The Old Sole: Stevenson College Newsletter (November 23, 1987)

              THE OLD SOLE
Stevenson College Newsletter
November    23,    1987
Season's   first   storm:   &
an   important   deadline
Stevenson  residents  got  their  first  "real"  taste  of
Santa Cruz rain last week. Though it was nowhere
near being a "big"  storm, anyone caught out in it
would have found it to be deceptively wet. The fast-
moving storm dropped almost an inch and a half of
rain on Santa Cruz. Of course the sodden misery is
quickly  forgotten  once  the   sun  reappears.
Ironically,  rainly   weather  often  means  warmer
weather.  In Santa Cruz, the coldest nights are also
the clearest nights.  The best raingear for  the
central  coast  is  probably  that made  of lightweight
gore-tex or  similar materials.  They  shed  water
easily, dry quickly once indoors and can be worn
over  sweaters,   shirts  pullovers,  or  any  combination
of  layers.
Most locals  will recommend  shopping for quality
parkas  and jackets   in  outdoor  or  mountaineering
store,  rather  than  retail  department  store.   Over  a
period of years, the additional  cost is  well worth
the investment. Of course the best way to acquire a
nice rain parka is to score one for Christmas.
Important    Housing    Deadline:  if you plan to
move off campus for Winter quarter (and are
eligible- see  contract),   you  must  file   a  contract
cancellation in the college office no  later than
Friday,    December    4.
Campus   News   Digest
Open   forum   on   lower   campus   development
Those   interested   in   parking,   transportation   and   general
development issues  are invited to  attend  an open forum
Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Barn Theatre.
Landscape   Architect  Consultant   Ken  Wormhoudt  will
present  slides  on possible changes  in the lower  campus
area,  including the  main  entrance to  the  campus.  Public
comment and  discussion is  invited on the issues of
parking  needs,  bicycle  access,   traffic,   signs,
landscaping   and  related   subjects.   Possible   changes   in
the area of the Carriage House, Cardiff House and
campus  service  buildings  will  be  discussed  in  some
detail. For more  information phone  ext.  2334.
Town-dwellers     sound     off
Off-campus  students  have  an  opportunity  to   "sound  off"
about the state of Santa Cruz's rental housing this week.
A survey, sent to more than 1,000 students by the UCSC
off-campus  housing  office,   is   an   "unprecedented  chance
for  Stevenson  students  to  tell  the  administration  what
they  think  about  their  housing   situation,"   according  to
Doreen   Schack,   off-campus   housing   coordinator.
"Students   constantly  tell  us  that  it's  impossible  to  find
housing  in this community.  But in order to have an
impact on UCSC's housing policies, we need more than
anecdotes,"  says  Schack.  "We need hard  evidence."
Students  are urged to take the ten minutes  required to
complete  the  survey and  return  it.
It's   Been   an   Honor
The College needs to compile an on-going record of
Stevenson   student   acheivements,   awards,   prizes,
scholarships  etc. for official  recognition.  If you have
been so honored please inform the college office.