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October 2003 edition

Did you know?
Despite the recent 30 percent increase, fees in the CSU system remain the lowest in the nation among comparable universities. Undergraduate fees at Sac State are now $2,513 a year.

Alumni News

Homecoming/Parents Weekend
Oct. 19-25 is Homecoming 2003 & Parents Weekend at CSUS. The week concludes with a campus open house on Saturday. For updated information on events during the week, visit www.csus.edu/alum or call (916) 278-6295 or (800) SAC-GRAD.

Networking know-how
The MBA Women’s chapter of the CSUS Alumni Association will present “Networking Essentials” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Alumni Center. Speakers will include: Caroline Drakeley, CEO of InfoPros; John Carr, financial advisor with Merrill Lynch and the 2003 ambassador for the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce; Jeanie Allam, graduate advisor for the CSUS College of Business Administration; and Abbey Thompson, program manager with Hands On Sacramento.       The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. RSVP to mbawomen@hotmail.com by Oct. 24.

Campus News

Debate central
CSUS took center stage in California’s gubernatorial recall election Sept. 24, as it hosted the only debate to include all leading candidates vying to replace Gov. Gray Davis should he be recalled. Story and photo coverage.  Student newspaper coverage.

Priority admission
Although enrollment growth in the CSU system has been restricted by state budget cuts, qualified high school seniors can get an early decision on admission to CSUS if they act quickly. Seniors can get priority for admission to CSUS in fall 2004 by attending Priority Admission Days, on either Oct. 25 or Nov. 8. Full story.

Drinking drop-off
Once again, a survey of students at CSUS reveals a campus with much lower alcohol abuse and far fewer smokers than at campuses nationwide. The preliminary findings from a spring survey of 1,400 CSUS students shows 39 percent hadn’t used alcohol in the prior month, compared to 20 percent nationally. Full story.

Identity crisis
Identity theft continues to dramatically increase, both in the number of individuals afflicted and the monetary values of their losses, according to a report by Dale Pletcher, a finance professor at CSUS, and Linda Foley of the Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego. Full story.

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