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Professor faces limitations, still hopes to return in fall

Jessica Michalak
May 14, 2002

The Sacramento State physics professor who was hit by a truck last February is restricted from driving, but still has high hopes of returning to teach in the fall. Professor William Thornburg, 70, has...

Police officer cards popular

Jessica Michalak
May 7, 2002

Sacramento State police officers have come up with a unique new way to raise the department?s profile on campus. Officers have been passing out baseball-style cards featuring individual officer photos...

Theatre professor uses Japanese-style puppetry to preform Greek tragedy

Jessica Michalak
May 6, 2002

A Sacramento State theatre professor has put a unique twist on the classic Greek tragedy, "Medea". Professor Richard Bay, who is producing and directing the piece at Sac State, uses life-size puppets as...

Professor hopes to return

Jessica Michalak
April 23, 2002

The Sacramento State professor who was hit by a truck on campus more than two months ago hopes to be teaching again this fall, despite some recent complications arising from his injuries. William Thornburg,...

Physics professor hosipitalized again, won’t be back to teach this semester

Jessica Michalak
April 9, 2002

The Sacramento State Physics Professor who was hit by a truck on campus nearly two months ago is back home after being treated for complications from the accident. Professor William Thornburg, 70, was...

Officials explain WPE memo

Jessica Michalak
April 3, 2002

WPEA late call for Writing Proficiency Exam graders the day before it was administered last month should not be taken by students as a sign that the test is poorly graded, according to school officials...

Last WPE exam short on graders

Jessica Michalak
March 20, 2002

Sacramento State officials fired off an emergency e-mail pleading for Writing Proficiency Exam readers just hours before the test was last administered, but the shortage of graders is nothing new. Bob...

English professor retiring

Jessica Michalak
March 13, 2002

One of Sacramento State's veteran English Professors will retire this semester. For the past 39 years, Dr. Victor Comerchero has been stimulating the minds of Sac State students. Comerchero, a Los Angeles...

WPE changes coming?

Jessica Michalak
February 27, 2002

With a failure rate of nearly 40 percent, the California State University Writing Proficiency Exam may be seeing changes in the years to come. Sacramento State WPE Coordinator, Jonathan Price said that...

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