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A Sampling of Clips for 
July 29, 2005

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You Know More Than You Might Recall
ABC News, July 28-While memorized facts belong to the realm of conscious memory, skills like driving a car are governed by an unconscious kind of memory, sometimes called habit or intuition. Researchers like Larry Squire of UCSD are trying to understand just how it is we seem to learn things without remembering them. More

Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of
Megalomania and Modern Medicine

KPBS, Review, July 28-Psychiatric care has come a long way. This is especially apparent if you read Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine, a new book by UCSD professor Andrew Scull. More

Winning NAIA Coach Takes Over at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 29-UCSD ended its search for someone to direct its women's basketball program yesterday by hiring one of the nation's most successful NAIA coaches. Janell Jones, the winningest coach in Oklahoma City University history, replaces longtime UCSD coach Judy Malone. More

Massive Energy Bill is Almost There
Chicago Tribune, July 29-Farmers and big oil companies may benefit from the energy bill about to be signed by President Bush, but don't expect to see less expensive gasoline anytime soon. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economist at UCSD.) More

Francis Endorses Mayoral Candidate
NBC San Diego, July 28-One of the mayoral hopefuls running in the November runoff election for San Diego mayor got a big boost Thursday. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

Resentment Grows Near Spots Where Day Laborers Gather
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 29-Unofficial hiring spots exist throughout the San Diego county, sometimes in an uneasy relationship with the homes and businesses nearby. Tensions at these crossroads of supply and demand for labor may be increasing. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.) More

 



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