Traffic-related deaths were at their lowest in more than 60 years during 2011, according to an estimate posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reported the Los Angeles Times. The NHTSA projects that the number of fatalities for 2011 will fall to 1.09 in every 100 million miles traveled. This would be the lowest [...]

A dairy cow in central California was confirmed to carry mad cow disease by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. According to CNN.com, the animal’s carcass was sent in Wednesday for random testing by Baker Commodities Inc., a rendering facility in Hanford, Calif. The carcass was in quarantine Tuesday night. USDA officials have yet [...]

  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 [...]

California is a hot spot of seismic activity. Most of the buildings constructed on its uneasy surface are retrofitted to withstand movement associated with earthquakes. Cal State Fullerton is no exception. Earthquakes in the past have caused varying degrees of damage, from minor to severe, in California. The most prominent earthquake in recent history was [...]

Cal State Fullerton’s Rick Simon will speak Thursday at the College of Engineering and Computer Science Technology Breakfast. The topic of discussion will be the future of high-speed rail in California and will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites in Fullerton from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Simon is an expert on [...]

Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for 2012-2013 will cut $446.9 million in funding for child care at the California Department of Education, significantly reducing the amount of day care available for young children and affecting many students at Cal State Fullerton who have children of their own. The cut in funding for child care comes [...]

Senate minority Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) has proposed a law that will enable California school districts to make revenue by advertising on school buses. The law currently states that all school buses must bear the word “schoolbus” on the front and back of the transportation vehicle. Huff’s proposal will allow school districts to incorporate [...]

California’s credit rating outlook was raised from “stable” to “positive” last week by Standard & Poor’s. The U.S.-based financial services company acknowledged that despite having a negative outlook just eight months ago, California could be poised for an even higher rating in the near future. The revision comes after Gov. Jerry Brown’s promotion of a [...]