A Sampling of Clips for 
March 6, 2006

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The Search
for Illegal Immigrants Stops at the Workplace
The New York Times, March 5 -- It may seem that the United States government has declared all-out war against illegal immigration. During the last decade, the budget dedicated to enforcement of immigration laws has grown by leaps and bounds. The Border Patrol has about three times as many agents as it did in the early 1990's, and the southern border has been laced with high-tech surveillance gadgetry.Yet a closer look reveals a very different portrait of immigration policy. (Quotes UCSD economist Gordon H. Hanson.) More

NASA Satellites Feel Budget Crunch
CNN, March 6 -- Budget cuts and poor management may be jeopardizing the future of our eyes in orbit -- America's fleet of environmental satellites, vital tools forecasting hurricanes, protecting water supplies and predicting global warming. Scientists warn that the consequences of neglecting Earth-observing satellites could have more than academic consequences. (Quotes Francisco P.J. Valero, an atmospheric scientist at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

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After-school Programmes
Nature, March -- PhD students, postdocs and even senior scientists are taking continuing-education courses to improve their scientific 'hard skills' or branch out beyond the lab. (Mentions UCSD and quotes JoAnne Starr, assistant dean of MBA programmes at UCSD's Rady School of Management) More

Video Technology
Connects Troops to Their Families
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 5 -- Chatting up Dad about his Saturday afternoon basketball game and showing off his blue jersey seems like ordinary conversation for 12-year-old Xavier Simms of Poway. But when Dad is more than 7,700 miles away in Al Asad, Iraq, and Xavier is sitting in front of a 50-inch LCD television at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, that ordinary conversation is a bit more of a feat. More

A Special Touch with Mothers
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6 -- At UCSD Medical Center, a doula is available to any laboring mother who asks for one. The hospital is the only one in the county with a volunteer doula program. The program counts about 40 active doulas and about 30 in training. Doulas are available to women in the Labor and Delivery Unit and in the Birth Center, no matter whether they are undergoing a Caesarean or giving birth with the help of a midwife. More

Editorial: UCSD SRTV Censorship
TV10 News, March 4 -- Some students at UCSD have a lot to learn. The student-run television station at UCSD has been off the air since last year. That's after airing explicit sex scenes. The university's administration says SRTV won't be back until a review panel is set up to make sure pornography is not distributed on campus. After all, the university owns the cable network and is responsible for what does or does not air. But SRTV Station Manager Andy Tess calls that censorship and a lawsuit may follow. More

War in Iraq Brings out Protesters Pro and Con
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 4 -- It was a rare sight in these times in this area: A sizable anti-war rally spearheaded by college students. But that's what happened yesterday at UCSD, where the school's College Democrats organized a rally protesting the war in Iraq. More

Running the Other Way for Congress
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 5 -- It's not unusual for Republicans to run for Congress while running against it. But in the 50th Congressional District, which has been rocked by Cunningham's scandalous behavior, the corrupting influences of money and power are foremost in the minds of voters. Political scientist Gary Jacobson, an expert on Congress at UCSD, said what makes this election different for Republicans is that to win, they must campaign against their party's problems. More

2005 Was Sunny Year for County Job Growth
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 4 -- San Diego County enjoyed robust job growth last year, with more than 28,000 jobs added to an economy already operating near full employment. The county's unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent, from 4.6 percent a year ago. Only Orange, Marin and Mono counties have unemployment rates lower than San Diego's. Economists applauded the numbers, released yesterday by the state Employment Development Department, but they cautioned against expecting similar growth in 2006. (Quotes UCSD economist Ross Starr.) More