| ![Nagashree Setlur is one of Kahaani’s founders](http://connect.ucsc.edu/s/1069/images/editor/enews/2017-march/kahaani-dance-troupe4.jpg) | Dedication to dance | Kaahani dance troupe, a Bollywood dance team, has tackled obstacles with creativity and commitment as it works toward getting noticed in the collegiate dance world—and its hard work is paying off. | | ![Carmen Perez portrait Carmen Perez portrait](http://connect.ucsc.edu/s/1069/images/editor/enews/2017-march/carmen-perez2.jpg) | At the forefront of a movement | Alumni Weekend keynote speaker Carmen Perez, national co-chair of the Women's March on Washington, will discuss the role and importance of protest with a purpose on April 28. (For more on Alumni Weekend, see Featured Events, below.) | | ![Doron Comerchero portrait Doron Comerchero portrait](http://connect.ucsc.edu/s/1069/images/editor/enews/2017-march/doron-comerchero3.jpg) | Planting seeds, growing confidence | Doron Comerchero, founder of the nonprofit FoodWhat, uses sustainable food and farming as a way to empower struggling and low-income youth. | | | Alumni Regional Events | San Diego – Wednesday, March 22 | Banana Slugs at the San Diego Latino Film Festival at the Fashion Valley Mall | Chicago – Tuesday, March 28 | Chicago Happy Hour at Highline Bar + Lounge | Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, March 29 | Happy Hour at The Laughing Man Tavern | Silicon Valley – Thursday, April 13 | UC Santa Cruz Live in Silicon Valley: Water at Scale at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus | » More Regional Events | | ![Student crocheting, crocheted coral reef](http://connect.ucsc.edu/s/1069/images/editor/enews/2017-march/crochet-coral-reef-collage2.jpg) | Reef madness: A coral grows at UC Santa Cruz | Hundreds of students and community members are contributing their handiwork to the Crochet Coral Reef, a massive participatory art project that combines higher geometry with handicraft while calling attention to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. | The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz | | ![Narinder Kapany portrait Narinder Kapany portrait](http://connect.ucsc.edu/s/1069/images/editor/enews/2017-march/kapany-narinder2.jpg) | A quiet place to learn | Gift from Narinder Kapany will establish Sikh book collection and study room at McHenry Library. | | |
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