A Sampling of Clips for 
September 11 - 13, 2004

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

And This, Socrates, Is Called a Cursor
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, Sept. 12-Higher education is in some ways unchanged from the days when Socrates gathered his disciples around him and asked what they thought about the cosmos or the just. In other ways, it has been revolutionized by a host of modern developments -- not the least, improvements in technology. Some of them have altered even the most ordinary instruments of learning. (Article written by Sanford Lakoff, professor emeritus of political science at UC San Diego.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-lakoff12sep12,1,5976746.story

Better Structures Through Synergy
The Scientist, Sept. 13- Biologists have long known that every major structural technique has its limitations. In the past few years, many researchers have begun to employ, by virtue of necessity, hybrid approaches to solve questions such as protein assembly. (Quote by Stanley J. Opella, a professor of chemistry and biology at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.the-scientist.com/asp/Registration/login.asp?redir=http://www.the-scientist.com/yr2004/sep/tech_040913.html

Subtle Power Struggle
MSNBC News, Sept. 20- China is run by committee and consensus. Still, China watchers say former President Jiang Zemin and President Hu Jintao have somewhat different priorities. (Quote by Susan Shirk, a Sinologist at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5972931/site/newsweek/

Weekend MBA Program Begins
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 11-The first students to enroll in the Rady School of Management arrived at the University of California, San Diego campus yesterday, beginning a flex-time program for working professionals. The two-year program for a master's in business administration was designed to take advantage of San Diego's regional expertise in entrepreneurial technology and life sciences companies. (Quote by Robert S. Sullivan, dean of the Rady School at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040911-9999-1b11rady.html

Deadly Distinction
Washington Times, Sept. 12-Rare disorders have become anything but rare. Collectively, these few thousand illnesses afflict an estimated 25 million Americans or almost 10 percent of the U.S. population. Yet, when broken down, that's fewer than 4,200 patients per disease; a far cry from the more than 400,000 Americans who die from cancer annually or the 700,000 who succumb to heart disease each year. But the statistics offer little comfort for those who are afflicted with the diseases. (Refers to research conducted by the University of California, San Diego.)
http://washingtontimes.com/specialreport/20040912-125557-2891r.htm

Historic UCSD Home May Be Rebuilt
San Diego Union-Tribune, Eleanor Yang, Sept. 11-A committee of university and community members has recommended that UC San Diego's historic but uninhabitable chancellor's home, valued at $12 million, be demolished and rebuilt. The recommendation, which was favored over renovating the home or selling it, was made with the caveat that it be pursued only if the university is able to raise the estimated $7.2 million cost before January. A thick report was submitted late last month to UC President Robert Dynes, who will make the final decision. (Quotes by Jim Langley, UCSD's vice chancellor for external relations and Denise Mitchell-Carignan, vice president of the Coalition of Universities Employees union at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040911-9999-7m11ucsd.html

Entertainers Rock Out Against Bush
Contra Costa Times, Sept. 10-The recent onslaught of politically oriented entertainment events nationally is fueled by a sense of urgency not seen since the '60s, when the Vietnam War was the dividing line. While a controversial war is certainly an issue in 2004, most of this fall's performances are aimed directly at the country's commander in chief. This fall, conservatives will have a harder time finding live entertainment that doesn't offend their political views, never mind anything specifically pro-Bush. Outside of a Kid Rock here and a Toby Keith there, most active entertainers diving into the fray are Democrats. (Quote by Michael Schudson, a professor of communications and sociology at University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/9598485.htm?1c

He, Robot
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 9-The images are by AARON. The signature on them reads Harold Cohen. That would be highly unusual in most circumstances, but these pictures are by a program rather than a person. AARON is Cohen's creation, a project that has preoccupied him for 30-plus years. The program never tires. It is running continuously during an exhibition at the Earl & Birdie Taylor Library in Pacific Beach - 24 hours a day in fact - creating new works and erasing works as soon as AARON determines they are done. It's genuinely engrossing to watch it at work. Cohen is a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040909/news_lz1w9art.html