News at a glance: Rally planned at state capital Monday
Armed by unity, the Cal State University family is hoping to wrestle precious funding from state lawmakers with a series of rallies at the Capitol....
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Non-profit fills concrete slots with healthy, beneficial foliage
Trees purportedly contribute $5.1 billion to Bay Area; San Francisco ranks last next to all nine Bay Area counties in tree cover.
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Thursday, Mar 20 2008 2:10 PM
Trees purportedly contribute $5.1 billion to Bay Area; San Francisco ranks last next to all nine Bay Area counties in tree cover. [ ]
Thursday, Mar 20 2008 2:10 PM
CSU lobbyists will fight for full funding
Facing the possibility of losing nearly $313 million in state funding, the California State University system is preparing to retaliate. On Jan. 12, Gov. Arnold...
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Thursday, Jan 24 2008 4:50 PM
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Thursday, Jan 24 2008 4:50 PM
Californians concerned by cost of school
While politicians at the state Capitol study the state budget and decide how much to allocate to the California State University system, a recent survey...
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Thursday, Nov 29 2007 9:48 AM
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Thursday, Nov 29 2007 9:48 AM
CFA pleased by budget request
Though often criticized by the faculty union, the CSU Board of Trustees did fulfill its promise to ask the Governor for funds to increase the...
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Thursday, Nov 29 2007 9:33 AM
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Thursday, Nov 29 2007 9:33 AM
State audit reveals little oversight for CSU spending
An audit report of California State University system’s employee compensation practices was released Nov. 6 for the first time to the public, sparking responses from...
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Thursday, Nov 15 2007 9:45 AM
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Thursday, Nov 15 2007 9:45 AM
California Democrats propose health plan
SACRAMENTO—Top Democratic state leaders unveiled on Monday a compromise version of a health care plan that would cover most Californians. “I think the leaves are...
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Thursday, Nov 8 2007 12:24 PM
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Thursday, Nov 8 2007 12:24 PM
Election '07: Electronic voting system overhauled
The way we make choices is about to change. A sweeping electoral security review commissioned by California’s latest Secretary of State found serious flaws in...
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Friday, Nov 2 2007 1:25 PM
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Friday, Nov 2 2007 1:25 PM
Student stress raises suicide fears
As the weather turns drizzly and dreary, the minds of some SF State students have followed suit, filling with dark thoughts, depression and some suicidal scares. Late last month, police services were summoned repeatedly for welfare checks on students in...
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Thursday, Oct 18 2007 8:36 PM
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Thursday, Oct 18 2007 8:36 PM
Governor signs one reform bill, cuts other
Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed on Friday a bill that aimed to bring more transparency and oversight to California State University Board of Trustees meetings. Schwarzenegger signed...
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Thursday, Oct 18 2007 12:36 PM
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Thursday, Oct 18 2007 12:36 PM
Marchers urge Gov. to pass Dream Act
More than a hundred high school and college students participated in a rally at the Capitol Thursday to urge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign a bill that would allow undocumented students who grew up here access to federal grants to pay for college.
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Saturday, Oct 6 2007 4:37 PM
More than a hundred high school and college students participated in a rally at the Capitol Thursday to urge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign a bill that would allow undocumented students who grew up here access to federal grants to pay for college. [ ]
Saturday, Oct 6 2007 4:37 PM
BART shuttle cuts stops in effort to speed service
It’s back to the basics. After years of adding buses to the route that shuttles students from Daly City BART to the SF State campus...
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Wednesday, Oct 3 2007 6:35 PM
It’s back to the basics. After years of adding buses to the route that shuttles students from Daly City BART to the SF State campus... [ ]
Wednesday, Oct 3 2007 6:35 PM
Top cash for top CSU executives
In the California State University system, it pays to be king—or one of the top 28 executives. But it’s executives like Cal State Long Beach...
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Thursday, Sep 27 2007 10:03 AM
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Thursday, Sep 27 2007 10:03 AM
The new digital classroom
In the fall of 2003, Dr. Bruce Robertson was supposed to teach his Principles of Marketing course to 300 SF State students in a rented movie theater at the Stonestown Mall. Everything was set for the class to begin, but...
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Thursday, Sep 20 2007 10:26 PM
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Thursday, Sep 20 2007 10:26 PM
Dude, where's your computer?
Modern college students are digital students, their studies now and seemingly forever tied to computers and other electronics. Today, many universities are blurring the line between recommending computers and requiring them—consider what format instructors expect students to turn in assignment;...
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Thursday, Sep 20 2007 10:23 PM
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Thursday, Sep 20 2007 10:23 PM
Legislature reigns in secrecy at CSU admin
California's Assembly unaminously ordered Cal State University executives Tuesday to go public with their executive payrolls. The Higher Education Governance Accountability Act — dubbed a...
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Thursday, Sep 6 2007 1:17 PM
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Thursday, Sep 6 2007 1:17 PM
State budget delays student aid
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature on the state budget August 24 after a 52-day impasse finally secured funding for programs and services Californians rely on —...
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Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:37 PM
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Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 10:37 PM
Union Ratifies Tentative Contract
Members of the California Faculty Association voted overwhelmingly to accept a tentative contract agreement with the California State University system, the CFA announced Monday.
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Tuesday, May 8 2007 11:36 AM
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Tuesday, May 8 2007 11:36 AM
We've Got the Whole World in Our Stands
Irene Tjoko goes to trade shows several times a year, but she described the first time she saw anything worth selling at the Bookstore that reminded her of her home in Indonesia. When Tjoko, the SFSU Bookstore’s gift and apparel buyer, browsed the Mega Conference trade show in Reno for items to sell on campus in late 2005, the World of Good, Inc. caught her eye. The Emeryville-based company sells handcrafted, environmentally friendly or recycled items using Fair Trade practices.
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Monday, Apr 16 2007 8:15 PM
Irene Tjoko goes to trade shows several times a year, but she described the first time she saw anything worth selling at the Bookstore that reminded her of her home in Indonesia. When Tjoko, the SFSU Bookstore’s gift and apparel buyer, browsed the Mega Conference trade show in Reno for items to sell on campus in late 2005, the World of Good, Inc. caught her eye. The Emeryville-based company sells handcrafted, environmentally friendly or recycled items using Fair Trade practices. [ ]
Monday, Apr 16 2007 8:15 PM
Students Clash with Christian Activists
About one hundred passing students gathered in the Quad Monday afternoon to protest a small, independent, unnamed, Christian group who were there to spread what they called the word of God; which included angry, taunting speeches against homosexuality.
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Monday, Apr 16 2007 6:54 PM
About one hundred passing students gathered in the Quad Monday afternoon to protest a small, independent, unnamed, Christian group who were there to spread what they called the word of God; which included angry, taunting speeches against homosexuality. [ ]
Monday, Apr 16 2007 6:54 PM
Report Breaks CSU, CFA Barriers
After one of California's largest college faculty unions upped the stakes by declaring a massive and imminent strike last week, their negotiations with the Cal State administration may have found a way back on track with a new report released Sunday.
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Friday, Mar 30 2007 12:23 PM
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Friday, Mar 30 2007 12:23 PM
Nightlife: East Bay Has Much to Offer
Let's get one thing out of the way: there's no sense in pretending a night on the town in the East Bay's biggest cities has as much to offer as the city across the Bay does. That being said, Berkeley and Oakland satisfy themselves with knowing they've got a few gems with character.
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Friday, Mar 23 2007 2:43 PM
Let's get one thing out of the way: there's no sense in pretending a night on the town in the East Bay's biggest cities has as much to offer as the city across the Bay does. That being said, Berkeley and Oakland satisfy themselves with knowing they've got a few gems with character. [ ]
Friday, Mar 23 2007 2:43 PM
CSU Faculty Union Authorizes Strike
Faculty of the nation's largest higher education system voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike unprecedented in American history, union officials announced Wednesday. Contract negotiations have collapsed after two years of talks between the California Faculty Association, which represents over 23,000 state educators, and the California State University administration, and a strike has become necessary, CFA officials said.
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Wednesday, Mar 21 2007 5:38 PM
Faculty of the nation's largest higher education system voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike unprecedented in American history, union officials announced Wednesday. Contract negotiations have collapsed after two years of talks between the California Faculty Association, which represents over 23,000 state educators, and the California State University administration, and a strike has become necessary, CFA officials said. [ ]
Wednesday, Mar 21 2007 5:38 PM
CSU Trustees Approve Fee Hike
The 417,000 students attending Cal State universities were hit with a 10 percent tuition increase for the 2007-08 school year, the fifth hike in the last six years.
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Friday, Mar 16 2007 6:49 PM
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Friday, Mar 16 2007 6:49 PM
SF State Faculty Votes on Strike
Faculty in 16 of the CSU's 23 campuses voted last week but returns won't be released until March 20. The SF State tally will be particularly significant because the school boasts the largest group of unionized faculty in any CSU campus.
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Friday, Mar 16 2007 4:44 PM
Faculty in 16 of the CSU's 23 campuses voted last week but returns won't be released until March 20. The SF State tally will be particularly significant because the school boasts the largest group of unionized faculty in any CSU campus. [ ]
Friday, Mar 16 2007 4:44 PM
Faculty to Vote on Strike
The largest higher-education strike in the history of the United States may become possible when the 23,000 members of the California Faculty Association vote in March whether to allow their Board of Directors to call a strike, according to CFA President John Travis.
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Friday, Feb 23 2007 5:40 PM
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Friday, Feb 23 2007 5:40 PM
Bill Aims to Open Exec. Pay Meetings
California State Senator Leland Yee hopes to shed some light on the CSU Board of Trustees use of funds. Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) recently proposed...
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Tuesday, Feb 20 2007 10:12 PM
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Tuesday, Feb 20 2007 10:12 PM
Feathers Fly in San Francisco Pillow Fight
Men and women from seemingly every walk of life gathered on Valentine's Day near San Francisco's Embarcadero to jubilantly beat the living daylights out of each other with pillows.
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Friday, Feb 16 2007 4:51 PM
Men and women from seemingly every walk of life gathered on Valentine's Day near San Francisco's Embarcadero to jubilantly beat the living daylights out of each other with pillows. [ ]
Friday, Feb 16 2007 4:51 PM
SF State professors move audience with violin, piano
Of the nearly 50 people who attended the music recital held in the Creative Arts building last Sunday, some were entranced by the melody, others were awestruck by the talent and one woman in the front row was literally brought to tears.
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Monday, Feb 12 2007 5:50 PM
Of the nearly 50 people who attended the music recital held in the Creative Arts building last Sunday, some were entranced by the melody, others were awestruck by the talent and one woman in the front row was literally brought to tears. [ ]
Monday, Feb 12 2007 5:50 PM
The American Tipper
Though tipping is technically optional, every citizen living in this country knows that not tipping is simply not socially acceptable.
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Monday, Feb 12 2007 1:02 AM
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Monday, Feb 12 2007 1:02 AM
LaRouche Supporters Protest with Songfest
"100,000 Muslims died/sounds like genocide/George Bush and Cheney want World War III," sang a group of 12 singers led by a conductor near the Tapia Drive shuttle stop outside of the Humanities building. Students who stopped by to listen to the congregation seemed amused by its lyrical content and swayed by messages like "Impeach Dick Cheney while you still can."
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Wednesday, Feb 7 2007 10:42 AM
"100,000 Muslims died/sounds like genocide/George Bush and Cheney want World War III," sang a group of 12 singers led by a conductor near the Tapia Drive shuttle stop outside of the Humanities building. Students who stopped by to listen to the congregation seemed amused by its lyrical content and swayed by messages like "Impeach Dick Cheney while you still can."
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Wednesday, Feb 7 2007 10:42 AM
CFA Rally Foreshadows Possible Strikes
The union that represents the SF State chapter of California State University faculty members held an informational picket on campus yesterday after contract negotiations stalled again. A number of issues hold up the contract agreement between the university system's Board of Regents and the California Faculty Association, including a salary increase that union officials said is deceiving.
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Monday, Feb 5 2007 2:49 AM
The union that represents the SF State chapter of California State University faculty members held an informational picket on campus yesterday after contract negotiations stalled again. A number of issues hold up the contract agreement between the university system's Board of Regents and the California Faculty Association, including a salary increase that union officials said is deceiving. [ ]
Monday, Feb 5 2007 2:49 AM
Security Dots See Little Sales
Datadots, the sprayable transparent dots, the size of a grain of sand with a unique personal identification number that links to a nationwide database, have been available in the SFSU Bookstore for $19.95 for six months.
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Wednesday, Jan 31 2007 6:05 PM
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Wednesday, Jan 31 2007 6:05 PM