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Dancing Through the Generations
By Toan P. DoCity on a Hill Press Reporter
In a yellow-hued dance studio, behind the sounds of soft footsteps and echoing voices, UC Santa Cruz dance lecturer Tandy Beal’s students discuss the best ways of sparking imagination and creativity from the third-graders that they mentor.
“It’s such an amazing generational project,” Beal said. “I think I’m [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Category: Campus
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Campus Cooks Prep for Chowder Cook-off
By Sarah WelshCity on a Hill Press Reporter
Dwight Collins, UC Santa Cruz’s executive chef, has been competing in Santa Cruz’s annual clam chowder cook-offs since 1983.
What makes a good clam chowder is pretty simple. “Clams, potatoes, cream, and celery,” he said, “and some secret ingredients.”
The cook-off is held every year at the Boardwalk and [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
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Students Compete for $12,000 Prize
By Cynthia ArmourCity on a Hill Press Reporter
“Wanna win $12,000?” was the catchphrase of the day last week at Lisa Donchak’s Quarry Plaza table. Donchak is one of eight student committee members responsible for organizing UC Santa Cruz’s first-ever Business Plan Competition (BPC).
The idea is simple: students form teams, develop their business ideas and compete [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
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Academic Senate Amends W Writing Requirement
By Jenny Cain and Daniel ZarchyCity on a Hill Press Reporter and Co-Editor in Chief
The writing requirement for incoming UC Santa Cruz frosh will change in fall 2010, the Academic Senate voted on Wednesday.
The W general education requirement, a requisite for all students who wish to graduate, is traditionally fulfilled through a single intensive writing [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
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New Teachers Suffer from Budget Woes
By Michelle FitzsimmonsCity on a Hill Press Editor
Teaching may not be the world’s oldest profession, but it is arguably one of the most vital.
However, a debilitated economy leaves teachers’ futures uncertain and forces them to make do with deflating budgets as the state’s population balloons.
This year, a probable $5 billion cut to funding [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Category: City
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Tour of California Comes to Santa Cruz
By Laura Fishman and Devin Dunlevy
City on a Hill Press Editor and Reporter
Crowds of people gathered on top of parking structures, roofs and trees in order to catch a glimpse of the 129 cyclists passing through the finish line that spanned Santa Cruz’s Front Street.
With an estimated 10,000 bodies viewing the race in downtown Santa [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Category: City
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Van Jones Speaks, Celebrates Martin Luther King’s Vision
By Sarah WelshCity on a Hill Press Reporter
Two hundred years after Abraham Lincoln was born and 100 years after the NAACP was founded, the 25th annual Martin Luther King Convocation was held at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
The convocation celebrates the life and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speakers discuss civil rights [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
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By Sarah WelshCity on a Hill Press Reporter
UCSC fourth-year Charles Lewis often has trouble getting from campus to his downtown home.
Like many UC Santa Cruz students, Lewis often has to stand in the dark, the cold, or the rain after his late afternoon classes, as crowded buses pass him by. More often than not, [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Category: Features
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Gavin Newsom’s Vision for the Golden State
By Daniel Zarchy
City on a Hill Press Co-Editor in Chief
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Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco mayor who made a name for himself nationwide as a vocal advocate for gay marriage, came to Santa Cruz on Tuesday night as part of his tour through the state. Newsom, 41, is widely [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
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Benefit CD Brings Hope to Prisoners
By Samantha WilsonCity on a Hill Press Reporter
For many prisoners in the United States, turning to a new novel is the most favorable, and sometimes only, source of entertainment during incarceration.
Former UC Santa Cruz student Ilya Arbatman, a volunteer with the Prisoners Literature Project (PLP), wants to make sure that access to literature remains a [...]
Published on: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Category: Arts
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