Students rally against governor's plan to cut money for education, San Diego Union-Tribune
Celia Martinez urged a crowd of more than 70 fellow students at California State University San Marcos to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts in education.

Students protest amidst storm's fury, Tri-Valley Herald
Cal State Hayward administrators and students joined their counterparts from San Jose State and San Francisco State to protest the state's cuts to the CSU budget and student-support programs, along with imposing higher fees.

Aztecs' Mascot Waste of Money, Denver Post
After years of debate over political correctness, student referendums and research into Aztec culture, the Aztec Warrior is back. The new creation replaces the late, great Monty Montezuma banished several years ago.

Student at San Francisco State U. Faces Punishment for Disruptive Activism, Chronicle of Higher Education
A pro-Israel student activist at San Francisco State University was escorted off the campus on Monday by police officers and forbidden to return for two weeks following a heated argument with a student-discipline officer.

SDSU boosters come to Craft's defense over allegations, San Diego Union-Tribune
They feel he's right coach for program.

Professor tapped for planning commission, Daily Bulletin
Audrey Mathews, a Cal State San Bernardino associate professor of public administration, was appointed Thursday to the county planning commission.

CSUCI president delivers upbeat message, Ventura County Star
The budget has been cut. Enrollment has been capped. Faculty hiring has been halted. But none of that has stopped the momentum of development at California State University, Channel Islands, President Richard Rush said Thursday.

Stan State weighs cutting faculty's summer pay, Modesto Bee
California State University, Stanislaus, administrators are leaning toward cutting faculty salaries in the summer to save as many as 172 course sections during the regular academic year.

UC to Send Eligible Students Elsewhere, Los Angeles Times
A few thousand freshmen will go to two-year colleges first as a result of budget plan.

UC to send 3,200 to community colleges, San Diego Union-Tribune
In a move that may break a 43-year-long promise to admit all eligible students, the University of California announced yesterday that thousands of high school students who should have been accepted this year will be redirected to a community college.

UC ends a proud admission tradition, Sacramento Bee
In a reluctant but expected cost-cutting move, the University of California has revamped its admissions policy, marking the first time in the system's history that every eligible freshman won't be offered a spot at one of its nine campuses.

UC forced to reject qualified freshmen, San Francisco Chronicle
Budget woes mean community colleges for some applicants.

L.B. educators still trying to do more with less, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Leaders say they will work to coordinate goals despite budget cuts, growing needs.

Woman's Scarf a College Issue, Los Angeles Times
Trustees of a Lancaster school are to rule on the future of an instructor who ordered a Muslim student to take off head covering. She refused.

Area schools banking on Prop. 55 construction aid, Daily Breeze
Though never a sure thing, there was a time when passing a multibillion-dollar construction bond measure to repair and renovate schools was a much safer bet in California.

School projects await election, San Jose Mercury-News
It lacks the cachet that comes with an Arnold Schwarzenegger TV ad, but Proposition 55 -- a proposal to sell $12.3 billion in bonds to bolster the infrastructure of California's sagging schools -- has no shortage of powerful supporters.

Far fewer foreign students applying to colleges in U.S., San Francisco Chronicle
American universities of choice among foreign graduate students are seeing sharp declines in foreign applications this year, thanks to stricter security and a perception of unfriendliness in the United States.

Va. Colleges May Bar Illegal Immigrants, Washington Post
Judge's Ruling Is Said to Be U.S. First.

Help Wanted: Chef to Oversee 800,000 Meals a Day That Students Will Want to Eat, New York Times
For the first time, the Department of Education is looking for one as part of an overhaul of how and what it feeds its 1.1 million charges.

Rioting: The new campus craze, CNN
From Maryland to Minnesota to Ohio to Massachusetts, students have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage in booze-fueled riots following major sporting events.

Federal Judge Rules That Colleges May Deny Admission to Illegal Immigrants, Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges may deny admission to applicants who are living in the United States illegally, a federal judge ruled this week.

U.S. to block Oracle's PeopleSoft bid, CNN/Money Magazine
Justice Department says proposed takeover would hurt competition in corporate software market.

Campus Customers Applaud as Government Moves to Block Oracle's Takeover of PeopleSoft, Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block the Oracle Corporation's bid to take over PeopleSoft Inc., arguing that the deal would be anticompetitive and result in higher costs for businesses, colleges, and other users of the companies' software.

Editorial: For students’ sake, safety support Prop. 55, Desert Sun
New, updated classrooms enhance student comprehension, provide environment conducive to learning.

Letters to the Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
CSU cutbacks. [San Francisco State faculty member]

Debate: College Preparation, USA Today
In high schools, the fastest-growing courses offered are Advanced Placement classes, which give students a chance to earn college credit. Increasingly, students and their parents see these academically challenging courses as an admission ticket to the nation's top colleges.

Dan Walters: Gay marriage takes its place as latest 'hot-button' issue, Sacramento Bee
What politicians call "hot buttons" are, at their heart, issues of fundamental philosophy; they go to the core of how we view ourselves and our fellow beings and, therefore, have the power to move us.

Letters to the Editor, Daily Bulletin
Proposition 55 good deal for California.

Editorial: Vote yes on Prop. 55, San Jose Mercury-News
Bond is Crucial to Repair Decrepit Schools.

Opinion: Old Spending Habits Could Set State Straight, Los Angeles Times
State officials are spending a great deal of time, money and political capital to convince Californians that borrowing $15 billion — plus an additional $6.4 billion of interest — would solve the state's budget problems. But if this is a spending problem, isn't the solution to reduce spending rather than borrowing more to spend more?

Effect of state layoffs to be revealed, Sacramento Bee
The Finance Department reverses its stance on describing the impacts.

Senate OKs budget savings of $1 billion, San Francisco Chronicle
The state Senate on Thursday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger about half of the midyear budget savings he had requested in December.

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