President Donald Gerth has appointed interim vice president for administration Edward Del Biaggio as the university's chief financial officer less than 24 hours before the university closes for the six-week winter break and only two weeks after Del Biaggio said he was not interested in the job.

The eleventh-hour appointment follows a fruitless 14-month national search. The search committee originally comprised faculty, administrators, and one student representative, Sarah Dillingham. Dillingham graduated last May and had not been replaced when the committee recommended Del Biaggio for the job, "a major concern," said Gary Davis, ASI president.

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Allegations of illicit sex in Mendocino Hall
Campus police are confirming what faculty and staff in Mendocino Hall have suspected for years -- that the men's room on the third floor is used as a meeting place for gay men.

QuickBits
Free Java, hold the IV

Online services save time, spare students long lines
Students fed up with the long lines at the university bookstore will soon have a new option -- two on-line booksellers offering a broad selection of college textbooks at competitive prices. In a move to head off losses in its own book sales, the Hornet Bookstore is planning to launch a Web site for students who want to shop from the comfort of their own computers.

Del Biaggio still waiting on job search
Edward Del Biaggio is a patient man. The Executive Director of the CSUS Foundation has been the interim vice president for administration for a year now.

Police Log: Nov. 25 to Nov. 30

Accident rates down
Statistics from University Police show that auto accidents have been reduced by the recently constructed perimeter road project.

Reserve book room wired
While many students are busy scrounging for dimes in their pockets, waiting in long lines in the Reserve Book Room, or simply trying to find a copy machine in good working order, others are taking advantage of an alternative solution called the Reserve Book Room Electronic Reserves (E-RBR).

ASI makes plans to evaluate progress
The Associated Students Inc. board members will be evaluating their performance during a semi-annual retreat at Lake Tahoe, Thursday through Sunday, with the assistance of committee members they work with.

Faculty protest Members of the California Faculty Association marched on the CSUS campus Dec. 10 to show their displeasure with Chancellor Charles Reed's vision for the CSU system. Negotiations between the CFA and the Chancellor have been stalled since last July over issues such as merit pay and the increased use of part-time faculty. The CFA has threatened a strike during the spring semester. Photo: Lane Kasselman/State Hornet

CSUS disaster plan a work in progress
Despite several close calls with floodwaters, the CSUS campus has not had to implement the plan drawn up for a disaster caused by the rising American River.

Shorter lines for Union computers
With Kinko's still about 15 blocks down J Street, students desperate for fast prints from their PC disks can hit Copy Graphics in the University Union rather than waiting for the limited printing times at the university-run computer labs.

Faculty senate to decide fate of biomedical master's program
The Faculty Senate will hear a recommendation to dissolve the Master of Science program in Biomedical Engineering at their meeting on Thursday. If they accept the proposal, only those students who are currently enrolled in the program will be allowed to complete their degree.

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.