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Fate of AB 2477 rests on appropriations committee
decision May 5
By Elizabeth Leffall
Under the leadership of State Assemblywoman Carol Liu, members
of the Committee on Higher Education committed to lowering textbook
costs in California March 31. Through passage of Assembly Bill
(AB) 2477, which encourages the ‘unbundling’ of instruction
materials to give students options of buying only the materials
needed, the committee proposes
to cut overall textbook costs for college students by 30 to 40
percent.More>>
By Beth Warmerdam
For graduates who aren’t sure about what to do with their
future, spending the next two years as a volunteer in the Peace Corps
might be an option. The Peace Corps is an agency of the federal government
in which volunteers have served 138 countries since 1961. Peace Corps
volunteers
perform various duties from youth outreach and community development
to information technology. Volunteers work and live in the communities,
learning local languages and cultures.More>>
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Johnson says propped doors could lead to necessity
of dorm entry logs
By Martha Martinez
Strategic planning has slowly upgraded security in the dorms over
the past few years and will continue, Director of Housing Karen
Johnson said Tuesday. Safety is stressed to students who live on
campus in order to avoid incidents where their safety may be at
stake. “ Anytime something is published, there is going to
be heightened awareness,” Johnson said, referring to the
rape charges made by a student in Baker Hall earlier this month.
The
charges were later withdrawn.More>>
The Collegian has won seven awards in Division B of the 2003-2004
California College Media Competition. Division B student papers publish
fewer than four times per week. The Collegian tied for the second
highest number of awards with the The Graphic from Pepperdine University,
a weekly paper. The State
Hornet, Sacramento State University’s weekly paper, won eight
awards.More>>
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