Basic Newswriting & Reporting

Journalism 30

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Today's News

A good example of online news for a Sac State audience.

RAVISHING REPORTERS
Editor: Kim Cruit

Tuition plan hints at waste of school fund
To save money, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes that students accepted by California's public universities be given a choice to instead voluntarily attend community college for two years, free of charge.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~24781~1970951,00.html

Darkness on the edge of campus
University's philanthropic 'godfather' was mad about eugenics. Tony Platt, a professor at California State University, Sacramento, is releasing a report stating that local conservationist Charles M. Goethe advocated forced sterilizations and other radical means of population control.
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2004-02-19/News.asp

Students fight cost of college textbooks
Parma - The student government at Cuyahoga Community College's Western Campus has started a nationwide petition drive to lower the high cost of textbooks.
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/10773681103 08630.xml

UC data accessed; students warned
The University of California at Merced is notifying thousands of San Joaquin Valley students that their personal information may have made its way into the wrong hands.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/8149955p-9002346c.html

College Cracks Down On Student Bondage Club
AMES, Iowa -- A student bondage club at Iowa State University has been charged with violating university rules after a flogging demonstration in December. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2004/02/ 19/MNiowabondage.DTL

Pump Prices Sting -- and Could Get Worse
The average paid by California drivers could soon top last March's record, some say. Heavy users of gasoline feel the pinch.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas21feb21,1,7513527.story?coll=la-headlines-business

Budget Signals Narrowed Ambitions
SACRAMENTO For decades, California distinguished itself by pioneering easy and inexpensive access to college and championing broad medical coverage and a generous financial lifeline for the poorest families.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/latimests/20040218/ts_latimes/b udgetsignalsnarrowedambitions

California's Role In Presidential Politics
Over the last half century, the Golden State has often played a vital part in choosing a president
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/22/INGVT5100K1.DTL

Missing Young Snowboarders Found Safe
After a 10-hour search, two young snowboarders were found safe in Placer County.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=289&ncid=289&e=7&u=/ ibsys/20040220/lo_kcra/2017057

Survey Finds Many Are Misinformed on Access to 'Morning-After' Pill
Most women in California are not aware that they can obtain the emergency contraceptive known as the morning-after pill without a prescription, although it has been available at some pharmacies for the last year, according to a new study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-contracept21feb21,1,5363752.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Nader Will Run for President, Drawing Fire From Democrats
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced Sunday he is running again for president, this time as an independent, and rejected claims that a
longshot candidacy would merely siphon enough votes from the Democrats to ensure President Bush's re-election.
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107746163280335870,00.html?mod=home_whats_n ews_us

Authorities Uncover Two Credit Card Fraud Rings
Police have uncovered two fraud rings that recruited workers at San Francisco Bay Area restaurants and paid them to slide customers' cards through a small device that secretly recorded account numbers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sbriefs20.4feb20,1,908310.story?coll=la-headlines-california

LA teen surfing Internet learns he was allegedly abducted by mother
Authorities arrested the mother of a 17-year-old boy after her son saw his picture on a missing children's Web site and discovered that she was accused of abducting him from his father 14 years ago.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2004/02/18/national1045EST0559.DTL

A Little Stress May Be Good
EVANSTON, Ill. -- We've often heard that red wine and dark chocolate in moderation can be good for you. Now it appears that a little stress may be beneficial, too.
http://www.collegenews.com/News/stress.htm