Cal Poly presents award to professor, Los Angeles Times
Claremont resident recognized as a leader and role model for work with study abroad program.

Credit given in class not taken, Fresno Bee
A Fresno State professor gave Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante credit for a speech class without the requirements students now face.

Enrollment, campus grow in Palm Desert, Desert Sun
Fall classes began this week at California State University, San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus with about 300 more students than in the fall quarter a year ago.

Poly student sues university administrators, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Free speech issue focuses on flier he tried to post in University Union.

Freedom of Expression Is Tested in 2 Cases at 'the Un-Berkeley', Los Angeles Times
The quiet campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, known in some quarters as "the un-Berkeley," does not usually find itself at the epicenter of debate over free speech in academia.

Bulldogs rider dies after fall off horse, Fresno Bee
Shana Eriksson was a member of the Fresno State equestrian team.

Violent crime low, minor crime common at HSU, Eureka Times-Standard
Large increases in drug offenses and minor crimes are causing concern for the Humboldt State University Police Department, who say a recent report on felony offenses shows only a small fraction of what's going on.

Public can put its stamp on CSUCI, Ventura County Star
University, Sunset contest seeks courtyard ideas.

Atkinson set to step down from UC helm, San Diego Union-Tribune
First encounters with Richard C. Atkinson are often memorable.

UC Santa Barbara parties videotaped for LA porn company, North County Times/AP
Off-campus parties attended by University of California, Santa Barbara students have been videotaped for use in pornography films, a revelation that concerns authorities and social service workers, but was accepted as routine by their classmates, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Lab scientist quits after audit report, Contra Costa Times
A Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory internal investigation has found that a computer scientist running a nationwide computer network should have known his $3 million money transfer was against lab and federal regulations.

School revenue off by millions, Los Angeles Daily News
Student enrollment in the Los Angeles Unified is lower than anticipated for the first time in a decade -- a drop that could mean a loss up to $47 million in projected state funding, according to new estimates.

Budget on shaky ground, Daily Breeze
A Sacramento Superior Court judge has blocked the sale of nearly $2 billion in pension bonds that Gov. Gray Davis and the Legislature were counting on to help close the state’s budget gap.

Skip a year of high school? You can in Florida, Christian Science Monitor
With tight budgets and new class-size restrictions, the state will now grant diplomas for 18 credits instead of 24.

On Front Lines, Casualties, New York Times
Like many other middle schools in New York City, this one is overloaded with children who have transferred in under the federal No Child Left Behind law. The 2002 law allows students to transfer from failing schools to better ones.

Investment Gains Lift Endowments at Leading Colleges, New York Times
Better financial markets helped push endowments at Harvard, Princeton, Yale and some other colleges to record levels this year, according to preliminary fiscal 2003 year-end financial results that many colleges released last week.

Threshold for Dangerous Schools Under New Law Is Too High, Critics Say, New York Times
Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, parents across the nation can transfer their students from dangerous to safer schools, but 44 states have set the legal threshold for persistently dangerous so high that no schools in those states fit the definition.

Plan helps prepay college tuition at a discount, Modesto Bee
Ryan Graves is only 13 months old, but his mom figures that she's got his college- savings strategy whipped. Melanie Graves, 40, is planning to prepay her son's tuition through a new program called the Independent 529 Plan.

State Agency Blames Old U. of Florida Landfill for Groundwater Contamination, Chronicle of Higher Education
Florida's Department of Environmental Protection reported on Friday that an old University of Florida landfill may have contaminated groundwater on a part of the university's campus where several people who have since developed cancers lived as students in the 1970s.

Where the Jobs Are, Chronicle of Higher Education
Despite the economic downturn, a few colleges have found ways to significantly increase their faculty hiring. [Cal State Fullerton cited]

Editorial: Why the Recall Is Wrong , Los Angeles Times
Californians are faced with the most important election in recent memory: the decision on whether to remove and replace Gov. Gray Davis. The implications of this recall go far beyond whether the abysmally unpopular Davis stays or goes.

Editorial: No on Propositions 53 and 54, Los Angeles Times
Here are The Times' recommendations on the two other issues on the recall ballot.

Opinion: Child porn response spoils Poly's image, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Cal Poly administrators, all the way up to President Warren Baker, have some serious questions to answer about an admitted failure to report a crime against children two years ago.

Dan Walters: Facing recall vote, governor does balancing act on pending bills, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Gray Davis is performing a delicate balancing act as he awaits the outcome of the Oct. 7 recall election that could end his political career.

Dan Walters: Recall, reform package add fuel to worker's comp war, Sacramento Bee
Workers' compensation -- the system that pays for the treatment and upkeep of those afflicted with job-related illnesses and injuries -- may be the most politically and legally complicated matter in state government.

Daniel Weintraub: Emerging vs. traditional where it all happens first, Sacramento Bee
When Glen Browder published his book last year on the uncertain future of American democracy, he had no idea that California was about to embark on a wild political experiment that would help prove his point.

Editorial: Editorial: Vote 'No' on recall, Sacramento Bee
No one, sad to say, looks better than Davis.

Editorial: Reject Proposition 54, Sacramento Bee
Ban on race data would make us blind.

George Skelton: In Addition to Spark, Huffington Brings Attention to 'Legalized Bribery', Los Angeles Times
The syndicated columnist and author of nine books has added spark and spice to the debates, holding the front-runners' feet to the fire when moderators have refused. She doesn't pull punches and makes watching worthwhile.

Governor Davis -- Stoic Man Amid a Recall Storm, Washington Post
As chief of staff to the mercurial "Governor Moonbeam," Gray Davis regularly found himself trying to placate legislators, lobbyists, reporters and others, who could not find or pin down the unpredictable governor.

From Pumping Iron to Pushing Political Ideas, Washington Post
Those who know Arnold say that his transition from bodybuilder to politician has brought with it a maturity and a political evolution as well.

No axes falling in Legislature, San Francisco Chronicle
Lawmakers still hiring despite layoffs of other state workers.

No refunds, Bustamante says, Sacramento Bee
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, told by a judge to prove that he cannot cancel television advertising time purchased with improper campaign contributions, said Saturday that television stations are refusing to refund money for ad time not yet used.

Fees may doom Davis, Orange County Register/AP
Residents say increased tuition, car tax could sway recall vote.

Different candidates, different styles: McClintock, Sacramento Bee
Carrying out his promises might not be so easy.

New poll shows Californians widely favor recall, Schwarzenegger, Sacramento Bee/AP
With the campaign to recall Gov. Gray Davis entering its final full week, a poll released Sunday showed the Democrat could lose office by a wide margin, and put Arnold Schwarzenegger way ahead of everyone else trying to become governor.

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