The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Code of Conduct: Air Force Academy Adopts Changes in Response to 2003 Sexual Assault Scandal (Kathy Witkowsky); (2) Political Football: Partisan Politics Could Determine Management of Los Alamos Laboratory (Carl Irving); (3) An Interview: Mark Warner (Patrick M. Callan); (4) Preparing for Success in College: California State University Is Working Closely with High Schools to Improve English and Math Skills (Kay Mills); (5) Into the Woods: Outdoor Action Program Offers a Rewarding College Orientation Experience (Kathy Witkowsky); (6) Grading the National Report Card: Critics and Supporters Respond to Measuring Up 2004--A Special Supplement to "National CrossTalk" (William Trombley and Lori Valigra); and (7) Eight Days a Week (Javier Serrano). Other Voices, a regular feature, contains the following articles: (1) Trouble at the Border: How U.S. Anti-Terrorism Efforts Affect Foreign Students and Visiting Scholars (Robert M. O'Neil); (2) A Bold Proposal: Increasing College Access without Spending More Money (Donald E. Heller); and (3) Assessment Literacy: Do Educators Know How to Make Use of the New Avalanche of Standardized Test Data? (Rebecca Zwick).