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Thursday, March 30, 2006

I am the Chancellor’s dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?


SF Chronicle:


' Before UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Denice Denton moved into her university-provided house on campus last year, she demanded dozens of improvements …


...The $30,000 dog run has already been a point of controversy. UC President Robert Dynes told lawmakers last month that it was supposed to cost only $7,000, but said the project "got out of whack." '