CSU trustees approve 8% student fee hike, part of 6-year plan, San Diego Union-Tribune
For the fifth time in as many years, fees are going up for 410,000 students attending California State University's 23 campuses, including the thousands of students at San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos.

CSU board approves '05 fee increases, Sacramento Bee
Critics say trustees aren't taking into account the state's high cost of living.

Cal State University fees to rise another 8 percent next year, Santa Rosa Press Democrat/AP
Students who attend the nation's largest public university system will pay more for their education next year after California State University trustees approved a hike in undergraduate fees for the fourth consecutive year. [AP story was widely circulated, including San Francisco Chronicle, Daily Breeze, Daily Bulletin, Press-Telegram]

CSU fee hikes worry students, San Bernardino County Sun
After three years of hikes, Cal State students should be used to paying more for school each year. But they're still angry about it.

CSU trustees approve tuition increase, Oakland Tribune
California State University students will see higher tuition bills next year under a fee hike approved Thursday by the system's governing board.

CSU undergrads face 8 percent fee hike, North County Times
Tuition for undergraduates at Cal State San Marcos and 22 other CSU campuses will go up by eight percent under a measure that won the approval of the California State University board of trustees Thursday.

Golden Bear takes part in mock terror attack, Vallejo Times-Herald
They didn't raise the gangplank in time, so the masked gunmen boarded the California Maritime Academy's training ship the easy way.

t's not easy being green, Chico News & Review
Going green may make Chico State University the envy of other schools in the nation, but right now it's a complicated process to figure out just what should be done.

Court rejects UC Davis request, Sacramento Bee
An Alameda County judge on Thursday rejected the University of California's request to make a Davis neighborhood group pay $11,000 of the university's court costs in an environmental lawsuit.

UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Stan Woosley being honored, Santa Cruz Sentinel
In the world of astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz professor Stan Woosley ranks with the best. The American Physical Society will recognize his work in April, awarding him the Hans Bethe Prize, which consists of a certificate and $7,500.

Test scores rise again -- but at slower pace, San Francisco Chronicle
Bay mirrors state on Academic Performance Index.

Pace of School Gains Slows Down, Los Angeles Times
Statewide, fewer than half meet their goals, a sharp decline from last year. The reasons offered vary.

Butte College solar project irks neighbors, Chico Enterprise-Record
Solar energy is a wonderful thing: nonpolluting, self-sustaining and everybody loves it right? For a collection of people living near Butte College's planned solar array, the answer is a definite "no."

Keeping colleges safe from terrorism, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
College buildings that house chemicals and communication systems are among the top potential terrorist targets on school campuses, authorities said Thursday during a training seminar on terrorism.

Oxnard College to open Marine Education Center, Ventura County Star
Oxnard College plans to open a Marine Education Center at Channel Islands Harbor, officials announced Thursday.

Which system is better?, Modesto Bee
Students take California Standards Tests, which includes a version for special education students; California Achievement Tests; and the high school exit exam. The state and federal governments mainly focus on results from the California Standards Tests and the high school exit exam.

Wealth of knowledge, Washington Times
Harvard once cost less than $100 a year. In 1825, students paid $55 in tuition. Now, it costs more than $27,000 — and don't forget room and board.

Columbia to Check Reports of Anti-Jewish Harassment, New York Times
Columbia University's president, Lee C. Bollinger, asked on Wednesday that the university provost investigate assertions that some professors have intimidated Jewish students during discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he said in an interview yesterday.

Internet Providers Must Notify Song-Swapping Suspects Before Identifying Them to Accusers, Judge Rules, Chronicle of Higher Education
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that Internet-service providers must notify network users -- and inform them of their legal rights -- before turning their names over to record-company officials accusing them of illegal song swapping.

Daniel Weintraub: Proposition 71 is an intriguing, but flawed, idea, Sacramento Bee
When state Sen. Deborah Ortiz, a Sacramento Democrat, first dreamed up the idea that would become Proposition 71, she envisioned the state borrowing $1 billion and plowing the money into the fast-moving and suddenly popular field of stem-cell research.

 

Shelley to replace three of his top aides, San Francisco Chronicle
New appointees are longtime civil servants.

 

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October Board of Trustees Meeting Summary, CSU Public Affairs
Highlights of the October budget meeting.

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