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Mariners set course for turnaround season in Gabilan Division | PCAL football preview
A new era under Zach Hewett officially began last week as the Aptos High football team took the practice field for the first time this season. Prior to taking the helm, the 39-year-old head coach knew there wasn’t going to be much of a change. For starters, Hewett will...
After phishing test gone wrong, UC Santa Cruz apologizes for false alert about Ebola case
UC Santa Cruz campus community members received an email Sunday warning them that a case of the Ebola virus had been detected on campus. No, the highly contagious, deadly disease hadn’t returned to the U.S. nearly 10 years after worries about a worldwide outbreak. The email came from the university’s Information Security division and spread false information with the intent of training people to not fall for scam “phishing” emails.
UCSC chancellor says budget deficit larger than expected, layoffs underway
UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive on Tuesday said in a campus message that fiscal year 2024 closed with a larger deficit than expected, at $107 million, and that university officials are expecting another large deficit this year. “To fully address our budget shortfall, we will need to take additional...
Dewan: Safety first as students return to school
It’s never more important for motorists to slow down and pay attention than when children are present — especially before and after school. Students throughout Santa Clara County are returning to school. That means school buses are back on the road, there are more pedestrians, students on bikes, skateboards, scooters and cars near schools for student drop-off and pick-up. All of us need to be on high alert and make safety our first commitment near all school zones.
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