• UCPD Crime Alert: University Village

Last Wednesday, UCPD addressed this incident in Building 170. While the family no longer resides at UVA, if you see Jose Villanueva at UVA, please call UCPD immediately at 510-642-3333.

Please see the flyer for details. Please share this message with other adults in your household. If a non-English speaker needs to contact UCPD, they can be provided a dispatcher who speaks their language.



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• Please return Apartment Lockout Key within 24 hours

Loaner keys are available for your convenience for accidental lock-outs. Please return the apLoaner keys are available for your convenience for accidental lock-outs. Please return the apartment lockout key within 24 hours. There is a $10 charge if the key is returned after 24 hours. If the loaner key is not returned in two weeks, we will assume you are keeping the key and it will be added to your key inventory. Upon vacating the Village you will be responsible for RETURNING ALL KEYS in your possession.

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• Exterior painting is set to begin the week of June 17th

Exterior painting is set to begin the week of June 17th. Buildings 105, 106 & 110 are slated to be painted through July.
There will initially be repairs to deteriorated wood & siding surfaces. Then prime & paint coatings of the exterior.

More information is forthcoming; residents please pay attention to notices that will be issued, for important news as work progresses.
If you will be out of town during that time, please make sure a trusted neighbor will have access to keys for moving any cars that may block equipment.

As always, please respect the work done on building exteriors. For example, do not let children use 'sidewalk chalk', which can stain painted surfaces, to draw on the buildings.



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• Bike repair hands-on clinic for families (10-11am, 6/15)

Come and learn how to keep your bike in good shape and enjoy riding with your family.
Saturday June 15th from 10 to 11 am
at the corner of Red Oak and Gooding way
Have a nice ride!!

For more information see poster or email us at info@naturevillage.org


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• Participate in the Laundry Project and receive a family size drying rack

Nature Village has launched as part of the Green Family Program "The Laundry Project" to reduce energy use from drying machines through air drying your clothes.

A family size drying rack is assigned to your apartment, so you can use it as long as you stay at the Village.

As part of the project, we are studying the usage patterns of the racks, in order to understand how it may affect the village population drying habits. Please, keep track of your laundry and drying. Your recordings are very important. We will collect this journal after one month of use. Thank you for taking part in this project.

See the flyer for more info. To sign up email us at info@naturevillage.org


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• Plastic Free Life, talk offered by Beth Terry (7pm, 7/8)

Plastic Free: How I kicked the plastic habit and how you can too

Come and get inspired learning how to reduce your plastic consumption, which is polluting and harming your health with toxic chemicals.

See poster for more information.

Please RSVP at info@naturevillage.org


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• Moving out soon? Use the Moving Out Guide that Nature Village prepared for you)

We know how hard is to get organized and dispose of all your not longer needed belongings, that why we are sharing with you some helpful information, so you can have a more organized and environmentally friendly moving out process.
Please down load this electronic version or pick up one printed copy at the Village office.

Nature Village

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• Bike Theft Alert!!!

There has been unusually high number of bike thefts in the Village. (Click here to see the Village Police Log.) Many had been securely locked and parked in the private patios. Please take a special caution and report any suspicious activities to UCPD (642-3333 from cell phone, and 911 from land line)


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• Monthly Raffle for the Village Habitot Museum Pass

The Village now pays for each pass--please only sign up for the raffle only if you have NEVER used the Village Habitot Museum Pass before, so that more families can benefit!

The new pass is valid until the end of the year, so the raffle winners can schedule their visit at their own convenience. Each pass can only be used once.

Sign up for the May Raffle here by 5/31. (Residents will need to sign up separately every month to enter in subsequent months.) Winners will be notified the first week of June.



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• Reduced Academic Center Hours this month

Academic Center is open 1-7pm Monday thru Friday. Happy Summer!

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• Bike Repair Fixit Station in the Village (Red Oak and Gooding Way)
• FATHER"S DAY SPECIAL: FREE MOVIE: Mozart's Magic Flute for children 7 and up

Mozart's beloved opera, The Magic Flute, in a performance by the San Francisco Opera.

It is "the story of Prince Tamino and bird catcher Papageno's journey to rescue Pamina, a beautiful princess who has been kidnapped by the magician Sarastro. Along the way they find their true loves and discover the virtues of wisdom and forgiveness." (SF Opera)

Space is limited, so we recommend making reservation through our website:

www.VivaLaMusica-PianoStudio.com

dr.univ. Agnes Miklos-Illes
(510) 528 8781


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• Mozart, Magic Flute, Puppet Show : a camp not only for musicians

special discount $160/week!
June 17-21, 24-28, July 1-5, 7-12, 15-19, 22-26.
Kids 8 - 12 years
9 am - 12 pm Mo-Fri, weeklong sessions.

Combine it with afternoon camps and extended care of the University Village to create a FULL DAY!

Why was the original set of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, inspired by the art of Egypt? What does the secret freemason society have to do with the plot of this opera? Why were Maurice Sendak, the children's book author, and Marc Chagall, the famous painter so fascinated by this opera?

We will be exploring these questions, and also learn about politics, art, music, science and fashion of Mozart's time. Students will be watching parts of different opera productions of the Magic Flute, and also making their own puppets and set designs. In addition to that, we will also be developing our Magic Flute board game.

For more information please visit our website:
http://www.vivalamusica-pianostudio.com/index.php/men-special-camp
or call: (510) 528 8781


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• Village Recreation Program Announcements

Summer Camps will start next week!!

Art, Baseball, Teeball, Gymnastics, Gardening with Common Ground, Basketball, Soccer, Circus Camps and more are all held here at University Village. We have classes and camps from age 3-15. Check out our offerings at http://villagerecreation.berkeley.edu

No Badminton on Friday nights. Please take a look at our Gym & Weight Room Schedule for new times at http://villagerecreation.berkeley.edu/gymweightroomschedule.htm

Next Weight Room Orientations are scheduled for June 6, 13 & 20 at 7:15pm. $10 gives you the Orientation and full access to the Weight Room and all "Open Recreation" gym time now through August 31.

Summer "Open Recreation" Memberships are now available to span from now through August 31. For $10 your access to Table Tennis, Weight Room privileges, Basketball, Badminton and more.

Fitness Memberships are available each month for $30/month for classes in Yoga, Fitness "Bootcamp", core Conditioning, Pilates, Zumba, Kojosho Karate and Tai Chi. Summer Camp Sign ups continue at http://villagerecreation.berkeley.edu cooking, Gardening, Environmental Education "Kids In Creeks" program, as well as Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Gymnastics, Circus Arts, Aerial Arts, Lego and more for children 3-15 here at University Village.

Dance Class for 3-6 year olds continues on Saturdays at 11:30 with Sarah Abelson. Come for a trial class by filling out at Registration Form and calling 524-4926 to reserve a spot!

For more information visit http://villagerecreation.berkeley.edu


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• Section Club Fund Loan Available to the Village residents

As a Village Resident, you can request for a temporary loan of $40. This loan needs to be repaid in full without interest within 30 days. For more information, contact joonie@berkeley.edu



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• Help Us To Reduce Rodent Problems in the Village

Bay area wide there is an ever increasing problem mice and rats, entering homes. Here at UVA we face the same problem. Over the past several years there have been complaints of rodents seen inside and outside of our buildings. In an effort to reduce the occurrence of these pests we encourage all of our residents to take the following steps:

1) Reduce the amount of items that are stored on your patio. Rodents are just like humans. They need a warm and secure place to live. Storage container, cardboard boxes, and unused furniture offer ideal places for mice and rats to establish a home. Removing these items will greatly reduce the likelihood of animals living on our patios.
2) If you have a storage closet located outside, please make certain that there are no food items stored within. Rodents have an excellent sense of smell and can detect food very easily. Removing any tasty treats will deny mice and rats what they want most – food.
3) When disposing of garbage please make certain that all trash is placed inside the dumpsters. Leaving food debris out in the open provides mice and rats an easy meal.

Miice and rats prefer to live outside. If you take the precautions listed above, rodents will be more inclinded to stay outside.


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• Couples Clinic

Struggling with relationship difficulties? Consider seeking couples therapy at the UC Berkeley Psychology Clinic, located right on campus near the Downtown Berkeley BART station. Doctoral students in clinical psychology are supervised by faculty with expertise in couples therapy and offer services to people of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Fees are on a sliding scale. Call 510-642-2055 for more information.

Please click here for more information.

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• RESIDENT ADVISOR ON DUTY phone number is 224-8298

Just a reminder that residents do not need to know which Resident Advisor is on duty.

You can simply call the RA On Duty phone # which is always 224-8298.


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