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Campus and city police join forces to minimize traffic impact on Westside neighborhoods
Posters of 'Principles of Community' distributed to campus
UCSC profs discuss post-9/11 world affairs on Sept. 26
Register for rec classes beginning Sept. 24
University Club begins year with autumn buffet lunch Sept. 26
Survey under way to determine faculty and staff housing needs
Search is on to replace Whole Earth Restaurant
Exhibit features views of U.S.-Mexican border
September 23, 2002
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Campus and city police join forces to minimize traffic impact on Westside neighborhoods
With the new academic year upon us, Westside Santa Cruz neighbors have requested that campus commuters using cars take the main thoroughfares of Mission, Bay, and High Streets so that the traffic and safety impacts in residential areas are minimized. Toward that end, the UCSC and Santa Cruz Police Departments are combining traffic enforcement resources on September 25 and have initiated a "Pace Car" program in the neighborhoods.
Both activities are explained in a letter to the campus community from Wes Scott, director of Transportation and Parking Services. In the letter, Scott also encourages members of the campus community to use alternative transportation whenever possible in an effort to reduce the number of cars traveling on the streets that lead to and from the campus.
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Posters of 'Principles of Community' distributed to campus
Posters presenting the campus's Principles of Community have been forwarded to all UCSC mail stops. Recipients are invited to display them prominently. Copies of the poster also are being displayed in campus shuttles.
Additional copies may be requested from Assistant Chancellor Leslie Sunell, and a PDF copy of the poster may also be accessed on line.
Sunell chaired the Campus Welfare Committee, which developed the
Principles of Community with broad campus consultation. The
principles were endorsed by the Provost's Advisory Council and
Chancellor Greenwood in June 2001.
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UCSC profs discuss post-9/11 world affairs on Sept. 26
The campus community and the public are invited to attend a free post-9/11
discussion on the Middle East on Thursday, September 26, from 7 to 9 p.m.
in Classroom Unit 2. The forum, "The U.S., the Middle East, and the
World Since 9/11: Critical Perspectives," will feature three UCSC
professors with expertise on the Middle East and Islam:
- Edmund "Terry" Burke III, a professor of history, is an
expert on Islam and the Middle East. Burke is the editor of Struggle
and Survival in the Modern Middle East and coeditor of Islam,
Politics and Social Movements.
- Alan Richards, a professor of environmental studies and an expert
on the Middle East, has been a frequent consultant to the State Department
and the Department of Defense on Middle Eastern affairs during the past
10 years. Richards is coauthor of the book A Political Economy of
the Middle East.
- Paul Lubeck, professor of sociology, specializes in the religious and social diversity within Islam. Lubeck is director of a research project examining the ways in which Islamic social movements are challenging existing states and economic globalization.
The event is sponsored by the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Current Events;
the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community; Colleges Nine and Ten;
the Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies; the Center
for Cultural Studies; and the Institute for Humanities Research.
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Registration for OPERS rec classes
begins Sept. 24
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| The fall recreation guide has a complete list of recreation classes and activities. |
The Recreation Office offers classes for all interests, from surfing and CPR to cooking and rock climbing. A complete listing of classes is provided in the fall guide, available around campus. Registration for recreation classes begins for students on Tuesday, September 24, at 9 a.m. at the Recreation Office, East Field House. On Wednesday, September 25, staff, faculty, and community members may start registering for classes at the Recreation Office beginning at 9 a.m. For more information, call (831) 459-2806.
Phone-in registration for recreation classes begins Thursday, September
26, at 9 a.m. Call (831) 459-2806; all major credit cards accepted.
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University Club begins year with autumn buffet lunch Sept. 26
Join
campus faculty and staff for a University Club lunch at University House
on September 26. The buffet lunch will feature tabbouleh salad, spicy
lentil salad, mixed green salad, Moroccan lemon chicken, pork loin with
mango chutney, and saffron rice. The lunch includes beverages and mini
pumpkin and pecan tarts for dessert. Sittings are at 11:30 a.m. and 12:45
p.m., and the cost is $12 per person. Meet friends there or reserve a
table as a group. For reservations, call (831) 459-5271 by 5 p.m. September
24.
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Survey under way to determine faculty and staff housing needs
The campus Growth and Stewardship Task Force requests that faculty and staff participate in a survey to determine housing needs and interest in campus-sponsored housing.
All campus faculty and staff are in the process of being contacted by Godbe Research via e-mail and asked to participate in the online survey. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. The information will be collected and managed confidentially by Godbe Research, which will provide the campus with aggregated survey results.
The results of the survey will be posted on the Growth
and Stewardship Task Force web page and used in the ongoing planning
efforts of several campus committees.
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Exhibit features views of the U.S.-Mexican border
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| Artwork by Ricardo Duffy, one of five artists whose work will be shown at the Sesnon Gallery as part of the exhibit "Lines of Sight" |
A group exhibition, titled "Lines of Sight: Views of the U.S./Mexican Border," opens September 24 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at Porter College. "Lines of Sight" is a traveling exhibition featuring contemporary views of the border by five artists from the United States and Mexico. Each artist is engaged with issues that address the cultural, economic, and political shifts of the U.S./Mexican border and the extension of the border beyond its physical boundaries. The show includes photographs, paintings, prints, sculpture, video, and a sound collage.
There will be a gallery reception on Monday, October 21, from 5 to 7:30
p.m. followed by a panel discussion at 8 p.m. in the Porter College Dining
Hall with artists Julián Cardona, Ricardo Duffy, Rubén Ortiz
Torres, Yvonne Venegas, and Josh Kun. The reception will have a live DJ,
and both events are free and open to the public.
The exhibit runs from September 24 through November 2. Sesnon Gallery
hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information,
call (831) 459-3606.
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Search is on to replace Whole Earth Restaurant
The search is under way for a new vendor to replace the Whole Earth Restaurant, which closed in July because of financial difficulties.
The Graduate Student Governance Board, which owns the restaurant as part
of the Graduate Commons, is putting the final touches on bid packages
to be sent out to those who have expressed an interest in running the
restaurant. The board is also seeking a temporary vendor until a permanent
vendor is selected.
In the meantime, the Express Store across from the restaurant has expanded
its offerings, and is selling sushi and salads, as well as sandwiches.
Frozen and canned foods are also available, and there is a microwave on
the premises. The restaurant's outdoor dining area remains open.
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