Net to link China and CSULB, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Students to hear lectures on emergency management in real time.

Rocket program sets off hope, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Undergrads gain experience, make technological advances.

Proposed CSUCI expansion prompts some objections, Ventura County Star
California State University trustees unanimously approved a plan Tuesday for the Channel Islands campus to acquire 79 acres of farmland for a new entrance, parking and athletic fields -- over the objections of two Ventura County supervisors.

SDSU says computer server was infiltrated, San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego State University is warning more than 178,000 students, alumni and employees that hackers broke into a university computer server where names and Social Security numbers were stored.

State colleges look to tie fees to costs, Contra Costa Times
The California State University system is considering tying undergraduates' fees to the cost of their education as part of a long-term fee policy.

Bustamante, CSU chancellor Reed square off, Fresno Bee
The two debate efforts to fight budget cuts, fee increases at colleges.

Cal State officials consider new tuition policy, Press-Enterprise
The board also is urged to look into creating a rainy-day fund to avoid raising fees.

Twice Burned, Fresno Bee
Fresno State copes with fire losses, rebuilding decisions.

High schools top priority, says schools chief, San Bernardino Sun
O'Connell asks Cal State board to join his improvement effort.

CSU chief backs plan to improve high schools, North County Times
The California State University chancellor gave his full backing Tuesday to a call for sharp improvement in how high schools prepare students for college and jobs.

'Multi-racial' push seen as a ploy, Contra Costa Times
Applicants to the University of California can check "black," "Chicano," "Filipino," "white" and numerous other racial or ethnic categories to identify themselves. UC Regent Ward Connerly wants to add a couple more: "multi-racial" and "multi-ethnic."

You've won $7,500 - not really, UCD says, Sacramento Bee
The University of California, Davis, delivered good news to 6,800 college applicants Monday: Along with being accepted for the fall quarter, they each would receive the coveted $7,500 Regents Scholarship. That was a mistake.

Mistaken Scholarship Offer Brings Apology, Los Angeles Times
UC Davis issued an apology to 6,000 applicants who had been wrongly sent e-mail notifications of being chosen for a scholarship of as much as $7,500 a year.

Companies That Purchased Body Parts Are Sued, Los Angeles Times
The suit is filed on behalf of the widow of a man whose remains were donated to UCLA. Class-action status for other donors is sought.

University of California facing $1.6 billion shortfall, San Diego Union-Tribune/AP
University of California students can look forward to paying more for less as the prestigious school struggles with a multimillion-dollar shortfall that is boosting fees and draining budgets.

Student Assistants Are Offering Help as Well as Hope, Los Angeles Times
They earn college credit while assisting residents of public housing as tutors, recreation leaders and workforce development mentors.

High school exit exam prompts changes, Ventura County Star
Schools changing programs to ensure majority of children pass.

Notre Dame head shares views on campus drinking, Chico Enterprise-Record
On the eve of St. Patrick's Day, a man who may qualify as the No. 1 Irishman in America was in Chico to discuss ways to reduce the damage of drinking on college students.

Temecula offers land for college, Press-Enterprise
A deal to provide land worth $3.8 million to help build a $75 million home-grown college campus was approved Tuesday night by the Temecula City Council.

Cities challenging university tax status, CNN/AP
As state and federal aid to cities is being cut, cities are becoming increasingly aggressive about seeking tax dollars from university and college property that generates revenue for the institutions.

2-Year Schools No Longer 2nd Choice, Washington Post
Community Colleges' Cost and Pace Are Attracting More Teens.

Disabled Alaska Students Sue Over Exam, New York Times
Disabled children and their parents filed a federal class-action lawsuit yesterday against the Alaska Board of Education, the latest in a string of challenges to laws of various states requiring students to pass an exit exam to earn a high school diploma.

Editorial: Colleges losing ground, San Francisco Chronicle
In a time of budget cuts, the California community colleges should be grateful for any additional funds they receive.

Editorial: UCLA cadaver scandal was easily preventable, Daily Breeze
People contemplating giving their bodies to science can be forgiven second thoughts.

Peter Schrag: Sam Huntington's megaton immigration bomb, Sacramento Bee
The fate of the Republic was never going to hang on the bill that Gov. Gray Davis signed last year allowing illegal immigrants to apply for California driver's licenses. But it was a symbol, and the backlash it created was another reminder that in California at least, Mexican immigration is the 800-pound policy gorilla that few politicians dare confront.

Dan Walters: Capitol has selective attitude about misconduct probes, Sacramento Bee
When allegations surfaced in the late 1990s that Chuck Quackenbush, the state insurance commissioner, had intermingled official business with political image-building, the Legislature launched an exhaustive investigation that drove Quackenbush from office.

Letters to the Editor, New York Times
Students, Drugs and Financial Aid.

Schwarzenegger presses for workers' comp deal, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday ramped up pressure for a legislative deal to reduce workers' compensation costs, asking farmers to help him qualify a business-backed alternative for the November ballot in case lawmakers fail to reach a compromise.

Ex-Lawmaker Named to Head Consumer Affairs Department, Los Angeles Times
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has named as head of the state consumer affairs department a former assemblywoman who fared poorly on an advocacy group's scorecard that rated lawmakers by their dedication to consumer interests.

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