January 29, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Professor and Zingg team up to teach
Enterprise-Record 1/28/07
By Melissa Daugherty
Borne from dinner conversation over sushi and undistilled sake, an innovative new course at Chico State University aims to shed light on the state of higher education.
Cal State San Marcos takes the field
Union-Tribune 1/28/07
By Amanda Branam
When the Cal State San Marcos baseball team took the field Wednesday for the first time in school history, it became apparent that there was plenty of work ahead.
Mock 'big one' mobilizes HSU
Times-Standard 1/27/07
By Sara Watson Arthurs
With 7,000 students, Humboldt State University is the size of a small town -- so it's important that HSU have a comprehensive emergency plan, said University Police Chief Tom Dewey.
CSU summit focuses on Latino education
Oakland Tribune 1/29/07
By Rachel Cohen
As the Latino population grows, the community needs to focus on achieving the education critical to preparing for the future and assuming state leadership, keynote speaker Roberto Almanzan told a gym full of Latino families Saturday at California State University, East Bay.
Ecology master's degree offered
Modesto Bee 1/29/07
By Michelle Hatfield
Overpopulation, water use and air quality concerns are making it harder for countries across the world to ensure that future generations have the same resources enjoyed today.
Editorials/Commentary
Bring back vocational ed
L.A. Times 1/29/07
A worthy measure in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget is being dwarfed by the hullabaloo swirling around healthcare reform: increased funding for vocational education
Letters: Pay increases for CSU presidents
L.A. Times 1/29/07
Re "Raises OKd for Cal State presidents," Jan. 24 As a retired Cal State San Bernardino faculty member, I can tell you that I was always offended by administrative salary increases.
Teachers, parents need to get a grip
San Bernardino Sun 1/28/07
The strike threat is looming over local campuses, from elementary schools to the university level, as teachers strive for better pay.
A good time to graduate
Press-Telegram 1/27/07
Cal State Long Beach's upcoming Class of 2007, which is beginning its final semester Monday, should look toward late spring with early optimism.
UC News
Judge's decision will shape future of aging stadium
San Francisco Chronicle 1/29/07
By Carolyn Jones
When you work out at Memorial Stadium, be very, very careful you don't drop the barbells.
Vote on athletics funding is a crossroads for UCSD
Union-Tribune 1/28/07
By Eleanor Yang Su
UC San Diego students will begin a weeklong election tomorrow to decide if they want to more than triple a $95 annual fee to help boost coaches' salaries, hire more trainers and offer athletic scholarships.
California News
California Regulatin’
Inside Higher Ed 1/29/07
By Elizabeth Redden
California has had anything but a proud history when it comes to monitoring its for-profit institutions.
Bill offers hedge on cost of college
Sacramento Bee 1/29/07
By Jim Sanders
What to buy a California baby who has everything?
A unit of college education, perhaps.
Students' anxiety grows amid looming fee hikes
Union-Tribune 1/29/07
By Eleanor Yang Su
Richard Chiem turned down top-ranked Princeton University to attend UC San Diego. Why? Because it was cheaper.
Finding new ways to connect
Union-Tribune 1/28/07
By Eleanor Yang Su
Beth Simon bounds up the aisles of her cavernous classroom at the University of California San Diego, doing her best to keep the attention of 140 computer science students.
California: Total liability unclear
Bakersfield Californian 1/28/07
By Vic Pollard
The giant pension fund for most California government employees still has no clear idea of what its future costs for health insurance for retirees will be, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched an effort to find out.
National News
Studies Find Benefits to Advanced Placement Courses
Washington Post 1/29/07
By Jay Mathews
In the midst of a national debate over whether Advanced Placement courses place too much pressure on U.S. high school students, a team of Texas researchers has concluded that the difficult courses and three-hour exams are worth it.
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