To increase access to California’s higher education system, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills — SB 1440 and AB 2302 — last Wednesday that guarantees admission into the California State University system for community college students who complete a restructured transfer degree.

Last night, the Campus Affairs committee meeting unanimously passed a series of amendments to Triton Television’s charter, including broadcast regulations that limit what can be said on air. Of course, this isn’t the only change that TTV is undergoing.

A week after A.S. Council first met to appoint the 2010-11 associate vice presidents, one of the three remaining positions is still unfilled — leaving the council to enter next year without a full cabinet of 10 AVPs in charge of managing various aspects of student life.

The three UCSD student co-ops requested funds from the A.S. council last week, in order to hire a certified public accountant to organize their financial records. Councilmembers agreed to pay a third of the cost.

The new A.S. Council — voted into office early this quarter — entered last night’s meeting prepared to vote in a roster of new associate vice presidents, only to leave four of the 10 positions empty.

Was Albert Einstein a wise man because of his intelligence? Did Mother Teresa’s spirituality make her wise?

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger presented his revised 2010-11 state budget last week, a plan that includes a new round of funding increases for public colleges, but that suggests cutting $3.7 billion from health-care services that impact low-income families who depend on state welfare programs.

California State University officials are developing new methods to push undergraduates through the system faster, in an effort to make room for new students.

UCSD scientists may be on the verge of the couch potato’s Holy Grail: a drug with all the benefits of exercise.
Researchers are attempting to develop a pill that prevents obesity by increasing metabolic and respiration rates. In tests on mice, researchers removed FIH — the gene responsible for regulating the body’s response to low levels of oxygen — during the embryonic stage.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced April 27 that he will refuse to sign any state budget that does not contain increased funding for California’s public colleges. The budget will be submitted to the state legislature by May 14.