CSUCI to offer master's degrees, Ventura County Star
California State University, Channel Islands, officials aren't letting the state budget crisis keep them from expanding. The university will begin offering its first master's degree programs this year.

Snails found on Cal Poly campus not endangered, San Luis Obispo Tribune
The snails discovered last month on land where Cal Poly plans to build a huge dormitory are not the protected variety they were first thought to be.

CSUF educator may land new job, Orange County Register
Two university administrators with Orange County ties are among the three finalists to replace the retiring president of California State University, Bakersfield, officials said Monday.

Education cuts fretful to Hayward, Daily Review
This urban enclave of 145,000 residents is increasingly becoming a flash point for the education funding crisis in California, making it a microcosm of sorts for what's occurring in larger, better known cities.

CMA to field women's hoop team, Times-Herald
Starting next fall, CMA will have a women's basketball team taking the court.

Sonoma State may renege on freshman acceptance letters, San Francisco Chronicle
Up to 100 students already accepted into the freshman class at Sonoma State University this fall are being told there may not be a spot for them when classes start in late August.

CSUCI: If students qualify, they can come, Ventura County Star
The news couldn't be better for California State University, Channel Islands.

UC Merced makes case for funds, Modesto Bee
The school needs $20 million from the state to open by fall 2005, and the funding request is working through a legislative process that will stretch into June.

White House recognizes UCI professor, Orange County Register
Jia Grace Lu is named among 57 of the nation’s most promising young scientists and engineers.

Cal's cooperative housing provides affordable living, Contra Costa Times
In cooperative housing, students buy food, cook meals and clean their common spaces together. Cal's co-ops, founded in 1933 and now 20 in number, are the biggest university co-op system in the United States.

Long-term Cal plan revealed, San Francisco Chronicle
Like the cicada, the latest 15-year plan for UC Berkeley has just emerged, promising a major boost in growth and generating warning flags in Cal's crowded host city.

They're Hitting the Road to Get to Class, Los Angeles Times
According to students and college officials, the state budget cuts that have reduced the number of course offerings at California's community colleges over the last two years are also increasing the ranks of students taking classes at more than one campus.

High school dropout rates meaningless, Daily Review
State education officials went through the motions of releasing annual dropout and graduation rates last week -- numbers they know are unreliable and probably in most cases dead wrong.

Budget activists suggest closing four state prisons, Daily Review
Gov. Schwarzenegger should close four state prisons and not open a new one almost built in order to save money, activists said Monday.

Struggling colleges mull raises, Orange County Register
Six administrators at Coast Community College District would get 24% hikes, as classes are scaled back and fees raised.

State deficit-bond sale hits $2.26 billion mark, Sacramento Bee
Individual investors continued to buy the first batch of California's voter-approved deficit bonds at a record pace Tuesday.

University Considers Hunting Mountain Lion, Los Angeles Times
Stanford University is considering whether to send hunters into the hills surrounding the campus to kill a mountain lion that may have mauled two horses on university land.

Where's the state in State U.?, Associated Press
More state universities seek 'privatizing' route.

Foundations Asked to Rethink Antiterrorism Provisions, Chronicle of Higher Education
Provosts at nine leading universities have asked the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations to reconsider antiterrorism language they added this year to their grant agreements.

Confidence in Colleges Remains High, Chronicle of Higher Education
Chronicle poll also finds concern over costs, sports, and 'legacy' admissions.

Oracle holds out hope for bid, Contra Costa Times
Oracle Corp. Chairman Jeff Henley said his software company may still prevail in its $9.4 billion hostile bid for Pleasanton-based PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT), even though success is "not highly probable."

California's Accidental Governor, New York Times
Six months into the job, the last action hero can seemingly do no wrong.

Editorial: Success 101, The Press-Enterprise
In a world of disappointing numbers, here are some data to appreciate: Nearly 25 percent of graduate students at Cal State San Bernardino are Hispanic.

Letters: Shattered Educational Promise, Los Angeles Times
What kind of encouragement is the UC school system trying to give students who did well in high school, only to be denied admission because of state budget cuts?

Walters: Is CalPERS doing its real job or pursuing side agendas?, Sacramento Bee
But it's becoming increasingly clear that Angelides and CalPERS' leadership have other motives that are just as self-serving as the corporate governance practices they decry.

Kerry Zeroes In on High School Dropout Levels, Los Angeles Times
Sen. John F. Kerry on Tuesday accused President Bush of ignoring a crisis in high school graduation rates and proposed a plan to reduce the number of dropouts by 20% annually.

Schwarzenegger eyes general tax amnesty, San Francisco Chronicle
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration, looking for ways to close the state's budget gap without raising taxes, is considering a broad amnesty that would allow tax scofflaws to avoid penalties if they cough up what they owe the state.

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CSU Recognized for Public Administration Contribution, CSU Press Release
The California State University and its five Los Angeles Basin campuses are being honored by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Chapter of ASPA, the American Society for Public Administration, for leadership in advancing excellence in public service.

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