Sun powers Poly students across U.S., San Luis Obispo Tribune
Despite car's poorer-than-expected showing, SLO team is still enjoying the experience.

SSU studies Roseland campus, Press-Democrat
Sonoma State University is spearheading a drive to build a 10-acre, $10 million campus in Roseland, hoping to jump-start the southwest Santa Rosa economy and create 300 jobs.

Poly's plan to curb drinking may not work, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Bingers found to not respond to 'social norms.'

Pair of professors see bias gap at Cal State SB, San Bernardino Sun
Process for filing discrimination complaints ineffective, some say.

Aztec Gymnastics lands on its feet, San Diego Union-Tribune
Donation gives youth program a new home.

Senate breaks impasse, Sacramento Bee
Budget compromise includes new fees, spending cuts, borrowing.

Bond should be on ballot, group says, San Diego Union-Tribune
Odd as it may seem, an unprecedented plan to close part of the state budget gap with a $10.7 billion bond paid off over five years is not regarded by state officials as legally going into debt.

Both Sides Needed a Budget Deal, Los Angeles Times
It looked hopeless. Democrats wouldn't accept more spending cuts. Republicans wouldn't swallow new taxes. The two sides couldn't find a way to close a $38-billion shortfall or fulfill their most basic constitutional duty: passing a budget.

Compromise Budget OKd on 27-10 State Senate Vote, Los Angeles Times
The plan cuts programs, raises fees and borrows billions, but still leaves a deficit next year. Passage by the deeply divided Assembly is uncertain.

California Senate Passes Compromise Budget After 27 Days of Deadlock, Washington Post/AP
Seeking to end California's 27-day budget deadlock, the state Senate approved a compromise spending plan Sunday that imposes nearly $13 billion in cuts but raises no new taxes.

College Board Scores With Critics of SAT Analogies, Los Angeles Times
This month, University of California regents approved plans for a revamped SAT that would eliminate its long-maligned analogy section, after more than 70 years of torturing the correlation-challenged.

Brawny digital brain atlas makes quiet debut at UCLA, Sacramento Bee/AP
Scientists who have spent the last decade charting the human brain have quietly debuted the fruit of their labors: a mammoth digital atlas that maps in multiple dimensions thousands of examples of the most complex of organs.

'No Barriers' brings summer arts program to young musicians, Sacramento Bee
One-on-one recruiting, an enviable assemblage of composers and teachers, plus a world-class performing arts center helped bring students to "No Barriers," the first summer arts program for young musicians at the University of California, Davis.

UC must share investing data, San Jose Mercury-News
A state superior court judge has ruled that the University of California must disclose data on how the university's private investments for retirees are faring.

Online options for students, Modesto Bee
More students are turning to distance education programs, from online classes to televised lectures, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Education.

State sets pace for fee hikes, San Diego Union-Tribune
Despite increases, costs for UC, CSU among nation's lowest.

Experts Urge Strong Education Rather Than Big Tariffs, New York Times
The nation should work to improve the quality of the labor force freed up as jobs move overseas. That way, Americans will be able to exploit what economists call their "comparative advantage" in producing high-technology and high-value goods and services.

Top Colleges' Change on Aid Could Help the Middle Class, New York Times
Eager to bring some uniformity to the otherwise unruly field of financial aid, more than two dozen of the nation's most selective universities have started looking at home equity in a new light, a change that could significantly benefit middle-income families.

When It Comes to Child Custody, Who Pays for Yale?, New York Times
As if divorces aren't bad enough, one surprising bit of fallout of these falling-outs is the refusal of an ex-spouse to pay college education bills of a child.

Blacks with degrees at an all-time high, San Diego Union-Tribune/AP
The new president of the National Urban League said yesterday the number of blacks with bachelor's degrees is at an all-time high, but warned success in the classroom is marred by rising incarceration rates and covert racism.

William Safire: California Screamin', New York Times
Not a year after re-electing Gov. Gray Davis, fickle residents of this Democratic suzerainty are suffering from voter remorse.

Editorial: A good deal? Well . . ., Sacramento Bee
California has a budget deal. As with all deals, the question is whether it is a good one or a bad one.

Daniel Weintraub: Man bites dog, legislative foes civilly discuss state budget, Sacramento Bee
It's budget time in the Capitol, and even as a deal begins to come together, the insults are still flying.

Dan Walters: Sound fiscal advice for families should apply to state budget, Sacramento Bee
The first step toward financial health is to stop doing what got you into trouble in the first place.

Editorial: What agreement?, San Diego Union-Tribune
Hopes that the state budget crisis might soon be over could be premature.

Editorial: Perfect storm, San Diego Union-Tribune
Californians can take some small consolation in the fact that the state's budget crisis is not unique. Nearly all states are grappling with fiscal woes, some of which exceed California's in a proportional sense.

Editorial: Refuge Needs a Steady Hand, Los Angeles Times (Orange Co. Edition)
It's tiring to hear, for the umpteenth time in 10 months, that Cal State Fullerton has great plans for Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary.

In California, top spot is prestigious but punishing, Christian Science Monitor
A special election this fall may mean a new Golden State governor - who will face a history of political dysfunction.

Also on Ballot: Initiative to Restrict Racial Data, Los Angeles Times
Along with a decision on the political fate of Gov. Gray Davis, Californians will vote in October on a ballot initiative that would stop the state from collecting and using most kinds of racial and ethnic data.

Red Ink in States Beginning to Hurt Economic Recovery, New York Times
Having already stripped the nation of a source of economic growth, the budget crises in California and in almost every other state are now beginning to drag down the national economy, prolonging the weak, jobless recovery, the latest budget numbers show.

California Recall Is Part Vote, Part Spectacle, New York Times
The ark of potential Republican candidates to replace the Democratic governor — should the electorate vote to remove him — grows more crowded by the day.

Recall could spell windfall, Sacramento Bee
Polls will be taken, ads sold, and millions paid in a brief, intense spurt.

Californians to Vote in October on Ballot Measure Banning the Collection of Racial Data , Chronicle of Higher Education
When Californians go to the polls on October 7 to decide whether to remove Gov. Gray Davis from office, they will also vote on a measure that, if approved, would prevent the state, including public colleges, from collecting and using information on race and ethnicity.