Teen chosen for Panama venture, Desert Sun
"She had what it took," said Tootie Killingsworth, CSUSB, Palm Desert Campus assistant dean. Melissa was selected for her leadership skills, passion for learning and answers to a series of essay questions.

Schwarzenegger egged at CSU, Sacramento Bee
Arnold Schwarzenegger may have avoided tough policy questions by skipping Wednesday's debate among other major candidates in the gubernatorial recall election, but he endured jeers and was even egged when he made a brief speech to students at California State University.

Fresno State student leaders tackle fee boost, Fresno Bee
Effort aims to rouse campus to fend off further increases, service cuts.

Cal Poly horse center to expand, Daily Bulletin
The center will have three new barns in coming months -- the first new buildings in more than 20 years -- thanks to a $173,890 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Student named to CSU board, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Gray Davis has named a graduate student at California State University, Sacramento, to the governing board of the 23-campus CSU system.

UC Davis reverses on biolab warnings, Sacramento Bee
Officials now say U.S. anti-terror limits on disclosure don't apply.

UC enrollment cut a bad sign for fall, San Francisco Chronicle
When the University of California told 1,600 transfer and freshman applicants this week that it was closing off enrollment and returning unread their applications for the winter term because of state budget cuts, it was not only a blow to those students but also an ominous signal to fall applicants.

UC refunds hopefuls' money, San Jose Mercury News
With most campuses already filled for the academic year, the University of California is refunding application fees to about 1,600 applicants for the winter quarter that it says it cannot afford to consider because of state funding shortfalls.

Campuses fight internet piracy, Ventura County Star
Many student downloads not music to ears of university administrators.

Program to prepay school tuition expands, Press-Enterprise
Private colleges and universities are now included in the money-saving system.

3 charged in $1M college scam, San Bernardino Sun
Two former Victor Valley Community College officials and a real estate agent were charged Wednesday with embezzling more than $1 million through the college's community partnership program.

College enrollment gets cheer team, Bakersfield Californian
Education leaders announced long-term plans Wednesday to boost college enrollment in Kern County by teaching children and teens that college is both affordable and accessible to all.

In 1860, America Had 40 Public High Schools, Wall St. Journal
Enter the public high school of yesteryear.

To Combat Pirating, Colleges and Companies Consider an Online Music Service for Students, Chronicle of Higher Education
A number of colleges are negotiating with online-music services to test a campuswide program under which colleges would pay the companies to let students download music legally. According to Graham B. Spanier, president of Pennsylvania State University, the test would start next spring.

Yale University and Workers' Unions Are at It Again, New York Times
Yale University has long prided itself on being an institution for dispassionate discourse, but there is one arena where it has fallen sorely short: labor relations.

A Star! A Failure! Unmeshed Yardsticks, New York Times
North Carolina has one of the nation's most demanding accountability systems, but it also provides substantial resources for troubled schools.

A Campus Fad That's Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism, New York Times
A study conducted on 23 college campuses has found that Internet plagiarism is rising among students.

House Republicans Rip Into Colleges in Scathing Report on College-Cost 'Crisis', Chronicle of Higher Education
The rising cost of a higher education has spawned a "crisis," according to a report scheduled to be released today by Congressional Republicans.

Lawsuit Accuses 7 Virginia Colleges of Wrongfully Rejecting Illegal Immigrants, Chronicle of Higher Education
Seven public colleges in Virginia that have rejected illegal immigrants for admission are violating the U.S. Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by lawyers for immigrants.

GOP Report Says College Tuition Increases Causing 'Crisis', Los Angeles Times
Two congressmen say families are being forced to 'trade down' to lesser schools.

Editorial: Baloney 101, Long Beach Press-Telegram
College: In our day, we didn't dare to complain.

Weintraub: Johnson to Johnson: New day dawns at Sac High, Sacramento Bee
Former California Gov. Hiram Johnson's belief in citizen action is famous now that one of his creations -- the recall election -- is being used for the first time to put the state's chief executive on the hot seat.

Walters: Schwarzenegger, in absentia, still dominates the debate, Sacramento Bee
Movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger's absence from the first debate of California's historic recall election was impossible to ignore.

Commentary: Races With No Winners, Los Angeles Times
Prop. 54 will bring an end to the indignity of classifying people.

Skelton: It Looked Brilliant -- and Was Davis' Great Blunder, Los Angeles Times
If this were baseball, Gov. Gray Davis would be leading the league in errors. And he committed one boo-boo that has been especially costly. It was his spending $9 million on attack ads in last year's GOP gubernatorial primary to flatten the Republican candidate he feared most, former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan.

Will California Prove to Be Harbinger of Larger Revolt?, Wall St. Journal
Economic Woes Behind Recall In State Have National Parallels.

Analysis: Issue-rich discussion covers range of ideas, Sacramento Bee
In a two-hour debate televised live statewide Wednesday, there was a candidate on stage for people of nearly every political persuasion, even though actor and Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't show up.

5 Candidates Tackle Issues in Spirited Debate, Los Angeles Times
Voters hear views across the political spectrum on taxation and other topics. Davis appears, mixing contrition with self-defense.

Policy on Education Still Vague, Los Angeles Times
Arnold Schwarzenegger favors schools as campaign stops, but has yet to develop a platform on the subject or show familiarity with issues.

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