Campus Communications
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Parking and transportation at Scotts Valley Center
As the move to the Scotts Valley Center approaches, we wanted to share important updates about transportation and parking.
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UPDATE | Community Crime Bulletin—Aggravated Assault, Hate Crime
Investigators believe that at least one of the suspects yelled homophobic slurs because of the actual or perceived sexual orientation of the victim.
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Campus community invited to gather
This special gathering will include reflections from campus leaders, and campus community members are invited to offer their own refections through an interactive art project.
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Dean of Students Office holds Harvest Dinner on campus Thanksgiving Day
The Dean of Students Office in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz Dining, the International Education Office, and the American Indian Resource Center, is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Harvest Dinner.
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Ride-sharing available through Zimride matching service
UC Santa Cruz subscribes to Zimride, a campus-specific ride-matching service. Zimride helps you offer or request rides for your daily trips to and from campus or one-time road trips (such as getting to local airports, or getting home for Thanksgiving).
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Formal review, employee comment re: Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy
The University of California is proposing revisions to the systemwide Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy Regarding Academic and Staff Employment. The revision is intended to reflect recent amendments related to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ pay transparency rule.
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Marijuana prohibited on UC property, despite passage of Prop. 64
Recreational marijuana is now legal in California, but it’s still prohibited at the University of California and at UC Santa Cruz.
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Community Crime Bulletin—Aggravated Assault, Possible Hate Crime (16-1191)
A female student reported that while she was walking on the foot path northwest from the Quarry Plaza, she was followed by three unknown male subjects who began calling out to her in an offensive manner.
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Community Crime Bulletin—Two arrested in felony vandalism at OPERS
At 8:25 p.m. on November 10, UC Santa Cruz Police Department arrested Kyle Daroza, 22, of Campbell, and Alan Lema, 22, a student affiliated with Kresge College, on a suspicion of felony vandalism after they were seen by witnesses using a sledge hammer attempting to smash the parking machines near the Office of Physical Education,…
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Moving forward
Like many of you, we watched the presidential election results in astonishment. Many of us are struggling this morning to reconcile the outcome of the vote with the values we hold close.
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Student dies after hit-and-run collision
Our hearts go out to Aly’s family, friends, and classmates. A native of Lawndale in Southern California, Aly was a theater arts major with a minor in education. She will be missed by all who knew her.
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Unfounded reports of shots fired on campus
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department dispatch center received reports of gunshots near Kresge College today around 2 p.m. Police responded and determined there were no shots fired and that the sounds came from a sorority group popping balloons. Campus community members are encouraged to call the police at 911 or 459-2231, ext. 1 and…