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UC enrollment soars after a promise to decrease

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Claiming the university has violated an 11-year-old agreement to steadily reduce its student population, city officials reacted angrily at the high enrollment figures released Monday for fall semester enrollment at UC Berkeley. -more-



Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Wednesday November 21, 2001


Wednesday, Nov. 21

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Please, Mr. Bush...

Julie Ngai and Natalie Cowan
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Dear George W. Bush -more-



Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Wednesday November 21, 2001

21 Grand Nov. 29: 9 p.m., Lemon Lime Lights, Hillside, Moe! Staiano, $6; Nov. 30: 9 p.m., Fred Frith, Damon Smith, Marco Eneidi, Sabu Toyozumi Ensemble, Phillip Greenlief, $10; Dec. 1: 9 p.m., Toychestra, Rosin Coven, Darling Freakhead, $6; All ages. 21 Grand Ave., Oakland. 444-7263 -more-



Young quarterback throws St. Mary’s forward

By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Even though St. Mary’s High School football team didn’t beat Pinole Valley, head coach Jay Lawson considers the Panthers’ Oct. 5 35-27 loss against the eventual Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League champion as the defining moment in his team’s season. -more-



Tipped off, Woman helps fight crime by making public a little safer

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Wednesday November 21, 2001

The lunchtime crowd at the North Berkeley Senior Center is a tough audience for a performer. Dishes clatter, conversations continue, servers move among the tables trying to get food to hungry and sometimes impatient diners. -more-



Why aren’t woman standing up against war in Afghanistan?

Zelda Bronstein
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Editor: -more-



New regionalism movement goes beyond borders

David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Think regionally and act, well, regionally. -more-



No excuse for terrorist attacks

Carol Denney
Wednesday November 21, 2001


Cal State Hayward’s enrollment on the rise

Bay City News Service
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Student registration marks all-time high -more-



The principle’s one person one vote, remember?

Jennifer Elrod
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Editor: -more-



Conservancy to buy Delta island

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

SACRAMENTO — The Nature Conservancy will use $35 million in state grants to purchase and improve a large wildlife sanctuary in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, it was announced Tuesday. -more-



Features

Students near bottom in science test

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

SACRAMENTO — The scores of California students were among the worst in the country in a national science exam given last year to fourth and eighth graders, state officials said Tuesday. -more-


Police Blotter

– Hank Sims
Wednesday November 21, 2001


Taqueria Cancun patrons robbed -more-


Jury convicts man in slaying of teen

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

SANTA BARBARA — A jury found a 22-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday for the killing of a 15-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Los Angeles and shot because of his half brother’s unpaid drug debt. -more-


‘Critical’ areas of airport lose private security

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

OAKLAND — The Oakland International Airport’s troubled security system is getting an overhaul. -more-


1,000 pounds of turkey, ham intended for the needy stolen

SThe Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

SAN MATEO — Just in time for Thanksgiving, some 1,000 pounds of frozen turkeys and ham were stolen from a local community services agency that was preparing to distribute the food to needy families. -more-


March trial date set for Oakland police defendants

The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

OAKLAND — Three former Oakland police officers accused of beating suspects and planting evidence will face a March trial, a judge decided Tuesday. -more-


Bay Area Briefs

Staff
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Assisted suicide law reprieved in Oregon

By William McCall, The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge on Tuesday extended a court order that has temporarily blocked a move by the U.S. government to dismantle an Oregon law allowing physician-assisted suicide, the only one of its kind in the nation. -more-


All’s quiet...in three historic desert mining towns

By David Ferrell, Los Angeles Times
Wednesday November 21, 2001

RANDSBURG — Three old gold mining towns still stand in the dry hills south of Ridgecrest, but you can’t buy a restaurant dinner in any of them. The only gas station shut down years ago. The bank closed after World War I. There are no supermarkets or clothing stores, no movie theaters, no traffic lights. -more-


Euros miffed that new CD won’t play on all machines

By Ron Harris, The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

Call it the Imbruglia Imbroglio. -more-


Grid to stop giving key data to power buyers

By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

SACRAMENTO — California power grid operators must stop giving the state’s energy traders advance notice of its electricity needs, unless it provides that information to all market participants, federal energy regulators ordered Tuesday. -more-


Editorial

State considering four-level terror threat warning system

By Don Thompson, The Associated Press
Wednesday November 21, 2001

SACRAMENTO — California is considering a four-tier system to decide when to warn the public about possible terrorist threats, Gov. Gray Davis’ new security adviser said Tuesday. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

State considering four-level terror threat warning system 11-21-2001

Middle East scholars meet to discuss post Sept. 11 foreign policy 11-19-2001

Prof. Cornell West challenges audience to walk its talk 11-17-2001

Many CSU teaching grads feel ill prepared 11-16-2001

Freedom is to differ 11-16-2001

University may not always get its way 11-15-2001

Affordable gasoline? 11-15-2001

News

UC enrollment soars after a promise to decrease By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-21-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-21-2001

Please, Mr. Bush... Julie Ngai and Natalie Cowan 11-21-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-21-2001

Young quarterback throws St. Mary’s forward By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent 11-21-2001

Tipped off, Woman helps fight crime by making public a little safer By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-21-2001

Why aren’t woman standing up against war in Afghanistan? Zelda Bronstein 11-21-2001

New regionalism movement goes beyond borders David Scharfenberg Special to the Daily Planet 11-21-2001

No excuse for terrorist attacks Carol Denney 11-21-2001

Cal State Hayward’s enrollment on the rise Bay City News Service 11-21-2001

The principle’s one person one vote, remember? Jennifer Elrod 11-21-2001

Conservancy to buy Delta island The Associated Press 11-21-2001

Students near bottom in science test The Associated Press 11-21-2001

Police Blotter – Hank Sims 11-21-2001

Jury convicts man in slaying of teen The Associated Press 11-21-2001

‘Critical’ areas of airport lose private security The Associated Press 11-21-2001

1,000 pounds of turkey, ham intended for the needy stolen SThe Associated Press 11-21-2001

March trial date set for Oakland police defendants The Associated Press 11-21-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-21-2001

Assisted suicide law reprieved in Oregon By William McCall, The Associated Press 11-21-2001

All’s quiet...in three historic desert mining towns By David Ferrell, Los Angeles Times 11-21-2001

Euros miffed that new CD won’t play on all machines By Ron Harris, The Associated Press 11-21-2001

Grid to stop giving key data to power buyers By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Press 11-21-2001

Nonprofit provides gift of mobility By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-20-2001

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 11-20-2001

UC should conduct ecologically-based research By Josh Miner 11-20-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-20-2001

Resolution nears for Pacifica Foundation By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 11-20-2001

Sept. 11 Response Calendar Staff 11-20-2001

Learn S.F. lessons Yolanda Huang 11-20-2001

UC Berkeley announces 2001 enrollment figures Daily Planet wire services 11-20-2001

Latino is owner Robert Cabrera 11-20-2001

Waking up to solar energy By Alice LaPierre 11-20-2001

Now they get it? Nat Mastick 11-20-2001

Report says Californians are carpool champs By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 11-20-2001

Oakland library goes wireless Staff 11-20-2001

Local psychologist combats African HIV through performance By Wanda Sabir, Special to the Daily Planet 11-20-2001

Turkey in the dorm – some students avoiding Thanksgiving travel By Martha Irvine The Associate Press 11-20-2001

Merged oil giant to let go workers By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-20-2001

Economy predicted to continue weakening By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-20-2001

A new job for Al Gore By Will Lester, The Associated Press 11-20-2001

Wine grape growers set harvest record By Linda Ashton, The Associated Press 11-20-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-20-2001

City prepares for threat of terrorist attacks By John Geluardi\, Daily Planet staff 11-19-2001

Out & About Calendar Staff 11-19-2001

Thanks to City Council for voting for peace Staff 11-19-2001

Arts Staff 11-19-2001

Luckless Bears drop 7th straight Big Game By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-19-2001

Women activists — past and present — speak out By Ofelia Madrid, Special to the Daily Planet 11-19-2001

Traffic issues need solutions, not study John Selawsky 11-19-2001

’Jackets slay Dragons for NCS title By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 11-19-2001

Boy Scout honored for saving girl’s life By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-19-2001

Mayor needs to stand up for city, or be replaced Malcolm Burnstein 11-19-2001

Duffy wins third straight North Coast title Staff Report 11-19-2001

Photo exhibit pays tribute to peace movement By Carole-Anne Elliott Special to the Daily Planet 11-19-2001

Canada has many foreign college students Richard Thompson, 11-19-2001

Panthers fall in NCS first round Staff Report 11-19-2001

UC gets $1 million to fight sudden Oak death Bay City News Service 11-19-2001

Cal water polo upsets top-ranked Stanford Daily Planet Wire Services 11-19-2001

Bay Briefs Staff 11-19-2001

Calif. Senator’s son gunned down during robbery The Associated Press 11-19-2001

More state teachers expected to gain national certification The Associated Press 11-19-2001

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan fined $500,000 in 19-year-old patient’s death By Jennifer Coleman Associated Press Writer 11-19-2001

Yahoo to cut 400 jobs as it rearms for future growth By Brian Bergstein AP Business Writer 11-19-2001

Education leaders react to Davis budget-cutting proposals By Alexa Haussler Associated Press Writer 11-19-2001

Honda mechanics working without contract Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-17-2001

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 11-17-2001

Windmills in Berkeley have become rare By Susan Cerny 11-17-2001

Berkeley on Berkeley By Steven Finacom 11-17-2001

Photographs from Ground Zero exhibited on UC campus By Alisa Weinstein and Gerasimos Rigas Special to the Daily Planet 11-17-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-17-2001

Sampson, Bears just too much for Eastern Washington in BCA By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-17-2001

Japanese officials applaud Berkeley By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 11-17-2001

Muddy waters Dave Blake 11-17-2001

Bay Area workers hustled all week in transporting ‘Harry Potter’ to theaters The Associated Press 11-17-2001

St. Mary’s drops Cal in NCAA first round By Dean Caparaz,Daily Planet Correspondent 11-17-2001

City Council OKs emergency aid for housing at Flamingo Motel By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-17-2001

Amendment would make healthier city Kirstin Miller 11-17-2001

Ramadan month celebrated with prayer, fasting By Hadas Ragolsky, Special to the Daily Planet 11-17-2001

Police Blotter – Hank Sims 11-17-2001

Bay Area Briefs Staff 11-17-2001

Crop of candidates solidifying for statewide election By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Ballots turn up missing in disputed mayoral race The Associated Press 11-17-2001

LAPD officers sue officials over criminal allegations The Associated Press 11-17-2001

‘Harry Potter’ goes bump in the night... By David German The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Ridge affirms $20 billion in federal aid for New York during visit to Trade Center site By Elizabeth LaSure, The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Education leaders react to Davis budget-cutting proposals By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 11-17-2001

HP, Compaq CEOs reject $22 million in merger bonuses By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Texas storms leave two missing and four dead By Natalie Gott, The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Woman pushed into subway path The Associated Press 11-17-2001

Mourning 1,200 daily tobacco deaths By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Out & About Calendar Staff 11-16-2001

Boycott Berkeley, support America Shawn P. O’Donnell 11-16-2001

A woman of two worlds ByAdam David Miller, Special to the Daily Planet 11-16-2001

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-16-2001

’Jackets outlast Castro Valley in a thriller By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-16-2001

Shooting star show expected Sunday By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet 11-16-2001

Thanks for council courage Helene Knox 11-16-2001

Bears beat Princeton with sharp outside shooting Daily Planet Wire Services 11-16-2001

Low-income students may get free, cheaper bus rides By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Military courts not appropriate Dennis Burke 11-16-2001

Golden Bears women’s basketball signs three recruits Daily Planet Wire Services 11-16-2001

Cell towers rules changed, Southside timeline adopted By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Free speech on the Web Becky O’Malley 11-16-2001

UC budget outlook grim By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

In support of Berkeley, CA Elizabeth Jordan 11-16-2001

Support free speech radio David Eifler and Pat Martin 11-16-2001

City Council returns to the redistricting drawing boards By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Berkeley will gain world respect from vote Joel Hamburger 11-16-2001

Navy drops plans to use Big Sur as bombing range By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

U.S. actions lead to more violence Diana Perry 11-16-2001

Debacle could happen again By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-16-2001

Debate is healthy Paul Cox, C. E. 11-16-2001

Foreign students fear holiday travels could bar U.S. re-entry By Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Bush’s call to volunteerism hides motives Bruce Joff 11-16-2001

Use the fireplace as a focal point By Carol McGarvey The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Don’t knock my city Edith Monk Hallberk 11-16-2001

Fixing hollow-core doors By James and Morris Carey, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Proud to be from Berkeley Kathleen Roberts 11-16-2001

The Gardener’s Guide: Growing various cranberries By Lee Rich The Associated Press 11-16-2001

In solidarity with those who espouse peace Dorinda Guadalupe Moreno 11-16-2001

Yahoo to cut 400 jobs as it rearms for future growth By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Many problems with approved district lines Robert Cabrera 11-16-2001

Providian suffers another Wall Street beating By Michael Liedke, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Shop Berkeley; bike there too Hank Resnik 11-16-2001

Why the hush hush on Microsoft? By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs, meets expectations By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Online music co. to lay off 15 percent The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Santa Clara funded for water projects The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Novell to cut 19 percent of its force By Rich Vosecka, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

UC students protest labor violations in street theater act Story and Photos by Kimberlee Bortfeld 11-16-2001

Former SLA fugitive wants to withdraw her guilty plea By Linda Deutsch, The Associated Press 11-16-2001

Group may foil redistricting plan By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 11-15-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-15-2001

Thanks for vote against death of innocent Rose NajiaSan 11-15-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 11-15-2001

’Jackets beat Antioch, face Castro Valley in second round By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 11-15-2001

Art & Entertainment Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 11-15-2001

Out & About Calendar Staff 11-15-2001

UC union calls for transit upgrades By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 11-15-2001

Afghanistan war won’t get us bin Lauden Lance Caselman 11-15-2001

Modesto Christian duo signs with Cal Daily Planet Wire Services 11-15-2001

Teaching Islam changed after Sept. 11 attacks By Susan Latham, Special to the Daily Planet 11-15-2001

Fear that fascism has arrived Pamela Miller 11-15-2001

Berkeley High seniors sign letters Staff Report 11-15-2001

Many support efforts against war John Erhart 11-15-2001

Green Party announces candidates for top seats By Colleen Valles, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Schott named All-Pac-10 again Daily Planet Wire Services 11-15-2001

Group’s aim is support for Armstrong Michael Bauce 11-15-2001

Working families are hungry Staff 11-15-2001

Limit height in General Plan Martha Nicoloff 11-15-2001

OBITUARY:Ted Rosenkrantz Staff 11-15-2001

UC regents vote to take a broader view of applicants By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Rail planners vote to narrow route, technology options The Associated Press 11-15-2001

Potential high-speed rail routes Staff 11-15-2001

Los Altos woman aboard fallen flight 587 The Associated Press 11-15-2001

FDA approves new therapy for rheumatoid arthritis By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

SBC, Yahoo form alliance for DSL Internet service By T.A. Badger, The Associated Press 11-15-2001

HP earnings plunge 89 percent By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 11-15-2001