Daily Scene -- September 7, 1999

Giant Herky -- This 30-foot-tall Herky the Hornet will be inflated for all home games this season.

• More road closures affect campus — Construction of the Power Inn Road grade separation at the Light Rail tracks south of Folsom Boulevard will cause upcoming road closures. Power Inn Road will close at 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 until 5 a.m. Sept. 13. Use 65^th Expressway or Florin-Perkins Road.

• Governor approves second student trustee — Gov. Gray Davis has signed AB 213, sponsored by the California State Student Association, that provides a second student representative on the CSU Board of Trustees. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2000.

Sept. 7: New Electronic Instructor in Math 9
Fear of figures? Tired of notetaking and memorization? This fall the Math department will offer CSUS students an exciting new way to learn Math 9 -- intermediate algebra -- by using a computer program.

Sept. 2: Bill requiring all workers to pay union fees advances to governor’s desk
The state Senate has sent the "fair share" bill to Governor Gray Davis, which would require certain California State University and University of California employees to pay mandatory union fees.

Aug. 30: More students than ever locked out of required classes
One week before classes started, all 1,600 seats in two required English classes were full, and the department has no plans of adding more.

Aug. 27: New course involves students in issues affecting the fast-growing Sacramento region
Students interested in learning about government affairs get to learn from the big shots.

Aug. 27: Legislative bill calls for all faculty to pay dues -- union or not
The California Assembly amended Senate Bill 645 to delete the provision requiring a mandatory election that would have evaluated the controversial "fair share" fees.

Aug. 27: President Gerth talks about commitment to students in annual address
California’s State Universities are the people’s universities, said President Donald Gerth in his annual welcome speech to the CSUS faculty, staff and students.

Aug. 19: Senate votes on second student trustee, Governors approval expected
The addition of a second student trustee to the California State University Board of Trustees moved a step closer to reality Thursday morning when the California State Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 213.

Aug. 19: Sac State epicenter of quake information
An earthquake registering 4.7 on the Richter scale hit about 10 miles west of Mill Valley Tuesday, closely following a 7.8 magnitude quake in southeast Turkey one day earlier.

Aug. 30: Women’s rowing claims the championship in overseas event
The Americans are coming! The Americans are coming!