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Loving your body on Valentine’s Day

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 15, 2002

Academics warned that destructive concerns about body image are filtering down to 6-and 7-year-olds during a conference on body image Thursday afternoon sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Center for Weight & Health. -more-



Shelf talks of cutting library funds

M.L.King Middle School
Friday February 15, 2002

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A king and a lion bring in street sounds of the Middle East

By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday February 15, 2002

The explosive popularity of world music the last decade has brought Cuban son and Caribbean soca and Latin American salsa and African high life to the ears of many Americans, but music of the Middle East has, for many people, stayed in the domain of the belly dancing parlor and the odd Oum Kulthum cassette. A Berkeley performance by a couple of giants in the Arabic music world will show how close alongside Western pop this music is progressing. -more-



Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday February 15, 2002


Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday February 15, 2002


Friday, Feb. 15

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Tate carries sluggish ’Jackets past Gauchos

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 15, 2002

Sophomore pours in 34 points against El Cerrito -more-



Claremont workers continue protests against management

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staf
Friday February 15, 2002

Say problems persist with union contract negotiations -more-



Education funding, corrections

John Selawsky
Friday February 15, 2002

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Taking on the medical insurance system with ‘John Q’

By David Germain The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

It’s hard to knock Denzel Washington’s earnestness in “John Q,” the story of a desperate man who takes over an emergency room at gunpoint to force doctors to give his dying son a heart transplant. -more-



Cal men get past Cougars

Staff
Friday February 15, 2002

PULLMAN, Wash. – Jamal Sampson and Ryan Forehan-Kelly scored 11 points each Thursday night as California defeated Washington State 77-56. -more-



Southside Plan pelted during public hearing

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 15, 2002

The public had a chance to weigh in on a preliminary draft of the Southside Plan and, as expected, debate focused on housing and traffic policies. -more-



Our health should not suffer because of city decisions

Michael Bauce
Friday February 15, 2002

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Big Medicine surfaces as a new public enemy in movies and on TV

By Theresa Agovino, The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

NEW YORK — There’s a new villain in Hollywood: the health industry. -more-



Prep Scores

Staff
Friday February 15, 2002

Prep scores -more-



Chocolate is not so sweet a valentine for child labor protesters

By Claudine LoMonaco, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday February 15, 2002

While customers at See’s Candies on Shattuck Avenue crammed in line to purchase valentines for their sweethearts this year, protesters outside drew attention to the bitter reality of child slavery half a world away. -more-



We don’t spend nearly enough on education

Trina Ostrander
Friday February 15, 2002

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Bears beat WSU for second time

Daily Planet Wire Services
Friday February 15, 2002

The California women’s basketball team (7-17, 2-13 Pac-10) got back on track Thursday night in its return to Haas Pavilion, setting a number of individual career highs and team records en route to a 76-63 romp over the visiting Washington State Cougars (2-23, 0-15). With the win, Cal sweptthe season series for the first time since the 1992-93 campaign. -more-



Today in History

Staff
Friday February 15, 2002

Today is Friday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2002. There are 319 days left in the year. -more-



Features

Environmentalists sue DOE over radioactive material

By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Bay area environmental advocacy group sued the Department of Energy Wednesday, claiming the department plans to ship radioactive material in unsafe containers to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. -more-


Schools, health care top issues for California voters

The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — Health care costs and the quality of schools are the most important issues for California voters, not gubernatorial candidates’ views on abortion, according to a Field Poll released Thursday. -more-


Click and Clack Talk Cars

by Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Friday February 15, 2002

Stop the insanity – Don’t use your mouth to siphon -more-


Installing a suspended ceiling

James and Morris Carey
Friday February 15, 2002

When you walk into a store or some other commercial building and look up at the ceiling and see something that looks akin to a tic-tac-toe board, chances are you are looking at a suspended ceiling. -more-


Tip of the week: Bee Attacks Facts

James and Morris Carey
Friday February 15, 2002

We’re outdoors a lot — in the yard, on picnics, hiking and camping. Those are places where it’s easy to accidentally disturb a beehive. Such an accident can be serious, especially when bees attack in numbers. You can spot, avoid and survive killer bees the same way you do less-violent common honeybees. At home, fill open cracks with steel wool or caulk, and cover larger holes with window screen. Outdoors, expect to find them in places such as holes in trees or in wood piles or rock piles. Also, under picnics tables, in drain pipes, sheds and in water meters. Watch for bee activity and listen for the buzzing that tells a hive is near. Watch children and keep pets on a leash. If you are attacked, don’t flail or run. Hide in a dense bush instead. -more-


Questions and Answers

James and Morris Carey
Friday February 15, 2002

Q. Gary asks: Why is water seeping around the bottom of the water closet and how do we remedy it? -more-


A pineapple plant brings the tropics up north

By Lee Reich, The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

Couples swarm Vegas for quickie Valentine’s Day nuptials

By Angie Wagner, Associated Press Writer
Friday February 15, 2002

LAS VEGAS — In jeans or in white, pregnant or pushing a suitcase, brides and their grooms rushed to the county courthouse on Valentine’s Day, eager to exchange vows in the city of quickie, no-frills weddings. -more-


President’s Day weekend could mean full house for Las Vegas

By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

LAS VEGAS — One of the busiest holiday weekends on the Las Vegas Strip could get an extra boost this year thanks to Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, tourism officials say. -more-


Court nullifies logging permits in Tongass National Forest

By David Kravets, The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court nullified as many as 100 logging permits, a decision mainly affecting tree harvesters in the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska. -more-


Construction activity down in California

The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Construction activity in California declined 13.1 percent last year as the slumping economy scared off lenders, an industry report shows. -more-


Election Section

East Bay MUD may bypass PG&E and sell its own electricity cheaper

The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

OAKLAND — After a report suggested the East Bay Municipal Utility District could beat Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s rates, the public utility is considering adding electricity to the water and sewer service it provides to 1.3 million customers. -more-


HP heir and dissident director hopes to be deal breaker

By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press
Friday February 15, 2002

PALO ALTO — They share a name, but that’s about it. Hewlett-Packard Co. wishes Walter Hewlett would just go away. -more-


Editorial

UC class debates Prop. 45, term limits ballot measure

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 15, 2002

Experience or new blood? That was the question at the heart of a debate on Proposition 45 in Professor Alan Ross’s “Election 2002” class at UC Berkeley Wednesday. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

UC class debates Prop. 45, term limits ballot measure 02-15-2002

News of the Weird 02-14-2002

News of the Weird 02-13-2002

Chinese usher in Year of the Horse 02-12-2002

News of the Weird 02-11-2002

Lawmakers thirst for strike against Iraq, Saddam 02-11-2002

News of the Weird 02-09-2002

News

Loving your body on Valentine’s Day By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-15-2002

Shelf talks of cutting library funds M.L.King Middle School 02-15-2002

A king and a lion bring in street sounds of the Middle East By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 02-15-2002

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 02-15-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 02-15-2002

Tate carries sluggish ’Jackets past Gauchos By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-15-2002

Claremont workers continue protests against management By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staf 02-15-2002

Education funding, corrections John Selawsky 02-15-2002

Taking on the medical insurance system with ‘John Q’ By David Germain The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Cal men get past Cougars Staff 02-15-2002

Southside Plan pelted during public hearing By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 02-15-2002

Our health should not suffer because of city decisions Michael Bauce 02-15-2002

Big Medicine surfaces as a new public enemy in movies and on TV By Theresa Agovino, The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Prep Scores Staff 02-15-2002

Chocolate is not so sweet a valentine for child labor protesters By Claudine LoMonaco, Special to the Daily Planet 02-15-2002

We don’t spend nearly enough on education Trina Ostrander 02-15-2002

Bears beat WSU for second time Daily Planet Wire Services 02-15-2002

Today in History Staff 02-15-2002

Environmentalists sue DOE over radioactive material By Jessica Brice, The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Schools, health care top issues for California voters The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Click and Clack Talk Cars by Tom and Ray Magliozzi 02-15-2002

Installing a suspended ceiling James and Morris Carey 02-15-2002

Tip of the week: Bee Attacks Facts James and Morris Carey 02-15-2002

Questions and Answers James and Morris Carey 02-15-2002

A pineapple plant brings the tropics up north By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Couples swarm Vegas for quickie Valentine’s Day nuptials By Angie Wagner, Associated Press Writer 02-15-2002

President’s Day weekend could mean full house for Las Vegas By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Court nullifies logging permits in Tongass National Forest By David Kravets, The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Construction activity down in California The Associated Press 02-15-2002

East Bay MUD may bypass PG&E and sell its own electricity cheaper The Associated Press 02-15-2002

HP heir and dissident director hopes to be deal breaker By Brian Bergstein, The Associated Press 02-15-2002

Writers’ Room program makes the grade By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-14-2002

BHS boys upset Washington By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-14-2002

Declare your marital status Walter Olds Berkeley 02-14-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 02-14-2002

Staff 02-14-2002

‘Sweetheart commissioners’ leave on peace mission to Japan By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 02-14-2002

BHS girls soccer team take down tough opponents in NCS Jared Green 02-14-2002

Public transit better than parking lots Eleanor Gibson Berkeley 02-14-2002

Protesters urge for civil liberties locally By Devona WalkerDaily Planet Staff 02-14-2002

Piedmont penalty kick ends Panthers’ season at NCS By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 02-14-2002

DEA bust, a crackdown on the sick Don Duncan Alliance of Berkeley Patients Berkeley 02-14-2002

City staffers are ready and wheelin’ By John GeluardiDaily Planet staff 02-14-2002

Is it time to harvest urban forest? Charlie Smith Berkeley 02-14-2002

Today in History Staff 02-14-2002

What is a Democracy? Isaac Jones Berkeley 02-14-2002

Oakland’s Chinese New Year doesn’t stand up to China’s celebration By Kelly Virella Special to the Daily Planet 02-14-2002

Protesters rain down on Lab’s tritium John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 02-14-2002

Californians rush to buy tickets for $136 million SuperLotto By Christina Almeida The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Father in toddler murder case had other child die By Ron Harris The Associated Press 02-14-2002

LAX evacuated after cylinder found By Raul Mora The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Gov. Davis shows support for high-speed trains By Steve Lawrence The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Family of slain CIA officer contend Lindh is a traitor By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press 02-14-2002

First Lady gives motherly take on American Taliban The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Finance committee chairman pushes Bush to protect lumber, steel industries By Katherine Pfleger The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Both SoCal fires nearly surrounded The Associated Press 02-14-2002

HP earnings soar and beat expectations By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Bill Gates pitches Visual Studio.NET to software developers By May Wong The Associated Press 02-14-2002

Prop. 215, what? By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 02-13-2002

Jets no trouble for Berkeley girls in final preview By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 02-13-2002

Crowds swarm Migration By Jia Rhui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 02-13-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 02-13-2002

Are tax money doesn’t seem to be going to public education Michael Larrick Berkeley 02-13-2002

School cuts spur layoff warning By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-13-2002

A history lesson in NIMBY Peter Teichner Berkeley 02-13-2002

Southside Plan debate to focus on development zones By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 02-13-2002

Longfellow students gear up for Bay Area Science Fair By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-13-2002

Today in History Staff 02-13-2002

One in four American Indians live in either California, Oklahoma By Genaro C. Armas The Associated Press 02-13-2002

Senate committee votes to pursue criminal charges against Enron By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 02-13-2002

Apple, Sun, Ericsson in multimedia deal for wireless devices By May Wong The Associated Press 02-13-2002

Enron director reappointed to Qualcomm board, despite objections By Ben Fox The Associated Press 02-13-2002

‘Black, White & Jewish’ By Devona Walker Daily Planet Staff 02-12-2002

Cold town, warm heart Park City hosts its biggest party ever By Christy Karras The Associated Press 02-12-2002

Envisioning more for the Gill Tract for education and vegetation Lloyd Andres Berkeley 02-12-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 02-12-2002

Man wounded after gunfire sprays through home By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 02-12-2002

Ramsey stands for diversity and inclusion Robert Cabrera president Berkeley Property Owners Association 02-12-2002

County suffers from child care cost, scarcity David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 02-12-2002

Today in History Staff 02-12-2002

News of the Weird Staff 02-12-2002

FBI says another terror attack may be imminent By John Solomon The Associated Press 02-12-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 02-12-2002

Stanford OKs ‘living wage’; student group says it’s too low By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 02-12-2002

SF city attorney sues PG&E Corp. The Associated Press 02-12-2002

S.F. Chronicle managing editor resigns The Associated Press 02-12-2002

PayPal may shut down in Louisiana, casting cloud over IPO By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 02-12-2002

Intel unveils processors for handheld gadgets The Associated Press 02-12-2002

Toymax stock soars on takeover news The Associated Press 02-12-2002

Wildcat is captured on canvas By Munira Syeda, Special to the Daily Planet 02-11-2002

UC administrator needs to get in gear C. M. Woodcock 02-11-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 02-11-2002

Freeman keys Panthers’ rally to get past Salesian By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-11-2002

Berkeley named a best bet for the disabled By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 02-11-2002

Where on Earth is bin Laden, anyway? Tom Mitsoff 02-11-2002

Tamir leads Bears past Oregon in double OT By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent 02-11-2002

‘East Bay’s Progressive Team’ rallies the faithful By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 02-11-2002

Show some respect for the First Amendment Enrique E. Palacios 02-11-2002

Today in History Staff 02-11-2002

Youth Radio provides the outlet to be heard By Ofelia MADRID, Special to the Daily Planet 02-11-2002

Legendary beauty had an ugly side Staff 02-11-2002

5 adults arraigned in baby’s death The Associated Press 02-11-2002

Cal student to square off in Hollywood Staff 02-11-2002

Jakks Pacific buys Toymax for $54.7 million By Gary Gentile, The Associated Press 02-11-2002

Abortion key in early gubernatorial bouts By Mary Spicuzza, Special to the Daily Planet 02-11-2002

Even better digital camera on the way By May Wong, The Associated Press 02-11-2002

City pores over airport security price tag By Kechia Smith-Gran, Special to the Daily Planet 02-11-2002

Ramsey ripped for PG&E donations By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-09-2002

Retracing the Classic Box housing style Susan Cerny 02-09-2002

Correction, re: open primaries Tom Condit 02-09-2002

Shades of beauty in everyday life Sari Friedman 02-09-2002

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 02-09-2002

Out & About Calendar – Compiled by Guy Poole 02-09-2002

’Jackets take ACCAL title with dramatic tie By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-09-2002

Organizers ‘outraged’ over non-union janitorial hires By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 02-09-2002

‘Gabe’s’ fields must endure Phil Catalfo 02-09-2002

Film Festival lends insight into our reactions to the Arab world By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Daily Planet 02-09-2002

St. Mary’s girls’ 83-17 blowout may prove costly By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 02-09-2002

Dukakis stumps for Amtrak in light of privatization talks By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 02-09-2002

Prop 42 is not what it appears to be John Selawsky 02-09-2002

The rodeo will go on, despite council’s efforts By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 02-09-2002

Today in History Staff 02-09-2002

Making Headlines Staff 02-09-2002

Bay Area brims with maritime museums By George Lauer, The Press Democrat 02-09-2002

Housing affordability improves across state By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 02-09-2002

Federal bankruptcy judge rejects PG&E’s legal strategy By Karen Gaudette, The Associated Press 02-09-2002

A look at PG&E and its reorganization plan Staff 02-09-2002

Bay Area Briefs Staff 02-09-2002

Tech-bust survivor thrives as municipal bulletin board By Paul Glader, The Associated Press 02-09-2002