A Sampling of Clips for
September 29, 2005
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DeLay Indicted in Finance
Probe
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 29-The House
GOP leader accused of helping get corporate funds to state candidates
declares his innocence and steps down from his post. (Quote
by Gary C. Jacobson, a UCSD
political scientist who specializes in congressional affairs.)
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USA
Today, Sept. 28
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Sept. 28
London
Guardian, Sept. 28
Publisher
is Hard to Read
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 29-It's rumored
that the enigmatic heir to the Copley newspaper chain in San
Diego may soon sell. But his mother's plans were misread too.
(Quote by Steven P. Erie, a professor of political
science at UCSD.) More
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KTLA,
Sept. 29
UCSD Report
Calls for a 'College Village'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 29-A
UCSD committee released a report this week
examining student experiences while attending the University.
The recommendations were focused on principles in three broad
areas: building a sense of community on campus, improving the
intellectual and social connection between faculty and students,
and creating a stronger identity for the school by increasing
publicity of its accomplishments. The report has been highly
anticipated because the topic is one of the top priorities identified
by the chancellor. More
Scripps
Expedition Offers
Both Discouraging, Hopeful Findings
San Diego Daily Transcript, Sept.
28-"Five Degrees of Degradation" could have been the
working title of a recent Scripps Institution of Oceanography-led
expedition to a series of central Pacific islands. From the
Line Islands Expedition, which wrapped up Sept. 6, will come
soon a National Geographic write-up, a possible documentary
and several journal articles. (Article written by Robert
Monroe, a senior science writer for UCSD's
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Explorations magazine.)
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Volunteer
Doulas Help Women in Labor
Voice of San Diego, Sept. 29-A young
woman, clad in a hospital gown and visibly pregnant, walks slowly
down the hall of the Birth Center at UCSD Medical
Center. To her left is her husband. To her right is a woman
she met only an hour ago, her volunteer doula, a member of the
Hearts & Hands Volunteer Doula Program. More
UC Says
it will Reduce Emissions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 28-California
colleges are going greener. University of California, a leader
in using "green building" design since 2003, is now
aiming to lower pollution levels in its transportation fleet.
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