Scientists hunt for light flashes from extraterrestrials A team of astronomers from several California institutions, including UCSC, is broadening the search for extraterrestrial intelligence with a new pulse-detection system capable of finding laser beacons from civilizations many light-years away. "It is a long shot, but what an exciting long shot, and what enormous implications for our view of our own place in the universe, said principal investigator Remington Stone, a research astronomer at UCSC's Lick Observatory." MORE Text Only Version	Aug. 6-19, 2001 Vol. 6, No. 3 Shakespeare Santa Cruz excels with demanding 'Macbeth' CATS: Computer security is everyone's business Governor, legislature adopt new state budget for 2001-02 UCSC receives $13.5 million in private support Donation of Henry Mello's archive and oral history celebrated CURRENTS ONLINE is produced every two weeks during the summer. The next issue will be posted on Monday, August 20.