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Cowell News Archive

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2009-10 News

An Evening of World Music (11/14/09)

Cowell College and the Language Program will present An Evening of World Music on Saturday, November 14, at 8:30pm. [more]

Legal Profession Round Table (11/6/09)

Join us for an informal discussion with Cowell alumni experienced in the practice of law, on Friday, November 6 at 11am. [more]

Smith Gallery opening Oct. 25, 2-4pm

Ann Thiermann: Visual Conversations with Women Artists" at the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery through December 4, features portraits and multi-media artworks. [more]

Auditions: Evening of World Music (10/20/09)

Cowell College will present an Evening of World Music on November 14 and we are holding auditions for that event! [more]

Cowell Coffee Shop Reopens (10/19/09)

After long awaited seismic retrofitting and remodeling, the Cowell Coffee Shop reopens on Monday 10/19/09 following 18 months of closure. [more]

An Evening with Addi Somekh, The Balloon Guy (10/16/09)

Addi Somekh is a former Cowell student and will be making a special appearance on October 16th at 9pm in the Apartment Community Room. [more]

An Evening With Dan Savage (10/14/09)

Cowell, Crown, Oakes, College Nine and College 10 present "An Evening with Dan Savage." The UCSC community is invited to hear his frank, funny advice on sex and relationships. Wednesday, October 14 at 5pm. [more]

2008-09 News

Cowell Class of 2009 Group Picture

The Class of 2009 pictures are available for download. Congrats to all the grads! [more]

Commencement Speaker 2009

Cowell alumnus, author Lawrence Weschler, will address the class of 2009 at their commencement on 13 June. The class read essays by Weschler in the Cowell core course of 2005. [more]

College Night: Talent Show & Assembly (5/27/09)

Join the Cowell Community for the grand opening of the Cowell/Stevenson dining hall with an exclusive night for Cowell. There will be a jam packed talent show and Cowell Senate Assembly meeting. [more]

Carl Mark Deppe Lecture in Classics (5/20/09)

This Wednesday, May 20th at the Provost House, Cowell College, in association with the Classics Program, is hosting a lecture presented by esteemed Professor Hayden White. All are welcome to attend! [more]

Congrats to 09-10 Orientation Leaders

Cowell College is proud to announce our 2009-10 Orientation Leaders - a committed team of volunteer students, here to assist new Cowell students during Fall Orientation Week and beyond. [more]

Wall-E Under the Stars (5/15/09)

Bring a blanket and your friends to Movie On Parrington -- our spring outdoor movie night on Cowell's Lower Quad Lawn. Wall-E begins at 8:30pm, but come early and play Rock Band on the big screen! [more]

Yom Ha'atzmaut Benefit Concert (4/29/09)

This benefit concert will feature two bands, raffle prizes, food and more! [more]

Bust Out! Homo Hop at UCSC (4/28/09)

Cowell College and the Cantú Queer Center bring "Homo Hop" to UC Santa Cruz. This event series culminates with Bust Out! on Tuesday, April 28, 8-10pm at the Stevenson Event Center. [more]

College Night: Earth Day (4/21/09)

What can you do to be more sustainable? Cowell and Stevenson are teaming up to bring you organic food, eco crafts, and more at this College Night on Tues, April 21, 5:45-7:45pm. [more]

Nifty 50s Carnival (4/17/09)

Come play in the sun and celebrate spring, retro style. We're bringing a ton of games and activities for your entertainment including canival games, obstacle course, climbing wall, hula hoop lessons, and more! [more]

Cowell Chess Club

Play a fun game of chess at the Cowell Chess Club this spring. All levels welcome from all across campus! [more]

Unfolding the Baroque (conference) (4/17/09)

Visual and Performance Studies presents the Unfolding the Baroque: Extensions of a Concept Conference, April 17th and 18th, at Cowell College Conference Room. [more]

2009 Cowell College Prizes

Call for Submissions! The John Dizikes Writing Prize For Cowell College Students. The 2009 Cowell Poetry Prize. The UCSC Annual Dante Prize [more]

Acquire Presents: Pump It Up! (3/12/09)

Acquire A Cappella is hosting their first benefit show to support Playpumps International, an organization which works to bring fresh water supply systems to Sub-Saharan Africa. Thursday, March 12, 8pm at the Stevenson Events Center [more]

Congrats to the new Cowell Historian

Cowell now has a historian! Student Genevieve Laucher has been hired for this exciting new position documenting student life at the college. [more]

Dance draws 300 & raises $625

Cowell's PJ Glow Jam dance on 2/20/09 drew 300 students from across campus to the Stevenson Event Center. $625 in admission was raised and will be donated to La Familia Center. [more]

Winter Quarter Advising Week Events

Join the Cowell Advising Staff for these activities prior to spring quarter enrollment! Thursday, Feb. 19, Afternoon TEA: Third Quarter Advising, 3:30pm. And, Tuesday, Feb. 24, Choosing A Major Workshop, 7pm. [more]

College Night: Santa Cruz Circus (2/25/09)

Can't join the circus because you're in school? Not to worry... we're bringing the circus to you! Don't miss this chance to experience acrobats, stilt walkers, face painters, jugglers, and more! [More]

PJ Glow Jam (2/20/09)

Come dance the night away... in your pajamas! Enjoy desserts and beverages, and groove to the music of DJ Sal. Ticket sales support a local, non-profit group! [More]

Acquire Presents: East Meets West #2 (2/17/09)

In the second installment of Acquire's "East Meets West Showcase," UCSC's Acquire A Cappella invites VoiceMale from Brandeis University to perform some of their best material for a Santa Cruz audience. [More]

Dizikes Music Event: Voxfire (2/8/09)

On Sunday February 8th at 2 PM in the UCSC Music Recital Hall, acclaimed early music trio Voxfire with perform in the Cowell College Dizikes Music Event. [More]

A Pulse on Palestine (1/28/09)

Peace at the Crossroads, a cowell student group, will present A Pulse on Palestine on Wednesday, January 28 at the Stevenson College Event Center. [More]

A Cappella: East Meets West (1/15/09)

In the first of Acquire's East Meets West series, the Brown Derbies from Rhode Island's Brown University will make their way to the bay area to perform alongside Acquire A Cappella in an intimate showcase. [More]

Resident Assistant Selection 2009-2010

RAs help to make the on-campus living experience safe, fun, entertaining, informative, and healthy. APPLY NOW by visiting the career website at www.careercenter.ucsc.edu. ER #5080 [More]

Bollywood College Night (1/22/09)

Come experience the interweaving of music, dance and cinema that is Bollywood. UCSC Bhangra dancers, henna tattoos, Indian cuisine and the imagery of Bollywood. The college night will be on Thursday, January 22^nd, from 5:30-7pm at the Stevenson Event Center. [More]

Cowell Shirts and Hoodies

You can now pre-order your Cowell 08-09 t-shirt or hoodie, made from organic cotton. Get your order in by Thursday, January 22. Congrats to Cowell frosh Jacob Curtis on his winning design. [More]

Cowell Raises Over $700 for RAFT

The Cowell/Stevenson Halloween Dance on 10/31/08 raised over $700 in ticket sales that students chose to donate to a Bay Area nonprofit, Resource Area for Teachers. [More]

New Orleans College Night 11/20/08

Visit our mini version of the French Quarter of New Orleans. Take a walk down Bourbon Street or St. Peters Street. Enjoy delicious food and a live soul band, Straight Up Sinners. Thursday, Nov. 20, 5:30-7pm. [More]

Lecture on Torture and Democracy (11/13/08)

Distinguished scholar Darius Rejali will speak on 13 November in Baskin Engineering 101 at 6:30 PM on the historical and contemporary significance of torture. Open to the public. [More]

West African College Night (10/16/08)

The first Cowell College Night of the year celebrates traditional music, dance, and food from two West African countries. Thursday, October 16, 5:30-7pm. [More]

Vietnam Memorial at Cowell

Next time you gaze at the Bay from the Cowell Courtyard, take note of the sculpture by renowned artist Jack Zajac. This arresting figure of a wounded goat honors two Cowell students who died in Vietnam. [more]

Alumni Association Award

Jerroyd Moore, a junior at Cowell and member of the Cowell Senate, is the 2008-09 recipient of the UCSC Alumni Association College Service Award. Jerroyd was nominated for the award by the college staff. [More]

Fall Welcome Week Highlights

We would like to welcome our new students to Cowell College. We have a full schedule of activities planned when you arrive to campus. Take a glance at the schedule to see what's happening at Cowell! [More]

Congrats to 08-09 Orientation Leaders

Cowell College is proud to announce our 2008-09 Orientation Leaders - a committed team of volunteer students, here to assist new Cowell students during Fall Orientation. [More]

T-shirts and lanyards

Cowell baseball t-shirts ($15) and lanyards ($1) - on sale now at the Programs Office (Room 135). [View examples]

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2007-08 News

Cowell Class of 2008 Group Picture

The Class of 2008 picture is available for download in low- or high-resolution format. [More]

Acquire A Cappella's Acquirefest

Acquirefest, UCSC's largest a cappella event hosted by Cowell's own Acquire, is back with six talented groups from all over Northern California. Join us on Friday, May 30! [More]

Commencement Speakers Named

Faculty speaker: William Nickell, Lecturer in Russian Language and Literature. Student speakers: Laura Elise Godden and Maximilian Chas Mann. Performance by ACQUIRE. [More]

Outdoor College Night, Carnaval! 5/29/08

Come celebrate Carnaval, Latin American style! Live music, dancing, and a delicious buffet. Thursday, May 29, 5:30-7:30 pm in the Cowell Courtyard. [More]

Dahr Jamail Speaks Out on Iraq

Dahr Jamail, an unembedded, independent journalist, will be at UC Santa Cruz for his third visit to discuss new updates from the ground in Iraq. Jamail will be speaking on Tuesday, April 22nd, 7pm. [More]

Filipino College Night & Assembly Meeting

Come get a taste of Filipino food and dining culture while enjoying some of UCSC's talented student performance groups. This will also be the meeting of the Cowell Assembly to review and vote on the Senate budget. [More]

Dizikes Event: Bluebeard's Castle

Cowell College Presents the John Dizikes Music Event: Bluebeard's Castle.
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Theater Arts Second Stage Theater
University of California, Santa Cruz
2:00 PM [More]

New film of DANTE's INFERNO

DANTE'S INFERNO: new feature length, award winning film of Dante's Inferno by renowned LA urban artist Sandow Birk shown Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 12:00 PM in Stevenson Event Center. Q & A with Birk follows. [More]

Cafe Morocco, March College Night

Welcome to Caf Morocco, a dining and entertainment experience as if you were in a Moroccan restaurant. Enjoy scrumptious Moroccan delights and music by Aza, www.azamusic.com. Thursday, March 6, 6 pm [More]

Winter Quarter Smith Gallery Exhibitions

Exemplary Contemporary award winner, Claire Lerner's exhibit "The Relaxation Project" opens in the main gallery on January 20, 2008, at the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, Cowell College, UCSC and continues through March 8. Consecutively, in the Cowell's Annex Gallery, San Francisco artist, and UCSC Alumni, Jimmy Chen is exhibiting his night paintings in an exhibit aptly titled, "Sleepwalking." [More]

Journalist Alexander Stille to Speak

Alexander Stille, San Paolo Professor of International Journalism at Columbia University will deliver the keynote lecture at this year's meeting of the California Interdisciplinary Consortium for Italian Studies. [More]

Speaker Panel on U.S. Voting Rights (2/20)

Join us for a speaker panel where UCSC faculty will address some of the most pressing and vital issues we face today regarding our democracy. Held on Wednesday, February 20, at the Cowell Dining Hall. [More]

Feast of the Gods, Next College Night

Celebrating love and compassion, the mythic way. Delicious Mediterranean food, professions of love and student theater. After a scene from "Helen of Egypt", join the open mic on stage, Wednesday, Feb 13. [More]

Acquire presents: Disneymania

UCSC's Acquire A Cappella presents an entirely Disney based a cappella concert on February 1st and 2nd at the [More]

Hacking Democracy screening

Cowell College will screen Hacking Democracy on Tuesday, January 29 at 7pm at the Stevenson Event Center. This documentary that exposes the vulnerability of electronic voting machines. Discussion follows. [More]

Cowell Ranch College Night 1/24/08

Y'all are invited to come on down to the Cowell Ranch for an evening of horseshoes, photo booth, roasting marshmallows and good ol' BBQ chow. [More]

American Blackout film screening

American Blackout is an award-winning documentary that chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004, and will screen at 7pm on Tuesday, January 15. [More]

Anne Easley at Cowell's Smith Gallery

Celebrating 35 years of a life in the arts, Anne Smith Easley will exhibit two distinct bodies of work in the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, Cowell College, October 17 through December 7. The exhibitions, "A Paper Trail", and "A Fragile Canvas," both have family influences at their core. [More]

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Join us for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival performance on Friday, November 30 at 8pm. [More]

Thanksgiving College Night 11/20/07

Mark your calender for the grandest College Night of the year: Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 6pm. Come listen to the rapturous sounds of three a capella groups, and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. [More]

Dia de los Muertos College Night 11/1/07

Mariachi, folkloric dance, and traditional foods, oh my! Come fill your tummies with Mexican favorites and learn about the cultural significance of this 3000+ year-old tradition. After dinner, be dazzled by dancing by UCSC's own Los Mejicas and mariachi music by Sueo Norteo. [More]

Coming Out College Night 10/11/07

Every Cowellie is invited to the first Cowell College Night of the year! We'll be celebrating National Coming Out Day, 2007. Queer, straight, ally, other? Join everyone to celebrate the diversity within our own community. [More]

Cowell Fall Orientation Schedule

New and returning students, look here to peek at Cowell College's Fall Orientation Schedule (Sept. 22-30). [More]

Yom Kippur and Move-In 2007

In recognition that the religious holiday Yom Kippur occurs during fall 2007 move-in, scheduling options are available to ensure that students who may need to move in early will have this opportunity. [More]

Congrats to 07-08 Orientation Leaders!

Cowell College is proud to announce our 2007-08 Orientation Leaders - a committed team of volunteer students, here to assist new Cowell students during Fall Orientation. [More]

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2006-07 News

Cowell Class of 2007 Group Pictures

Pictures of Cowell's Class of 2007 are available for download, in high resolution. [More]

CRE Minh Tran Honored

Coordinator for Residential Education Minh Tran was recently named a recipient of the 2007 UCSC Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity. [More]

Commencement Speakers Named

Faculty speaker: Wendy Martyna, Lecturer in Sociology and Cowell Core Course. Student speakers: Laura Gershenhorn and Margaret Brewer. [More]

A Cappella in the Spring

UCSC's newest a cappella group, Acquire, is hosting the biggest a cappella show of the year (Friday, 6/1/07), featuring groups from across the state. [More]

Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery exhibit

At the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery April 15 through June 8 "The Sea Around Us: Depictions and Imaginings." An all media exhibition featuring the work of 35 Santa Cruz artists. [More]

International Playhouse VII, May 10-13

The Language Program and Cowell present the seventh season of INTERNATIONAL PLAYHOUSE, featuring short theater pieces in 5 languages: French, German, Japanese, Russian, & Spanish, with English supertitles. [More]

Alumni Weekend April 28th

This year's Banana Slug Springfair will highlight "Classics at Cowell" and honor Professor of Classics and former Cowell Provost John Lynch on the occasion of his retirement. [More]

Craighead at the Smith

At the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC January 16 - March 17: Tim Craighead: Paintings and Works on Paper (Main Gallery); Brian Rounds: Santa Cruz Landscapes (Annex Gallery). [More]

International Music & Dance

The Language Program & Cowell present the second annual Festival of Music and Dance, March 13, 2007, in the Cowell Dining Hall at 8:15 PM. Program includes works from 13 cultures. No admission charge. [More]

Cowell Preceptor Wins Staff Award

Cowell Academic Advisor, Preceptor Lynne Wolcott, will be presented this February 3rd with the Alumni Association's highest honor. Congratulations to a Cowell gem. [More]

Cowell Alumni Student Connection (CASC)

Cowell announces opportunities for students to interact with Cowell Alumni in an informal environment. [More]

Japanese College Night 1/17/07

Mark your calendar for the first College Night of winter quarter: Wednesday, January 17, 6-7:30pm. The evening will feature the drumming group San Jose Taiko and a scrumptious buffet of Japanese food. [More]

Page and Eloise Smith Featured on NPR

John Dizikes and Ann Easley were interviewed on "This American Life" about the lives and virtually simultaneous deaths of Page Smith, founding Provost of Cowell College, and his wife, Eloise Pickard Smith. [More]

Two New Shows at Smith Gallery

The Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery at Cowell College opens two new shows this week, "David Fleming: Retrospective" in the Main Gallery, and "Lynn Zachreson: Figurative Works" in the Annex Gallery. Both shows will be up through Friday, December 1. [More]

Decoding the Gospel of Judas

Public lecture and discussion of the Gospel of Judas by professor Garry Trompf, Department of Studies in Religion, the University of Sidney, on Friday, November 3, 2006, 2-3:30pm, Cowell Conference Room. [More]

Nuclear Weapons Expert to Speak

Stephen Schwartz (Cowell 1987), expert on nuclear weapons policy, will speak on Thursday, November 2, at 7 p.m, Cowell Conference Room. See weapons installations around the world via Google Earth. [More]

Cowell Tours during Preview Day

Campus visitors are invited to tour Cowell College during Preview Day - UCSC's Fall Open House held on Saturday, October 21. [More]

Cowell Assembly Meeting, October 18

All members of the Cowell Assembly (students, faculty & staff) are invited to attend and vote on constitution revisions at the Cowell Assembly Meeting. October 18, 7-7:30pm in the Stevenson Events Center. [More]

Bert Kaplan Memorial

Bert Kaplan memorial at Cowell Provosts' House Sat. Sept. 9, 2:00p.m. [More]

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2005-06 News

Cowell Class of 2006 Group Pictures

Pictures of Cowell's Class of 2006 are available for download, in both high- and low-resolution versions. [More]

Award for Harry Berger, Jr.

Cowell Fellow and founding faculty member Harry Berger, Jr. is among three UCSC professors newly elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science. [More]

International Playhouse VI

International Playhouse VI presents: Theater Pieces in seven languages with English supertitles, at the Stevenson Event Center, UCSC, May 11, 12, 13, 8:00pm & May 14, 2:30pm. [More]

GET A BUZZZZ ON AT UCSC PRODUCTION OF NEW ADAPTATION OF ARISTOPHANES

The Department of Theater Arts and the Siegfried B. and Elisabeth Mignon Puknat Fund, Cowell Colle ge, at the University of California, Santa Cruz present the World Premiere production of The Buzzzz!!!!, a new adaptation with music of Aristophanes' classic comedy The Wasps by Mary-Kay Gamel with Christopher Grabowski. The Buzzzz!!!! is directed by Christopher Grabowski, with original music by Philip Collins and choreography by Sommer Ulrickson, staged by an all-star cast of UCSC actors, designers, and technicians. [More]

Author, Author!

A reception at the Cowell Provost House on May 1st will celebrate authors among the Cowell College faculty. [More]

Teach-in April 24: The War on Terror

Cowell College will be among the co-sponsors of a day-long teach-in focused on the US war on terror, which will be held 11 AM to 7:30 PM in the Quarry Amphitheater on April 24. [More]

Returning Students: Live at Cowell

Sign up for next year's Housing. First step: Fill out an online application. You must apply between Monday April 17 and Monday April 24. [More]

Book Artist Lecture

"ABC Histories: The Letters, Past and Future." Book artist and art historian Johanna Drucker will lecture on the history and future of alphabetic writing. [More]

Lawrence Weschler event

Everywhere he looks, Pulitzer Prize finalist Lawrence Weschler (UCSC alumnus) encounters unlikely alignments and beguiling resonances. Weschler discusses his new book, Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences, on Friday March 17, 2006 at 4 pm at the Cowell College Page Smith Library. [More]

Discussion on Cowell's beginnings

On March 9, 2006, the Cowell Provost House welcomed faculty, alumni, and students for a discussion of "Cowell College : Origins and Beginnings" organized by Professor Emeritus Bruce Larkin. [More]

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2004-05 News

Cowell Class of 2005 Group Pictures

Pictures of Cowell's Class of 2005 are available for download, in both high- and low-resolution versions. [More]

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2003-04 News

Cowell Class of 2004 Group Pictures

Pictures of Cowell's Class of 2004 are available for download, in both high- and low-resolution versions. [More]