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State Senator Bruce McPherson (R-15th District) and Assemblymember Fred Keeley (D-27th District) will visit the campus on Friday, February 20. The two legislators will present their perspectives on the current legislative session and discuss issues of campus concern at an open forum taking place from 11 a.m. to noon in the Red Room at College…

As an art major at UCSC in the early 1970s, Rick Carter says he never did well with landscapes. Ironically, over the past 25 years, Carter has enjoyed an enormously successful career creating backgrounds–three-dimensional backgrounds that are viewed by millions each year. Carter, who graduated in 1974, is one of Los Angeles’s top production designers,…

The Millennium Committee is holding a town hall meeting for the entire campus community on Thursday, March 5, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Kresge Town Hall. At the meeting, the committee plans to present preliminary ideas about principles to guide UCSC and to solicit feedback on those ideas.

"The Reign of El Niño" will be the topic of a talk by Gary Griggs, professor of earth sciences and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, when alumni gather at India Joze on Wednesday, February 11, at noon for their monthly luncheon meeting. Professor Griggs will describe the El Niño process, its impact on…

On Monday, February 2, this Douglas Fir toppled onto the roof of the Ticket Office in the Performing Arts complex, causing minor damage to the office and puncturing a nearby roof. Another view of the tree on the Ticket Office. Recent rainstorms and wild winds have caused a number of trees to fall across campus.…

Peter Gizzi is the most exciting new poet to come along in quite a while. –John Ashbery I count Peter Gizzi as one of the most exceptional poets of his generation and consider his work as editor also to constitute a primary ground for the definition of contemporary poetry. Few people I’ve known have managed…

What do Groucho Marx, Sid Caesar, and Mel Brooks have in common? How does Yiddish culture continue to influence contemporary Jewish life? What is the connection between romance and Jewish identity? The UCSC Library Media Center invites you to explore the answers to these and other provocative questions about the modern Jewish experience through the…

USA Today interviewed Chancellor Greenwood for a story on the upcoming 150th anniversary meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Greenwood, president-elect of AAAS, described the organization’s primary focus for the year, the need for investing in science and technology, and her particular interest in helping to educate the public about science.…

Veteran Washington Post reporter Dana Priest will deliver a free public talk entitled "Working in Washington: Covering Public (and Private) Life," on Friday, February 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. Priest, who graduated from UCSC in 1981, is giving the talk as part of her return to campus as a UC Regents’ Lecturer…

Regional Institutions Team Up To Offer A Weekend Of Fun And Activity For High School Competitors SANTA CRUZ, CA–Fifty high school students from central and northern California will converge on UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, February 7, for the Northern California regional Ocean Sciences Bowl. This event, which is free and open to the public,…

The approval process for the Ocean Sciences Ph.D. has been successfully concluded, and the program will begin admitting students in fall 1998. For a description of the new doctoral program contact the Ocean Sciences Department at (408) 459-4026. "Earthquakes and Volcanoes" will be the topic of a presentation and discussion led by Susan Schwartz, assistant…

In February, the following lectures will be featured on UCSC Forum, a new television program that began in January. The show, which features the best of lectures and programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is broadcast on Community TV of Santa Cruz County, Channel 72, at 8 p.m. each Sunday with a rebroadcast…