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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Univ. Calif. Chancellor Dies After Jump From Building
2006-06-25
SAN FRANCISCO — A University of California chancellor died Saturday in an apparent suicide jump from a 43-story apartment building on Saturday, authorities said. Denice Dee Denton, 46, the chancellor of the Santa Cruz campus, apparently jumped from an undisclosed section of the Paramount luxury apartment building around 8 a.m. and landed on a parking garage, police and university officials said. The Medical Examiner's office and a university spokesman confirmed her death, though the cause was still under investigation.
"Hmmm... 43 stories, concrete parking lot... Legume, I suspect poison!"
"Those of us who worked closely with Denice valued her intelligence, humor, and commitment to the ideals of diversity and higher education," UC Santa Cruz Campus Provost David S. Kliger said in a statement. "We are deeply saddened by her death."

Denton recently was criticized for demanding expensive remodeling to her campus home and for helping her partner secure a top-paying university position. In March, she defended $600,000 worth of renovations to her campus home she demanded during contract negotiations before being hired in 2004. Campus employees criticized the expenditures as lavish while the university raised fees and cut budgets.
Posted by:Fred

#24  It's Karl Rove. He's at it again.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-06-25 17:14  

#23  Gravity - why does it hate lesbian chancellors?
Posted by: Raj   2006-06-25 17:13  

#22  The creation of non-position for her long time life partner

Another tragically missed career opportunity. She had obviouly never spent any time in Washington governmental service.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-25 17:11  

#21  No...the cause of death was the inability of the Chancellor to break Newton's 2nd Law of Motion.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-06-25 17:04  

#20  Cause of Death: Inability to occupy the same space of a concrete parking lot at the same point in time.

(Translation: Its Bush'es fault!)
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-06-25 16:46  

#19  She was under investigation and I guess lying and cheating the school turned out to be agains the law (for liberals too). The creation of non-position for her long time life partner really struck a nerve in a state where they (the UC system) whines about needing more money and raised tutition on students. After some investigation there turned out to be a great deal of shenanigans going on in the UC system. She may have taken the quick way out but I bet you'll see a lot more looking for new employment. Lovely pics....YUCK!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-06-25 16:39  

#18  Fat tends to splash. Prolly just a stain.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-06-25 16:32  

#17  I wonder if there was any roof damage to the car park?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-25 16:18  

#16  The primary variable we are talking about here is DISANCE (L)

The first derivative of distance with respect to time (dL/dT) is VELOCITY (V).

The first derivative of distance with respect to time (dL/dT) is VELOCITY (V).

The second derivative of distance with respect to time (dV/dT) is ACCELERATION (A).

The third derivative of distance with respect to time (dA/dT) is the JERK (J).

It is not the acceleration (deceleration) that gets you, it's the Jerk.

Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-06-25 15:56  

#15  
"Manolo, were those the pix taken at the ME's table?"

Nah. Just a quick spin around Google Images. I kept thinking though, who does this broad remind me of?

Then it hit me...Bruce Vilanch! I thought that was a nice touch, and she does bear some resemblance. Separated at birth maybe?

-M
Posted by: Manolo   2006-06-25 15:02  

#14  Manolo, were those the pix taken at the ME's table?

Number 10, gravity was an innocent bystander. I feel the usual suspect was, as always, the SUDDEN STOP!

Also, was Karl Rove seen in the area?
Posted by: Almost Anonymous2520   2006-06-25 12:43  

#13  Please, will someone tell me what "Intl Strategy Develpment" on the college campus actually means? So surprise to many, I'm clueless.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-25 12:41  

#12  maybe so, but her ethics training sucked. Her lesbian partner, Kalonji, was a Materials Science Professor at UW-Seattle. Kalonji's $192,000/yr position at UC was as "Director of International Strategy Development". See if you can describe her qualifications for that PC-speak position from her previous CV?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-25 11:48  

#11  Ms. Denton appears to have been an extraordinary individual. Numerous advanced degrees in Computer and Electrical engineering, etc.

Of course, with work at Madison, WI and Santa Cruz, CA, she was obviously another cog in the liberal moonbat university machine, but I send my condolences to her family nonetheless.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-25 11:05  

#10  though the cause was still under investigation.

Gravity?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-25 10:51  

#9  Mojo has it. Cause of death is "sudden loss of velocity".

UC really tried to cover up this woman's dealings. Now evict her leech lover and fire her
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-25 09:34  

#8  
Woof, woof, woof! I give you the "lovely" newly deceased Chancellor Denton.



And her equally lovely lesbian lover...er...life partner!




Milkbone biscuit, anyone? Bueller?

Okay, okay...one more! Just what the hell is it with lesbians and the Bruce Vilanch look, anyway? I present, you decide.





No, really, you do not have to thank me.

-M
Posted by: Manolo   2006-06-25 09:23  

#7  UCSC can't win. Now they will have to spend another $600,000 to remodel the home for the next chancellor.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-25 09:09  

#6  Amazing that someone can be so arrogant in acquiring the privileges of rank, so firm in her sense of entitlement, and yet so brittle in the face of criticism.
Posted by: Mike   2006-06-25 07:26  

#5  It's not the fall that kills ya. It's the sudden stop when you hit the parking garage.
Posted by: mojo   2006-06-25 03:57  

#4  "Those of us who worked closely with Denice valued her intelligence, humor, and commitment to the ideals of diversity and higher education," UC Santa Cruz Campus Provost David S. Kliger said in a statement. "We are deeply saddened by her death."

a diverse PC epitaph but a contradictory one, an impossibility of performance.

Both humor and intelligence are always cancelled by ideals of diversity.

ya want proof? how bout a 43 story drop!

btw compared to UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis is "reactionary".
Posted by: RD   2006-06-25 02:13  

#3  No wonder she jumped...moving from Washington her partner could hardly be expected to cover the costs from Two Men and Truck. Anyone check to see if the partner pushed her...I go with the poison explaination..case closed.
Posted by: Inspector Clueso   2006-06-25 01:42  

#2  According to the SF Chronicle, the University of California quietly created a new $192,000 management position for the longtime partner of Chancellor Denton at UC Santa Cruz.

In addition to Kalonji's salary, UC provided her with the usual faculty housing assistance allowance of up to $50,000 to help with her transition to California and UC and paid her moving expenses. She had a $134,424 salary at the University of Washington.

Nice work if you can get it.
Posted by: Pappy   2006-06-25 01:08  

#1  So anyone around here feel guilty for criticizing her on her personal and extravagent wishes using the public purse? University of California---my Alma Martyr (Berkeley, though, not Santa Cruz. We actually did serious courses there, believe it or not)
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-06-25 01:08  

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