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Small-learning forum lets students speak out on issue

Ben Lumpkin
Friday May 25, 2001
Poetry slammer Nico Cary, a Berkeley High sophomore, kicked off a discussion on school reform Wednesday with a poem that explores the connection between economic inequality and racial inequality. -more-

Sabrina Forkish
Friday May 25, 2001
Friday, May 25

Promises, no action

Friday May 25, 2001
Promises, no action -more-

Staff
Friday May 25, 2001

‘Laramie Project’ total immersion of real life events

John Angell Grant
Friday May 25, 2001
For the first time since opening its new Roda Theater in March, the Berkeley Rep has two plays running simultaneously in its two performance spaces. -more-

Bears looking to disappoint a legend in Baton Rouge

Jared Green
Friday May 25, 2001
Everyone loves an underdog, right? Sorry, Cal fans, not this weekend. -more-

Residents lobby for height limits in draft plan

Matthew Lorenz
Friday May 25, 2001
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Time for a real third party

Friday May 25, 2001
Time for a real third party -more-

Experiences vast for ‘Camphill’ filmmaker

Peter Crimmins
Friday May 25, 2001
Many people call them “retarded.” In Russia, developmentally disabled people are “invalids.” -more-

Cal falls to Arizona in NCAA first round

Staff
Friday May 25, 2001
The eighth-seeded Cal softball team lost the opening game of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday, falling 3-2 to top-seeded Arizona in Oklahoma City, Okla. -more-

Seniors, disabled hail new taxi program

John Geluardi
Friday May 25, 2001
To the applause of a contingent of seniors, the City Council adopted a new and improved taxi subsidy program Tuesday that guarantees cab drivers full and timely payment for transporting seniors and the disabled. -more-

Need new energy-efficient, new land-use policies

Friday May 25, 2001
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Seniors, disabled hail new taxi program

Judith Scherr
Friday May 25, 2001
By Judith Scherr -more-

UC Berkeley holding drill

Staff
Friday May 25, 2001
Daily Planet Staff -more-

Pumps start dispensing vegetable oil-based fuel

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Deaf phone users disappointed by PUC contract

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Many spared blackouts, increasing them for others

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Senator’s switch could mean more California clout

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Judge not convinced convict ready for release from prison

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

NASA releases new image of ‘Face on Mars’

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Minorities get brunt of pollution, poll shows

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Abysmal recycling rates prompt ‘edgy’ campaign

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Senator leaves GOP, Democrats gain control

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Middle school students stripped search on jail tour

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Hydrangeas: big, beautiful and kaleidoscopic

By GEORGE BRIA The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Stocks manage late-day advance

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Co-founder steps down from Intel board

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001

Berkeley High senior Nicole Heyman kicks off a forum she organized at south Berkeley’s La Peña Cafe, giving Berkeley High students a chance to share views on how best to reform their school.
Berkeley High senior Nicole Heyman kicks off a forum she organized at south Berkeley’s La Peña Cafe, giving Berkeley High students a chance to share views on how best to reform their school.

Editorials

Assembly seeks study on effects of carrying backpacks

The Associated Press
Friday May 25, 2001
SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers are wondering if those book-laden backpacks that many kids must lug to school are hurting their backs. -more-

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