April 11, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Sacramento Bee 4/11/07
By Phillip Reese
Facing a no-confidence vote, Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez made a spirited defense Tuesday of his job performance, accusing some faculty members of "mean-spiritedness" and "outright distortion" and saying their actions were embarrassing to the university.
Times-Standard 4/11/07
By Karen Wilkinson
Though nothing is certain, tweaks to a proposed fee hike may result from discussions between students and Humboldt State University's president.
Turlock Journal 4/11/07
By Mark Rivera
The question of whether to change the name of one of Turlock's most fabled streets to “University Avenue” will have to wait another 60 days for an answer.
Sacramento Business Journal 4/11/07
California State University Sacramento officials are closer to developing a 150,000-square-foot lifestyle and wellness center on campus.
Editorials/Commentary
Enterprise-Record 4/11/07
There's no better way to learn in school than hands-on experience. Six students in an American government class at Chico State University are learning just that.
UC News
L.A. Times 4/11/07
By Roy Rivenburg
The battle for control of a dead French philosopher's archives took another odd turn last week when UC Irvine officials said they had revived their lawsuit against his widow — at her request.
Oakland Tribune 4/11/07
By Martin Snapp
The last remaining legal hurdle to a landmark agreement between the city of Berkeley and the University of California fell last week when an Alameda County Superior Court judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the deal.
California News
San Francisco Chronicle 4/11/07
By Michael Cabanatuan and Lance Williams
The chancellor of City College of San Francisco acknowledged Tuesday night that the college asked firms doing business with it to contribute to a bond measure campaign, but denied acting improperly.
Sacramento Bee 4/11/07
By Gilbert Chan
Wayne Doyle knows how tough it is to live on a fixed income, especially when prices climb at the gasoline pumps and on the supermarket shelves.
L.A. Times 4/11/07
By Angie Green
Students staged a sit-in Tuesday outside the office of USC's president, hoping the university would take measures to ensure that USC-themed apparel isn't manufactured in sweatshops.
San Francisco Chronicle 4/11/07
By Bob Egelko
Berkeley's public schools, the first in the nation to desegregate voluntarily, can consider the racial composition of a student's neighborhood in an enrollment system designed to keep each campus racially diverse, an Alameda County judge has ruled.
National News
Wall St. Journal 4/11/07
By Sally Beatty
Columbia University is expected to announce today a gift of at least $400 million, possibly as much as $600 million, from media entrepreneur John W. Kluge.
Daily Review 4/11/07
By Shirley Dang and Matt Krupnick
What students learn in high school and what they need to know for college doesn't always match up, according to a national survey of high school and college instructors.
Other Sites of Interest
CSU Leader
CSU'S Weekly e-news publication.
CSU Newsline
The latest CSU Campus News.
Rough and Tumble
Daily California and political news.
