The College Fix

Articles by Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor

• Arizona doubles mandatory gym fees with "strong student consultation"

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •March 22, 2011

  "Strong student consultation" involves asking the student fee advisory board itself?

• Arizona Regents say statewide course names will cost $67M

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 28, 2011

  How much does it cost to get a room full of academics to agree to call first year English “Freshman composition?” $67 million apparently.

• Daniel Hernandez to attend State of the Union as Obama guest

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 25, 2011

  The intern who helped save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's life will attend the SotU address tonight.

• Arizona plans to reduce higher education spending dramatically

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 17, 2011

  Governor Jan Brewer is proposing a 20 percent cut in state funding for public universities in the state of Arizona.

• Obama in Tucson, address to exceed arena capacity

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 12, 2011

  With turnout in the tens of thousands and lines moving slowly for President Obama’s “Together We Thrive” address in Tucson.

• Required reading: a Giffords roundup

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 12, 2011

  With hours left before President Obama’s speech at the University of Arizona and lines long, students may be looking for some reading material to pass the time.