College Ten
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College Ten is one of the ten residential colleges at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is on the north side of campus, west of College Nine and north of the Cowell Student Health Center. The theme of its freshman core course is Social Justice and Community.
College Ten is home to the University Center, a conference center located above the College Nine and Ten Dining Commons, and Cafe Revolución, a student-run co-op cafe open only in the evenings. The cafe was designed and founded with the leadership and vision of staff member eeman agrama, and College Ten students in September of 2003. It is now fondly referred to as the "place to be" at College Ten.
Along with College Nine, College Ten features some of the most modern architecture of any of the residential colleges. Because of its theme, proximity, and simultaneous construction, College Ten maintains close affiliation with the Social Sciences departments, and the Social Science buildings are located adjacent to the dormitories and Nine/Ten apartments.
The construction of Colleges Nine and Ten in 1992 caused a furor over students, as the planned construction site called for the destruction of a region of forest known as Elfland . Rife with unique student-built fantasy structures, the demolition of most of Elfland sparked student protests, resulting in at least several arrests [1].
College Ten was founded in 2002, making it the newest UCSC college as of 2006. It is one of three residential colleges, along with College Eight and College Nine, that is as yet unnamed.
College Ten and College Nine are in physical proximity, with a shared central dining hall.
University of California, Santa Cruz students (including those associated with either College Nine or College 10), as well as university staff, generally refer to both Colleges as "College Nine and Ten". There is currently very little to distinguish one from the other- they have identical architecture, are within spitting distance of each other, are both associated with the Social Science Buildings, and their core course themes have many similarities. The College Nine and College Ten residence halls and shared dining hall opened in fall 2002. Nine and Ten hold few events that are solely for one college or the other. Some College Nine and College Ten student and professional staff are working to develop unique identities for each. Students and staff are currently involved in a "naming process" for the College Ten residence halls to further help distinguish College Ten's identity and theme.
[edit] External links
- College Ten home page
- UC Santa Cruz home page
- University Center Webpage
- UCSC statistics by residential college
