A Sampling of Clips for 
June 8, 2006

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Tijuana Transforms Into a Cultural Hotbed
The New York Times, June 8 -- In this city of perhaps two million, a junction of the first and third worlds where unequal economies flourish symbiotically, a vibrant new art movement has emerged. Of course, the border with the United States has long informed the work of Tijuana's artists. But the city used to be mainly a jumping point to a better life in California. Now a steel wall at the city's northern edge cuts the journey short, and for many migrants, Tijuana has become its own destination. (Quotes or mentions four UCSD graduate students: Raul Cardenas, Sergio De La Torre, Shannon Spanhake and Camilo Ontiveros) More

Bilbray Secures GOP Victory in Closely Watched 50th District House Contest
Los Angeles Times, June 8 -- Republican Brian Bilbray beat Democrat Francine Busby to win the final seven months of the term of disgraced ex-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham in a race where both national parties fought hard and spent freely in an effort to shape the fall elections nationwide. Bilbray got 49% of the vote to Busby's 45%. Two right-of-center minor candidates got 5%. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

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San Diego-Union Tribune

Why the Mind Is Life's Greatest Mystery
The Independent, June 8 -- Consciousness is said to be "one of the last great mysteries for science." It is at once the most familiar thing in the world and the most difficult to explain. Oddly enough the great successes of modern neuroscience only seem to make consciousness harder to understand. (Quotes UCSD philosophy professors Pat and Paul Churchland) More

For Moms, Strings Attached
The Press-Enterprise, June 8 -- Tami Sipos, a former tax manager for Ernst & Young, never pictured herself as a stay-at-home mom. Forty years after the National Organization for Women was formed to fight gender discrimination and improve opportunities for women outside of the home, mothers such as Sipos continue to wrestle with the choice between work and family, power lunches and Play-Doh. (Quotes UCSD associate professor of sociology Mary Blair-Loy) More

Connect Names
Chocheles to Fill Its COO position
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 8 -- June Chocheles, a longtime SAIC employee, was been appointed chief operating officer of Connect, the university-based nonprofit that has nurtured many successful high-tech and biotech companies in San Diego. Chocheles, 50, will begin Aug. 1, replacing Tyler Orion, who is retiring. As chief operating officer, Chocheles will oversee the day-to-day operations of Connect. (Connect was founded by UCSD) More