April 19, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Fresno Bee 4/19/07
By Russell Clemings
Another court challenge has been launched against the proposed Campus Pointe commercial development at Fresno State -- this time by the city of Fresno.
Union-Tribune 4/19/07
By Sherry Saavedra
Many San Diego State students were rattled yesterday by a hoax threat targeting the university for violence similar to Virginia Tech's bloodshed this week.
Bakersfield Californian 4/19/07
By Jenny Shearer
Students and faculty members at Cal State Bakersfield rallied against fee increases Wednesday.
Daily Breeze 4/19/07
By Troy Anderson
Next month, many of the cutting-edge, crime-fighting technologies seen on the fictional TV drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" will become a reality in the real Hollywood.
Mercury News 4/19/07
By Mark Gomez
An evacuation drill today at San Jose State University took on added significance in the wake of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech University.
SLO Tribune 4/19/07
By Nick Wilson
Cal Poly students Lindsey Goldberg and Kara Callaway don’t want people here to forget that Louisiana still struggles more than a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina.
Press-Democrat 4/19/07
By Bob Norberg
More than $2 million was misspent by a Sonoma State social service training program, according to audit results released by the university.
KGET-17, 4/19/07
By Brynn Galindo
Cal State Bakersfield students rallied Wednesday against student fee increases at the university.
Editorials/Commentary
Sacramento Bee 4/19/07
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau of the University of California, Berkeley, needs to delay signing a contract with the oil company BP that would create the largest academic-industry consortium in U.S. history.
California News
Sacramento Bee 4/18/07
By Gilbert Chan
California's two giant public pension funds pack a powerful economic punch, giving a $21 billion boost to the state economy every year, according to a new study.
Press-Enterprise 4/18/07
By Sharon McNary
The massacre at Virginia Tech, and the questions it raised about how campuses might warn students more quickly, has Inland college administrators looking for new mass-notification systems.
San Francisco Chronicle 4/19/07
By Rick DelVecchio
The University of California system needs a massive increase in spending for student mental health services to remedy two decades of underfunding, a key administrator said Wednesday.
Orange County Register 4/18/07
By Marla Jo Fisher
Wednesday morning, a faculty member at Cal State Fullerton called the counseling center. The concern: what to do if a student seemed potentially threatening?
National News
Chronicle of Higher Education 4/19/07
By Erik Vance
A nonprofit organization that monitors states' ability to prepare students for college and the workplace says the nation's high schools are making progress in that regard but still have a long way to go.
Inside Higher Ed 4/19/07
By Elizabeth Redden
A state-by-state report outlining progress on aligning high school and college curriculums details a promising upswell in activity, with more states raising graduation requirements, administering college readiness tests and creating data systems that follow students from pre-kindergarten through college.
Other Sites of Interest
CSU Leader
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CSU Newsline
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