Drawing a crowd "Caricature to the Stars," Greg Dohlen spent the first day of the fall semester drawing free caricatures for students. The event was sponsored by the Student Union. Tracey Roman/Online Forty-Niner

 

News

• Bills seek to alleviate high textbook costs
  According to a survey done by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPRIG) in the January issue of "Rip-Off 101: How the Current Practices of the Textbook Industry Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks," by Merriah Fairchild, students will spend an average of $900 per year on textbooks.

Opinion

• Our View: Name-calling should not be tolerated
  When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stooped to name-calling he didn't realize that more than just the Democrats he targeted would take offense.

• Rappers should not dabble in political spectrum
  There is nothing I love more than hearing celebrities, musicians, and other entertainment elite commit career suicide by making ludicrous political statements at the pinnacles of their lives' work.