Cal State aide observes coup attempt, Oakland Tribune
Kim Huggett went to the Philippines to promote educational opportunities at Cal State Hayward, but after witnessing a coup attempt, he learned a few lessons of his own.

County CSU Students Lack English, Math Proficiency, San Diego Union-Tribune
Even with grade-point averages of 3.0 and higher, the majority of Imperial County students who entered their freshman year at California State University schools in 2001 were not proficient in math or English, test results show.

Campus honors slain engineers, San Diego Union-Tribune
One of the worst moments in San Diego State University history was memorialized yesterday by families and friends of three college professors murdered seven years ago by a troubled graduate student.

SSU starts year in high stress, Press-Democrat
The president of Sonoma State University said Monday that a $5.2 million cut in SSU's budget will mean "major pain" in all campus divisions, including "increased workload for all employees."

Campus parking crunch, Orange County Register
Record enrollment at Cal State Fullerton swells lots on the first day of classes.

Freshmen arrive at CSUCI, Ventura County Star
Camarillo campus welcomes its first first-year students.

1st Freshmen Give CSUCI a Fresh Start, Los Angeles Times
Cal State Channel Islands provides pizza and rubdowns on the opening day of classes. Officials are hoping to involve students early and often in campus activities.

Tempers Flare Over Flier Incident at Calif. School, Washington Post
It doesn't sound like much -- one of those disputes over rules and regulations, with an interesting political twist, that have been occurring on college campuses for centuries. Young people get excited about ideas and proper conduct, and are not afraid to confront each other in circumstances in which their parents would just shrug it off, or change the subject.

The big move to small schools, San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. programs show new face of public teaching.

Schools suffer as they do the math after cuts, San Francisco Chronicle
Tens of thousands of Bay Area students are returning to classrooms this week facing what educators say is the bleakest financial outlook in years.

Financial aid offices busy at Contra Costa colleges, Contra Costa Times
Students seeking loans and fee waivers have flooded into college financial aid offices following sharp tuition hikes this year.

O.C. Buses Free to Staff, Students of 2 Universities, Los Angeles Times
Orange County public university students, faculty and staff will be able to ride transit buses for free under a new fare policy adopted Monday designed to relieve traffic congestion and a growing shortage of parking on college campuses.

Yale Workers Plan Strike for the Opening of a New Semester, New York Times
Thousands of Yale undergraduates are to arrive on campus tomorrow, only to be greeted by an unwelcome but all-too-familiar sight: the ninth labor walkout at Yale in 35 years.

Off to Freshman Year, a Perfect Score in Hand, New York Times
Everyone here knows of Chris Williams, the young man who scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college admissions test. Of the 400,000 who took it last fall, only 58 got a 36, only 2 in Kentucky.

Campus-Network Administrators Say Timing of Sobig.F Virus Couldn't Have Been Worse, Chronicle of Higher Education
A week after the debut of the virulent e-mail virus known as Sobig.F, college-network administrators are still working overtime to shore up their defenses against it and two fast-spreading Internet worms.

Microsoft's Big Role on Campus, Washington Post
Donations Fund Research, Build Long-Term Connections.

Oracle bid was intended to harm, PeopleSoft says, Contra Costa Times
Internal Oracle Corp. e-mails show that executives knew they were causing serious damage to archrival PeopleSoft Inc.'s business with a multibillion-dollar hostile takeover bid, according to excerpts obtained by the Times.

Opinion: A terrible choice: limit student access or reduce quality, Hayward Review
Higher education is key to providing Californians with the knowledge and skills needed for developing and maintaining a thriving and stable economy and for strengthening our system of government.

Viewpoint: Search begins for new Cal State Bakersfield President, Bakersfield Californian
The California State University Board of Trustees has many important responsibilities, but perhaps none is as significant to both the individual CSU campus and its community than the selection of a president.

Editorial: Universities in Decline, New York Times
Public colleges and universities, which grant more than three-quarters of this country's degrees, have been steadily undermined by state budget cuts and a mood of legislative indifference.

Daniel Weintraub: McClintock sees recall election as historic moment, Sacramento Bee
When California lawmakers voted in 1999 to approve legislation giving state employees more generous retirement benefits and opening the door to a round of big increases in local government pensions, only a handful of legislators opposed the bill. One of them was then-Assemblyman Tom McClintock.

Dan Walters: Simon's withdrawal, an odd poll give political junkies new jolts, Sacramento Bee
Even the most addicted of political junkies could overdose on the California recall election, as every day -- and sometimes every hour -- brings some new development that affects Gov. Gray Davis' chances of remaining in office and the fortunes of the 135 people whose names will appear on the ballot as replacements.

Editorial: Being true to the Blue, Contra Costa Times
The U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S vaunted rankings of universities published Monday again listed the UC Berkeley as the top public university in the nation.

State superintendent urges school staff to retain Davis, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
During a back-to-school pep talk for the Bassett Unified School District, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell included a plea that voters retain Gov. Gray Davis.

LBCC official opposes Prop 54, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Board member says ban on racial labeling will hamper efforts to promote diversity.

Schwarzenegger presses GOP rivals to step aside, Sacramento Bee
Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger launched his first attack on Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante on Monday, and specifically urged other GOP candidates to drop out of the race because it would "be better for the party."

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