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9 Reasons why Jim McMahon of the 1985 Bears is Awesome

Quarterback Jim McMahon of the 1985 Chicago Bears is awesome. I know what you’re thinking, this isn’t new information. Knowledge of how awesome McMahon has been available to the human race for ages. So just consider this a jogging of one’s memory. That is unless you’re trying to forget about Jim McMahon and the Chicago Bears…yes we mean YOU Steve Grogan and Tony Eason.

9.) The “Miracle Bowl”

McMahon was awesome before he even took a snap as a Chicago Bear. While attending Brigham Young University, McMahon led the BYU Cougars to one of the greatest comebacks in college football history. This game is known as “The Miracle Bowl”. The Cougars were facing a tough SMU Mustang team who had a RB duo of Craig James and Eric Dickerson, two guys you might have heard of. The Cougars were down 45-25 with four minutes left in the game, sensing the BYU crowd losing hope, McMahon screamed that the game wasn’t quite over yet. . He led them to three quick touchdowns, one including a hail mary pass to Clay Brown as time ran out on the clock. This really put McMahon on the map

8.) This Guy Likes His Beer

Like any other American, Jim McMahon has an affinity for drinking beer. After being drafted by the Bears in the 1982 NFL draft. McMahon showed up to the first public Chicago Bears function with a cold beer in his hand. This didn’t please new head coach Mike Ditka or team owner George Halas. McMahon has some serious cojones. Before we get into this next tidbit of information, I do not condone the actions of McMahon. In 2003, McMahon was pulled over in Florida for drunk driving. That isn’t awesome. However upon being pulled over, McMahon stepped out of the car and announced to the police….“Im too drunk, ya got me.” Even the way he announces his guilt is awesome.

7.) Who’d Win in a Fight? Coach Ditka or a Hurricane?

Coach Ditka would win in a fight against a hurricane, that is unless the hurricane’s name was Ditka…then it would be a tie. Bill Swerski’s Superfans sketch on SNL was onto something when referencing Coach Ditka. It was apparent there was a rift between starting quarterback Jim McMahon, and head coach Mike Ditka.McMahon’s antics and attitude didnt sit so well with Coach Ditka, one of the most notable problems stemmed from McMahon’s tendency to change the plays in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage, which really pissed off Da Coach. This built up tension between them led to a falling out between McMahon and coach Ditka (and team president Michael McCaskey). Ultimately this falling out led to him being traded in 1989 to the San Diego Chargers. Bear fans hated to see McMahon leave but injury problems plagued his playing days in Chicago. I for one, wouldn’t oppose Mike Ditka on anything. Something about Ditka makes me feel as if when he is angry, he wouldn’t be a good person to be around.

6.) He Can Throw a Football and Pitch a Product

Jim McMahon was the pitchman for many 80’s commercials. We all love 80’s TV commercials.

5.) “The Punky QB”

The 1985 Chicago Bears are known for being one of the most dominant teams in NFL history….and for the Super Bowl Shuffle. The Super Bowl Shuffle was a rap record put together featuring the players. As quarterback of the dominant 1985 Bears, Jim McMahon’s classic line in the video was “”I’m the punky QB known as McMahon”. This earned him the nickname, The Punky QB. A nickname cherished by a large cult following, myself, and well….whoever likes this article.

I’m the punky QB, known as McMahon.
When I hit the turf, I’ve got no plan.
I just throw my body all over the field.
I can’t dance, but I can throw the pill.
I motivate the cats, I like to tease.
I play so cool, I aim to please.
That’s why you all got here on the double
To catch me doin’ the Super Bowl Shuffle.

4.) The Signature Glasses

McMahon’s signature sunglasses truly make him “The Punky QB”. Even though they were worn for medical reasons, they are still badass. When he was 6 years of age, he was attempting to untie a knot in a toy gun holster with a fork, and accidentally severed the retina in his right eye when the fork slipped. This may have been an indicator as to future problems with injury. His vision was alright from the “fork-retina-slip-incident”, however his left eye is extremely sensitive to light. He was one of the first players to wear a visor. Check him out wearing some sunglasses on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. This guy is awesome.

3.) The Signature Headbands

Along with sunglasses, Jim McMahon always had to have a sweet headband. There was never any occasion too formal for the right headband. He often wore a headband while on the sidelines. This even led to him being fined by NFL commisioner Pete Rozelle. The headband in question didn’t have a authorized logo on it. The following week McMahon wore a headband that simply stated…”ROZELLE”

2.) He isn’t Rick Mirer, Steve Stentstrom, Moses Moreno, Shane Mathews, Cade McNown, Jim Miller, Chris Chandler, Henry Burris, Kordell Stewart, Jonathan Quinn, Craig Krenzel, Chad Hutchinson, Kyle Orton, Rex Grossman, or Brian Griese.

1.) He’s Jim McMahon

That is enough reason for the #1 spot. He’s Jim McMahon and led the Bears to a super bowl victory in 1985. Participated in the Super Bowl Shuffle rap, his antics entertained many, and generally was just awesome. Even though he was in Chicago from 1982-1988, and had some injury problems that prohibited him from reaching his potential….he’s the Punky QB.

http://www.chicitysports.com/2010/05/21/9-reasons-why-jim-mcmahon-is-awesome/

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California State University

History

Today’s California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now San Jose State University), a normal school established by the California Legislature on May 2, 1862. The California State Normal School was itself derived from the City of San Francisco’s Minns Evening Normal School (founded in 1857) a normal school legislature dropped the word “California” from the name of the San Jose and Los Angeles schools, renaming them “State Normal Schools.” Later Chico (1887), San Diego (1897), and other schools became part of the State Normal School system. In 1919, the State Normal School at Los Angeles became the Southern Branch of the University of California (now the University of California, Los Angeles). In 1921, the State Normal Schools became the State Teachers Colleges. By this time most of the campuses started to become identified by their city names plus the word “state” (e.g., “San Jose State,” “San Diego State,” “San Francisco State”).

In 1935, the State Teachers Colleges became the California State Colleges and were administered by the California State Department of Education in Sacramento. The Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960 gave the system greater autonomy from the State of California.

The postwar period brought a great expansion in the number of colleges in the system. Campuses in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Long Beach were added between 1947 and 1949. Then seven more were authorized to be built between 1957 and 1960. Six more campuses joined the system after the establishment of the Donohoe Higher Education Act in 1960 bringing the total number to 23.

In 1972 the system became The California State University and Colleges, and all of the campuses were renamed with the words “California State University” in their names. Former San Diego State University student body president Calvin Robinson wrote the bill, signed into law by Ronald Reagan, that allowed every California State University the option to revert the schools back to their pre-1972 names: San Jose State, San Diego State, San Francisco State, etc. In 1982, the CSU system dropped the word “colleges” from its name.

Today the campuses of the CSU include comprehensive and polytechnic universities and the only Maritime Academy in the western United States that receives aid from the federal Maritime Administration.

Governance

Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach

Responsibility for the California State University is vested in the 25 member Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed by the Governor of the State of California. There are 5 ex officio Trustees; the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the CSU Chancellor. There are 4 special Trustees. The CSU Statewide Alumni Council appoints an Alumni Trustee. The Governor appoints a Faculty Trustee from nominees proposed by the Statewide Academic Senate. The Governor appoints two Student Trustees from nominees proposed by the California State Student Association. The Alumni and Faculty Trustees serve for two years. The Student Trustees serve staggered two-year terms. The sixteen remaining Trustees are appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the State Senate, and serve for eight years. The Trustees appoint the Chancellor, who is the chief executive officer of the system, and the Presidents, who are the chief executive officers of their respective campuses.

Membership of the Board of Trustees: Ex Officio trustees

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

Vacant, Lieutenant Governor (formerly John Garamendi; Abel Maldonado is the Lt. Gov. nominee)

Karen Bass, Speaker of the Assembly

Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Charles B. Reed, CSU Chancellor

Appointed trustees:

Roberta Achtenberg

Jeffrey L. Bleich

Herbert L. Carter

Carol R. Chandler

Debra S. Farar

Kenneth Fong

Margaret Fortune

George G. Gowgani

Curtis Grima

Melinda Guzman

William Hauck

Raymond Holdsworth, Jr.

Linda A. Lang

Bob Linscheid

Peter Mehas

Henry Mendoza

Lou Monville

Craig R. Smith

Russel D. Statham

Glen Toney

Kyriakos Tsakopoulos

The Academic Senate of the California State University, made up of elected representatives of the faculty from each campus, recommends academic policy to the Board of Trustees through the Chancellor.

Chancellors of the CSU

Buell Gallagher (1961-1962)

Glenn S. Dumke (1962-1982)

W. Ann Reynolds (1982-1990)

Ellis E. McCune [Acting] (1990-1991)

Barry Munitz (1991-1998)

Charles B. Reed (1998-current)

Endowment

The California State University’s permanent, collective endowment has grown to 4 million U.S. dollars as of the close of the 2006-2007 academic year. In addition, each of the 23 campuses of the CSU raise their own funds through donations and other external funding, and each campus controls its own separate endowment funds not counted in the above endowment amount.

Link to CSU Endowment & Fundraising webpage

Rank

Institution

City

2007

Endowment

(0 USD)

2008

Endowment

(0 USD)

2009

Endowment

(0 USD)

Percent

change from

previous year

1

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo

$ 181,530

$ 166,179

$ 130,947

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2.1000000-21 %
2

San Diego State University

San Diego

$ 99,853

$ 115,090

-

&0000000000000015.00000015 %
3

California State University, Fresno

Fresno

$ 112,901

$ 104,645

$ 91,426

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4.1000000-13 %
4

California State University, Northridge

Northridge, Los Angeles

$ 60,227

$ 55,379

$ 48,920

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3.1000000-12 %
5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco

$ 51,202

$ 47,179

$ 43,731

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-8.1000000-7 %
6

San Jose State University

San Jose

$ 50,020

$ 50,108

$ 40,517

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-20.1000000-19 %
7

California State University, Long Beach

Long Beach

$ 36,072

$ 36,616

$ 31,070

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-6.1000000-15 %
8

California State University, Chico

Chico

$ 35,741

$ 34,656

-

-3.0 %
9

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pomona

$ 33,717

$ 33,201

$ 27,636

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-8.1000000-17 %
10

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

$ 37,417

$ 35,602

$ 26,037

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-8.1000000-27 %
11

California State University, Sacramento

Sacramento

$ 19,155

$ 21,412

$ 19,712

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-9.1000000-8 %
12

California State University, Fullerton

Fullerton

$ 17,592

$ 20,022

$ 18,960

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6.1000000-5 %
13

Humboldt State University

Arcata

$ 18,797

$ 18,447

$ 15,700

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-6.1000000-15 %
14

California State University, San Bernardino

San Bernardino

$ 12,651

$ 14,190

$ 13,401

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-7.1000000-6 %
15

California State University, Los Angeles

Los Angeles

$ 16,553

$ 15,091

$ 13,224

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3.1000000-12 %
16

California State University, Bakersfield

Bakersfield

$ 16,460

$ 16,415

$ 13,013

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2.1000000-21 %
17

California State University, San Marcos

San Marcos

$ 15,158

$ 16,222

$ 12,992

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1.1000000-20 %
18

California State University, East Bay

Hayward

$ 9,762

$ 9,179

-

-6.0 %
19

California State University, Stanislaus

Turlock

$ 11,000

$ 11,084

$ 8,422

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5.1000000-24 %
NR

California State University Office of the Chancellor

Long Beach

$ 9,744

$ 9,210

$ 7,913

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-5.1000000-14 %
20

California State University, Monterey Bay

Seaside

$ 4,801

$ 7,014

$ 7,676

&0000000000000009.0000009 %
21

California State University, Channel Islands

Camarillo

$ 7,722

$ 7,253

$ 6,242

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-5.1000000-14 %
22

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Carson

$ 6,730

$ 6,567

$ 6,033

&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-9.1000000-8 %
23

California Maritime Academy

Vallejo

$ 1,837

$ 1,844

$ 1,882

&0000000000000002.0000002 %
Faculty

During the fall 2004 semester the system employed 11,069 full-time faculty members. The vast majority, 68.3% were tenured or tenure tracked with 59.2% having tenure. Professors comprised 86.6% of faculty members with a plurality, 43.6% being full professors. Associate professors consitituted 18.6% and Assistant professors 24.4% of faculty members while 13.4% were instructors and lecturers. The percentage of full professors declined 31.4% since fall of 1999, while that of assistant professors has risen 57.4%.

The CSU system requires faculty to sign a loyalty oath dating from the Cold War. Some campuses (most recently CSU Fullerton) have refused to hire academics who have refused to sign one, although others have provided for accommodations such as signing statements. Quakers have been particular victims of this policy.

Salary

The average faculty salary was roughly ,000 as of Spring 2007. As of April 2007, the faculty union and CSU have reached an agreement increasing faculty base salaries by 20.7%, boosting the average faculty salary from ,000 to ,000 by 2011. Salaries for full-professors will increase from ,000 to 5,000. While this pay increase will provide a plurality of faculty members with six figure salaries, current CSU faculty salaries remain roughly 15% below the average for “comparable schools.” Meanwhile salaries for all presidents have been raised above 0,000 in order to remain competitive with similar schools. As of Fall 2004 average salaries were as follows:

Average salaries.

Data

Lecturer

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Full Professor

Average salary

,987

,078

,788

,306

,502

Minimum salary

,356

,656

,720

,944

,680

Maximum salary

5,820

,708

9,272

0,060

5,820

Percent of faculty

13.28%

0.10%

24.45%

18.62%

43.55%

Enrollment

Campuses

The CSU is composed of the following 23 campuses listed here by order of the year founded:

Campus

Location

Founded

Campus Area in Acres

Enrollment

(Full time

Fall 2008)

Budget 2009-2010

Athletics Affiliation

Athletics Nickname

(Conference)

San Jose State University

San Jose

1857

154

26,291

264,661,972

NCAA Division I

San Jose State Spartans

(WAC)

California State University, Chico

Chico

1887

119

15,963

158,793,102

NCAA Division II

Wildcats

(CCAA)

San Diego State University

San Diego

1897

270

30,821

322,889,316

NCAA Division I

San Diego State Aztecs

(MWC)

San Francisco State University

San Francisco

1899

134

24,692

275,409,849

NCAA Division II

Gators

(CCAA)

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo

1901

9,678

18,499

211,492,088

NCAA Division I

Mustangs

(Big West)

California State University, Fresno

Fresno

1911

327

19,340

211,954,502

NCAA Division I

Fresno State Bulldogs

(WAC)

Humboldt State University

Arcata

1913

144

7,223

96,443,610

NCAA Division II

Lumberjacks

(CCAA)

California Maritime Academy

Vallejo

1929

87

884

22,622,611

NAIA

Keelhaulers

(CPC)

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pomona

1938

1,438

17,805

203,236,222

NCAA Division II

Cal Poly Pomona Broncos

(CCAA)

California State University, Los Angeles

Los Angeles

1947

175

16,297

199,576,279

NCAA Division II

Golden Eagles

(CCAA)

California State University, Sacramento

Sacramento

1947

580

23,613

241,084,617

NCAA Division I

Hornets

(Big Sky)

California State University, Long Beach

Long Beach

1949

323

30,895

320,307,578

NCAA Division I

49ers and Dirtbags

(Big West)

California State University, East Bay

Hayward

1959

341

12,510

137,715,021

NCAA Division II

Pioneers

(CCAA)

California State University, Fullerton

Fullerton

1957

236

28,362

293,781,437

NCAA Division I

Titans

(Big West)

California State University, Northridge

Northridge

1957

353

28,461

304,972,116

NCAA Division I

Matadors

(Big West)

California State University, Stanislaus

Turlock

1957

220

6,631

87,067,837

NCAA Division II

Warriors

(CCAA)

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Carson

1960

346

8,846

109,631,582

NCAA Division II

Toros

(CCAA)

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

1960

269

8,259

86,648,273

NCAA Division II

Seawolves

(CCAA)

California State University, San Bernardino

San Bernardino

1965

441

14,866

160,381,158

NCAA Division II

Coyotes

(CCAA)

California State University, Bakersfield

Bakersfield

1965

375

7,113

82,714,822

NCAA Division I

Roadrunners

California State University, San Marcos

San Marcos

1988

304

7,449

91,218,742

NAIA

Cougars

California State University, Monterey Bay

Seaside (formerly Fort Ord)

1994

1,387

4,129

62,757,303

NCAA Division II

Otters

(CCAA)

California State University, Channel Islands

Camarillo

2002

826

3,271

51,820,453

None

Dolphins

Gallery

San Jose

Chico

San Diego

San Francisco

San Luis Obispo

Fresno

Humboldt

Pomona

Los Angeles

Sacramento

Long Beach

East Bay

Fullerton

Northridge

Stanislaus

Sonoma

San Bernardino

Bakersfield

Monterey Bay

Channel Islands

Off campus branches

A handful of universities have off campus branches that make education accessible in a vast state. Unlike the typical university extension courses, they are degree-granting and students have the same status as other California State University students. The newest campus, the California State University, Channel Islands, was formerly an off campus branch of CSUN. Riverside and Contra Costa counties, which have 3 million residents between them, have lobbied for their off campus branches to be freestanding California State University campuses. Total enrollment for all branches in Fall 2005 is 9,163 students, the equivalent of 2.2% of systemwide enrollment. The following are schools and their respective off campus branches:

California State University, Bakersfield

Antelope Valley (in Lancaster, California)

California State University, Chico

Redding (affiliated with Shasta College)

California State University, Fullerton

Irvine

Garden Grove

California State University, East Bay

Concord

Oakland (Professional & Conference Center)

California State University, Fresno

Lancaster

California State University, San Bernardino

Palm Desert

California State University, San Marcos

Southwest Riverside County

San Diego State University

Imperial Valley (in Brawley, California and Calexico, California)

San Francisco State University

Caada College (in Redwood City, California)

Downtown Center (in San Francisco, California)

California State University, Stanislaus

Stockton, California

Sonoma State University

Ukiah, California

Laboratories and observatories

Research facilities owned and operated by units of the CSU:

Desert Studies Center (managed by California State University, Fullerton)

Research consortium and field site

official website

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (managed by San Jose State University)

Oceanographic laboratory

official website

Mount Laguna Observatory (part of the Astronomy Department of San Diego State University)

Astronomical observatory

official website

T.S. Golden Bear

The training ship of the California Maritime Academy

official website

Former campuses

Former units and campuses of the CSU:

Los Angeles State Normal School (aka State Normal School at Los Angeles) (founded 1882)

By state law, converted to UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) in 1919

Santa Barbara State College (founded 1909)

By state law, converted to UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara) in 1944

Differences between the CSU and UC systems

Both university systems are California publicly funded higher education institutions. Despite having fewer students, some individual UC campuses, as a result of their research emphasis and medical centers, have larger budgets than the entire CSU system. CSU’s Chancellor, Dr Charles B Reed, pointed out when delivering his Pullias Lecture at USC, that California was big enough to afford two world-class systems of public higher education, one that supports research (UC) and one that supports teaching (CSU). However, student per capita spending is stretched far thinner at the CSU, and the lack of a research mission or independent doctoral programs under the California Master Plan leads to a perceived lack of prestige among some academics. For many of the CSU system’s early formative years, the more powerful UC system was able to delay or prevent the CSU campuses from gaining the right to grant bachelor’s degrees, then later master’s degrees and now doctorates in most fields. Thus while similar campuses in other states (e.g., Arizona State University) eventually grew from normal schools into research-oriented state universities, the UC system’s powerful research university monopoly has successfully prevented the CSU from experiencing a similar development. Librarian Emeritus Kevin Starr has described the CSU as “in so many ways the Rodney Dangerfield of public higher education.”

According to the California Master Plan for Higher Education (1960), both university systems may confer Bachelors or Master’s degrees as well as professional certifications, however only the University of California has the authority to issue Ph.D degrees (Doctor of Philosophy) and professional degrees in the fields of law, medicine, veterinary, and dentistry. As a result of recent legislation (SB 724), the California State University may now offer the Ed.D degree (also known as the Doctor of Education or “education doctorate degree”) to its graduate students as well as certain types of professional doctorate degrees (for instance, audiology (Au.D), etc.). Additionally, the California State University (CSU) offers Ph.D degrees as a “joint degree” in combination with other institutions of higher education, including “joint degrees” with the University of California (UC) and accredited private universities. This is why, for instance, San Diego State can qualify as a “Research University with high research activity” (Carnegie Foundation link) by offering 16 doctoral degrees.

There are 23 CSU campuses and 10 UC campuses representing 414,000 and 191,000 students respectively. The cost of CSU tuition is approximately half that of UC. Thus, the CSU system has been referred to by former California State University authorities as “The People’s University.”

CSU and UC use the terms “president” and “chancellor” internally in exactly opposite ways: At CSU, the campuses are headed by “presidents” who report to a systemwide “chancellor”; but at UC, they are headed by “chancellors” who report to a systemwide “president”.

CSU has traditionally been more accommodating to the older student than UC, by offering more degree programs in the evenings and, more recently, online. In addition, CSU schools, especially in more urban areas, have traditionally catered to the commuter, enrolling most of its students from the surrounding area. This has changed as CSU schools increase enrollment and some of the more prestigious urban campuses attract a wider demographic.

Admission standards

Historically the requirements for admission to the CSU have been less stringent than the UC system. The CSU attempts to accept applicants from the top one-third (1/3) of California high school graduates. In contrast, the UC attempts to accept the top one-eighth (1/8). In an effort to maintain a 60/40 ratio of upper division students to lower division students and to encourage students to attend a California community college first, both university systems give priority to California community college transfer students.

However, as of 2008 the following CSU campuses use higher standards than the basic admission standards because of the number of qualified students who apply to those campuses as first-time freshmen during the initial application filing period:

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly Pomona

Fullerton

Long Beach

San Diego

Impacted Campuses

An impacted campus or major is one which has more CSU-qualified students than capacity permits. As of 2006, CSU Long Beach, San Diego State, and Cal Poly SLO are impacted for both new freshmen and for transfer students, while CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, and Sonoma State are impacted for new freshmen. Thus, these campuses have higher admission standards than the CSU minimum. In addition, some programs at other campuses are similarly impacted. Despite this, CSU undergraduate admissions are quantitatively based and generally do not include items such as personal statements, SAT Subject Test scores, letters of recommendation, or portfolios. In addition, there is geographic preference given to those residing within the commuting areas of the colleges.

Special admissions process for the California Maritime Academy

The Maritime Academy uses a different admissions process from other CSU schools. Because of the nature of its programs, the Maritime Academy requires all applicants to pass a standard physical examination prior to enrollment.

Campus naming conventions

The UC system follows a consistent style in the naming of campuses, using the words University of California followed by the name of its declared home city. Most CSU campuses follow a similar pattern, though several are named only for their home city or county, such as San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, San Diego State University, or Sonoma State University. A few of the colleges follow neither pattern, in particular the California Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) and the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), the only campuses whose official names do not reference their location in California. Some critics, including Donald Gerth (a former President of California State University, Sacramento), have claimed that the weak California State University identity has contributed to the CSU’s perceived lack of prestige when compared to the University of California.

Research and academics

AAU and AASCU

The University of California and most of its campuses are members of the Association of American Universities (AAU), while the California State University (CSU) and several of its campuses (including San Diego and San Jose) are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

ABET

Main article: List of engineering programs in the California State University

ABET, Inc., (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), accredits post-secondary degree programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. It is intended to certify the quality of these programs. There California State University has 17 ABET-accredited engineering colleges throughout California.

Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering in Pomona

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College of Engineering in San Luis Obispo

California Maritime Academy College of Engineering in Vallejo

California State University, Chico College of Engineering in Chico

California State University, Dominguez Hills College of Engineering in Carson

California State University, East Bay College of Engineering in Hayward

California State University, Fresno College of Engineering in Fresno

California State University, Fullerton College of Engineering in Fullerton

California State University, Northridge College of Engineering in Northridge

California State University, Long Beach College of Engineering in Long Beach

California State University, Los Angeles College of Engineering in Los Angeles

California State University, Sacramento College of Engineering in Sacramento

California State University, San Bernardino College of Engineering in San Bernardino

Humboldt State University College of Engineering in Arcata

San Diego State University College of Engineering in San Diego

San Francisco State University College of Engineering in San Francisco

San Jose State University College of Engineering in San Jose

Rankings

U.S. News rankings of California State University best undergraduate Engineering programs accredited by the ABET in order.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly Pomona

San Jose

Los Angeles

Long Beach

Northridge

CENIC

The CSU is a founding and charter member of CENIC, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, the nonprofit organization which provides extremely high-performance Internet-based networking to California’s K-20 research and education community.

NASULGC

The CSU is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

Statewide university programs

Agricultural Research Initiative

California State University Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI)

A comprehensive applied agricultural and environmental research program joining the CSU’s four colleges of agriculture (at San Luis Obispo, Pomona, Chico and Fresno) and the state’s agriculture and natural resources industries and allied business communities.

Biotechnology

California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology

Managed by the San Diego and Chico campuses, the California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) provides vision, leadership, and support for biotechnology education and research throughout the CSU to promote biotechnology in California. CSUPERB was created in 1987 and designed to channel CSU system-wide resources and catalyze interdisciplinary, inter-campus, synergistic endeavors involving Biology and Chemistry departments as well as Engineering, Agriculture and Computer Science. The interdisciplinary nature of biotechnology includes areas such as bioengineering; agricultural biotechnology; human pharmaceutical and health applications; environmental and natural resource biotechnology; molecular ecology; marine biotechnology; and bioinformatics and computational biology as they are applied to molecular questions. CSUPERB also recognizes basic research in the molecular and cellular life sciences as contributing to biotechnology, and serves as the official liaison between the CSU system and industry, government, the Congressional Biotechnology Caucus, and the public arena in all biotechnological matters.

Nursing

Statewide Nursing Program

Headquartered and administered at the Dominguez Hills campus, the CSU Statewide Nursing Program offers registered nurses courses available throughout California that lead to Bachelors’ and Masters’ of Science degree in Nursing (awarded by the closest participating CSU campus). See also California Postsecondary Education Committee (CPEC) Reports on CSU Statewide Nursing Program for more information.

Pre-doctoral program

California Pre-Doctoral Program

Designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of California State University students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages.

Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP)

Provides financial and other assistance to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees. The program seeks to provide loans to doctoral students who are interested in applying and competing for California State University instructional faculty positions after completion of the doctoral degree.

Professional science master’s degree

See PSM degree

The CSU intends to expand its post-graduate education focus to establish and encourage Professional Science Master’s degree (PSM) programs using the Sloan model (see link for further discussion).

CSU Report of January 2005

“Sloan model for Professional Science Master’s Degree” programs

See also

California portal

Los Angeles portal

University portal

California Community Colleges

California Master Plan for Higher Education

California State Employees Association

California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association

California State University Police Department

Colleges and universities

List of colleges and universities in California

University of California

References

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^ Home Page. California State University. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.

^ “The California State University homepage”. The California State University. 2006-02-13. http://www.calstate.edu/. Retrieved 2008-08-21.

^ “CSU Facts 2006″. The California State University. 2006-06-29. http://www.calstate.ca.gov/PA/2006Facts/index.shtml. Retrieved 2006-07-30.

^ “The CSU Board of Trustees”. The California State University. 2008-01-18. http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/BOT.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-18.

^ 2006-2007 Annual Report

^ http://www.nacubo.org/documents/research/NES2008PublicTable-AllInstitutionsByFY08MarketValue.pdf

^ http://www.nacubo.org/documents/research/NES2008PublicTable-AllInstitutionsByFY08MarketValue.pdf

^ http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf

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^ Paddock, Richard C. (2008-05-09). “Ousted Cal State Fullerton teacher revises oath of loyalty: The university says it is willing to work with the Quaker and her attorneys but suggests it may not have a job for her now”. Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oath9-2008may09,0,3786001.story.

^ a b “CSU Public Affairs Office. (April 3, 2007). CSU, Faculty Union Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract.”. http://www.calstate.edu/pa/news/2007/tentative.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-25.

^ “Krupnick, M. (September 20, 2007). CSU executives’ salaries raised by up to ,000. Monterey County Herald.”. http://www.montereyherald.com/search/ci_6946074?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com. Retrieved 2007-09-25.

^ Human Resources, California State University Office of the Chancellor, 2005.

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^ CSU | Analytic Studies | In Brief 2008

^ Final Budget Allocations

^ http://www.csusb.edu/aboutCSUSB/EconomicImpact.aspx

^ http://csumb.edu/site/x8338.xml

^ Lindelof, Bill (November 15, 2007). “CSU budget plan might hike fees”. Sacramento Bee. http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/493053.html. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

^ Jaschik, Scott (October 18, 2007). “Mississippi State in the Silicon Valley”. Inside Higher Education. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/18/sjsu. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

^ Kevin Starr, Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004), 583.

^ Reed, Ann (Spring, 2003). “Donald R. Gerth to leave the Sac State presidency after nearly two decades”. Capital University Journal. http://www.csus.edu/pubaf/journal/spring2003/17gerth.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-02.

^ Saavedra, Sherry (September 23, 2007). “As SDSU evolves, demand for housing grows; University was built as commuter campus”. San Diego Union Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070923/news_1n23house.html. Retrieved 2008-01-18.

^ a b “Campuses that have Higher Standards”. The California State University. 2008-01-18. http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/campuses_that_have_higher_standards.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-18.

^ “Impacted Undergraduate Majors and Campuses in the California State University – 2008-2009″. The California State University. 2008-01-18. http://www.calstate.edu/ar/impactioninfo.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-18.

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^ http://www.abet.org/schoolstate.asp

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External links

California State University

History of CSU

California Faculty Association

California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association

California State Student Association

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Campuses

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Research

Desert Studies Center Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Mount Laguna Observatory T.S. Golden Bear U.R. Bronco

History

California State Normal School San Diego

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Side Order of Life

Cast

Marisa Coughlan as Jenny McIntyre, a photojournalist at In Person magazine.

Diana-Maria Riva as Vivy Porter, Jenny’s best friend, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer.

Christopher Gartin as Rick Purdy, editor of In Person magazine, and secretly in love with Vivy

Jason Priestley as Ian Denison, Jenny’s ex-fiance, currently engaged to Becca despite warnings from friends about rebound relationships

Ashley Williams as Becca, Vivy’s ‘other best friend’, who dated Ian in college, engaged to Ian currently.

Recurring characters

Steven Weber (uncredited in episodes 1-12) as Cell Phone Man, who Jenny called by accident when trying to reach Ian, and who she continued to call for reassurance and support.

Joe Regalbuto as Mr. McIntyre, Jenny’s father, and a good friend of Ian’s, even after the breakup.

Susan Blakely as Margot, Jenny’s mother, a self-described trophy wife.

Lisa Waltz as Dr. Misty Raines, Vivy’s Oncologist, who also has cancer.

Episode list

#

Title

Original airdate

Production Code

01

“Pilot”

July 15, 2007 (2007-07-15)

101

Jenny McIntyre, a photographer for In Person magazine, is days away from getting married, and is starting to have nightmares and become a little bit of a bridezilla. In the middle of her doubts about her own upcoming wedding, she is assigned to work on a story about a woman who has gotten married to three men, in part because she “loves weddings.” Jenny leaves the assignment, promising to come back later, and is blindsided when her best friend, Vivy announces that her cancer has returned, and it is in her brain. Vivy demands that Jenny reassess everything in her life, especially her engagement to Ian. Jenny refuses, but over the course of the episode has no choice, as her subconscious starts to provide a running, involuntary reassessment for her. She also connects with a mysterious stranger when she misdials Ian’s number.

02

“A Separate Truth”

July 22, 2007 (2007-07-22)

102

Jenny is assigned a photo shoot with a high-profile Hollywood couple. In exchange for a million donation to their favorite charity, the couple is permitting In Person to print a spread of pictures of their baby. In a fantasy sequence, the baby discusses with Jenny her ongoing relationship problems. Jenny discovers pregnancy pillows hanging in the nursery armoire and realizes the child was born via a surrogate mother. Her plan to expose the parents falls by the wayside after she and the mother engage in a conversation in which the actress reveals how much motherhood means to her. In a parallel story, Ian and Rick vie for the opportunity to father Vivy’s child with Jenny as the surrogate, in the hope the stem cells from the umbilical cord can help with Vivy’s cancer treatment. The plan ends when Jenny and Vivy mutually agree it’s not feasible. Jenny’s phone relationship continues as she seeks counsel from the nameless stranger on the other end. In the episode’s final scene, Jenny and Ian decide to separate, then fall into a passionate embrace that suggests neither is ready to give up just yet.

03

“Separation Anxiety”

July 29, 2007 (2007-07-29)

103

Jenny is assigned an article and photo shoot about conjoined twins who are about to undergo surgery to separate them. When she arrives at the hospital, she discovers they have decided to forgo the operation, given the odds that one will not survive are fairly high and neither wants to lose the other. Jenny suggests they view the surgery as an opportunity for one to allow the other to live instead of both dying, which is a given without the operation. They follow her advice, and subsequently one dies. A second plotline involves Becca (guest star Ashley Williams), Vivy’s friend from San Francisco, who comes to town to spend time with her. Jenny is jealous that she’s in the picture, and her feelings intensify when she learns Becca and Ian went out for drinks. Jenny finally takes a stand re: what has become a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Ian and returns her engagement ring to him.

04

“What Price Truth?”

August 5, 2007 (2007-08-05)

104

Seeking comfort following her breakup with Ian, Jenny impulsively buys an 00 designer handbag while shopping with her overbearing mother (Susan Blakely). When Vivy vehemently reacts to the purchase as a feeble attempt to compensate for her breakup with Ian by filling her life with unnecessary material goods, Jenny donates the bag to a charity shop. Other plot lines involved Jenny introducing an F. Scott Fitzgerald fan/historian to a carpenter who discovered one of the writer’s diaries in an old desk he purchased; the two discover they have something in common when they meet after he sells the diary at auction for 0,000. Becca decides to remain in Los Angeles and invites Ian to dinner; he declines, then changes his mind after he and Jenny have an unpleasant meeting while tending to Vivy after a chemotherapy session. While dining out alone, Jenny calls her phone friend who, unbeknownst to her, is seated at the bar waiting for a take-out order in the same restaurant.

05

“Early Bird Catches the Word”

August 12, 2007 (2007-08-12)

105

Assigned a story about a teenaged whiz kid (Cody Kasch), winner of a word definition bee, Jenny succeeds in reuniting him with his estranged mother. She discovers her father’s regular deposits into her bank account are the results of investments he made with the money she won while unwillingly participating in childhood beauty pageants at the behest of her mother. Vivy has a date with the visiting editor of In Person’s sister publication in Mexico, much to Rick’s dismay. Jenny’s date with her mysterious phone friend is postponed when Vivy, suffering anxiety due to a partial hair loss resulting from increased chemotherapy treatment, calls upon her for comfort.

06

“Children and Art”

August 19, 2007 (2007-08-19)

106

Jenny volunteers to write a story about up-and-coming Vietnamese artist Amh Thuy, but soon discovers her mother’s background story is far more interesting. Rick volunteers to be a Big Brother to a young Hispanic boy who hopes to use the program as a means of finding a husband for his mother. He decides Rick isn’t a viable candidate when he sees him interact with Vivy and correctly perceives his feelings for her run deep. Jenny discovers her father forfeited a promising career as an artist in order to raise a family. Ian and Becca take the next step in their developing relationship. Jenny’s phone friend calls, tells her he thinks he’s falling in love with her, and promises they’ll meet as soon as he returns from a business trip. Previews of the next episode suggest he may not be the hunk Jenny has imagined him to be.

07

“When Pigs Fly”

September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09)

107

An article about an allegedly heroic pig (who keeps sending her text messages) leads Jenny to an undocumented Haitian obstetrician who serves as his remote rural community’s midwife, and she helps him acquire the paperwork he needs to remain in the States. Vivy discovers her oncologist is battling a rare and usually fatal form of leukemia and promises to help her plan her estate and manage it after her death. At Vivy’s urging, Jenny agrees to accept a date from the next person who asks, and it turns out to be her neighbor’s 80-year-old father (Paul Dooley), whose life she saves when he suffers a coronary attack during their evening out. He subsequently tells her he can’t see her anymore because she’s unable to give him the serious relationship he wants.

08

“Try to Remember”

August 26, 2007 (2007-08-26)

108

Prompted by an interview with a doctor who theorizes that one’s first love sets one’s course in life and lasts forever, Jenny searches for her own. She discovers he’s an award-winning photojournalist and contacts him via his website. Coincidentally he’s in Los Angeles and the two reunite. He confesses he still has feelings for her and invites Jenny to take a sabbatical from work and travel with him around the world. She accepts, then declines after giving the matter more thought. Vivy is diagnosed with medicinal menopause and her doctor prescribes unusual treatment to counteract the symptoms. Rick meets with Jenny’s mother and is amazed to find her blatantly flirting with him.

(Note: Try to Remember, the 8th show in production order, was aired out of sequence, as the 7th)

09

“Coming Out”

September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16)

109

It’s debutante season, and Jenny is assigned a story about Dylan Graham, a young debutante at UCLA and daughter of a gubernatorial candidate. While trying to figure out what is disturbing the deb, she meets with her father for lunch, on his birthday. Her father is reticent, though he appreciates her gift of a camera, and hints vaguely that he is about to make a change in his life. Jenny meets with Vivy, Rick, Ian and Becca to have drinks and dinner before going to cover a ‘pre-deb party’ of Dylan’s. Becca, trying very hard to impress, burns dinner while comparing Jenny’s poise to ‘Jackie O’. Jenny heads to the party, and, in the middle of it, Dylan is arrested for stealing several thousand dollars of merchandise while being videotaped. As she is bundled into the car, she asks Jenny to take a picture of her. Confused by Dylan’s behaviour, Jenny turns to the photographs she took of her, and in them, Dylan confesses to being in love with her best friend, Hannah. Meanwhile, Jenny’s father has given Ian the Mustang that they had been working on. Concerned, he goes to see Jenny, and they wind up in bed together, but Jenny stops things before they do more than kiss. Jenny speaks to Dylan, and tells her to live her life in a way she won’t regret. Ian confesses to Becca about the incident with Jenny, increasing her doubts that she can’t keep up with his history with Jenny. Jenny apologizes to Becca, and Dylan meets with Hannah (shot silently, at a distance, while a song by The Indigo Girls plays). Mr. McIntyre leaves a note that reads ‘Margot’ on a workbench, and drives off on his motorcycle.

10

“Awakenings”

September 23, 2007 (2007-09-23)

110

Peri Gilpin guest stars as ‘the Coma Whisperer’, a nurse who has a gift for bringing comatose patients out of their comas. Ian Ziering also guest stars.

11

“Aliens”

September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30)

111

Jenny is assigned an article on a woman who has filed for a divorce, believing that her husband’s body is possessed by an alien. Brian (guest star Ian Ziering) tries to tell Jenny that he is ‘not who you think I am,’ and reveals he is separated from his wife, and has two children.

12

“Nothing Left to Lose”

October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)

112

First part of the Season Finale. Dr. Raines is to be the subject of an In Person Magazine article on heroes when she goes missing, wanted as a result of trying several experimental anti-cancer treatments on herself without approval.

13

“Funeral for a Phone”

October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)

113

Second part of the Season Finale. On the advice of her psychiatrist (guest star Carrie Fisher), Jenny buries her cell phone and attempts to forget ‘Cell Phone Man’. Rick assigns her a piece for In Person on a blind man who is restoring classic music pieces for digital use. When her psychiatrist recommends she make an effort to stop seeing things that aren’t there as she develops her pictures, she turns to him, and he tells her not to let anyone give up her gift. Cell Phone Man (Steven Weber is revealed) returns from China and has his sister, a police detective, trace Jenny’s phone. He shows up at In Person, where Becca is using Jenny’s phone. Becca refers to her fiance, Ian, and Cell Phone Man, believing Becca to be Jenny, and that she is back with Ian, leaves. After Jenny ceases to see the psychiatrist, Vivy reveals that she unburied Jenny’s phone, giving it back to her when Jenny comes to help her makeup at the wedding. Cell Phone Man shows up at the wedding, and objects during the ceremony. Jenny overhears him, and reveals herself from the back of the church, leading him outside. In each other’s arms, Cell Phone Man introduces himself as ‘James’, and they kiss.

References

^ Lowry, Brian. “Side Order of Life”. Variety.com. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934170.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&p=0.

^ Davila, Florangela (2007-07-15). “”Side Order” is tasty addition”. Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003788010_tvpicks15.html.

^ Perigard, Mark A. (2007-07-13). “‘Side Order’ almost satisfying”. The Boston Herald. http://theedge.bostonherald.com/tvNews/view.bg?articleid=1010968.

^ Harris, Bill (July 13 2007). “Side Order of man meat: Priestley relishing role in new series”. The Winnipeg Sun. http://winnipegsun.com/Entertainment/Television/2007/07/13/4335898-sun.html.

^ “Lifetime Shelves “Side Order of Life”". MultiChannel News. March 20, 2008. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6543692.html.

^ TV Guide: Side Order of Life’s Caller ID’d

^ IMDB: Episode list for “Side Order of Life”

External links

Side Order of Life at the Internet Movie Database

Side Order of Life at TV.com

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Pokhara – Jomsom – Muktinath Trek

POKHARA – JOMSOM – MUKTINATH TREK

(12 days)

Trek along the Kali Gandaki to Muktinath on the border of Mustang – 10 days

The trek takes you along the Kali Gandaki to Muktinath on the border of Mustang, which is popularly known as the Himalayan Shangri-la.

As you hike through the Kali Gandaki Valley, passing through the deepest gorge in the world; the trek finally emerges into the wide valley of Jomsom, a Himalayan Shangri-la. Beginning the trek from Nayapul after a short drive of about 45 minutes from Pokhara, the trail passes over the Ghorepani pass and descends down to Kali Gandaki valley. The views from the first rays of the sun at the break of dawn grace the pinnacles of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna from Ghorepani, creating a landscape that is absolutely magnificent to behold. Along the route, fascinating traditional villages of Gurung, Magar & Thakali will keep you enthralled day after day as you hike along the way. Once you reach Jomsom you can either trek to the famous Muktinath temple [Temple of Lord Vishnu] at 3710 meter or explore the fascinating villages around Jomsom.

This is an easy trek that can be done any time of the year except during the monsoons [July & August].

TRIP FACTS

Trip duration: 12 Days
Grade: Soft Adventure trek

Activity: Sightseeing and trekking
Starts in: Kathmandu
Ends in: Kathmandu
Trek type: FOT/TH/GAP
Accommodation: Hotel and Lodge (tea house)
Transportation: Flights & private car
Maximum altitude: 3710m

[FOT: Fully Organized Trek or Camping Trek
TH: Tea House (Lodge)
GAP: Guide, Accommodation & Porter]

OUTLINE ITINERARY

Day 01-Arrival Kathmandu
Day 02- Sightseeing in Kathmandu
Day 03 – Fly Pokhara and drive to Nayapul. Trek to Ulleri [2000m]
Day 04 -Trek to Ghorepani [2775m]
Day 05 -Trek to Tatopani [1190]
Day 06 -Trek to Ghasa [2000m]

Day 07 -Trek to Larjung [2560m]
Day 08 -Trek to Jomsom [2713m]
Day 09 -Trek to Muktinath [3710m]
Day 10 -Trek to Jomsom [2713m]
Day 11 – Flight to Pokhara and fly/drive to Kathmandu.
Day 12 – Depart Kathmandu

Gaurab Dangol

Explore Himalaya

http://www.explorehimalaya.com/trekking_in_annapurna_3.php

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