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Monday, April 10

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Despite my desire to believe that I live in a community that is diverse in its culture and would not tolerate any form of racism, my desire and belief have been daunted with the constant reminder that it is still “us” against “them.” I have become over the last three years increasingly aware of the underlining and subtle racism that exists in the Berkeley community. Whether or not anyone will or can admit to it also frightens me. With the passage of Prop. 21 and the new State Mandated Retention Policy, it is obvious that the entire State of California down to the Berkeley Unified School District has an agenda that is NOT to benefit the children of color. -more-

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It was the numbers that initially convinced high school All-American triple jumper Jerriod Mack to choose Cal – namely, the 80 percent graduation rate on the Bears’ men’s track team and the school’s 10-mile proximity from his hometown of Richmond. -more-

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Self-dealing. Hypocrisy. Elitist cronyism. Union busting. Subterfuge. What comes to mind ... multinational corporations, greedy capitalists, the “old boy network,” secret cabals? Where can such inequity be found ... Lagos, Nigeria; Washington, D.C.; Antwerp, Belgium; Berkeley City Manager’s Office? Certainly. -more-

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Celina Yong, a junior at UC Berkeley, is the recipient of a prestigious Truman Scholarship. The award is based on leadership potential, intellectual ability and the likelihood of “making a difference.” -more-

Two longtime professors at UC Berkeley recently died, university officials announced. -more-