Campus Communications
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Halloween, October 31st and Days Prior
Housing and Educational Services is to provide you with information that helps you to make safe choices. You should find the information below useful as you plan how and where to spend your time on Halloween this year.
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Interim appointment of vice chancellor of University Relations
Chancellor Blumenthal announces the pending appointment of Jeff Shilling to lead University Relations on an interim basis.
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Our University – October 2013
Read the latest news for UC faculty and staff in Our University. Click on the link below to read the October issue, which includes:
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Community Crime Bulletin — Butane related explosions warning
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is warning the community of the growing dangers of manufacturing hash oil using butane.
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Launch of New “Smart” Bike Lockers
In response to requests from cyclists for secure bike parking, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) is pleased to announce that 24 new “smart” bike lockers are now available.
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Drug Enforcement Agency Unwanted Prescription Drug Collection
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will give the public its seventh opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
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In Memoriam–Lou Fackler
Louis Facker, a longtime UCSC employee, died on October 11 at his Scotts Valley home. He was 87.
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2014 Leadership Academy Applications Now Being Accepted
The 2014 Leadership Academy will meet over a three-month period, from January through March 2014.
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Invitation to Reception October 21
All UCSC faculty members are invited to a reception hosted by the UC Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (SACSW) on Monday, October 21, beginning at 3 p.m. at University House.
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Community Crime Bulletin — UPDATE (451 – Arson; Case # 13-800)
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a person of interest, to determine what if any involvement the person had with a recent arson fire that occurred on on October 9, at 2:40pm, in the ravine below Hahn Student Services Building, north of the Village.
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UCSC astronomers featured in new book about planet hunters
Several UCSC astronomers feature prominently in a new book about the search for habitable planets beyond our solar system.