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Students should stay motivated in job hunt

Brent Gardiner is one of the lucky ones. The economics major has a job as an associate consultant waiting when he graduates from UC Davis this month.

Many of his friends aren't as fortunate.

Marcie Kirk-Holland, project manager at the UC Davis Internship and Career Center, urges those students to stay motivated, despite California's 12.6-percent unemployment rate. "Don't give up! There really are people getting jobs," she said.

Parent to parent: Graduation, so soon?

It's over? Already?

Parents love to boast, and we're no exception. So whenever people we haven't seen in a long time ask about our son, Kevin, we're always thrilled to tell them that he's a student at UC Davis.

But not for long. In a few days, he'll graduate. I suppose we should be even more proud of that, but at the moment, we're still wondering where the time went.

Briefly speaking: New Student Health and Wellness Center

A new state-of-the-art health facility is serving students at UC Davis.

The Student Health and Wellness Center integrates Student Health Services and partner programs from Counseling and Psychological Services. Officially dedicated in mid-May, it replaces a facility that opened in 1952 as a hospital and infirmary.

The new three-story center, located across La Rue Road from the Activities and Recreation Center, has about 48,000 square feet of usable space, almost double that of the former facility.

Up for discussion: Investment to fight hate

Chancellor Linda Katehi has charged UC Davis to combat hate and intolerance on campus and is providing $230,000 annually in new funding to support the effort.

Following anti-Semitic and anti-gay vandalism on campus in February and March, Katehi called on the Campus Council on Community and Diversity to develop a plan to promote a safer, more inclusive, hate-free campus climate. The university funding, which Katehi announced in a May 5 letter, came out of the advisory body's recommendations.

From the editor

Through Spring Cleaning 2010, students can give to Goodwill and the Food Bank of Yolo County as they clean out their residence hall rooms. Reusable items will be collected through June 10.

Julia Ann, editor

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