January 10, 2007
CSU/Campus News
CSU East Bay union entices students with food outlets
Tri-Valley Herald 1/10/07
By Kristofer Noceda
Was it the sleek design of the new building that attracted passers-by to delve inside? Or was it simply the smell of Chinese food at lunchtime?
Editorials/Commentary
Governor rolling out big agenda
Sacramento Bee 1/10/07
By Dan Walters
Fresh off his landslide re-election, Arnold Schwarzenegger is rolling out the most audaciously ambitious agenda of any California governor in decades.
UC News
UCSC cancels job fair, citing 'safety concerns' about military recruiting
Santa Cruz Sentinel 1/10/07
By Roger Sideman
Military recruiters scheduled to visit a UC Santa Cruz job fair this month had crossed their fingers, hoping the campus anti-war movement had lost steam.
California News
Hands-on education
Sacramento Bee 1/10/07
By Laurel Rosenhall
As the early morning frost began to thaw on the lawns of Laguna Creek High School, 17-year-old Vanna Lee worked in the wood shop -- at once preparing for college, learning about her desired career and creating a way to organize her jewelry.
Schwarzenegger names an acting education secretary
L.A. Times 1/10/07
By Howard Blume
The governor appointed an acting secretary of education Tuesday, choosing a loyal insider who is likely to lower the profile of the office, while pushing an agenda that includes improved vocational education and more transparency on school performance.
Gov. calls on state to borrow and build more
L.A. Times 1/10/07
By Peter Nicholas
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for another multibillion-dollar wave of borrowing Tuesday for new reservoirs, courthouses, classrooms and prison beds — core public resources that, he said, are strained by California's growing population.
National News
Roads Scholars
Christian Science Monitor 1/10/07
By Todd Wilkinson
While home for the holidays, millions of college students regaled their parents about the state of enlightenment in Ivory Tower America. Kate Greenberg, a sophomore from Minneapolis, did something more basic - tried to reacclimate herself to taking hot showers and sleeping indoors without the shrill serenade of coyotes.
Automatic Access or Raised Retention?
Inside Higher Ed 1/10/07
By Elizabeth Redden
Five years after Kansas abandoned a statewide open admission policy, the University of Kansas is again testing the state’s populist tradition by seeking to differentiate its own entry standards from those of the other institutions.
Other Sites of Interest
CSU Leader
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CSU Newsline
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