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The award-winning staff of City on a Hill Press and Primer. SANTA CRUZ, CA–Student journalists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, produced some of the best work in the region and country last year, according to two leading journalism associations. The two organizations presented multiple awards to the student- run City on a Hill…

KZSC has extended its 25th Anniversary Pledge Drive until Monday, June 1. The campus radio station, located at 88.1 FM on the radio dial, has also doubled its fund-raising goal to $50,000. KZSC had orginally planned to end its drive on Friday, May 22. This year’s fund-raising drive, which started May 11, marks the station’s…

Astronomer Stan Woosley has been all over the news lately, most recently commenting on a spectacular gamma-ray burst detected in an extremely distant galaxy; as a leading theoretical astrophysicist, Woosley was on a panel of experts assembled by NASA to discuss the findings, and was quoted in Time and Newsweek magazines, the New York Times,…

"A Mediterranean Victorian Medley" is the theme of this year’s Women’s Club Garden Tour, which will take place on Sunday, May 31, from noon to 4 p.m. Four unique Santa Cruz gardens will be showcased, and a reception at the Arboretum will follow from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Rita Pister Endowed Scholarship…

‘Statement Of Intent To Register’ Figures Forecast Freshman Enrollment Of 2,532 SANTA CRUZ, CA–More than 2,500 students have indicated they are planning to attend the University of California, Santa Cruz, as freshmen this coming fall. The entering class is expected to be more ethnically diverse in spite of new regulations that eliminated the use of…

Asteroid San Jose, as shown in this photo taken from Lick Observatory ‘Asteroid San Jose’ Is A Tribute To The City’s Longtime Support Of Lick Observatory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA–Representatives of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Lick Observatory presented the San Jose City Council on Tuesday (May 19) with a commemorative…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Someday these may go for 100 times as much, but right now the work of student printmakers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, can be had for a mere song at the Art Department’s annual print sale. Hundreds of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and linocuts by current and former students will be…

MOSS LANDING, CA–The shores of Monterey Bay host one of the largest and most diverse assemblages of ocean-related research, teaching, and policy organizations in the country. This week, building on a long history of informal collaborations, the higher education and research institutions of the Monterey Bay region formalize their ties for ocean-related activities by creating…

Over the course of this academic year, UCSC has used several methods to improve compliance with the campus smoking policy. At the recommendation of the Smoking Task Force, the campus has posted more than 300 "No Smoking" signs, distributed information about the policy, and created a mechanism to enforce the rules. The Smoking Task Force…

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…