UC Santa Cruz chancellor commits suicide

[Newsjock]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14895361.htm

Denice Dee Denton, the controversial chancellor of the University of California-Santa Cruz, allegedly jumped to her death Saturday from the 44th floor of a San Francisco apartment building, the medical examiner's office confirmed.

She was 46.

Denton's death is being investigated as a suicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco. Her body was found on Saturday outside the Paramount apartments -- where he partner, Gretchen Kalonji, lives. The luxury rentals are billed as the ``tallest apartment for rent in San Francisco'' and are located on Mission Street at Third, across from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

No other details on her death were immediately available.

Her tenure as chancellor was a rocky one. The outspoken lesbian was criticized for having the university foot the bill for $600,000 in renovations to her campus home, including a $30,000 enclosure for her dogs, a new dishwasher, sub-zero refrigerator, and updated bathroom. She also outraged university union members when her partner was hired to work for the UC system at a six-figure salary.

[xchrom]

1. some people are so adept at working institutions to their advantage.

i'm not one of them.

[yardwork]

4. Her salary and benefits package was perfectly reasonable

If Chancellor Denton had been a man, and a straight man at that, nobody would have thought twice about her salary and benefits. Academic institutions routinely provide these kinds of perks, including finding a good job for the husband or wife.

The double standard exists for women, especially lesbians.

[davidinalameda]

2. I heard this on a preview for the KRON 9pm news

horrible

[The Brethren]

3. very sad!