitment to the "principals of nondiscrimination and inclusion." In…

High school seniors and prospective transfer students anywhere in the world can now apply directly over the Internet for admission to the University of California. Admissions officials estimate that at least 10 percent of the 72,000 applications UC expects to receive during the 30-day filing period that traditionally begins Nov. 1 will be from students…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Mary-Kay Gamel, associate professor of classics, comparative literature, and theater arts at UC Santa Cruz, will present the talk "Ancient Drama: The Difference Women Make" from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, at the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. The talk is…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Scientific papers published in the 1980s and early 1990s by physicists at UC Santa Cruz were among the most highly regarded in the country, according to a recent study. UCSC’s Physics Department ranked seventh for the "citation impact" of papers published between 1981 and 1994. Some analysts view this measure–the average number of…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–California landscape and visual artist Roy Rydell is the subject of dual exhibitions taking place in Santa Cruz and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The UCSC exhibit runs from Friday, November 14, through Friday, December 13, at Special Collections in the McHenry Library. A reception is planned from 4 to 6…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has announced a five-part initiative that characterizes UCSC’s approach to ensuring continued quality and diversity among the campus’s student body. The new program, "Partnership to Ensure Access and Quality," has two intertwined objectives: (1) to participate in the improvement of preparation for university…

TO: CAMPUS COLLEAGUES FROM: Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood Proposition 209 is a sweeping measure affecting all public entities in California. Less than two-thirds of eligible Californians voted yesterday, and the majority of them approved the passage of Proposition 209. Santa Cruz County was one of only seven counties in the state to vote against the proposition.…

At approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, Chancellor Greenwood joined with student leaders to announce a consensus on addressing student concerns following the passage of Proposition 209. As a result, students have left the Hahn Student Services Building, which will open as usual on Thursday morning. The following is a copy of the consensus…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Eleven science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received $5,000 scholarships from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. The students were honored today (November 6) at a ceremony in San Francisco. Now in its 24th year of awarding scholarships, the northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation awarded…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Poet Michael Palmer will read from his work on Thursday, November 14, at 4 p.m., at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Kresge College Seminar Room 159. The event is free and open to the public. Palmer is the author of Blake’s Newton (1972), The Circular Gates (1974), Without Music (1977), Notes…