TO CLIPS INDEX - Clips for February 12, 2008

Editorial: Borrowing smart
The Arizona Republic - Feb. 10, 2008 12:00 AM
Suppose you had to save up enough cash to buy a house. You'd have gray hair by the time
you could move in. Without an auto loan, your only set of wheels might be a bicycle. Mean-
while, you'd lose out on all kinds of opportunities: jobs, recreation, the chance to build equity.
You know that responsible borrowing is a basic tool of budgeting and economic development.
But you may need to remind your state legislator.

College-prep program eases adults' transition
The Arizona Republic - Feb. 12, 2008 12:00 AM
Denise Harper got married in high school but dropped out when teachers and classmates
made fun of her. Vivian Smith said she didn't think earning a high-school diploma was that
important so she dropped out and went to work as soon as she could. And Alejandra
Berumen left school to work and raise a family, ...

Recruits angry at Stoops' remarks
The Arizona Republic - Feb. 12, 2008 12:00 AM
All three of the football recruits who withdrew their commitments from Arizona and signed
with Arizona State dispute and take offense with comments made by Arizona coach Mike
Stoops on signing day last week. None says he was misled by ASU coaches into believing
that gaining admission into ASU is easier than getting into Arizona. Stoops continued to
accuse ASU coaches of that during radio interviews Thursday, ...

Eller College branch in top global ranking
Arizona Daily Star - 2/12/2008
The Financial Times newspaper recognized UA Eller College of Management's McGuire
Center for Entrepreneurship and its Management Information Systems department in its
global top 10 MBA rankings. The 2008 full-time rankings put McGuire No. 6 in the world for
a second year, ...

Academic crisis?
ASU Web Devil - February 12, 2008
With regents contending we are failing higher education in Arizona and nationwide
A quiet crisis is threatening America's economic competitiveness, according to the Arizona
 Board of Regents. The crisis, Regent Fred DuVal said, is the lack of funding and overall
commitment allotted to higher education in the U.S. "It's a quiet crisis because America
hasn't taken notice," DuVal said to an ASU Board of Trustees audience during a speech
at ASU's Fulton Center Monday morning.

Copper theft strikes UA again
UA Arizona Daily Wildcat Online - 2/12/08
With copper value rising, authorities are cracking down, increasing police presence
A break-in and theft of copper at the UA Materials Laboratory, 4717 E. Fort Lowell Road,
may mark another year of high copper theft for the UA and Tucson. The Jan. 11 incident
resulted in over $50,000 worth of damage and $3,000 worth in missing copper.

Instead of Italy, students study in Hawaii or Miami
UA Arizona Daily Wildcat Online - 2/12/08
When people hear "study abroad," they usually think Italy, Germany or Spain. They might
think of faraway destinations where English isn't the primary language and there isn't a
McDonald's on every corner. Some might even call to mind places where the U.S. dollar
used to have value. Regardless of what the words "study abroad" bring to mind, the
thought of possibly studying abroad in one's own English-speaking, Tex-Mex-loving home
probably wasn't at the top of the list.

Editorial: 'Free' textbooks?
UA Arizona Daily Wildcat Online - 2/12/08
Open CourseWare project has a lot to offer UA
Imagine a world where textbooks, class notes and study guides are available for free. Miss
a lecture or forget the details of a homework assignment? No need to worry - the materials
are posted online. It might sound too good to be true now, but the future isn't too far away.

Western Governors University Students From Across the U.S. to Attend Largest Ever WGU
Commencement
Interest Alert - February 12, 2008
Diverse Graduates, Compelling Stories Comprise WGU Graduating Class
More than 70 students from 27 states are expected to travel to Salt Lake City to attend the
commencement ceremony for Western Governors University on Saturday, February 16th, 2008.
The ceremony will take place at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt
Lake City, .....