CSUS career center director to be arraigned

Russell Bruch, the CSUS career center director accused of attempted statutory rape, is set to be arraigned December 14 in Yolo County Superior Court.

Bruch, 58, has been charged with four felony counts including the attempted statutory rape charge and attempted oral copulation. Davis police started the investigation when a state-mandated reporter contacted them about e-mail conversations Bruch was having with a 16-year-old girl.

The electronic conversations started when the girl e-mailed Bruch about a drama production. According to police, the conversations moved beyond the drama production and into their personal lives, ending up with Bruch making sexual advances toward the girl.

Davis police then took over the girl's role in the e-mail communications and set up an arrest when Bruch suggested that he and the girl meet privately. He was arrested November 13 in Davis after allegedly arriving at an apartment ready to meet the girl.

Graduation evaluations delayed by Y2K
The dreaded year 2000 bug has already affected 20 percent of graduating seniors preparing to register for the spring semester by delaying their evaluations.

Students battle for language seats
Students scrambling to meet CSUS' foreign language proficiency requirement face overcrowded classes, reluctant professors and scheduling nightmares -- if they can get the courses at all.

QuickBits
Happy Gerth-day

Trustee meeting closed to press
A meeting between faculty senate members and new CSU trustee Robert Foster was closed to the press Monday morning at the request of CSUS President Donald Gerth.

Debate opens on rec center proposal
Plans for how to share a proposed recreation center were discussed at two open forums held on Nov. 18-19. Though few students showed up, members of the recreation center task force answered questions about how the center would be funded and who would get first priority for use.

Police Log: Nov. 13 to Nov. 24

Distance education classes increase with projected enrollement
Distance education is one of several tools the California State University system plans to use in order to accommodate a projected increase in enrollment.

Ballot changes fail to pass
After an hour of debate, the Associated Students Inc. struck down a resolution at their Nov. 18 meeting that would have allowed space on the student election ballots for candidates to include any group affiliations.

Nominations for faculty awards due
CSUS students with a favorite professor can lend their input to the Outstanding Faculty Awards.

Campus recycling presses on despite pick-up problems
The recycling effort at CSUS is being limited by the lack of consistent pick-ups or a full time project administrator.

Tech fee possible
The future of computer services at CSUS is still unclear, following a report the University received almost two months ago that outlined the steps it should take to make a smooth transition into the future.

Annual report shows off glossy side of the CSU system
The dull black finish of the binding and the glossy white pages of the interior is the CSU annual report students seldom see.

Students wanting more school, speak up
President Donald Gerth announced that he will be surveying students about making class schedules more flexible and the possibility of making the entire campus year-round.

Experts call for wider use of post HIV exposure treatment
(U-WIRE) -- If you have been exposed to the HIV virus, you should be considered for a post-exposure treatment to possibly prevent infection, according to a UC Berkeley researcher.