The Kept-Up Academic Librarian

For LA-Area Colleges Its Important To Have A Freeway Directional Sign

In all, about 35 Los Angeles-area colleges each have four freeway directional signs. It's easy to see why they want them: "There's a sense of pride in having a freeway sign," said Alan L. Gansberg, dean of Tarzana's Columbia College Hollywood. "It legitimizes you." Caltrans engineers say their rules allow public and private post-secondary schools — both nonprofit and for-profit — to apply for freeway directional signs. To qualify, campuses generally must have at least 1,000 full- or part-time students. Read more at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-college-signs-20120729,0,2677772.story

Berkeley Bicyclists Complain About Recent Increase In Police Citations

Trouble is brewing in the Bay Area bastion of bicyclists' rights. UC Berkeley students — already squeezed by steep tuition increases — are banding together to protest campus citations for bike infractions that run $220 apiece and exceed many vehicle violations. The university penalty for coasting through the no-ride zone would be easier to stomach if students had a way to get across campus during school hours without getting off their bikes. There were 53 bicycle-related injury accidents on and around campus since 2001.Read more at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-berkeley-bikes-20101218,0,6374249.story

Spending Spring Break Sprucing Up Public Schools

She's one of 14 students participating in Alternative Spring Break, a program that brings college students to the city to spruce up schools and help middle and high schoolers. Sponsored by City Year, an AmeriCorps national youth service program, Alternative Spring Break drew volunteers from George Mason and Cheyney Universities. The spring break group, plus more than 100 Philadelphia middle and high school volunteers, descended yesterday on South Philadelphia High for a beautification project.  Read more at:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100314_A_spring_break_not_at_all_wasted.html

Mexico's Violence A Special Concern For Border IHEs

As drug violence continues to escalate across the Rio Grande, particularly in Juarez, Mexico, many colleges and universities along the U.S.-Mexico border are working to assure students that their campuses are safe. In El Paso, Walsh said the university issues travel bulletins to students who want to travel across the border, as recommended by the State Department. The violence nearby, however, has yet to deter students from enrolling at UTEP, said Steven Lazarin, UTEP public affairs specialist. In fact, enrollment has increased steadily over the past few years to about 21,000. Read more at:
http://abcnews.go.com/OnCampus/colleges-wary-violence-us-border/story?id=8756754

Gas Costs May Force Students To Attend IHEs Closer To Home

The chances of spending freshman year in Chicago, Boston or some other far away location appears to be dwindling along with the value of their parents' houses and savings accounts. Gone are discount airfares to get home for the holidays or for Grandma's 70th birthday; gone is the cheap gas that fueled trips back home to visit old friends. Parents are struggling with the rising cost of tuition and books. Now, they must factor in the cost of car trips and air travel for themselves and their kids. Read more at:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0619stayhome0620.html