Claremont labor march results in 50 arrests
By John Geluardi
Special to the Daily Planet
Friday August 02, 2002
News
The Trojan War comes to Berkeley
By Robert Hall
Special to the Daily Planet
Friday August 02, 2002
It takes nerve to take on Shakespeare’s recalcitrant and probably untamable “Troilus and Cressida,” but the East Bay’s nerviest theater company, Shotgun Players, is giving it a go. In a production playing Saturdays and Sundays at Berkeley’s John Hinkel Park, Shotgun jabs at the wayward beast, wrestles it, gets knocked down, staggers up, leaps into the fray and all in all does a creditable job of staying in the ring until the final bell (or dull thud) that brings the match to a close.
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Chatting with Cal’s next big basketball target
By Chris Nichols
Special to the Daily Planet
Friday August 02, 2002
Berkeley sure seems like a special place for 17-year-old Ayinde Ubaka. After leading the Slam ‘N Jam Soldiers to a championship victory at last weekend’s AAU Elite 8 tournament, held at Cal’s Recreational Sports Facility, many Golden Bear fans hope the Oakland High senior point guard will continue to feel right at home on the UC Berkeley campus. Scoring the final nine points in Saturday’s first game, including a desperation 4-point play with no time left, and adding another dazzling performance during the championship game, the 6-foot-3 Ubaka thrilled fans and college scouts alike at the weekend tournament.
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High-tech could solve parking woes
Fred Foldvary
Berkeley
Friday August 02, 2002
To the Editor:
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Payroll problems continue to plague school district
By David Scharfenberg
Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 02, 2002
The Berkeley Unified School District made at least six months of errors in calculating employees’ income tax withholdings, district officials said Thursday.
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37 years later, Dylan returns to Newport festival
By Brian Carovillano
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
NEWPORT, R.I. – It was a watershed event in popular music: Bob Dylan, folk music’s young minstrel, taking the stage with an electric guitar slung over his shoulder.
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49ers, ‘Skins arrive in Japan to prepare for American Bowl
By Joseph White The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
OSAKA, Japan – The 49ers arrived for the American Bowl on Thursday and made a surprising request: They want to hold on to a Japanese player added to the roster just for the game.
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VIPs get rare parking slots at UC
Paul R. Chernoff
Professor of Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley
Friday August 02, 2002
To the Editor:
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New six-period day in dispute
By David Scharfenberg
Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 02, 2002
The transition from a seven- to a six-period day at Berkeley High School, slated for September, has put school administrators and teachers at odds.
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Lawrence fails to bare his soul in “Runteldat”
By Christy Lemire
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
The trailers for “Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat” suggest that the comedian at last bares his soul about the personal difficulties he’s had since his last concert film, the enormously successful “You So Crazy” in 1994.
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Chavez blasts A’s to win
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
OAKLAND – Eric Chavez homered twice as the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Thursday night.
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Papermaster dishing her own gossip?
Sherman Boyson
Berkeley
Friday August 02, 2002
To the Editor:
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Family and friends grieve death of UC grad killed in Israel
By Michelle Morgante
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
SAN DIEGO – Each time a bomb exploded in Jerusalem, Marla Bennett’s parents would fear for their 24-year-old daughter, a student at Hebrew University. But within 15 minutes she would be on the phone, assuring them she was safe.
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Anna Nicole joins reality show craze
By Beth Harris The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
LOS ANGELES – When last seen by America, Anna Nicole Smith was locked in a seven-year legal battle over her late husband’s Texas oil fortune.
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Das postpones contraction decision for second time
By Ronald Blum
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
NEW YORK – Baseball’s arbitrator postponed for a second time his decision on whether owners can fold teams without the agreement of players.
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Anna Nicole joins reality show craze
By Beth Harris
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
A Berkeley visitor questions BART’s SFO figures
Daniel Gildea
Philadelphia
Friday August 02, 2002
To the Editor:
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Bennett remembered by Berkeley peers
By Kurtis Alexander
Daily Planet Staff
Friday August 02, 2002
Marla Bennett, 24, had planned to visit her alma mater UC Berkeley later this month. But that plan ended with the most recent episode of violence in the Middle East.
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Disappointing earnings drive stocks sharply lower
By Amy Baldwin
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
PG&E’s stock plunges on concerns about energy trading unit
By Michael Liedtke
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
Good posts can make or break a deck
By James and Morris Carey
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
Abducted teenagers rescued, suspect shot and killed by cops
By Christina Almeida
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
Warning system key in recovery of kidnapped girls
By Sandy Yang
The Associated Press
Friday August 02, 2002
ABS brakes question stumps Car Talk
Car Talk by Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Friday August 02, 2002
This Mini Sport-SUV with Big Personality
By James E. Bryson © AutoWire.Net - San Francisco
Friday August 02, 2002
The International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union's 11-member drill team led 500 demonstrators along College Avenue in a Thursday evening labor march. Photo by John Geluardi/Special to the Daily Planet.
Editorials
Man charged for string of Berkeley shootings
By Ethan Bliss
Special to the Daily Planet
Friday August 02, 2002
Ballistic tests performed by the Berkeley Police Department last week showed that the handgun used in a June robbery in Albany was the same weapon used in three earlier Berkeley shootings.
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