A Sampling of Clips for 
November 2 , 2005

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An Old-Fashioned
American Standby, Fish Sauce and All
New York Times, Nov. 2—Chicken remains the great international comfort food. But as the new world of flavor has evolved over the last 40 years, the simple chicken may have changed more than anything else on the American dinner table. (Quote by Samuel L. Popkin, a political science professor at UCSD.) More

Why the Americas Have Drifted Apart
ABC News, Nov. 2—When President Bush visits Argentina, Brazil, and Panama this week, he will encounter a Latin America that is less attached to U.S. priorities - and more diversified in its own international relations - than at any time in the recent past. (Quote by Richard Feinberg, director of UCSD’s APEC Study Center and an expert in the Americas summits.) More

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Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 2

Third Time Could Be the Charm:
San Diegans Vote for Mayor—Again
USA Today, Nov. 2—Beset by scandal, threatened with bankruptcy, and virtually leaderless for months, this city is about to try for the third time in a year to select a mayor. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a political science professor at UCSD.) More

Record-Setting Arctic Ocean Trip Completed
UPI, Nov. 1—Two icebreaking ships have become the first surface vessels to traverse the Canada Basin, the ice-covered sea between Alaska and the North Pole. Those aboard the ships, including scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, were engaged in oceanography, marine geology and geophysics observations in the unexplored region to better understand the Arctic's role in climate change. More

Rich, Quirky La Jolla
was Once Home to Dr. Seuss
USA Today, Nov. 1—At first glance, La Jolla seems merely Malibu meeting Beverly Hills. One part beach town. One part trust-fund enclave. But a closer look shows La Jolla (pronounced "la hoya") to be a far more intriguing stop than the usual west-of-the-freeway suburban seaside spot. (Mentions the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

Pooling Resources
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 2—UCSD does many things right athletically and none more so than the water polo program directed by Denny Harper, who has been coaching the sport on the La Jolla campus for 26 years and this season might have his finest collection of skill. More

Chancellor Fosters Partnership
Modesto Bee, Nov. 2—A recent four-day trip to China kicked off what could be a long relationship between the University of California at Merced and Sichuan University in western China. (Mentions UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.) More

Oil Industry Not
Willing to Risk its Huge Profits
Houston Chronicle, Opinion, Nov. 2—Oil companies are making, to use the technical term, gobs and gobs of money. So much, in fact, they don't seem to know what to do with it.(Refers to research by James Hamilton, a professor of economics at UCSD.) More

Mayoral Hopefuls Fight It Out With Week Left
NBC San Diego, Nov. 1—With a week to go before the statewide special election, San Diego's mayoral candidates are sharply challenging each other's math for solving the city's financial crisis. On Tuesday, Frye introduced Ross Starr, an economist at UCSD. More

Society Whispers: The Preuss
School UCSD Goes Classic for Classic Kids
Voice of San Diego, Nov. 2—The Evans Garage of antique cars on the Old Pacific Highway was the venue Friday for the Third Annual "Classic Cars for Classic Kids" fund-raiser for The Preuss School at UCSD. With the theme "A Night on Broadway," 250-plus glamorous guests walked down the red carpet entrance amidst camera-flashing paparazzi and autograph hounds. More

Biobytes: Anke Kamrath
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 31—Q & A with Anke Kamrath, division director for user services and development at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. More