“What makes the festival special? What is about this culture? What do I believe about that? So I’ve been asked that a lot but what I’ve come down to the most is [writer and educator] bell hooks. It’s just it’s all about love,” reflects Ellen Primack, Cabrillo Festival executive director of 33 years, ahead of her retirement. Her mark on Santa Cruz and its art will be long-lasting.
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As backlash over Cabrillo College name change grows, some donors weigh whether to keep giving
The Cabrillo College Foundation raises between $3 million and $6 million to support the college’s students through scholarships and its programs. As many longtime Cabrillo supporters oppose the college’s planned name change, Lookout reached out to more than 20 donors to gauge what they may do about their future support.
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Inside the final exam in Cabrillo’s Art of Creating Wedding Cakes class
Whether they’re looking to take the next step professionally or wanting to show off for friends and family, the students in Anne Baldzikowski’s Cabrillo College class learn to assemble wedding cakes from the bottom up. Laura Sutherland sat in on the final exam, where there’s extra credit for cutting up your cake and letting classmates take a bite.
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Keep the Cabrillo name: Voting for a project underfunded by $500,000 is ‘irresponsible at best’
Rosemary Anderson has “lost all trust” with the current Cabrillo College board of trustees over the handling of the school’s proposed name change. I “would not donate one of my hard-earned dollars to an institution that no longer reflects the community at large,” writes the Watsonville resident who credits Cabrillo with helping her go back to school after she had kids and who continues to take extension classes today. She wants to see polls and other “proof” of the alleged strong community support for the change.
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Joint Cabrillo College-UCSC student housing project in limbo after changes to state budget
What had been expected to be a $111 million state grant to cover Cabrillo College’s portion of a $181.7 million joint 624-bed development at the Aptos campus became bonds issued by the school with state support. That, the school’s president says, has left Cabrillo leaders in a “very uncomfortable space to move forward [with the project] right now.”
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With renaming vote looming, Cabrillo College trustees spar over timeline, community backlash
Cabrillo College’s governing board is slated to vote Aug. 7 on a new name for the school, but with just $2,500 of the potential $600,000 needed for the change raised so far, two trustees voiced concerns about moving forward.
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Letter to the editor: Sentinel has an unhealthy obsession with the name ‘Cabrillo’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Campus maps, highway signs, scoreboards: Why Cabrillo College’s renaming could cost up to $600,000
Final estimates are still in the works, but the cost of renaming Cabrillo College is likely to include big-ticket items such as changing 25 campus maps, updating highway signs, rebranding the school’s logo and repainting its athletic scoreboards. College president Matt Wetstein said the work will be paid for through fundraising and is likely to be spread out over several years.
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Student Lookout: Graduation, Juneteenth, tasty pastries and revisiting a cult classic
College is often branded as a time for young adults to engage in self-discovery. While a series of campus strikes, power…
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Aptos, Cajastaca, Costa Vista, Seacliff, Santa Cruz Coast: Cabrillo College’s potential new names spark debate
Community members weighed in Wednesday in person after Cabrillo College unveiled its renaming shortlist as it aims to move on from its association with explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. There will be two more in-person forums and two online meetings, plus an online survey, for those looking to make their voices heard.
