Ending a 10-month search, the UC Board of Regents appointed Denice Dee Denton, the University of Washinton engineering dean, as the chancellor of the UC Santa Cruz campus Tuesday afternoon. In a special meeting, held via teleconference, the board followed the recommendation of UC President Robert Dynes by approving Denton. Denton will begin her tenure […]
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Union fee hike looms
Student leaders who have been fiercely opposed to the recent string of fee hikes at the University of California in the last two years will soon be changing their tone when it comes to the student union fee increase that may hit campus next fall. Following the recommendation of the board of directors of the […]
Test turnout brims over
When the 2:40 p.m. mark hit Wednesday afternoon, almost a hundred students on campus realized they would not be able to receive what they had stood in line for hours to get ““ an HIV test. Throughout the day, hundreds of students were turned away from the mobile HIV and STD testing unit set up […]
Recruiter ban not likely to affect UC
A recent Federal Appeals Court ruling that would permit universities to ban military recruiters from campuses may have little or no effect on University of California policies, UC officials say. The Federal Appeals Court for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia ruled on Monday that universities can bar the military from directly recruiting on their campuses […]
A somber Thanksgiving for U.S. troops
Twenty-two-year old Sgt. George Servino, Jr. of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion 23rd infantry, didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving last year. He and his 5,000 soldier-strong brigade were training on the Iraqi/Kuwait border, waiting for the order to go in. A dinner was prepared for the troops, Servino said, but he didn’t feel like celebrating. “Thanksgiving was […]
Chancellor backs hikes in fees, aid
Chancellor Albert Carnesale defended his proposal to double fees while increasing financial aid during a conference Friday, saying it is one of the five options he believes is available to combat the increasingly glum financial situation the University of California faces in the future. Carnesale said in October fees may have to be raised from […]
Possible trauma unit closure protested
More than 70 UCLA medical students protested the potential closure of the Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center’s trauma unit Monday during a hearing held by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. The students joined a crowd of about 1,000 that vocalized their opposition to the closure of the trauma center that cares for about 2,100 […]