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Office of the Chancellor / Public Affairs
September 11, 2003
 
CSU/Campus News
 

NCAA ruling on penalties for Bulldogs looms today, Fresno Bee
University already has imposed sanctions over academic fraud.

Fresno State Gets 4 Years' Probation for NCAA Rules Violations, Chronicle of Higher Education
The National Collegiate Athletic Association placed California State University at Fresno on four years' probation on Wednesday, citing "a lack of appropriate institutional control" and such violations as academic fraud and ineligible play by members of the university's men's basketball team.

2 Valley leaders honored for service, Fresno Bee
Hanford Vice Mayor Marcelyn Buford, Fresno State's John Welty receive awards.

Poly opens new apartments, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Student housing complex will open to residents Sunday.

GPS positions itself everywhere, Orange County Register
As Mohinder Grewal prepared for a new school year, the California State University, Fullerton, the professor had a good story to tell students about how his summer went.

Cal State keeping closer tabs on struggling students, San Bernardino Sun
It's tough love at Cal State this year. The new academic probation policy gives students earlier notice when they fall behind but also makes dismissing them from school easier and quicker.

USDA funds Cal State farmer support program, San Bernardino Sun
Cal State San Bernardino is collaborating with University of California Cooperative Extension for Riverside County to create the Small Farm Initiative Institute, targeting farmers throughout the Inland Empire and the Coachella Valley.

Cal State San Marcos opens center for middle-school teacher training, San Diego Union-Tribune
Program is one of only three in state.

New technology and facility aid CSUSM middle school teaching program, North County Times
"Technology is critical because it's a teaching, information and management tool," said Steve Lilly, the dean of the CSUSM College of Education.

Bond-Rating Update, Chronicle of Higher Education
The following institutions had their bond ratings upgraded or downgraded during August 2003.

 
UC News
 

Politics cloud prestigious appointments, Bakersfield Californian
The politics of the recall campaign against Gov. Gray Davis overshadowed Davis' appointments of two Kern County residents to prestigious education posts Wednesday.

UC task force to fight bigotry, Oakland Tribune
Concerned with increasing reports of racially motivated incidents and harassment following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the University of California, Berkeley, on Tuesday inaugurated a new task force to fight hate and bias on campus.

 
California News
 

College admissions restricted, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Admission denied. That may be the letter some local high school and Cabrillo College transfer students receive from campuses in the California State University and University of California systems next fall if they’re not diligent.

California's Community Colleges See Steep Decline in Enrollment, Chronicle of Higher Education
After seven years of notable enrollment increases, California's community-college system, the country's largest, lost some 54,000 students last spring, and officials expect the decline to continue this fall, according to two reports released on Tuesday.

Fee increases deter students; SCC OK, Vallejo Times-Herald
As many as 90,000 students have dropped out of or failed to enroll in California community colleges because of cost-saving class cutbacks, a new report concluded.

 
National News
 

U.S. Senate Rejects Changes in Federal Student-Aid Formula, Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected proposed changes to a student-aid formula that would have made thousands of students ineligible for federal assistance.

Students angry over music piracy suits, CNN/AP
Anger, defiance and fear were the main reactions of college students on Tuesday after the music industry said it was suing 261 individuals for swapping illegal copies of songs over the Internet.

Senate Opposes Changes in Student Aid, New York Times
The Senate voted today to block proposed changes in student aid rules that critics say would deny federal assistance to thousands of students even as tuition costs at the nation's universities surge.

Costs Mount for Yale and Union as Strike Drags On, New York Times
With the strike at Yale University entering its third week and no end in sight, the showdown is starting to exact sizable costs on both the university and the unionized workers.

Oracle holds firm on takeover offer, San Francisco Chronicle
VP says PeopleSoft price is fair, remains unfazed by company's poison pill defense.

 
Editorials/Letters/Opinion
 

Daniel Weintraub: Health care bill could make a bad problem worse, Sacramento Bee
The end of the legislative session is near, so it must be time for California lawmakers to fundamentally restructure a crucial part of the state's economy without much study, reflection or examination of the potential unintended consequences.

George Skelton: Connerly Initiative Makes Mistake By Censoring Data, Los Angeles Times
Proposition 54 is seen differently by different folks. Backers behold it as another death blow to racial preferences. Democratic pros, although opposing the measure, welcome it as a tool to prod the party faithful into voting in the recall and saving Gov. Gray Davis.

 
Politics
 

No staff cuts till after the election?, Sacramento Bee
Davis' finance director says the full picture won't be known until then.

McClintock hangs in, says backers may not, Sacramento Bee
Sen. Tom McClintock, pressed on whether he will drop out of the gubernatorial race, said Wednesday he plans to continue campaigning but acknowledged his supporters might migrate to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger before Election Day.

Davis backs workers' comp deal, Sacramento Bee
He says the package will help spark the economy.

Backing sags in poll for Prop. 54, Sacramento Bee
It's an even split on racial-data initiative; two in 10 undecided.

Schwarzenegger focuses on education policy, Orange County Register/AP
Candidate calls for equal opportunity, cutting waste at 'summit' with advisers.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: The actor assembles a team of education advisors and promises to give more local control to schools, Los Angeles Times
Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a team of education advisors on Wednesday that includes classroom teachers, district superintendents and his own mother-in-law, and vowed to give local officials more control over schooling.

Legislators Speed Through Final Bills, Los Angeles Times
GOP assails swift action on measures targeting pollution, restrooms and online sales.

Conservative-Moderate Gulf Haunts State GOP, Los Angeles Times
Facing a fresh chance to rejuvenate their party, California Republicans are falling into an old habit: feuding over whether they must compromise their conservative principles to elect a Republican governor.

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