Bruch, 58, was arrested after a three-week investigation that began after a "state-mandated reporter" informed police of the correspondence, which had started innocently, but then allegedly turned toward sexual topics, requests for information and suggestions. State-mandated reporters include teachers, firemen, police and school counselors.

The 16-year-old Davis high school student was communicating with Bruch about assistance in a drama production when she became concerned by the increasingly sexual nature of the e-mails.

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Tourette's sufferer out
Stacy Shaw is 30 years old and working toward a degree in psychology. For many students, obtaining a college diploma can be difficult enough, but for Shaw it may be nearly impossible. She is facing possible suspension from school for causing "disruption of the educational process" -- for barking and hooting in class.

Merit pay issue divides faculty, chancellor
The California Sate University Board of Trustees has approved a $3.2 billion budget plan for the 1999/2000 year that includes $93 million for faculty salaries. Forty percent of that money is earmarked solely for Chancellor Charles Reed's revised version of a largely despised program -- merit pay.

Hey! Where's my car?
The sight of broken glass on the ground in the space where the four-wheeled, steel-framed debtmobile was parked is becoming a routine occurrence on campus.

Credential alternative could save time
The time it takes for CSUS students to become teachers may decrease significantly if planned future changes to the teacher credentialing program are implemented.

Provost warns of loss of state funds
Faculty Senate members were told to schedule more classes on Fridays and consider offering comprehensive Saturday courses for the 1999-2000 academic year.

Intersession learning at a price
The time has come for CSUS students to make the decision to fork over extra cash for a three-week-long, all-expense-paid rendezvous with the limited selection of classes offered during Winter Intersession.

ASI seeks student input on fitness center
Two open forums to discuss the possibility of a new recreation center on campus will be held today at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Hive in the University Union.

Media portray disabled poorly
The media tend to exclude, misrepresent or reinforce stereotypical images of disabled members of society, said actor, comedian and activist Henry Holden in a presentation given Wednesday in the Union Auditorium.

Standford says pundit isn't Ph. D.
(U-WIRE) -- Robert X. Cringely, a best-selling author, PBS television personality and Silicon Valley pundit, has been passing himself off as a former Stanford professor and doctoral degree recipient for years.

Desperate film students hire own teacher when class is cancelled
(U-WIRE) -- The first day of Henry Rosenthal's film producing class did not seem unusual for San Francisco State's crowded cinema department. Students were crammed into a small classroom in the Creative Arts building, hoping to get a few more units out of the department's packed curriculum.

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