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Alexandre Kimenyi, Linguistics, had his research on clichés featured in the Nov. 2 West Sacramento Press and in the Nov. 6 Dixon Tribune.

Ayad al-Qazzaz, Sociology, was quoted in the Oct. 28 San Francisco Jewish News Weekly about a controversy involving the religious content in San Francisco public school textbooks.

Chevelle Newsome, Graduate Studies, was featured in the Oct. 27 Sacramento Observer for her new role as Special Assistant to the President.

Cici Mattiuzzi, Engineering and Computer Science, was quoted in the Feb. 10 issue of the Sacramento Business Journal on the exploding demand for engineers and computer scientists. She and S. K. Ramesh also had an article on the demand for engineers and computer scientists printed in The Sacramento Bee on Feb. 19.

Dave Zuckerman, Communication Studies, was featured in a live interview segment on the Feb. 7 KCRA Channel 3 evening news about Denmark’s editorial cartoon controversy.

Joe Ramos, Intercollegiate Athletics, was quoted in the Nov. 20 Sacramento Bee on how to avoid injuries while exercising outdoors on cold winter days.

Joseph Palermo, History, wrote a guest column in the Nov. 18 San Jose Mercury News titled, "What would Robert Kennedy say about 2005?" which compared the state of the union during the Vietnam War to the current war in Iraq.

Lindy Valdez, Kinesiology and Health Science, was quoted in the Jan. 22 Sacramento Bee in an article entitled "Game's On" about the new sport of speedminton. Valdez was also quoted in the Nov. 22 Sacramento Bee on the results of the statewide physical fitness tests for public school students.

Matthew Altier, University Enterprises, was quoted in the Oct. 30 Santa Cruz Sentinel on the university's relationship with the surrounding city.

Robert G. Mogull, Business Statistics Emeritus, was quoted in stories that ran on KFBK radio, in the Sacramento Bee and Dan Walters' column in the Bee, and in the Stockton Record and the Natomas Journal, and was interviewed by the Planning Commission for the City of Long Beach, on his studies on estimates and projections of poverty.

Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted in: the Nov. 7 Sacramento Bee on opportunities for potential political candidates to receive publicity while supporting or opposing propositions during the Special Election; in the Nov. 13 Sacramento Bee on voters perception of Propositions 76 and 77; the Oct 8 Fairfield Daily Republic comparing Gov. Schwarzenegger to former California politicians Hiram Johnson and Denis Kearney; the Nov. 21 Oakland Tribune on litigation in politics; the Nov 13 San Francisco Sunday Chronicle on low turnout among Republicans in California's special election; the Nov. 5 Alameda Times Star and the Nov. 5 Hayward Daily Review on the chances of Gov. Schwarzenegger's four special election ballot measures succeeding at the polls; the Nov. 9 Santa Ana Orange County Register on what lies ahead for Gov. Schwarzenegger after the special election; the Nov. 5 Woodland Hills Daily News about his predictions for the special election.

Tony Platt, Social Work, had his book E. Franklin Frazier Reconsidered selected as the basis for a Black History Month column by Frederick Rasmussen, "City-Born Sociologist Was Early Authority on Black Life in U.S.," in the Baltimore Sun on Feb 4.

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