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SANTA CRUZ, CA–Columbine High School student Grant Taylor survived the mayhem without injury, but he was haunted by nightmares. That first night, he dreamed he was a wounded hero, pulling others to safety. The next night, coping with feelings of guilt, he dreamed that he was wounded and dying. For crime victims, as well as…

California Reading/literature Project At UCSC Offers Teacher Training What: The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) for the UCSC/Monterey Bay region is offering four one-week training institutes for K-3 teachers in the tri-county area this summer. More than 400 teachers will participate in the literacy institutes, which are being offered as part of Gov. Gray…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-Each year, the Academic Senate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, honors a number of the campus’s most inspirational and passionate teachers. Eleven such professors and lecturers have been chosen this year for the 1998-99 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The award winners were nominated by students for qualities such as their enthusiasm…

SANTA CRUZ, CA-Some 10,000 visitors from 30 different countries are expected to come to the University of California, Santa Cruz, this summer to participate in nearly 60 camps, conferences, institutes, and outreach programs. The ten-week conference season lasts from June 20 to August 28 this year. Its diverse offerings range from a conference focused on…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz’s class of 1999 will hold commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 11-13. This year, the following numbers of students are candidates for degrees: 1,683, bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees; 138, master’s degrees; and 56, doctorate degrees. A small number of UCSC students will receive graduate certificates.…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Night after night during the academic year, a dedicated corps of UC Santa Cruz students takes to the telephones, dialing alumni and parents of current students to ask them to support the campus and its programs. This year, these students passed a major milestone: For the first time since the inception of a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Kids ages 8 to 12 are invited to come spend the day at the Farm at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Saturday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This special event, "Kids Day on the Farm," will combine fun, games, and education as participants explore the Farm, get a…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–At the dedication today of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood announced the renaming of the building that houses the engineering school, formerly the Applied Sciences Building and now the Jack Baskin Engineering Building. The building is being renamed in honor of engineer…

Planning Document Includes New Mitigation Measure In Response To Public Concern About Project SANTA CRUZ, CA–The final environmental impact report on a proposed parking structure at UC Santa Cruz, completed and distributed to local public agencies today, incorporates a new mitigation measure in response to concerns expressed about the project during the public comment period…

UCSC’s $1 Million Music Campaign Reaches Goal SANTA CRUZ, CA–An ambitious fund-raising campaign to raise $1 million to support the music program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has just reached and surpassed its goal. The campaign was launched in May of 1997 in tandem with the dedication of the new Music Center. The…

Music Professor Named Provost Of Merrill College At UCSC SANTA CRUZ, CA–John Schechter, associate professor of music, has been named provost of Merrill College at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His three-year appointment, which takes effect July 1, was announced this week by Executive Vice Chancellor John Simpson. Schechter succeeds economics professor John Isbister,…

Market Cart Opens June 15 At UC Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, CA–If the chilly spring has left you hungrier than ever for fresh organic produce, mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 15, because that’s the day the popular market cart at UC Santa Cruz opens. Enjoy the bounty of the UCSC Farm & Garden by…