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Dozens of undergraduate student researchers helped survey 1,700 renters.

Nearly 70 percent experience 'rent burden'

Preliminary results of a UC Santa Cruz survey of 1,700 renters across Santa Cruz County show that nearly 70 percent experience "rent burden," defined as spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities.

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Free speech! Hold firm!

Free speech! Hold firm!

Distinguished Professor Bettina Aptheker, a co-leader of the Free Speech Movement, looks at the renewed focus on free speech on college campuses and how to further campus values.

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New sustainability plan charts course forward

New sustainability plan charts course forward

The campus community is invited to learn more about the new five-year Campus Sustainability Plan during an Oct. 19 kick-off event at the Arboretum

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Quarry Amphitheater poised to rock again

Quarry Amphitheater poised to rock again

After being closed for more than a decade, the campus community is invited to celebrate the quarry's re-opening at noon on Thursday, Oct. 19.

Millennials go online to build their offline lives

Millennials go online to build their offline lives

As the most tech-savvy generation begins college, Assistant Professor of Psychology Adriana Manago finds they are technological trailblazers.

UC Santa Cruz, community colleges to strengthen ties

UC Santa Cruz, community colleges to strengthen ties

A meeting with California higher education leaders has led to seven strategies to strengthen ties between the campus and community colleges.

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