"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This October 1, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Ditch the Boyfriend" (Fleer, Elizabeth); (2) "Missing Summer Already" (Benton, Thomas H.); (3) "Welcoming Remarks" (Fish, Stanley); (4) "Open Access to Journals Won't Lower Prices" (Ewing, John H.); (5) "2 New History Museums Put Their Ideals on Display" (Klien, Julia M.); (6) "The Birth of Modern Europe" (Barbero, Alessandro); (7) "Political Timber: Glitter, Froth, and Measuring Tape" (Tenner, Edward); (8) "The End of Easy Oil" (Scully, Malcolm G.); (9) "American Jewish History: A Chance to Reflect" (Sarna, Jonathan D.); (10) "The Creative Campus: Who's No. 1?" (Tepper, Steven J.); (11) "Analyze, Don't Summarize" (Berube, Michael); (12) "Bat Man" (Monaghan, Peter); (13) "Britain Considers Overhaul of University Admissions" (Labi, Aisha); (14) "Russia's Big Test" (MacWilliams, Bryon); (15) "Alternative License for the Arts Fail to Catch on in Academe" (Foster, Andrea L.); (16) "Rolling up the Red Carpet for Recruits" (Jacobson, Jennifer); (17) "Report Calls on Colleges to Reverse Lack of Racial Diversity in the Health Professions" (Mangan, Katherine S.); (18) "Students and College Clash over Invitation to the Filmmaker Michael Moore" (Gravois, John); (19) "Cornell Will Offer Open-Source Package for Producing Electronic Journals" (Carlson, Scott); (20) "University of Florida's Software Upgrade Delays Payday for Teaching Assistants" (Carnevale, Dan); (21) "Who Should Own Science?" (Foster, Andrea L.); (22) "College Grounds Managers Go Organic to Keep the Landscape Natural" (Carlson, Scott); (23) "As it Seeks More Room, Columbia Treads Carefully" (June, Audrey Williams); (24) "University of Maine Trustees Approve a Scaled-Back Reorganization" (Arnone, Michael); (25) "Scientists Appear to Tilt Toward Kerry" (Field, Kelly); (26) "In California and in the Presidential Race, Stem Cells Take a Prominent Role" (Selingo, Jeffrey); (27) "Stem-Cell Research Moves Forward" (Brainard, Jeffrey); (28) "The Writer's Tale" (Byrne, Richard); (29) "Female Professors Say Harvard is not Granting Tenure to Enough Women" (Wilson, Robin; Fogg, Piper); (30) "No, No, A Dozen Times No" (Fogg, Piper); and (31) "Administration Hit for Failing to Close Aid Loophole" (Burd, Stephen).