The professors, North County Times
Scott Greenwood spent much of the summer camped out in a dorm on a college campus in Vermont. The political science professor expects that experience will serve him well later this month when he moves into Cal State San Marcos' University Village as the first faculty member in residence.

Most CSU campuses won't take new students in spring, San Diego Union-Tribune
California's universities will cost 40 percent more this fall, and now comes more bad news: Qualified students may be unable to attend in the spring.

CSUS application deadlines moved up, Turlock Journal
Because of strict limits on how many students can enroll in the coming year in the wake of state budget cuts, Cal State Stanislaus has moved up application deadlines for the winter term and spring semester.

Vandals flood new Cal Poly dorm, Daily Bulletin
Damages likely to top $2 million; students may be housed off campus.

HSU lecturer hopes long-shot bid for governor will help North Coast, Eureka Times-Standard
Darin Price of McKinleyville is the first to admit his chances of becoming California's next governor are slim -- and that's an understatement.

Station pulls out of KOCE bidding, Orange County Register
The public television station operated by San Diego State University, KPBS, has withdrawn from the competition to take over KOCE-TV/50.

UC Berkeley eliminates 200 full-time positions, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
UC Berkeley will eliminate more than 200 full-time jobs this week and there will be some actual layoffs, the first related to a state budget cut since the early 1990s.

Grossmont College data program going statewide, San Diego Union-Tribune
An information-gathering system that local educators say has improved how students are taught will soon be used in other areas around the state.

Hahn Announces Worker-Literacy Program, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles has the highest percentage of undereducated adults in the nation, many of them immigrants with limited schooling in their native countries.

College launches fast-track nursing program, Press-Enterprise
PALM DESERT: The classes are aimed at alleviating the health-care shortage in the Coachella Valley.

UMass President, Facing Pressure Over Brother, Quits, New York Times
William M. Bulger resigned today as president of the University of Massachusetts after months of mounting criticism and political pressure over his ties to his fugitive brother.

First Test for Freshmen: Picking Roommates, New York Times
This summer, for the first time, Emory let freshmen pick their own roommates in an online roommate-selection system that works on the same principles as computer dating.

Editorial: More AmeriCorps Follies, Wall St. Journal
In the classic formulation, a gaffe in Washington is defined as someone telling the truth. This seems to be what Les Lenkowsky committed when he recently expressed some on-the-record doubts to us about AmeriCorps.

George Skelton : Recall Fits Tradition of Fed-Up Voters, Los Angeles Times
Patience! By Saturday night we'll know the complete composition of the candidate circus. But a larger question will remain unanswered for a while.

Editorial: College students in valley hit with triple whammy, Modesto Bee
San Joaquin Valley college students -- present and prospective -- have taken it on the chin with a nasty three-punch combination delivered by the state budget crisis.

Editorial: Davis' ID check, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Fearing that his days in power could be nearing an end, Gov. Gray Davis has begun a campaign to say or do whatever he can to stay in office.

Daniel Weintraub: Who is Gray Davis? State's voters still don't know, Sacramento Bee
It's apparent that Davis has precious few friends to call on in this time of political need.

Schwarzenegger to Run for Governor in Calif. Recall Election, Washington Post
Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and Independent Arianna Huffington Also Enter Race.

Movie Star In, Senator Out for Recall Race in California, New York Times
The recall election on Gov. Gray Davis of California took stunning turns today, as one of the state's most respected elected officials, Senator Dianne Feinstein, announced that she would not run to replace Mr. Davis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, a politically untested movie star, announced that he would.

Schwarzenegger Will Run in Recall Election, Los Angeles Times
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today that he will run for governor, after weeks of speculation that he would not enter the gubernatorial race.

Schwarzenegger In, Feinstein Out, Los Angeles Times
Arianna Huffington, Democrat Bustamante Join Recall Race / The actor's 'Tonight Show' announcement creates shockwaves. Fellow Republican Riordan is caught off guard, an aide says.

Day of surprises: Schwarzenegger tells Leno he's in, Sacramento Bee
Democrat Bustamante to join race, break ranks.

Riordan "Stunned" by Friend, Aide Says, Los Angeles Times
The ex-mayor didn't think Schwarzenegger intended to run, according to an advisor.

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