A Sampling of Clips for 
November 08 - 10, 2003

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Burn Unit Tested by Wildfires
Los Angeles Times, Nov. 9-Shortly after 4 a.m. on Oct. 26, the doors of the UC San Diego Regional Burn Unit swung open, and the first of the San Diego wildfire victims was rolled into the intensive care unit. Even for this elite burn unit at UC San Diego Medical Center, which treats more than 400 patients a year and trains for mass casualty events, the fires tested the center's limits. (Quotes by UC San Diego Regional Burn Unit center director Dr. Daniel Lozano, reconstructive surgeon Dr. Mayer Tenenhaus, nurses Ann Malo and Nancy Coplin, and administrative assistant Laura Everett.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-burns9nov09,1,1331425.story

Success Story
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 8-Six years ago, a group of visionaries, spearheaded by UCSD provost Cecil Lytle, were looking to create a charter school on the university campus for underprivileged students whose parents lack a college degree. The Preuss School has been dedicated ever since to getting these kids ready for the University of California or other supercharged centers of higher learning.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/editorial1/20031110-9999_mz1ed10top.html

Bankrolling a New Path to the Primary
Washington Post, Nov. 10-The decisions of President Bush and former Vermont governor Howard Dean to forgo public financing will reshape future presidential contests, encouraging ideological candidates and weakening prospects of moderates, according to strategists and observers. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a political scientist professor at UC San Diego.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19941-2003Nov9.html

Similar articles appeared in:
San Mateo County Times, Nov. 10
http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/0,1413,87~11268~1756900,00.html#

Oakland Tribune, Nov. 10
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1756900,00.html#

Darkest Before the Dawn
Newsweek, Nov. 10-Recent events including three years of recession or anemic economic growth, a megalomaniac attempting to build socialism in Venezuela, Argentina's debt default and Bolivia's president being run out of office by whom have seemingly erased the promise of prosperity that wafted across the Latin America region a decade ago. (Quote by Richard Feinberg, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
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Regent Ties Dropout Rate to Admissions Policy
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 8-UC Regents Chairman John Moores, who last month accused the University of California of admitting students with low test scores, has released new data which he says shows why the practice is bad policy. Students with below-average SAT I scores, he says, are more likely to drop out than higher-achieving students. Since Moores' report became public last month, UCLA and UC San Diego have each released their own admissions reports.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/08/BAGU52TJ991.DTL

SAT Stats Spark Debate: Do UC Admissions Pass Fairness Test?
Associated Press, Nov. 8-Revelations that the University of California, Berkeley took in nearly 400 students with low SAT scores while rejecting more than 3,000 with high marks have rekindled the debate over whether UC admissions pass the fairness test. But since the SAT stats come from a report released by no less than John Moores, chairman of UC's governing Board of Regents, the issue seems unlikely to fade away soon. Similar data have been released on admissions at UCLA and UC San Diego, and UC President Robert C. Dynes has appointed a panel to study admissions procedures.
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Same article appeared in:
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 8
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20031108-1045-ca-satspat.html

Miami Herald-Tribune, Nov. 8
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031108/APN/311080563

KTVU.com, Nov. 8
http://www.ktvu.com/education/2622151/detail.html

Global Warming Holds Real Threat for California
Associated Press, Nov. 8-Global warming will substantially affect California in about 20 years, experts say, warning that the state is more vulnerable because of its coastline, its climate and its dependence on Sierra Nevada snowpack for water and hydroelectricity. (Quote by Michael Dettinger, a U.S. Geological Survey research biologist and researcher with the Climate Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
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Same article appeared in:
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 8
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2003/11/07/state1810EST7978.DTL

Contra Costa Times, Nov. 8
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/7213314.htm

Oakland Tribune, Nov. 8
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1753787,00.html#

San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 8
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7213531.htm

San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 8
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20031107-1510-wst-climatechange.html

North County Times, Nov. 8
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2003/11/08/special_reports/science_
technology/11_7_0317_32_12.txt

Politics as Warfare
The Economist, Nov. 8-The 2000 election was the third dead-heat in a row. In votes for the House of Representatives, the widest margin of victory between 1996 and 2000 was a mere 1.3 percentage points. Essentially, every presidential and House election came out at a dead heat, 49:49. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a political scientist professor at UC San Diego.)
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=S%27%298%28%2BP1%3F%20%21%40%20%5C%0A&CFID=18018544&CFTOKEN=59509-76b1a779-2be3-4e7b-b507-c77726d9d323

LAX Plan Receives Bad Reviews
Los Angeles Times, Nov. 9-After an extended public comment period on Mayor James K. Hahn's $9-billion plan to modernize Los Angeles International Airport, the verdict is in, and it's not good for the mayor. With the exception of a few political allies, some business groups near the airport, several airlines and labor unions that would stand to gain from the massive public works project, the vast majority of those offering opinions oppose Hahn's plan. (Quote by Steven Erie, a UC San Diego political science professor.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-lax9nov09,1,3210479.story

Similar articles appeared in:
Associated Press, Nov. 9
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San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 8
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7222729.htm

Forecasters Shrug Off Fires While Looking to a Better 2004
San Diego Business Journal, Nov. 10-Despite the devastation of regional wildfires that caused an estimated $1.7 billion in damages, San Diego's economy has fared relatively well this year and should do even better next year. (Quote by Ross Starr, a UCSD economics professor.)
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'Natural Burn' Cited as Deterring Big Fires
Miami Herald, Nov. 9-Among the many cultural differences along the U.S.-Mexico border is a widely differing approach to the task of fighting brush fires. Mexican governments -- partially because of tight budgets -- do not attempt the quick suppression of brush fires that property owners and politicians in the United States demand of their firefighters. Richard Carson, professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego, is one academic who favors the Mexican approach.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7216816.htm