Contents of this page: Economics professor to give talk on South Asia EPA attorney to discuss tribal sovereignty of Native Americans University Club lunch February 7 Help plan the Women at Work Retreat Meet the student Regents on February 12 Register to vote in the March 5 Primary Learn about the herbs of love Student dance production celebrates 10th year 'Splendors of Islam' on display at McHenry Library Construction update	February 4, 2002 More Campus News Economics professor to give talk on South Asia UCSC economics professor Nirvikar Singh will give a talk titled "Paradise Lost: Kashmir, South Asia, and Geopolitics" on Monday, February 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Conference Room D, above the Bay Tree Bookstore. Singh has worked extensively on South Asian political economy, including issues of federalism and economic and political reform. He has written "Cultural Conflict in Punjab and Kashmir," in The Myth of 'Ethnic Conflict: Politics, Economics, and 'Cultural' Violence, ed. Beverly Crawford and Ronnie Lipschutz (UC Regents, 1999). Singh is codirector of the Santa Cruz Center for International Economics. The talk is part of an ongoing colloquial series titled "Globalization in Crisis? Hegemony, Islam, and Governance" sponsored by the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies. For more information, contact CGIRS at global@cats.ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2833. Back to top EPA attorney to discuss tribal sovereignty of Native Americans February 5 As part of the Merrill American Indian Colloquium Series, an attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will discuss "Tribal Sovereignty Now and in the Future," on Tuesday, February 5, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Baobab Lounge at Merrill College. The event is free and open to the public. Raho Ortiz, an Acoma Pueblo attorney, was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Albuquerque, Tucson, and on the Navajo Reservation. He earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and his law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1993. Ortiz has worked with the Tohono O'odham Nation and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. He has also served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. In 2001, he began his current position with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco in the Indian Programs Office. Back to top University Club lunch February 7 Join campus faculty and staff for a soup and salad buffet luncheon at University House on February 7, with sittings at 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. The lunch is part of an ongoing University Club series of themed lunches aimed at bringing together friends and colleagues from around campus. The menu includes California pasta salad, spinach and baby greens salad with red onions and mushrooms, sourdough bread bowls with a choice of soups, and tiramisu for dessert; coffee and iced tea are also included. The cost is $11 per person, cash, check, or recharge. Reservations are required; call (831) 459-5271 by 5 p.m. February 5. Back to top Help plan the next Women at Work Retreat Share your vision; get involved in planning the upcoming Women at Work Retreat. The next meeting of the Steering Committee will be on February 7 at the Bay Tree Bookstore, Conference Room C, from noon to 1 p.m. The 16th annual retreat will be held May 16 and 17 at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista. For more information, contact Connie Croker at croker@cats.ucsc.edu. Back to top Meet the student Regents on February 12 Student Regent Tracy Davis and Designate Dexter Ligot-Gordon will visit UCSC on February 12. The campus community is invited to meet them at 3 p.m. at the Career Center Conference Room D (in the Bay Tree Building). They will be there to address any questions that students might have regarding the student Regent recruitment for 2003-04. Campus GSA and SUA presidents will be on hand, and refreshments will be served. Applications for the student Regent position are due on February 21 by 5 p.m. For more information on how to apply, go to the Career Center web site. Back to top Register to vote in the March 5 Primary February 4 is the last day to register to vote to assure that a Sample Ballot and Voter's Information Pamphlet for the March 5 Primary Election will be sent to your address. Voters MUST register by February 19 to be eligible to vote in the Primary. Absentee ballots are available by mail February 4-26. Simply fill out the application on the back cover of the Sample Ballot and mail it to the County Elections Office. Poll workers are need on election day, Tuesday, March 5. Call the Santa Cruz County Elections Office at (831) 454-2060 if you have questions about voting or volunteering. Or check out the County Elections Office web site. Back to top Learn about the herbs of love Get ready for Valentine's Day! The Recreation Department is sponsoring a workshop, titled "Love Potion No. 9," on Thursday, February 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the OPERS Conference Room at the East Field House. The class will include delicious food and herb recipes to nourish and vitalize the body and discussion of the difference between historical aphrodisiacs and true tonic herbs, including safety issues. The instructor is Jeanine Pollak, who teaches in the Holistic Health Program and throughout the community. The cost is $18/UCSC students, $23/general. Register in advance by calling (831) 459-2806 or stop by the Recreation Office at the East Field House. Back to top Student dance production celebrates 10th year The Theater Arts Department presents the 10th annual student dance concert Random With a Purpose. This year's show, "Traces of Bodies in Time and Space"--a dynamic compilation of the artistic visions and creations of UCSC's student choreographers and dancers--continues on February 7, 8, and 9 at the Theater Arts Second Stage. All performances are at 8 p.m. Random continues to be an entirely student designed and produced concert (from lighting to stage management to choreography). Eleven choreographers and 44 dancers will present 12 dances honoring the efforts made to examine the poetic movements, moments, and meanings of our lives. Tickets are $6/general, $4/seniors and students. Call the UCSC Ticket Office at (831) 459-2159. Back to top From Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, The Splendour of Islamic Calligraphy, London: Thames and Hudson, 2001. 'Splendors of Islam' on display at McHenry Library McHenry Library announces a new exhibit, "The Splendors of Islam," which will be on view near the second-floor reference desk through April 7. Curators Randall Jarrell, Wendy Lees, Ken Lyons, Beth Remak-Honnef, and Irene Reti have assembled books and materials highlighting the library's extensive holdings in Islamic architecture, music, decorative arts, book arts, calligraphy, textiles, and science. There is a listening station with a selection of musical styles and genres from throughout the Islamic world, and a display of musical instruments as well. The exhibit is enhanced by an array of textiles, jewelry, and weavings from Central Asia. Back to top Construction update Currents provides regular 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. Back to top Return to Front Page