A Sampling of Clips for 
October 03, 2005

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He Can't be Chief Umpire
Newsday, Opinion, Oct. 2-Tomorrow will be the start of a new term for the U.S. Supreme Court, led by John G. Roberts, who just last week was confirmed as the 17th chief justice. Now 50 years old, Roberts could easily lead the court and help shape constitutional history for three decades to come. (Article written by David O. Brink, a professor of philosophy at UCSD.) More

Stem Cell Institute Considers Where to Start
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 2-An unusual scientific summit began to draw the outlines Saturday of a daunting to-do list for the California stem cell program. (Quote by Dr. Edward Holmes, medical school dean at UCSD and a member of the stem cell board.) More

Opponents Joust Over Campaign Financing
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 1-Wrapping themselves in the mantle of campaign-finance reform, San Diego mayoral candidates Jerry Sanders and Donna Frye accused each other last night of benefiting from special-interest money and embraced divergent methods of cleaning up political spending, during a debate at UCSD. More

Border Crossing
Deaths Set a 12-Month Record
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 1-A record 460 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the last year, a toll pushed higher by unusually hot temperatures and a shift of illegal migration routes through remote deserts. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.) More

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San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 1
Contra Costa Times, Oct. 2

Education
San Diego Metropolitan, Sept. 30-UCSD Extension is offering a new program to help local companies bring new products to global markets. More

UCSD to Dedicate New Building Today
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 30-UCSD officials will dedicate a $41 million Computer Science and Engineering building today. More

Menopause: Beyond Hot Flashes
Time Magazine, Oct. 2-Ever since the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) concluded three years ago that the long-term use of the hormones estrogen and progestin to prevent heart disease was not worth the associated health risks, women have been frustrated and confused about what to do as they go through menopause. (Quote by Dr. Cynthia Stuenkel of UCSD.) More

Fresh, New Art
from UCSD Opens in San Diego
Art Daily, Oct. 3-The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is proud to present works from the visual art graduate program at the University of California, San Diego with Fresh, New Art from UCSD. More

Taking the Next Step:
An Interview with Leslie Fausset
Voice of San Diego, Oct. 3-Leslie Fausset is home. The former interim superintendent for San Diego City Schools takes the reins today as superintendent of the Solana Beach School District, capping what many consider to be a remarkably illustrious career in public education. (Refers to UCSD and the Preuss School.) More

'I Always Thought of Myself as an Artist'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 2-Local artist Kathy Miller has evolved from a maker of elegant little books, done in limited editions, to the creator of sculptural works that expand the formal and emotional range of her work. Among the most ambitious is "Language Map," acquired by the Special Collections Library at UCSD. More