A Sampling of Clips for 
August 21, 2003

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Birch Aquarium: A fun, Technicolor learning experience
Cox News Service, Aug. 20-Some aquariums have larger buildings or more extensive displays of fish and sea life. But few have the history or prestige of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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Something that works
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21-Cal-PASS (California Partnership for Achieving Student Success), created five years ago by Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College, has shown great success in it's goal of gathering computer-generated data on local students to track their academic performance from kindergarten through higher education. This innovative program has spread through other California schools including UC San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/opinion/news_mz1ed21botto.html

UCSD student makes gubernatorial run
California Aggie, Aug. 21- Daniel Watts, a UC San Diego junior, is using part of the $11,300 he won on the popular television game show "Wheel of Fortune" for a chance at the governorship. His reason for running against such slim odds is to see the rising student fees in the University of California, California State University and community college systems reduced.
http://www.californiaaggie.com/_articles/7504.taf