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October 12, 1998

Making the News

Sociologist Dane Archer hit the media jackpot, appearing on Oprah to talk about nonverbal communication. The show, which aired last Tuesday, was so eager to have him appear that they flew Archer's son Cam out to Chicago too (Dane was initially reluctant, but Cam really wanted to go). In the end, father and son were pleased.

Also getting national coverage--on CNN--is psychologist Per Gjerde's study of adult depression, which is looking for early childhood indicators of the malady.

Using an instrument designed by UCSC astronomer Steven Vogt, a planet-hunting team led by alumnus Geoffrey Marcey, now at San Francisco State University, has found two more planets orbiting distant stars, bringing their total to nine new planets and earning them renewed attention in the media, including the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times.

Hist. con.'s Angela Davis made the news recently for her role in organizing a conference on prison reform at UC Berkeley. The story was covered by the San Francisco Examiner, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, and the Santa Cruz County Sentinel. An op-ed piece by Davis on the same subject was featured in both the San Jose Mercury News and Colorlines magazine.

Political scientist Ronnie Lipschutz penned an op-ed on "the shortsighted logic of retaliation" that appeared in the Chicago Tribune. His piece followed the U.S. attacks on Sudan and Afghanistan in the wake of the African embassy bombings.

Cosmologist Joel Primack, professor of physics, is quoted in an article about supernovae in Astronomy magazine.

Several UCSC folks, including Chancellor Greenwood and Aurelio Madrigal, coordinator for residential education at Merrill, were interviewed for a KSBW-TV segment about the Seaside Math and Science Institute for junior high school students that took place recently on campus.

A tongue-in-cheek account of the woes of home ownership by a San Jose Mercury News reporter referred to UCSC's agroecology program as "the center of the universe for all things organic," citing advice provided by a staff member on organic lawn preparation methods. The article ran on the Knight Ridder wire service, appearing also in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. The program's apprenticeship in ecological horticulture was also featured in a story in Salem, Oregon's, Capital Press newspaper.

Dennis Karlinsky, an assistant director in the Development Office, was featured in a recent Good Times story. The story--titled "Pillars of the Community"--focused on UCSC alumni who stayed in town after graduation. Karlinsky, who came to UCSC from L.A., noted that he turned down several jobs offers to remain in Santa Cruz.

Slug water polo players Matt Smith and Sam Radetsky were pictured on the front of the sports section of the Santa Cruz County Sentinel as part of a story on the Slugfest Tournament hosted by UCSC October 3-4. The men's water polo team is ranked 14th in the nation (as of October 7th). And Sammy the Slug was pictured strutting his stuff with Chancellor Greenwood for a front page Sentinel story on Slug athletics; Chancellor Greenwood and athletic director Mark Majeski were quoted in the story.

Education's Elaine Rivas, a credential analyst and adviser, was mentioned in a Sentinel story about local school teacher Bev Petersen, who will be honored by Rivas's professional organization. Petersen was selected for the statewide honor after Rivas nominated her.

Economist Rob Fairlie's latest study on black-owned businesses was covered by the San Jose Business Journal.


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