A Sampling of Clips for 
July 10 - 12, 2004

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More News Is Not Necessarily Good News
New York Times, July 11-Sources for information are more bountiful - and arguably more partisan - than ever before: 24-hour cable news in a variety of flavors; the Internet; radio; and of course, newspapers. And this freewheeling bazaar of news choices has generated an audience that is increasingly self-segregating. Consider that a plurality of Fox News Channel's audience is now Republican, while a plurality of CNN's audience now consists of Democrats, according to Pew's latest biennial survey of news habits. That poll also showed that perceptions of "media credibility" - that is, whether people think a particular news outlet can be trusted - are now more driven by ideology and partisanship than at any point in nearly 20 years of surveys. (Quote by Sam Popkin, a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/11/weekinreview/11kohu.html?ex
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Untethered New Yorkers? How '90s Retro
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, July 12-The characters in "Suitcase or, those that resemble flies from a distance" would probably relish an opportunity to analyze the title of the play they inhabit, at UCSD's La Jolla Playhouse. The two women in this mildly amusing but generally frustrating comedy are doctoral students, each stuck in the swamp of a never-ending dissertation. Welcoming any ruminative digression that comes their way, they would quickly point out that "Suitcase" refers literally to the bags of other people's garbage that Jen (Colleen Werthmann) is deconstructing as part of her research, and figuratively to all the intellectual baggage that prevents them from accomplishing anything.
http://www.calendarlive.com/services/site/premium/access-premium-1.intercept

Girls Light Up Like the Stars
Miami Herald, July 10-A new report supports the notion that adolescent girls may be inclined to smoke if their favorite movie stars light up on screen. California researchers asked more than 3,000 12- to 15-year-olds to name their most admired celebrities. The study, conducted by a team from the University of California, San Diego, appears in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/9113935.htm

UC Regents' Influential New Leader
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 12-On paper, Gerry Parsky looks like he's been preparing his whole life for his new role as chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, one of the state's most prestigious governor-appointed boards. A wealthy Rancho Santa Fe investor, Parsky has devoted much of his time to making money, influencing politics and supporting education. Parsky, who started his one-year term as chairman July 1 and will preside over his first meetings this week, will oversee a board with strained relationships and divisions over its college admissions policy.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20040712-9999-1n12parsky.html

Local Wins Silver Medal for Nonfiction Book
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 9-Bram Dijkstra, professor emeritus of American and comparative literature at the University of California, San Diego and a Del Mar-based scholar, has garnered a silver medal for nonfiction in the 2004 California Book Awards. His honored volume is "American Expressionism: Art and Social Change 1920-1950" (Harry N. Abrams), published in 2003.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040709/news_1c9show.html

Missing Regents
San Diego Union-Tribune, Editorial, July 10-UC administration, of all the parties involved, should be concerned not just that regents meet at least the minimal requirement of showing up for the job but are interested enough to show up informed enough to make decisions. When some regents don't devote the time required, other regents must pick up the slack. Most important, the public that's paying most of the university's $14 billion budget and the students who are paying an increasing share of the costs deserve both a university administration and a board of regents that work, and are seen to work, properly.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040710/news_lz1ed10top.html

Golden Anniversary
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 11-The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus' upcoming 50th Anniversary Season will be Harvey Sollberger's last as music director of the accomplished community ensemble based at UCSD. The 66-year-old composer, conductor, flutist and teacher is leaving the orchestra in order to devote more time to composing. He will continue serving as a UCSD professor of music.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040711-9999-1a11scher.html

Edwards' Addition to Ticket Augurs Big Bucks for Dems
Contra Costa Times, July 11-Now that Sen. John Kerry has chosen former trial attorney John Edwards as his running mate, Democrats are hoping that some of the millions that so easily flowed to Edwards will now flow to the Democratic National Committee. (Quote by Samuel Popkin, a political scientist at UC San Diego.)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/9129871.htm

Pressures Continue on a Bolstered Border
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 11-During the early 1990s, images of the border under siege in San Diego County touched off a political maelstrom, making illegal immigration a top national security concern. The U.S. government responded in October 1994 with Operation Gatekeeper, which brought rows of fencing, more Border Patrol agents and surveillance technology to the county. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at University of California San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20040711-9999-lz1m11gatekpr.html

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San Marcos Moves Toward First Election With No Business Donations
North County Times, July 10-As the first council election in the city's history to exclude business campaign contributions approaches in November, candidates, city officials and political scientists say the new law is likely to limit the influence of corporations at the ballot box.(Quote by Thad Kousser , a political science professor at UC San Diego.)
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/07/11/news/ inland/22_23_287_10_04.txt

Many Fish, Few Bites
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 10-Commercial seiners are "harassing the daylights" out of bluefin schools off the San Diego coast. Many seiners are catching bluefin for live pens off Ensenada and getting a premium price for their catches. But others are selling them to canneries and getting very little for the fish. Earlier this week, the San Diego sport fleet brought in four bluefin more than 200 pounds, with two on the Red Rooster III, one on the Excel and another on the Qualifier 105. (Refers to a study conducted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/outdoors/20040710-9999-lz1s10outdrs.html

Global Rovers Combat Parkinson's
Contra Costa Times, July 10-A team of nine adventurers from around the country are driving around the world in four Land Rovers to raise funds for Parkinson's disease and to promote global awareness. One member is Adam Burgess, a UC San Diego grad who is filming the trek with assistance from two other members.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/9134723.htm
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Mexican Candidate Visits San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 11-Another possible contender for the 2006 Mexican presidential election came to San Diego last week. Coahuila Gov. Enrique Martínez y Martínez, 55, whose six-year term expires next year, spoke Thursday at the Institute of the Americas at the University of California, San Diego. Martínez, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, previously served as the youngest mayor of the state capital, Saltillo.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040711/news_1n11martinez.html