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For the love of dressing up cars

Kim Melton

Thursday September 26, 2002

Berkeley resident Harrod Blank, 39, was embarrassed to be seen driving a plain white 1965 Volkswagen bug. So he painted a rooster on it. It reminded him of the chickens he grew up with near the Santa Cruz Mountains. But he didn’t stop there. -more-

African American studies program one of a kind

Denisha M. DeLane

Thursday September 26, 2002

To the Editor: -more-

a circus without animals but with lots of heart

Jennifer Dix

Thursday September 26, 2002

They come from Canada, they do fantastic things with trapezes and the human body, they use no animals in their act—and no, they are not Cirque du Soleil. The performance troupe that has descended on Zellerbach Hall is Cirque Eloize, and it is a phenomenon all its own. -more-

Calendar

Thursday September 26, 2002

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Berkeley High runners break Alameda streak

Jared Green

Thursday September 26, 2002

A decade of dominance ended Wednesday as the Berkeley High cross country boys defeated Alameda High, the first time the Hornets have failed to win a league meet in more than 10 years. -more-

Black studies program back at Berkeley High

David Scharfenberg

Thursday September 26, 2002

Berkeley High School’s African-American studies department has been reinstatement, said department Chairman Robert McKnight to wild cheers at a dramatic Board of Education meeting Wednesday night. -more-

Here's what's in the news

Carol Denney

Thursday September 26, 2002

To the Editor, -more-

Bears brush off loss

Jared Green

Thursday September 26, 2002

The Cal football team is facing adversity for the first time this season following a 23-21 loss to Air Force last weekend. But the Bears haven’t lost any confidence following their first setback of the season. -more-

Former Berkeley green Camejo takes aim at governor's seat

Judith Scherr

Thursday September 26, 2002

Green Party candidate for governor Peter Miguel Camejo racked up 9 percent of the statewide vote in the latest polls. Despite growing support, though, Gov. Gray Davis is unwilling to recognize his opponent in a formal debate. -more-

Coffee initiative could mean mere pennies to you

Mark Tarses

Thursday September 26, 2002

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U.S. children escape Ivory Coast city

Clar Nichonghaile The Associated Press

Thursday September 26, 2002

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast — Waving U.S. flags and shouting ’Vive la France!,” American schoolchildren escaped a rebel-held Ivory Coast city under siege Wednesday, as U.S. special forces and French troops moved in to rescue Westerners caught in the West African nation’s bloodiest uprising. -more-

We enjoy our Eastshore State Park

Ruth Bird

Thursday September 26, 2002

To the Editor, -more-

International Starbucks protest comes to town

David Scharfenberg

Thursday September 26, 2002

A dozen protesters picketed outside the Oxford Street Starbucks Wednesday as part of an international campaign urging the chain to buy more “Fair Trade” coffee from farmers. -more-