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A site for the families of UC Davis freshmenJune 2008
Photo: Alison Leung

Students produce a Shakespearean play for an Integrated Studies course. (Karin Higgins/UC Davis)

Shakespeare production transforms honors students

Pirates, brothels, treachery and a riddle -- Lindsay Jordan has experienced them all in her first year at UC Davis. On stage, that is, while playing the lead part in Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre as part of the course "Playing Shakespeare."

Jordan is part of the Integrated Studies Honors Program, which encourages students to step beyond the boundaries of their major and try new things. "Playing Shakespeare" was among the special courses offered to program participants this spring, and the class will present free performances of Pericles on June 6 and 7.

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Photo: John Corrigan

Parent to parent: Downshifting into summer

Here comes summer, but it won’t be a season of rest for many students. Whether it’s taking extra classes, traveling abroad or interning at a prestigious company or institution, these up-and-comers see no reason to slow down just because the weather is hot.

Then there are those other students -- you know, the ones who will spend the next three months lying around the house all day and hanging out with friends all night. If they manage to land a summer job, it’s likely to be menial work for minimum wage.

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Briefly speaking: Tests for grad school admission

Senior Amira Zaid knew the day would come when all her career dreams would hinge on one exam. The genetics major from Davis studied countless hours and sought advice from others who had already been through the ordeal -- the five-hour exam required to apply for medical school.

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Up for discussion: Helping students succeed

Will you graduate from UC Davis? That was the question posed to undergraduates in an e-mail survey last January.

Nearly 6,000 students responded, and their answers may surprise you: While most of those undergraduates (87 percent) were confident they would graduate, 13 percent were not so sure.

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