Higher Ed Press Clips January 2008

January 1-2, 2008

Denver Post:

• DNC Political Figures Factor in a Class Decision
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Constitutional Conundrum
  

Daily Camera:

• Chasing a Fast Moving Glacier
  

Coloradoan:

• Senator Aims to Improve Quality of Life
  
• Hope, Optimism on 2008 Agenda – Guest Commentary
• People Must Remain Priority of Lawmakers – Editorial
  

Chieftain:

• Big Money Concerns
• Colorado State University Studies Salinity, Water Tables
  

Gazette:

• Lawmakers at Odds Over Plans for Education
  

Sentinel:

• West Slope Lawmakers Hone in on Drilling Cash
  

January 3, 2008

Denver Post:

• New Campus will Foster Cooperation
• Legislator Seeks Alternative to State Ethics Law
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• Peeking into Session
  

January 4, 2008

Denver Post:

• College Hotel to Test Students’ Room Service
• Upgrade Routes to Casino Towns – Editorial
  

Chieftain:

• Junior College Known for its Innovation in Course
• Coal-bed Methane Production a Boon to TSJC Students
  

Craig Daily Press:

• White Looks at the 2008 Session
  

January 5-7, 2008

Denver Post:

• Reviewing Ritter’s First Year
• Fix State Budget Conflicts Quickly –Editorial
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Tax Hike Remains Up in the Air
  

Daily Camera:

• Higher Education Measure has CU Officials Worried
• CU Plans to Meet Chemical Catalog Deadline
  

Coloradoan:

• Healthcare Reform Faces an Uphill Battle
• Fort Collins, CSU Could Win with Energy Bills
  

Chieftain:

• Dems Talk about Legislative Plans
• Construction of Thunderbowl on Schedule
  

Tribune:

• Higher Education Remains Statehouse Puzzle
• Tracking CSU’s Past
• Legislators Hit the Books
  

Sentinel:

• Buescher Keeps Eye on Reserve Fund
  

Northern Colorado Business Report:

• Local Reps. Preview Issues at NCSL
  

January 8, 2008

Denver Post:

• Colorado Falls Behind on Job Growth
• Tireless Salesman Extends Hand to All
• Hank Brown Unplugged
• Severance Tax Battle Looming – Editorial
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• College Funding Teeters on Brink
• Protecting the Initiative – Editorial
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU Plants Seeds of Farm Safety with CD-ROM
  

Chieftain:

• PCC Expects Flat Spring Enrollment
  

Gazette:

• CU Cancels Contract with Pharmaceutical Company
  

Sentinel:

• Bonding with Energy Funds Would be a Mistake
  

January 9, 2008

Denver Post:

• Tax Freeze Bounty Sparks Conflict
• A Clash of Goals, Realities
  
• Metro Cancels Hundreds of Student Loans
  

January 10, 2008

Denver Post:

• Curtain Rises on 2008 Legislature
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Ritter’s Goal: Build a Better Colorado
• Down to Business – Editorial
  

Pueblo:

• State Lawmakers Open 2008 Session
  

Sentinel:

• Ritter: Reforms will Come Incrementally
  
  

January 11, 2008

Denver Post:

• Ritter: Shift Students’ Course
  
• Brown Well Deserving of Citizen of the West Honor – Editorial
• Ritter’s Economic Development Plans Cheered
• Ritter’s Agenda is Uninspiring – Editorial
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Ritter’s Big Ideas Lauded, But GOP asks about Funding
  
• Ritter: Revolutionary Shift in Education
  
• Spacecraft to Help CU Team Shed More Light on Mercury
  
• 5 Questions for Hank Brown 2008 Citizen of the West
  

Coloradoan:

• New Approach will do more to Enhance CSU – Editorial
  
• Ritter’s Focus Extends to Region’s Economy
  

Chieftain:

• Ritter Calls for Bipartisanship
• Area Lawmakers Say Tax Hike is Last Resort
  

Gazette:

• Ritter Pushes Legislators to Act
  

January 12-14, 2008

Denver Post:

• Colorado Harnesses the Sun
• Both CU Board of Regent Candidates Under 30 and Ambitious
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Ritter Turns to Content Standards – Editorial
  

Daily Camera:

• Giant Moths at CU’s ATLAS Center
  

Chieftain:

• McFayden Sponsoring TB Bill
• Advocacy Group Want Taxes as Part of State Discussion – Guest Commentary
  

Sentinel:

• Compromises Likely to Bring Revenue Closer to Western Slope
  

Denver Business Journal:

• Mines gets $2.5 Million Grant for K-5 Education
  

January 15, 2008

Denver Post:

• In-State Tuition Bill Would Omit Parent’s Residency
• CU Students in Hot Water After Mascot Mess
  

Daily Camera:

• Bill Would Require TB Screening
  

January 16, 2008

Denver Post:

• Simple Choice on Tuition Bill – Editorial
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• CU’s Brown Saluted for Service
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU Study to Help Air Quality
  

Chieftain:

• PCC’s Dental Hygiene Program in High Demand
• Lawmakers to Carry ‘Revolutionary’ Bill on Education
  

January 17, 2008

Coloradoan:

• Programs Ships Books Off for Good Use in Developing Country
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo, PCC Report Enrollment Increase
• TSJC’s President Named to Jobs Panel
  

Sentinel:

• Governor Backs Funding Mesa State Field House
  

January 18-21, 2008

Denver Post:

• Higher-ed Fights Stall Funds
• New Direction for Colorado Education – Guest Commentary
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Twisting the State – Commentary
  

Daily Camera:

• Schools Playing the Name Game
• GED Officials Warn of Fake Tests
• CU Professor to Head Woods Hole
  

Chieftain:

• Improving Lives – Editorial
• Faculty, Students Back Home
• CCHE Resolves to Clear Capital Construction Backlog
• Antarctic Workers Take CSU-P Course
  

Gazette:

• $50 Million Approved for N. Nevada
  

Colorado Daily:

• Proposed In-State Tuition Change

January 22, 2008

Denver Post:

• Freebies Regaining Foothold
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Fair Shake on Tuition – Editorial
  

Chieftain:

• Admission Applications Up at CSU-P
• City Schools Take Up Private College Tuition
  

Sentinel:

• College Kicks Off Spring Semester

January 23, 2008

January 24, 2008

Daily Camera:

• CU May Get Luck with Funding
• CU Provides More Aid than Many Schools
• Damages Limited in CU Hazing Suit
  

Coloradoan:

• Funding Changes for Water Research Winds Through State Legislature
  

Chieftain:

• Governor Ritter Says Tax Measure for Ballot Still Up in the Air
  

Gazette:

• Falcon Campus in Works
  

Colorado Daily:

• Colleges Short on Cash
  

January 25, 2008

Daily Camera:

• CU Campus Sells Bathroom’s Naming Rights for $25K
• CU Fundraising Set for Record Year
  

January 26-28, 2008

Denver Post:

• Survey to Gauge Higher Ed’s Stature
• School Nest Eggs Need Explaining – Editorial
• Don’t Let this Boom Go Bust – Editorial
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Colorado’s Place in the Sun
• Community College System to Lose its Voice
  

Daily Camera:

• Brown Sticks Around
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-P Students go for Green
  

Colorado Daily:

• The You Tube Effect
  

Journal Advocate:

• Energy Bill Turned into ‘Union Grab’
  

January 29, 2008

Daily Camera:

• CU Students to Hold Forum on Tuition
  
• CU Fees May Pick Up Hop Tab
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU’s Morgan Library Making Changes
  

Chieftain:

• Board of Governors – Editorial
  

Gazette:

• UCCS will Offer a Degree in Women’s, Ethnic Studies
  

Sentinel:

• Mountain College takes Search Online
  

January 30, 2008

Denver Post:

• Regents Weigh New CU President
  

Daily Camera:

• CU Could be on Cusp of Naming  New President
  
• Peaks of Mysterious Mercury Beamed Back to CU
  

Colorado Daily:

• Show Me the Money
  

January 31, 2008

Denver Post:

• Benson Named Finalist for CU Chief
  
• New CCD President Coming from Texas
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Benson Sole Pick to Lead CU
  
• Texas College Administrator to Head CCD
  

Daily Camera:

• Benson Named Sole Finalist for CU President
  
• Stanley J. Cristol ‘built’ CU’s Chemistry Department
  

Sentinel:

• Degree Program to Line Up with Need