February 27, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Book disposal prompts librarian to action
Press-Enterprise 2/26/07
By Marisa Agha
The quiet halls of Cal Poly Pomona's library have been disrupted by a debate that has pitted one print loyalist against an administrator's drive to keep up with changing technology.
Center plugs learning hole
San Bernardino Sun 2/24/07
By Selicia Kennedy-Ross
Inside a temporary classroom at Cal State San Bernardino, hope dwells.
Mammoth Faculty Strike Looms
Inside Higher Ed 2/27/07
By Elia Powers
Many Californians know the concept behind rolling blackouts, most commonly seen during summer heat waves, in which communities go without power at different times in order to conserve energy while preventing a region-wide shutdown.
Outside reports cheer up most First 5 members
Bakersfield Californian 2/27/07
By Jenny Shearer
First 5 Kern commissioners largely gave a hearty response to a pair of outside investigations presented at a special meeting Monday morning.
Dean wants four-year program
Contra Costa Times 2/27/07
By Matt Krupnick
Cal State East Bay leaders today will ask for a rare exception that would allow the university to offer four-year programs at its Concord campus.
HSU students brave storm to protest cuts
Times-Standard 2/27/07
By Karina Gianola
Monday afternoon on the Humboldt State University campus came in with pouring rain and biting wind, but that didn't discourage more than 100 students gathered at noon to protest increasing budget cuts to the school.
Possible strike could hit CSUSM in early April
North County Times 2/27/07
By David Garrick
If professors at Cal State San Marcos go on strike this spring to protest stalled labor negotiations, the two-day walkouts will probably occur during the first week of April, faculty leaders on the campus said Monday.
Editorials/Commentary
Five Reasons Not To Worry About U.S. Schools
Washington Post 2/27/07
By Jay Mathews
Is the rest of the world making our schools look bad? That is what we are going to be hearing from many American politicians as the 2008 campaign accelerates.
Letter: SDSU expansion plan on the right course
Union-Tribune 2/26/07
San Diego State University plays an important role in our region, providing an affordable higher education to thousands of qualified students each year.
UC News
Blueprint for new Cal bioscience institute
San Francisco Chronicle 2/27/07
By Rick DelVecchio
A brain trust of UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists will staff the university's new Energy Biosciences Institute funded by British Petroleum, and a top plant research professor at Stanford appears likely to be selected to lead the facility.
UC hit with $1 million fine they will not have to pay
Oakland Tribune 2/27/07
By Ian Hoffman
Federal nuclear-safety regulators have slapped the University of California with a $1.1 million penalty, the largest ever assessed, for a pattern of recurring nuclear safety violations at Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab that put workers at risk and scattered radioactivity across two states.
California News
High school seniors urged to apply for state grants
Whittier Daily News 2/27/07
By Tracy Garcia
With just four days left to apply for state and federal financial aid, college-bound senior Mayra Gomez was sitting pretty Monday in the Pioneer High School guidance office, armed with her parents' tax information and waiting for help to submit her application online.
National News
Gen Y's ego trip takes a nasty turn
L.A. Times 2/27/07
By Larry Gordon and Louis Sahagun
No wonder YouTube is so popular.
All the effort to boost children's self-esteem may have backfired and produced a generation of college students who are more narcissistic than their Gen X predecessors, according to a new study led by a San Diego State University psychologist.
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