Notes reveal scope of SDSU probe, San Diego Union-Tribune
Auditor was told of strip club visits, underage drinking.

Bay: SDSU was 'bullied' and subject of 'witch hunt', San Diego Union-Tribune
On May 6, when a California State University audit detailed mismanagement within San Diego State's athletic department, university President Stephen Weber said athletic director Rick Bay's job was safe.

Details could be damaging, San Diego Union-Tribune
More NCAA violations may be gleaned from SDSU study of auditor's material.

Cal Poly president departs after decade of accomplishment, Daily Bulletin
Cal Poly Pomona President Bob Suzuki knows his campus better than the back of his hand.

Scrummin' it up with the best of 'em, Monterey Herald
Each year, Cal State Monterey Bay selects one student to receive the President's Award for for Exemplary Student Achievement. The recipient is also the only student to speak at graduation.

Survey says alcohol is still flowing freely, Chico Enterprise-Record
A survey of the drinking habits of Chico State University students says almost all of them drink and a vast majority drink a lot.

SSU lands $20K for redevelopment, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Sonoma State University's goal of establishing an extension campus in the Roseland neighborhood of southwest Santa Rosa cleared another fund-raising hurdle with the award of $20,000 in redevelopment funds from the city.

CSU to curb enrollment, Eureka Times-Standard
The California State University announced Wednesday that its campuses must stop increasing their enrollment and might deny admission to as many as 30,000 students in spring 2004.

Budget fallout rains on education, Fresno Bee
Fresno State will impose earlier application deadlines to limit enrollment and comply with systemwide growth controls announced Wednesday by California State University Chancellor Charles Reed.

California Budget, Finally Passed, Brings More Gloom to the State's Public Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education
California's public colleges are facing steep cuts in state appropriations after lawmakers finally agreed on a state budget that closes most of a record $38-billion deficit.

Schools grapple with budget news, Eureka Times-Standard
Humboldt County educators on Wednesday said that a solid state budget helps them have a clearer picture of their own financial situation -- but it isn't a pretty picture.

Budget ax taking a big swing at California colleges, Fresno Bee/AP
A state budget crisis has sucked more than $700 million out of California's public university funding, forcing the third fee hike this year at the University of California - and a one-year delay in opening UC Merced - and a major enrollment cutback at the California State University system.

Public colleges among hardest hit by cuts in new fiscal plan, Oakland Tribune
The budget the Legislature adopted Tuesday holds a gloomy future for students, faculty and administrators in the state's public colleges.

Budget impedes UC, CSU enrollment, Contra Costa Times
Up to 30,000 new students will be turned away from California State University campuses in the spring, the University of California will delay opening its new Merced campus for a year, and students in both systems will shoulder a 30 percent fee increase.

Wall Street Takes Dim View of Budget's Reliance on Borrowing, Los Angeles Times
Wall Street's reaction to California's budget deal ranged from suspicion to disdain Wednesday, a response that makes it likely the state will continue to pay well-above-average interest rates to borrow.

Most Are Spared Deep, Painful Cuts in Compromise Budget Plan, Los Angeles Times
College fees will rise and teachers will be laid off, but taxpayers escape higher sales levies.

UC and CSU raise prices, cut programs, Sacramento Bee
The news of profound spending cuts to California's public higher education system fell hard Wednesday on millions of students, as university officials spelled out the grim math: College prices will rise, while programs will be scaled back or shut down.

Three Universities Join Researcher to Develop Drugs, New York Times
Stanford and the University of California branches in San Francisco and San Diego are joining with SRI International, a nonprofit research institute, to form PharmaStart, a consortium aimed at moving discoveries made at the schools into clinical trials.

UC faculty endorse revised statement of academic freedom, Fresno Bee/AP
University of California faculty have endorsed a revised statement of academic freedom that had stirred debate over how to stop professors from turning classrooms into soapboxes.

UC Merced on hold until '05, Modesto Bee
University of California at Merced backers conceded Wednesday that the long-awaited campus must wait even longer.

Budget hits UC programs, plans, San Francisco Chronicle
This week, the state Legislature cut UC Merced's funding and ordered the campus' opening delayed until fall 2005, forcing Central Valley community college students to scramble to figure out what they are going to do.

UC professors get more liberty in what to teach, San Francisco Chronicle
Supporters say new rules add to academic freedoms.

UC fee increase on students jumps to 30%, San Francisco Chronicle
University of California students will be hit with an extra 5 percent fee hike starting this fall, on top of the 25 percent increase approved earlier this month.

S.F. CLOSURE: Extension students are left in limbo, San Francisco Chronicle
The University of California Extension, which offers hundreds of popular adult education classes in everything from foreign languages to financial planning, will close its main San Francisco campus on Laguna Street at the end of the year because of the budget crisis, UC officials confirmed Wednesday.

UC Faculty Back Policy Increasing Their Freedom, Los Angeles Times
The change would allow professors to express their personal views in the classroom.

Opening of UC Merced is Delayed by Budget Crisis, Los Angeles Times
The start of classes for undergraduates will be delayed for one year, to the fall of 2005.

Davis Vetoes Bill to Allow Colleges to Bypass Some Seismic Standards, Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gray Davis, acting to prevent a weakening of school earthquake safety construction standards, has vetoed a bill that would have allowed community colleges under certain circumstances to bypass provisions of the state's strict seismic building standard.

To Cut Failure Rate, Schools Shed Students, New York Times
Growing numbers of students — most of them struggling academically — are being pushed out of New York City's school system and classified under bureaucratic categories that hide their failure to graduate.

Private Colleges Face Cuts in Public Dollars, Chronicle of Higher Education
Direct taxpayer support and student-aid programs are in jeopardy as states struggle to close deficits.

Bush Praises Community Colleges as 'Adaptable' and 'Accessible', Chronicle of Higher Education
The Bush administration has indicated that it plans to be tough on colleges as the Higher Education Act is renewed next year, but the president hinted Wednesday that he approves of the job that community colleges are doing.

Colleges dubious of tracking system, San Francisco Chronicle
Officials fear plan to monitor foreign students will collapse.

George Skelton: Republicans Picked Their Budget Battle -- and Won, Los Angeles Times
It wasn't supposed to have played out this way. Given the numbers, it shouldn't have: Republicans rolling over Democrats in a manner unseen in Sacramento since at least the Ronald Reagan era — and probably not since the GOP-dominated 1950s.

Daniel Weintraub: Riordan run would be justice, but can he do it?, Sacramento Bee
If Richard Riordan runs for governor, he would do so with at least a slight karmic advantage.

Editorial: Election chaos looms, Sacramento Bee
Will California be another Florida?

Million-Dollar Recall, Washington Post
California, the largest and most trend-setting of our 50 states, often epitomizes America.