Major change is brewing in Arizona's higher education system.

Less than 10 days after finals ended, the Arizona Board of Regents released a proposal that called for a significant reorganization of Arizona's higher education system. The proposal proposed the creation of a new system of regional universities that would emphasize undergraduate education instead of research and offer four-year degrees. As part of the proposal, UA South would become Southern Arizona University and split from the UA. ASU West would split from ASU to become Central Arizona University. Northern Arizona University would also join the regional university system as the largest branch. [Read article]

The best in last week's editorials from college campuses around the nation

University of South Florida

The Bush administration comparing the war against guerilla forces of loosely knit terror networks with military actions against a well-organized militaristic Nazi regime, whose installations and armies are clearly marked as such, is rather far fetched. [Read article]