The dream began 40 years ago, Daily Breeze
Carson resident and university president remember the day they heard the Rev. Martin Luther King.

Rush fields students' questions, Ventura County Star
It was billed as "Pizza with the President" but California State University, Channel Islands President Richard Rush didn't have any pizza during the event Thursday with about 50 CSUCI students.

Cal State SB, 2-year college sign admissions agreement, San Bernardino Sun
University budget cuts and potential enrollment freezes don't phase Craig Gains. The 35-year-old San Bernardino Valley College student already has a spot at Cal State San Bernardino waiting for him. The two schools signed an agreement Thursday morning to grant students admission to both at the same time.

CSUSM chief seeks to reduce dropout rate, North County Times
The Cal State San Marcos faculty was urged Thursday to help stem a dropout rate on the local campus that is among the highest in the CSU system.

SFSU freshmen get Presidential honors, San Francisco Chronicle
Twenty-five freshmen at San Francisco State University received a windfall when they were named Presidential Scholars, meaning they get free tuition for four years, help with textbooks and rent and priority in registering for courses.

New CSUS chief sets bold agenda, Sacramento Bee
Alexander Gonzalez, California State University, Sacramento's, first new president in nearly two decades, unveiled an ambitious campus agenda Thursday that he pledged can move ahead in spite of lean fiscal times for public higher education.

UC ordered to reveal details of investments, San Francisco Chronicle
A state superior court judge ruled Thursday that the University of California must divulge detailed information about the investments it makes in venture capital funds, a ruling that UC officials said could cost the system's pension and retirement funds hundreds of millions of dollars.

Venture capital firm bans University of California from investing, San Francisco Chronicle/AP
A prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm has barred the University of California from investing in its latest fund, seeking to shield its closely guarded books from public scrutiny.

Temecula college campus plans showcased, North County Times
The project ---- dubbed the Temecula Education Complex ---- is designed to house courses from two universities and one community college.

CR unveils strategic plan, Eureka Times-Standard
College of the Redwoods has developed a plan for the next four years.

Ruling protects coaches, San Francisco Chronicle
Student athletes injured in sports greatly limited in their ability to sue.

Legislature Votes to Bar Sales of Sodas in Schools, Los Angeles Times
If Gov. Davis signs the bill, vending machines could not dispense soft drinks, except on high school campuses, starting in July.

Michigan unveils new undergraduate admissions policy, CNN/AP
University's new policy still considers race.

Students, schools grapple with tuition hikes, CNN/AP
Students attending four-year public colleges and universities in 49 of the 50 states will feel the pinch of tuition hikes ranging from 1.7 percent in Montana to 39 percent in Arizona. Only Mississippi kept tuition at 2002-03 levels.

U. of Michigan Alters Admissions Use of Race, New York Times
The University of Michigan unveiled an admissions policy yesterday that preserves affirmative action but applies it less strictly, without assigning any numerical advantage, or extra points, to minority applicants.

Giving Fridays Some Class, Wall St. Journal
There's something new on the schedule for America's college students this year: a five-day workweek.

UDC Faculty to Vote On Proposed Contract, Washington Post
Professors Oppose Tenure Change.

Debate: Boys' and girls' learning differences, USA Today
In classrooms nationwide, girls are pulling ahead of boys academically. Recent federal testing data show that what starts out as a modest gap in elementary-level reading scores turns into a yawning divide by high school.

Editorial: SAT ABC's, Wall St. Journal
When the College Board released its most recent data on SAT scores, most of the attention zeroed in on the jump in the math averages to a level that we haven't seen in three decades.

Editorial: LAUSD pickled, Los Angeles Daily News
District needed the teachers it had to fire.

Editorial: Treated unfairly, San Diego Union-Tribune
California's community colleges are supposed to be protected by the same funding formula that safeguards the public schools. But as in George Orwell's classic allegory "Animal Farm," some educational animals are more equal than others.

Editorial: Rental rates give students a break, Chico Enterprise-Record
After a year of bad news such as rising fees and fewer classes offered, Chico State University students deserved some good news. They got it when they returned to classes this month. Rental prices are going down.

Opinion: Positive Picture at University Goes Untold, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
It has been a great year in Jewish studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU). The program enjoys surging enrollments.

GOP Withholds Votes, Stalling 4 Davis Appointments, Los Angeles Times
The tactic is no surprise, a leading Democrat says, as the recall vote draws closer. The four all are nominated to education posts.

Bustamante defends student background, San Francisco Chronicle
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante is fighting off claims from conservative critics that he has links to a Latino campus organization that has called for returning California and the Southwest to Mexico.

Domestic Partners Bill OKd, Los Angeles Times
The state Senate votes for a measure that would grant same-sex and unmarried couples legal rights nearly equal to those of wedded pairs.

Pair back tribes on gambling, Sacramento Bee
Two of the three top candidates seeking to replace Gov. Gray Davis in the recall election took their cases to moneyed Indian tribes Thursday, promising to support more gambling and less government intrusion on tribal lands in California.

Candidates' pasts become recall issues, Sacramento Bee
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante on Thursday said as governor he would support a state constitutional amendment to regulate the price of gasoline, while GOP candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger rallied a throng of potential supporters in Fresno and faced continuing questions about his past sexual behavior and drug use.

Fund-Raising Proves Challenging for Backers of Prop. 54, Los Angeles Times
Ward Connerly raised close to $2 million to get a measure onto the statewide ballot that would limit the collection of data based on race. But the staunch foe of affirmative action has had far less success coming up with the cash to run a campaign for the measure, Proposition 54 on the Oct. 7 ballot.

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