Hornets eye 8,000-seat arena, possible league change, Sacramento Bee
Says school president Gonzalez: "We need to move forward despite...opposition."

First-year president will begin fact-finding, Sacramento Bee
Football may or may not survive at Sacramento State over the long haul, but that's OK.
Maybe it should, maybe it shouldn't.

M.A. in homeland security, San Diego Union-Tribune
For San Diego State University students, there is a new course of study in the making, one reflecting the times: homeland security studies.

CSU to vote on stricter rules for transferring, San Francisco Chronicle
The California State University system is considering tough new rules that will require community college students to earn 60 units, declare a major and complete prerequisite classes before they can transfer to one of the 23 CSU campuses.

O'Malley captures Division II award, Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico State men's soccer coach Mike O'Malley has been selected the the Division II coach of the year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Students to learn dining etiquette, Hayward Review
Cal State Hayward's seminar teaches value.

Deal brings guilty plea in slaying of student, San Diego Union-Tribune
A man facing the possibility of life in prison in connection with the 2002 fatal shooting of a San Diego State University student in Mission Bay Park was allowed to plead guilty yesterday to involuntary manslaughter.

Lawsuit seeks to restore higher fees on vehicles, San Francisco Chronicle
University of California students and civil rights advocates asked the state Supreme Court Wednesday to overturn Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's slashing of the state's vehicle license fee -- and the reductions in education and other programs that would help pay for it.

Students sue over license fee rollback, Sacramento Bee
The University of California Students Association on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to return vehicle license fees to their pre-Schwarzenegger administration levels and restore money to education and other programs.

UC Davis students' tutor gets 11 years for rapes, Sacramento Bee
A graduate of UC Davis law school who worked on campus tutoring students was sentenced this week to 11 years in state prison for raping two undergraduate students while the women were unconscious.

90 tons of granite make it safely to a UCSD campus, San Diego Union-Tribune
A king-sized boulder, all 90 tons of it, arrived in the wee hours yesterday at UCSD's Camp Elliott campus after being moved from a rock quarry in Pala.

Over $600 million in Cal Grants available for students in the fall, San Diego Union-Tribune
In an era of tight budgets and program cuts, millions of dollars are still available for students heading to a California college. The state-funded Cal Grant program expects to dole out more than $600 million in grants in the fall for low-and moderate-income students.

Governor zeroes in on higher education, Desert Sun
Schwarzenegger proposes boosting community colleges.

Pepperdine Defends Its Minority Scholarships, Los Angeles Times
Successful elsewhere, anti-affirmative action activists seek to force college to revise awards.

State Report Calls for Adding More Charter Schools, Los Angeles Times
Saying charter schools generally have provided worthwhile alternatives to traditional public schools, the state legislative analyst's office on Wednesday made recommendations to increase their numbers and to improve their oversight and financing.

Community colleges hopeful, Orange County Register
President George W. Bush's State of the Union speech called for increasing support to America's community colleges so they can help train skilled workers.

The Push for Bond Funds, Monterey Herald
Monterey County school administrators and community leaders pressed voters Wednesday to support a March ballot measure designed to fund construction and repairs at public schools. [President Peter Smith cited.]

Case Compares Free-Speech Rights of College and High-School Newspapers, Chronicle of Higher Education
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments this month in a case concerning whether college newspapers have greater free-speech rights than high-school newspapers do.

Bush Proposes $250-Million Job-Training Program in Visits to Community Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education
Just hours after his State of the Union address, President Bush on Wednesday visited two community colleges, where he called for a $250-million program that would provide federal grants to community colleges for job training.

Opinion: 'Legacy' admissions ban highlights flaws in system, USA Today
For the past 30 years, Americans have viewed, and argued about, college admissions as an "either/or" proposition. Either you earned your place on merit, as measured by a standardized test, if you are white, or you received it, thanks to a racial preference, if you are not. The options were scores or skin.

Daniel Weintraub: Arduin wants to measure program performance, Sacramento Bee
Donna Arduin has a quaint idea about government finance: She thinks every state program should have specific goals laying out what it is trying to accomplish and clear measures to help the public determine whether those goals have been achieved.

Opinion: The Tyranny of Choice, Chronicle of Higher Education
The modern university has become a kind of intellectual shopping mall. Universities offer a wide array of different "goods" and allow, even encourage, students -- the "customers" -- to shop around until they find what they like.

George Skelton: Workers' Comp Reform Requires Action, Not Just Talk, Los Angeles Times
California's employer-paid workers' comp insurance premiums are the highest in the nation and double the national average.

Opinion: Due process needed in CSUS survey probe, Modesto Bee
California State University, Stanislaus, has come to the attention of the national media following claims by anonymous students of unsupervised and unsubstantiated results of a survey, which was conducted as a course assignment and presented in court as part of the Scott Peterson murder case.

Opinion: Students did the best they could in tight spot, Modesto Bee
In recent days, much has been published, debated and opined about a juror survey class assignment by the survey's creator, CSUS Professor Stephen Schoenthaler, and about several university students.

Angelides rips university budget cuts, North County Times/AP
Saying the state's college and university systems are a key driver in the California economy, state Treasurer Phil Angelides on Wednesday denounced the administration's plans to cut $700 million next year from higher education.

State Employees Feel the Sting of Terse Dismissals, Los Angeles Times
Governor's office defends its approach to a raft of firings that some Davis appointees say were insensitive.

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