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A 22-year-old college undergraduate has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing the identities and passwords of more than 700 fellow students at his university so he could rig a campus election. Former Cal State San Marcos student Matthew Weaver rigged the election so he could become student body president, the U.S. attorney's office said on Monday. He was one of two candidates for the position at the San Diego area school in March last year. Weaver, of Huntington Beach, pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud, unauthorized access of a computer and identity theft. The third-year business...

Lessons in Real Life 101 By: RICK REISS - For The Californian Left-wing propagandist Michael Moore recently awarded six Cal State San Marcos students $2,500 each. The premise of these scholarships: to recognize students who defy school administration and fight for student rights. OK, let's rewind and review the background of these "slacker scholarships." Last fall, the CSUSM administration vetoed spending $6,500 in student funds to help pay for Moore's "Slacker Uprising Tour" on campus. This event was pegged at $37,000; $25,000 going to the "working class" Moore and the remainder going toward his traveling, lodging and presumed eating expenses....