A Sampling of Clips for 
October 29 - 31 , 2005

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Violent Border Clashes Surging
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 31—Assaults against U.S. Border Patrol agents nearly doubled along the Mexican border over the last year as patrols cracking down on drug trafficking and migrant smuggling encountered increasing resistance -- including the use of rocks, Molotov cocktails and gunfire. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.) More

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UCSD Dedicates High-Tech Institute
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 29—UCSD dedicated the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology yesterday and said the 215,000-square-foot facility will be named Atkinson Hall in honor of former UC President and UCSD Chancellor Richard C. Atkinson. More

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The Urban Afterthought
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 31—Cleveland, Baltimore and San Diego have helped reinvigorate tired urban cores by erecting ballparks where worn-out buildings once stood. Anaheim hopes to turn that strategy upside-down by building a downtown to complement its ballpark. (Quote by Steve Erie, director of the urban studies and planning program at UCSD.) More

The Safety Net of UCSD
Hillcrest News San Diego, Oct. 30—Earlier this year, UCSD announced an ambitious $750 million, 20 year plan to revamp its facilities and services. This "New Vision for Healthcare" is being touted by school officials as a necessary change for the university and community alike. The impact could be huge, particularly on the legions of underemployed and underserved patients treated by the UCSD Medical Center. More

Bush Sets Out to Salvage 2nd Term
USA Today, Oct. 31—After fumbling the nomination of a Supreme Court justice and defending an unpopular war that has now cost more than 2,000 American lives, Bush finds his presidency at a new low. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

Universities Run Public Campuses
to Prepare Needy Kids for College
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 30—Convinced that public schools are failing the urban poor, Stanford University and UC Berkeley have done something unusual in the world of elite higher education institutions: They are operating public schools dedicated to some of the state's most vulnerable students. (Mentions the Preuss School at UCSD.) More

Fighting Fatty Liver Disease
ABC News, Fresno CA, Oct. 30—According to a recent report from the Institute of Medicine, 9 million American children are obese. There is a list of health problems that go along with all that weight, but now, doctors are shedding new light on a little-known risk that could have fatal consequences. (Quote by Joel Lavine, M.D., a pediatric gastroenterologist at UCSD.) More

Could Big Oil be a Scapegoat?
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 31—As consumers struggle to pay off gasoline credit cards and brace for what could be their highest winter heating bills ever, the easiest target for their frustration is Big Oil. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economics professor at UCSD.) More

Despite Ban, Porn Back on UCSD TV
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 29—Pornography has returned to the airwaves of a UCSD student-run television station, despite a student leaders' vote earlier this week to ban nudity and sex. More

Sanders Steps up
Jabs Aimed at Frye's Integrity
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 29—In the closing weeks of the San Diego mayor's race, Jerry Sanders has broadened his criticism of Donna Frye's fiscal platform to take aim at what is widely seen as her signature quality -- her integrity. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

Concert Features the
Music of Great Mexican Composers
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 28—Local composer Jeff Nevin has built his career teaching and exploring mariachi music. He will be the guest conductor of a concert series that starts today at UCSD called "Un Canto a Mexico -- A Mexican Serenade," which opens the 51st season of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus. More