Students can attend Moore's appearance at fairgrounds free, San Diego Union-Tribune
Students will get in free to the local appearance of Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Oct. 12.

Cal State campus leaders suspend public ticket sales to Moore event, North County Times
Booming ticket sales for filmmaker Michael Moore's Oct. 12 appearance at the Del Mar Fairgrounds prompted student leaders at Cal State San Marcos on Wednesday to put public ticket sales for the event on hold to give students a chance to get in.

HSU student dies in single-car accident, Eureka Times-Standard
A Humboldt State University freshman was killed early Wednesday morning when she lost control of her car on Highway 101 and crashed.

CSUMB to open voting station, Salinas Californian
Volunteers register more than 500 students, organize candidate forum.

Cal super-cautious on Fulbright filings, San Francisco Chronicle
UC Berkeley isn't taking any chances with Fulbright fellowship applications after a FedEx snafu nearly dashed the dreams of more than two dozen academic superstars last year but ultimately allowed more students to receive the prestigious awards.

Nine scholars join UC Merced faculty, Sacramento Bee
Leaders at the yet-to-open University of California, Merced, announced the arrival of nine new faculty members this month, bringing the school's professor ranks to 27.

Law will streamline school fund system, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legislation school officials say could free up hundreds of millions of dollars in money now tied up in programs dictated by the state.

Expanding their world: Grants let schools do what they otherwise cannot, Sacramento Bee
"Grants allow us to create innovative programs and reach another level of education for our students," said Linda Nava Ventriglia, director of the district's Center for Teaching Excellence.

Labor Head Seeks Ties to Students, Los Angeles Times
At a time when much of organized labor has hunkered down to save what it's got, Los Angeles County union chief Miguel Contreras is diving into new territory with a populist campaign for free higher education that he hopes will expand labor's base and improve its image.

County receives grant to curb binge drinking, Eureka Times-Standard
In a week full of statistics about the county's high rates of drug and alcohol abuse, here's some good news: The county has received a grant to reduce binge drinking in the community. [Humboldt State cited.]

Colleges launch Web site for those seeking jobs, Press Enterprise
A group of public and private colleges launched a Web site Wednesday to help those seeking jobs in higher education, including positions at the Claremont Colleges, University of Redlands and UC Riverside.

Gov. signs education overhaul, Oakland Tribune
Lowest-performing schools get immediate $200 million from Democrat-authored bills.

Learning ABC's and Sowing Seeds, New York Times
A century ago botany was taught in grade school alongside arithmetic and reading. In those days, plant hunting was high adventure, and botanists were stars. But their fame faded, along with plant science's standing in school curriculums.

More Colleges Are Taking Steps to Curtail Illegal File Trading, Survey Finds, Chronicle of Higher Education
A new survey on the use of information technology at colleges highlights growing efforts to limit certain types of Internet activities, such as peer-to-peer file trading, and indicates a surge in the number of students who own computers.

Florida A&M president fired, CNN/AP
The president of Florida's historically black public university was fired Tuesday after a little more than a two-year tenure marked by a dispute over the school's football program and bookkeeping problems.

Students feel the pinch of rising textbook costs, Modesto Bee
As college students across the country settle into their dorms and class routines this month, many of them are feeling the lingering pinch of an unexpected bill: the high price of college textbooks.

Editorial: Plain speaking, Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles City College District may have negotiated a lower price for its newest public relations contract, but officials shouldn't expect any applause.

Daniel Weintraub: Governor, social conservatives go separate ways, Sacramento Bee
The shotgun marriage between Arnold Schwarzenegger and California's social conservatives has not only seen its honeymoon come to an end, but the fragile union itself now appears to be on the rocks.

Governor vetoes bills on offshoring jobs, San Francisco Chronicle
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed one of legislative Democrats' biggest priorities of the year Wednesday by rejecting three measures intended to prevent businesses from sending jobs abroad.

High court to keep Brothers case decision on books, Bakersfield Californian
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request by the California School Boards Association to de-publish a decision that made public agency employees' disciplinary records open for review.

Dreaded Delivery, San Jose Mercury-News
Lawmakers fear the veto letter.

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