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The Arboretum is available to faculty, staff, students, and alums for weddings and other selected celebratory events. The Arboretum gardens themselves are a beautiful setting, and the meeting room in the Horticulture Building and the adjacent patio are available as well. The meeting room holds 90 people and has a sound system. For information on…

Governor Wilson has proposed that the state provide an additional $108 million to UC as part of the governor’s 1998-99 state budget proposal. Gov. Wilson proposed the additional funding for UC as part of his May revision of last January’s state budget proposal. In the January proposal, UC was to receive $175 million in state…

A committee of University of California faculty presented to the UC Board of Regents on Thursday, May 14, a proposal that would create an additional path of eligibility to the university. The Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS), a committee of the Academic Senate responsible for establishing eligibility criteria for undergraduate admissions, presented…

UCSC hosted the Western Regional Ultimate (frisbee) Collegiate Championship tournament May 9 and 10. Thirty-three men’s and women’s teams from British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona came to compete for two berths to the National Final Championships. Here, Slugs (l-r) Ryan McEvoy, Jason Hakes, and Steve Stratton exchange high fives after a score against…

Chancellor Greenwood demonstrated the facility’s long-range communication capabilities by discussing the project with Craig Broadway, who took the call in Connecticut. Broadway is CEO of AVAI, Inc., the company that developed the software for the videoconferencing classroom. Executive Vice Chancellor Tanner demonstrated the room’s many interactive capabilities, discussing music with Associate Professor Anatole Leikin (Tanner…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Poet and novelist Nathaniel Mackey will read from his works during the 32nd annual meeting of the Friends of the UCSC Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The event takes place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, on the north patio of McHenry Library. An election of the new members…

New Department Hosts May 14 Public Lecture By Celebrated Art Historian SANTA CRUZ, CA–The art history program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been formally established as a department. Art history also announces a free public lecture on Thursday, May 14, by Robert Farris Thompson of Yale University, one of the world’s leading…

Natasha Kaluza (left) and Jennifer Green have been awarded the Priscilla Newton Undergraduate Scholarship in Theater Arts for 1997-98. The scholarship program, now in its seventh year, was established to support students who have shown outstanding talent and dedication to their work in theater arts. Each of the women will receive $3,000. SANTA CRUZ, CA–Jennifer…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-As this year’s rainy weather trickles away, the public is invited to celebrate the coming of summer by exploring the University of California, Santa Cruz, and some of its larger research facilities. Whether one wants to learn about astronomy or marine mammals or enjoy a stroll through an exotic garden, UCSC offers the…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Flower bouquets bring the beauty of the garden indoors and help brighten any space. Growing your own bouquet ingredients will be the topic of a free two-hour workshop on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to noon at San Lorenzo Lumber’s Garden Center, 235 River Street, Santa Cruz. Orin Martin, manager of the…

Starting May 31, a group of UCSC students, alumni, faculty, and staff will ride their bicycles from San Francisco to Los Angeles for the California AIDS Ride. On the seven-day ride, they’ll cover 560 miles to raise money for AIDS prevention and research. To call attention to the cause and raise additional funds, the seven…

Garden manager Orin Martin was tapped for an article in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel about growing flowers for bouquets in home gardens. Martin took gardening editor Kathy Kreiger on a tour of the Chadwick Garden, pointing out plant varieties and sharing tips on growing, picking, and drying flowers for cutting. He’ll give a free…