While not really Bay Area news, I thought HLS's appointment of its first female Dean could be of interest:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/04....ap/index.html
Goes to show that it's not always bad to not get a certain job - better things, relatively speaking, could be around the corner.
C(see, bitter Wilson rejects? Sometimes when a door closes, a window opens... no need to show hate to the Death Star...)deuced