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"Endangered Landscapes," an exhibit of photographs by Christo Morris, who is completing a double major in art and environmental studies, is on display at the Science Library through May 4. The show includes photographs of Mono Lake, the tropical forests of Costa Rica, and the redwood forests of coastal California and Oregon. For the hours…

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Get ready for the spring gardening season by attending a free two-hour workshop on Saturday, March 28, from 10 A.M. to noon at San Lorenzo Lumber’s Garden Center, 235 River Street, in Santa Cruz. Albie Miles, a gardening instructor and graduate of the UCSC Farm & Garden’s apprenticeship program, will discuss basic organic…

The Report of the Chancellor’s Commission on a Changing Campus Table Of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Diversity at UCSC at the Millennium Undergraduate Student Diversity Graduate Student Diversity Staff Diversity Faculty Diversity Curricular and Research Diversity: Ethnic Studies Appendix A: Members of the Chancellor’s Commission on a Changing Campus Preface and Acknowledgments Early in…

Aptos High School took first place in the competition, earning the team an opportunity to compete in the national competition in Washington, D.C. Clockwise from top left: Jeremy Carter, Chloe Woida, team coach Greg McBride, Stephanie Carnes, and Meghan Jackson. Approximately 50 people volunteered their time to make the event happen, including 35 members of…

DATE CHANGED: Swim, bike, and run at the 8th Annual Skippy Triathlon, sponsored by UCSC intramural sports, on Saturday, March 14, at 8 a.m. at the East Field House pool. The event includes a 1,000-yard swim in the pool, a 6-mile mountain bike ride, and a 5.2-mile cross-country run. The cost is $15/person. Those who…

John Ellis, professor emeritus of German literature, is gaining national recognition for his book, Literature Lost: Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities. The book made both the Washington Post and the Washington Times best nonfiction book lists for 1997 and received nearly unanimously enthusiastic reviews in 30 major publications and on nearly a…

Approximately 70 people attended the Millennium Committee’s town hall meeting on March 5. What principles should UCSC follow as the campus moves into the next century? That’s the question the Millennium Committee has been asking members of the campus and Santa Cruz communities this academic year. Charged by Chancellor Greenwood with the responsibility for articulating…

A recent survey of assistant and associate professors revealed that many faculty accept jobs at UCSC with concerns about limited opportunities for their spouses to find jobs in the Monterey Bay Area. In response to these concerns, Academic Human Resources has established a partnership with the Career Action Center (CAC), a nonprofit Cupertino organization providing…

When a magazine collector in Japan described the allure of America to young Japanese, he told film director Chip Lord that America has an "aroma of enchantment." Lord knew he had just heard the title for his documentary-in-progress. That documentary, The Aroma of Enchantment (1992), will be cablecast on Community Television, Channel 72, at 8…

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential counseling program for UC faculty and staff. The service provides prepaid counseling services to those facing personal and work-related problems. Managers, supervisors, and human resources representatives should be aware, particularly, of two services offered through EAP: Management consultations: Those with concerns about employees who are experiencing personal…

Kirk Lew Over the past few years, the UCSC administration has implemented a new financial information system and transferred many of the responsibilities for purchasing, making payments, tracking budgets, and other financial matters from a few central offices to three dozen Service Centers on campus. Kirk Lew, assistant vice chancellor for financial affairs, believes this…

The culture we live in and the media messages we are exposed to form a myriad of attitudes that we tend to internalize. For most women in our society these attitudes include displeasure with their bodies, difficulty in expressing their ideas, fears of violence against themselves and their children, and a fear of expressing anger.…