CLU in the News Archive
December 2011
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Thursday December 29, 2011 |
Electability versus experience For all intents and purposes, it appears that most GOP voters are split between supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as their party’s candidate for president, writes CLU alumnus Matthew Craffey. Published in: Ventura County Reporter ( view article ) |
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Wednesday December 28, 2011 |
Bark beetles, climate change and our future Recently, a classmate from the University of B.C. asked what I thought about Canada backing out of the Kyoto agreement, and if there was any connection between the insatiable bark beetles infesting the province’s forests and the rising temperatures on Earth, writes CLU biologist Reese Halter. Published in: The Vancouver Sun ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 27, 2011 |
CLU deaf program gets $1.2M Jeff Westendorf wants to be the kind of teacher on whom students and their parents can lean for support. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 22, 2011 |
Can’t believe my time in Rome is over I had such an invaluable experience in Rome and I feel so very fortunate to have had the opportunity, writes CLU student Lacie Goff. Published in: The Southern ( view article ) |
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Wednesday December 21, 2011 |
Being 'puzzled' on Christmas — it's a good thing If you are ever looking for a 14-letter word that means "a person who constructs crossword puzzles," the answer is "cruciverbalist" — but, in addition, you should also consider "accounting prof" and/or "Dr. Edward Julius." Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 20, 2011 |
Teams clamor to play in tourneys Cal Lutheran men's basketball coach Rich Rider never has trouble fielding teams for his annual holiday tournament. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 15, 2011 |
Cal Lutheran forecast sees weak recovery in California Bill Watkins, who heads the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University, has consistently been the most pessimistic of economists who closely follow the California economy, and the center's latest report is no exception. Published in: Sacramento Bee ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 15, 2011 |
California jobless rate to taper slowly in 2012 While consumers continue to be less Scrooge-like heading into this holiday season, some may be looking for a lump of coal for their Christmas stockings if they hear economist Bill Watkins' Fourth Quarter California and U.S. Economic Forecast, scheduled to be delivered today in Los Angeles. Published in: Santa Barbara News-Press ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 15, 2011 |
Economic expert predicts doldrums through 2012 A leading Ventura County-based economic forecaster says 2012 will be "an uphill slog through a minefield." Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 15, 2011 |
Last-minute discoveries abound during final days I'm an incredibly studious person, but studying is the last thing I feel like doing during my last week in Rome, writes CLU student Lacie Goff. Published in: The Southern ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 15, 2011 |
Report: California’s jobless rate to taper slowly California, which once led the world in economic vigor and change, is now resistant to any change, its economic joints becoming arthritic, its arteries clogged, says a new report from California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research & Forecasting that paints a grim future for the Golden State. Published in: Central Valley Business Times ( view article ) |
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Wednesday December 14, 2011 |
Carr finally finds right fit with Cal Lutheran Football still mattered to Chris Carr, enough for the All-Empire defender from Montgomery High to find a starting spot at an emerging small college power. Published in: Santa Rosa Press Democrat ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 13, 2011 |
Trip goes beyond basketball for CLU women The experiences gained by the Cal Lutheran women's team during its recent journey to New York City went far beyond the court. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 8, 2011 |
Ceremony honors service The traditional Scandinavian winter festival of light honoring Santa Lucia was celebrated at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 8, 2011 |
Christmas season begins in Rome The Christmas lights are up in Roma - white lights in Trastevere and lights the color of the Italian flag down Via del Corso, writes CLU student Lacie Goff. Published in: The Southern ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 8, 2011 |
Simulated disaster at CLU helps ready response teams Toxic fumes forced a hasty evacuation of a Cal Lutheran University chemistry class during an emergency exercise Dec. 5. The simulated disaster seemed real. Published in: Thousand Oaks Acorn ( view article ) |
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Wednesday December 7, 2011 |
Student-run radio stations find a home on 'Net At a time when university administrators are selling off their radio licenses to balance the books, California Lutheran University students are busying themselves preparing for the launch of iCLUradio.com. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 6, 2011 |
Emergency responders stage disaster drill at CLU A team of fire, medical and law enforcement professionals joined California Lutheran University staff members Monday morning for an exercise to test disaster response on campus. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 6, 2011 |
The beauty of bees Of the more than 1.6 million known forms of life on our home -- planet Earth, bees truly are the "golden-hair" pollinator partners that have been entrusted with sustaining life on land, writes CLU biologist Reese Halter. Published in: The Huffington Post ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 6, 2011 |
Van Klaveren doing it all at CLU Lazy will never be an adjective used to describe Aaron Van Klaveren. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Tuesday December 6, 2011 |
Voices rejoice in ritual About 100 adults and children carrying lit candles and singing Christmas songs in Spanish walked the campus of California Lutheran University on Sunday night. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Sunday December 4, 2011 |
CLU CERF Executive Director Bill Watkins discusses upcoming forecast Kelli McKay interviews Bill Watkins about the upcoming 2011 Fourth Quarter California and United States Economic Forecast on Locals Only. Published in: KVTA ( view article ) |
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Sunday December 4, 2011 |
Director's job involves more than keeping CLU safe Sometimes a campus police officer's job involves more than you might expect, like providing shelter on a rainy night for a homeless woman and her disabled son. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Sunday December 4, 2011 |
Iraq War veteran attends college before heading overseas again In February 2013, two months after graduating from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, a reserve staff sergeant will be deployed to Afghanistan Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Sunday December 4, 2011 |
Key principles celebrated at CLU Kwanzaa event Students, teachers and volunteers from the NAACP Saturday School in Ventura County joined students and staff from California Lutheran University on Saturday to celebrate the African-American festival of Kwanzaa. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Friday December 2, 2011 |
CLU events mark World AIDS Day Ventura County residents living with HIV/AIDS spoke to students at California Lutheran University on Thursday as part of a series of events to mark World AIDS Day. Published in: Ventura County Star ( view article ) |
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Friday December 2, 2011 |
PLTS and CLU explore possible merger California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary are exploring a proposed merger where PLTS would remain in Berkeley, Calif., as a full seminary of the ELCA. Published in: The Lutheran ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 1, 2011 |
How to celebrate Thanksgiving, Italian-style I have so many fond memories of Thanksgivings together and this one was my first major holiday away from my family, writes CLU student Lacie Goff. Published in: The Southern ( view article ) |
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Thursday December 1, 2011 |
The VIX fix The VIX Index has looked like a forward-moving tsunami since August, when the rating for U.S. Treasurys was cut and the European debt crisis raged, writes CLU professor Somnath Basu. Published in: Financial Advisor Magazine ( view article ) |
