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Arboretum will hold Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale Nov. 9 and 10
Tuesday, Nov. 5, is election day
Engineering faculty honored at library event Nov. 18
Enjoy a fine fall meal and benefit the UCSC Friends of the Farm & Garden on November 12
University of California named lead plaintiff in Dynegy Securities Suit
OPERS sponsors five-mile run Nov. 9
November 4, 2002
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Arboretum will hold Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale Nov. 9 and 10
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| Many different kinds of wreaths will be available at the Arboretum
sale, some featuring featherlike and conelike flower parts from plants
in the protea family and others made of colorful dried perennials
and herbs. Photo: Bob Gelwicks |
Wonderful holiday decorations and gifts will be available from the UCSC
Arboretum at the annual Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale November
9 and 10. Exotic dried flower arrangements, living succulent wreaths,
rare and unusual succulent plants, bromeliads, and materials for making
your own gifts are among the offerings at this year's sale.
Sale hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. The sale will be held at the Horticulture Building in the Arboretum.
The Arboretum's extensive collections of South African and Australian
plants provide a variety of unusual dried plant materials for use in wreaths
and arrangements. Dried flowers and foliages will be available singly,
by the bunch, and in arrangements.
There will be living wreaths planted with succulents that will last three
to four years. Dish gardens, landscaping plants, cacti, and gift books
round out the selections. This year there will also be donated cuttings
of a wide variety of bromeliads.
The Dried Flower and Succulent Wreath Sale is an all-volunteer effort
featuring materials grown at the Arboretum or donated by volunteers. All
proceeds benefit the Arboretum. For more information, call (831) 427-2998.
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Tuesday, Nov. 5, is election day
California's
general election takes place on Tuesday, November 5. The
Secretary of State's Office has prepared a web
site that provides voters with an overview of the state propositions
and candidates, as well as links for finding your polling place and local
voter information.
One of the ballot measures is Proposition 47, the passage of which would
provide about $40 million to UCSC for capital projects. See Currents
article on Prop. 47. Chancellor
Greenwood's message to the campus
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Engineering faculty
honored at library event Nov. 18
The Honored Faculty/Honored Books Program will be celebrated with a reception
at 2:30 p.m. on November 18 in the Current Periodicals Room at the Science
& Engineering Library.
Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood and Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
John Simpson will be on hand to congratulate the honored faculty at the
event, which is open to the campus community.
The program recognizes the achievements of faculty in engineering and
natural sciences who have attained tenure and/or promotion. The occasion
is marked by each scholar's selection of a book that has most influenced
him or her as a scientist and educator. Sponsoring the program are the
UCSC libraries, the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, and the Natural
Sciences Division.
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Enjoy a fine fall meal and benefit the UCSC Friends of the Farm & Garden on Nov. 12
Start your holiday feasting early and support a great cause on Tuesday,
November 12, as chefs Robert Morris of Blacks Beach Cafe and Heidi Schlecht
and Amy Linstrom of Feel Good Foods organic seasonal catering, host a
five-course dinner to benefit the Friends of the UC Santa Cruz Farm &
Garden. Wine to accompany each course is being donated by Bonny Doon Vineyard.
Both meat and vegetarian entrées will be available.
The dinner will take place at Morris's restaurant at 15th Avenue and East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, beginning with hors d'oeuvres at 7 p.m. The cost, including wine, is $70 per person. Reservations are required. For more information, call Joan Tannheimer at the UCSC Farm at (831) 459-3240, or make your reservation directly with the restaurant at (831) 475-2233.
Donors contributing to the dinner include Bonny Doon Vineyard, Petaluma
Poultry, Happy Boy Farms, New Leaf Community Markets, Stagnaro's, and
the UCSC Farm & Garden.
Funds raised at the dinner support the efforts of the Friends of the UCSC
Farm & Garden, which promotes the work of UCSC's Center for Agroecology
& Sustainable Food Systems.
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Bolivia Bound: An evening of slides and stories with guide and adventure traveler Randy Pomeroy Nov. 5
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| Photo: Randy Pomeroy |
Bolivia is known as the 'Tibet of South America.' It is a landlocked
country in the middle of South America with unimaginable diversity. From
the Amazon Basin to the tops of 20,000 foot snow capped peaks, from lowland
jungle Indians to high altitude lama herders, from the Inca trails to
the birthplace of the sun on Lake Titicaca this country has something
for everyone.
Randy Pomeroy (Porter '01) will show his slides of Bolivia on Tuesday,
November 5, at 7 p.m. in Classroom Unit 1. The pictures were taken during
an expedition he led for a college group from England in July.
Pomeroy has more than 15 years experience working with Outward Bound, Top Guides, Pro Action Associates, Catalyst Consulting, and UCSC Recreation and Wilderness Orientation, and he has his own adventure education company, University of Earth.
Tickets for the slide show are $2/students, $4/general, available at
the door. The show is a benefit for the UCSC Recreation Scholarship Program.
For more information, call the UCSC Recreation Department at (831) 459-2806.
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University of California
named lead plaintiff in Dynegy Securities Suit
The United States District Court Monday (Oct. 28) named the University
of California as lead plaintiff in the Dynegy securities fraud class action
lawsuit. Judge Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of Texas in Houston based his 27-page ruling on a combination of factors,
including the amount of losses that UC sustained as a result of its Dynegy
investments, the characterization of its claims as "typical"
of those of other class members, and its ability to litigate the case
on behalf of the shareholders.
The University of California's Dynegy losses totaled $112.4 million,
based on 4.16 million shares purchased between Nov. 1, 2000, and May 7,
2002. The current value of UC's diversified portfolio, which includes
both pension and endowment funds, stands at approximately $51 billion.
Full
text of press release
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OPERS sponsors five-mile run
Nov. 9
The 56th running of the Cardiac Pacer five-mile run will take place
this Saturday, November 9, at 10 a.m. at the East Field Track on campus.
All are welcome. The entrance fee is $2/person. Each entrant receives
a banana. For more information, call Kevin "Skippy" Givens at
(831) 459-4220.
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Currents provides regular updates on construction projects that have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction update story
For more information, visit the Transportation
and Parking Services web site and the Physical
Planning and Construction web site.
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