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Sea horse fun facts Sea horses bump jellyfish at Monterey aquarium

"They're strangely exquisite," said Ava Ferguson, senior exhibition developer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where "The Secret Lives of Seahorses" opened earlier this week. The special exhibition, which runs until Sept. 3, 2012, features more than 15 ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Apr 2009

Regents back measure for rainy day fund

UC's foray into politics reflects yet another attempt to cope with its economic travails - including a current shortfall of $450 million in funding from the state. "It's our best hope," said Regent Russell Gould, chair of the board's Finance Committee, ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Mar 2009
Related Topics: John Garamendi,  University of California Berkeley

Cal chancellor drops major UC tuition revision

"I set that aside because we're looking at significant fee increases for all students," he said Wednesday during a UC Board of Regents meeting at UC Riverside, where he presented a strategic plan for Cal. On Nov. 21, Birgeneau had suggested a major ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Mar 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Heather Young

Berkeley students decry proposed Panda Express

Landau is one of the leaders of a campaign to prevent Panda Express from coming to campus. So far, more than 1,300 students have signed a petition opposing a plan to bring the fast-food outlet to Lower Sproul Plaza. "This will severely damage UC ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Mar 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley

Down and dirty at Cal, ink up to their elbows

"This is the same roller I used when I took this class a quarter-century ago," said Ferriss, who now teaches the very same course. That's how little has changed in "The Hand-Printed Book in its Historical Context," one of Cal's most popular and unusual ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  24 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Stephen Spender

Cal's Bancroft Library starts new chapter

Now it's also one of the spiffiest spots at Cal. The 149-year-old library - renowned worldwide for its collection of primary sources on the history of California and the American West - recently reopened after a huge renovation that displaced it from ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Feb 2009

UC workers must pay into pension plans again

Beginning next year - on Tax Day no less - they will be putting 2 percent of their earnings into their pensions. The amount will increase gradually, probably 1 percent a year. "You shouldn't have a plan that for 20 years has no contributions from ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Feb 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley

UC regents to vote on new admissions rules

"The bottom line is that it will be more diverse and more fair," said UC President Mark Yudof. The full board is expected to approve these changes today: -- SAT subject tests would no longer be necessary. -- The pool of applicants who'd be considered ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Feb 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate

A Mission clinic for dancers only

"Look at these gorgeous feet," Kadel said. "We need to get them a little stronger. Let me see a grand-plie in first position." The clinic, in the ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco's Mission District, is believed to be the only one of its kind in the ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  31 Jan 2009

UC has plan to subsidize tuition for low-income students

The Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan would establish an income threshold for aid: A minimum level of assistance would be guaranteed for those whose families earn less than the state household median of $60,000 per year. "We want to send an intelligible ...

From PATRICIA YOLLIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Stanford University,  Harvard University

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