A multi-million dollar house in Fullerton is getting a pricey renovation before a new tenant moves in. Jeff Laabs tells us why some CSUF students are up in arms about the renovation and the big move.

This Wednesday will mark the first day of a student-led hunger strike in protest of fee hikes, deterioration of our education system, and cuts to classes and student services. All of this is happening while Chancellor Charles B. Reed, the incoming CSUF president Mildred Garcia, and other executives reap lavish bonuses and salaries. A particular [...]

  Newly proposed state budget cuts may adversely affect child care in California. The cuts child care would undergo if the proposed bill were to pass is something to worry about, especially in the case of children with special needs, said Beverly Vargish, assistant director at Cal State Fullerton’s Children’s Center. A revised version of [...]

Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) proposed a new budget roadmap for California that would eliminate the need for education cuts and give at least $3.4 billion to K-12 schools, community colleges and the CSU system. In a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders, Huff and other Republicans emphasized the importance of [...]

Potential increases in state budget cuts will threaten spring 2013 enrollment as California State Universities announced plans to freeze admissions for spring, and cut an additional 20,000 to 25,000 seats for the 2012-2013 academic year. This plan is tentative and is contingent of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax initiative that will be on the ballot [...]

The California State University Board of Trustees voted on executive pay raises Tuesday, which included the salary of Cal State Fullerton’s incoming President Mildred Garcia. She will receive a base salary of $324,500, which is exactly 10 percent more than former President Milton Gordon, who had a base salary of $295,000 in 2011. The increases [...]

It appears students at Cal State Fullerton are generally pleased with the appeal of Proposition 8. The proposition was struck down by a three-judge panel on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Feb. 7. In the opinion issued by Judge Reinhart, Proposition 8 was declared unconstitutional and a violation of the equal protection clause. [...]

Cal State Fullerton must rely heavily on student tuition fees as the main source of revenue to cover the cost of university operations. The total university budget for 2011-12 is approximately $418 million with $316 million of that budgeted specifically for university operations. The revenues collected and used to pay the cost of operations come [...]