A Sampling of Clips for 
November 08, 2002

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

Academic standard unchanged under new UC admissions policy
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 7 – Despite critics’ fears that a controversial new admissions policy implemented last fall would lower the academic standards at the University of California, a new report shows that grades and test scores of the newly admitted students were essentially not affected by the policy in the first year. (Mentions UCSD, chart available).
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/11/07/MN211859.DTL

Zeroing In On Cancer
San Diego Metropolitan, Nov. 2 – San Diego’s academic scientists and oncologists are working together more closely than ever before to make their discoveries count in saving lives. This has not always been the case. The change has evolved quietly at local biotechnology companies including the John and Rebecca Moores UCSD Cancer Center. (Mentions research by Sangeeta Bhatia a UCSD biomedical engineer).
http://www.sandiegometro.com/2002/nov/coverstory.html

A Real-Life ‘Fantastic Voyage’
San Diego Metropolitan, Nov. 2 – Feature story on UCSD’s biomedical engineer Sangeeta Bhatia. (Mentions UCSD’s Michael Sailor and Sally Ride).
http://www.sandiegometro.com/2002/nov/coverstory4.html

Lincoln conference features ex-Ohmahan
Omaha World-Herald, Nov. 5 – Patrick Velasquez, director of the OASIS program at UCSD, is a Key speaker at a conference in Lincoln Nebraska on “People of Color in Predominately White Institutions”. He will talk about a 25-year-old summer bridge program that has made an impact on the academic performance and enrollment of minority students.
* No link available online.

Giving it the old college Triton
San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 4 – Feature article on the UCSD sports program. (Quotes UCSD director of athletics Earl Edwards).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/drooz/20021028drooz.html