June 5, 2000 Take Note Staff brown-bag lunch and discussion June 6 Chancellor Greenwood and other senior administrators invite staff to a brown-bag lunch and discussion on Tuesday, June 6, from noon to 1 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2. Beverages and dessert will be provided. Topics of mutual interest will be discussed. Gear up for summer The Outdoor Equipment Rental Center at the Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports (OPERS) can help you gear up for any trip or outdoor adventure this summer. The center is open to all students, staff, and faculty and rents camping and mountaineering gear, water sports equipment, and bicycle gear at extremely reasonable prices. Summer hours--Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.--are in effect June 20 through August 8. The rental shop is located upstairs in the East Field House. For more information, call (831) 459-2800. Sailing lessons for youth and adults The Recreation Department is offering boating classes in basic and intermediate dinghy and keelboat sailing this summer. Sailing classes for youth ages 9 to 16 are free; classes for adults cost $150. The first session of classes begins June 19. Registration for the adult classes is under way at the OPERS office; youth-class registration is taking place at the harbor. For more information, call (831) 459-2806. UCSC Forum for June Below is the broadcast schedule for UCSC Forum for June. Shows air on Community Television, Channel 72, at 8 p.m., Sundays, with a rebroadcast at 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays. June 4: Alice Yang Murray, A lecture on Japanese Internment (repeat) (rebroadcast June 7) June 11: Sandra Faber: "How We Got Here: From the Big Bang to Now" (repeat) (rebroadcast June 14) June 18: Jorge Hankamer: "Understanding Words" (repeat) (rebroadcast June 21) June 25: Anatole Leikin "Romantic Performance: Then and Now" (repeat) (rebroadcast June 28) Looking for a summer of fun for your school-age children? Family Student Housing will have a summer program for school-age children running from June 19 to August 25. The program will be open Monday-Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and feature nutritious meals, weekly swimming on campus, a Life Lab garden, visiting artists, and field trips, including trips to Shakespeare Santa Cruz and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Priority is based on the application date for fee-for-service spaces. Variable-length contracts are available. For more information, call (831) 459-4085. Construction update Currents is now providing monthly updates on construction projects that have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction update story For more information, visit the Transportation and Parking Services web site and the Physical Planning and Construction web site.