**CU Shuts Down Journalism Department**
CAL STATE FULLERTON- The University of Colorado voted 5-4 to shut down the School of Journalism and Mass Communication despite much opposition from board members arguing that many of the problems could have been alleviated without closing the college altogether.
The vote came after budget cuts and an overview of the flailing job market in journalism, as well as a poor review of the faculty from accreditors.
CU felt students would benefit more from journalism by picking it up as a minor or double major in accordance with another area of study.
The news of closing a journalism school has been haunting many other colleges, leaving faculty and students wondering where journalism is going on their own campus and in the industry.
“The media has made it clear that ‘Newspapers are dying,’ and for many students who trained in community colleges on newspapers, they’re concerned that there won’t be any jobs,” Cal State Fullerton communications professor Genelle Belmas said.
_By Jessica Druck_
_The Daily Titan_
**Linguistics successfully finishes first year**
TUFTS UNIVERSITY- Linguistics, the study of languages and their structure, aims to bridge the gap in understanding among the diverse array of languages spoken around the globe.
Priding itself on its diverse student body and emphasis on an internationally-focused curriculum, Tufts is wrapping up its first year of offering a linguistics minor in the School of Arts and Sciences with an eye to advancing the awareness of language.
Calvin Gidney, an associate professor in the child development department and a faculty member for the linguistics minor, said the program grew out of the fact that linguistics was glaringly missing within the Tufts curriculum.
Ariel Goldberg, assistant professor of psychology and co-director of the linguistics minor, said she believed Tufts is uniquely suited to offer this minor because of the school’s strong language offerings, as well as its diverse array of both course offerings and faculty.
“We have the theoretical core, but we have the researchers who are really working to apply this core to different domains,” she said. “This integration is something that’s very important at Tufts.”
_By Falcon Reese_
_Tufts Daily_
**Serving up safety**
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY- K-State’s drive to become a top 50 public research University by 2025 continues to pick up steam.
The university recently received funding for the Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs.
“If you look back at the USDA and what they wanted to do with this program, they want to ensure the safety and nutrition of school lunch meals,” said Kevin Roberts, assistant professor in the department of hospitality management and dietetics, and director for the center. “The center will provide research for any questions or concerns they might have.”
Every year, the Food and Nutrition Service funds programs that serve more than 2.2 billion meals and snacks. The Center of Excellence will work to ensure any food that ends up on a student’s plate is clean and safe.
“One example, the fruit and vegetable program and the Farm-to-School programs in place right now have no mechanism in place to ensure that the food that comes out of the garden and goes into schools is safe,” Roberts said. “We provide scientific backgrounds so that any questions that are raised can be answered.”
_By Sam Diederich_
_The Kansas State Collegian_