A Sampling of Clips for February 11^th, 2008

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Why the World Needs the Youth Vote
TIME, Feb. 8 -- In the 1960s and early '70s, civil rights and the Vietnam War were the defining issues on college campuses. In the 1980s, it was apartheid. Today, that issue is climate change. (Mentions UCSD) More

No Great Wall for Mexico
Business Week, Opinion, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. experiment with border-focused immigration control has been an egregious failure. Upward of $25 billion has been spent on border fortification since 1993, but we have little to show for it beyond photo ops for anti-immigration politicians. (Written by UCSD political scientist Wayne Cornelius) More

It’s a White Thing
Newsweek, Feb. 11 -- After reading two new books, Marybeth Hamilton's "In Search of the Blues" and UCSD professor Camille F. Forbes's "Introducing Bert Williams," I wonder if I've ever understood the vexed relationships between black performers and their white audiences. More

In Mexico, an Energized Economy Raises Hopes
USA Today, Feb. 11 -- In places such as this tourist town that caters to the burgeoning middle class outside Mexico City, many Mexicans say their future looks brighter than it has in generations. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, a UCSD specialist in Mexican migration) More

Calif. Farmers Struggle with Reduced Water Supply
NPR, Feb. 10 -- Severe droughts have combined with an unexpected culprit — a tiny fish — to put the squeeze on Southern California's water supply. Farmers in places like San Diego County are the first to feel the pinch. (Mentions UCSD research) More

Global Warming Threatens King Penguins, Study Reports
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 11 -- The king penguin, a species that rebounded from near extinction over the last century, could be wiped out in coming decades due to global warming, researchers reported today. (Quotes Gerald Kooyman, a marine biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Setback, Hope in AIDS Research
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 11 -- Several promising, large-scale trials trying to prevent the spread of HIV have produced sobering results, as researchers discussed at a meeting last week, but longer-term data on new treatments are proving encouraging. (Quotes Dr. Robert Schooley, a UCSD researcher) More

2 Styles in Dem Race: Speeches vs. Debates
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 10 -- In a campaign where many see few major policy differences between the candidates, the battle over how often to debate has become a battle of public perception - and campaigning styles - between the candidates. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

Transcript of Chat on Global Warming
with UCSD Professor Jeff Severinghaus
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10 – Dr. Jeff Severinghaus, a professor of geosciences in the Geosciences Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, answers questions on SignonSan Diego, the Web site fo the San Diego Union-Tribune.  More

Students Try to Get Fee Freeze on Ballot
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10 -- Fees at the University of California and California State University have gone up five of the past six years. In anticipation that fees will increase yet again this year, students are mobilizing to freeze college costs for five years. (Mentions UCSD) More

It's Either Voodoo or High-tech Magic
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10 – Thanks to telematics, the technology used in global positioning systems, Mark Dresser and three other musicians at UCSD will be able to perform live with two counterparts at UC Berkeley and one at Stanford University in Palo Alto. More

Pianists Get Plucky for Pacific
Symphony's Tribute to the West
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 6 – The actual West happens to be on a lot of composers' minds these days. Two important new American operas last year were Ricky Ian Gordon's Dust Bowl "The Grapes of Wrath" and Anthony Davis' "Wakonda's Dream," which deals with the legacy of the Ponca chief Standing Bear in Nebraska. Davis is a music professor at UCSD. More

Go Red to Stop Heart Disease
CBS News8, Feb. 8 -- They were seeing red at the Hotel Del Coronado today. Hundreds wore red for the eighth annual Go Red For Women Luncheon. (Quotes UCSD Cardiologist Dr. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor) More

Educators Join Preuss Audit Criticism
La Jolla Village News, Feb. 8 -- An organization representing educational administrators joined a group of professors in questioning a university’s motivation for censuring a principal for the controversial results of a 2007 audit of grades at The Preuss School. More

San Diego People
San Diego Business Journal, Feb. 11 -- UCSD has appointed Gary Mathews vice chancellor of resource management and planning. Mathews has more than 30 years’ experience in higher education and has served in numerous leadership positions focusing on university governance. More