With a list of about 400 suggested new names for Cabrillo College, a trustee-led group of community members will convene in April for the first of a series of meetings, aiming to whittle those suggestions to a shortlist of three to five.
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University of California to purchase Westside house for UCSC chancellors
The UC Office of the President is purchasing the Westside home in which Chancellor Cynthia Larive and her husband have lived since 2019, to be used as UCSC’s official chancellor’s residence. Officials didn’t confirm the purchase price for the home, which most recently sold for $1.8 million in 2018. For decades, UCSC chancellors lived in University House, which was built on campus in 1967. That house, which was a source of protest and tragedy, was deemed uninhabitable in 2015, and estimates to repair the home reached $10 million in 2019.
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UC regents approve budget for UCSC’s long-delayed Student Housing West project
Construction could begin early next year on a $146 million project that includes 140 units for students with families as well as a child care center at the intersection of Hagar and Coolidge drives on UC Santa Cruz’s East Meadow.
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Explainer: Student Housing West construction could begin this year if UC regents approve budget this week
At meetings Wednesday and Thursday of the University of California Board of Regents, UC Santa Cruz officials will ask for almost $146 million to fund building on the school’s East Meadow, at the corner of Hagar and Coolidge drives.
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Sparking empathy at new Cabrillo exhibition
Inspired by the work of writer Jamil Zaki, “The Empathy Project: Art, Compassion & Connection” brings together works by students, faculty and staff at the Cabrillo Gallery and the Cabrillo Library Gallery, opening Monday and running through April 14.
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UC Santa Cruz’s new mobile crisis response team first of its kind in UC system
Aiming to have trained mental health professionals, rather than police officers, respond to mental health crises, the Campus Mobile Crisis Team is now responding to calls four days a week on the UCSC campus and is ramping up to seven days a week. You can reach the service by calling 831-502-9988.
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UCSC’s next generation of scholars put their passion in the spotlight and on the clock
On Saturday at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, nine UC Santa Cruz graduate students will step into the spotlight with three minutes to explain their chosen field to the audience and a panel of judges. The winner of “Grad Slam” needs to be informative, engaging, relatable, even seductive, Wallace Baine writes — and victory can prove energizing.
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What should student loan borrowers do while waiting for Supreme Court forgiveness ruling?
With the high court’s conservatives expressing skepticism about the legality of the Biden administration’s blanket debt forgiveness, student loan borrowers are on notice that the relief they thought was coming may not materialize.
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Lookout Update: Cabrillo trustees unanimously appoint Martha Vega to governing board
Watsonville High School teacher Martha Vega will represent the city on Cabrillo’s board, taking the seat vacated by Felipe Hernandez after he was elected to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.