Campus Rising

The newest University of California campus is the first major American University to be built this century.

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May 2, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

"The campus, the 10th in the UC system, will open nearly two decades after the university's regents first authorized it to help cope with an expected boom in the state's college-age population. It also will be the first UC campus in the San Joaquin Valley, where college attendance rates have traditionally lagged behind those of the state's other regions...

Less than five months from its opening day, the newest University of California campus is rising from the gently rolling grasslands near this farming town in the San Joaquin Valley."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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