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Arab/Muslim stereotypes hurt
By Nabil Al-Hadithy
Thursday September 14, 2000
Friday, author and film critic, Jack Shaheen will present Arab Screen Images at the Fine Arts Cinema in Berkeley as part of the Fourth Annual Cinamyaat series. Using a compilation of film and television clips, Dr. Shaheen presents the development of misrepresentation of Arabs in American entertainment as well as current examples of positive efforts in film to counter this bias. This highly provocative presentation will be followed with an opportunity for audience members to ask questions. -more-
Bears may feature all-Hawaiian backfield against Illinois
By Jared Green
Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 14, 2000
The best laid plans... -more-
Ex- chancellor in the hospital for brain tumor
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — Former University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien has been hospitalized for treatment of a brain tumor, UC officials confirmed. -more-
St. Mary’s runs record to 4-0 by mauling El Cerrito in straight sets
By Sean Gates
Daily Planet Correspondent
Thursday September 14, 2000
Last Thursday against Contra Costa Christian High, the St. Mary’s women’s volleyball team relied on their serves for an easy win. On Tuesday night against the El Cerrito Gauchos, a balanced attack enabled the Panthers to corral a three-set victory (15-3, 15-6, 15-9) and expand upon their undefeated record (4-0, 0-0). -more-
Initial council meeting filled with squabbles
By Josh Parr
Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 14, 2000
Cal gets verbal commitment from Oregon wide receiver
By Jared Green
Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 14, 2000
Cal’s receiving corps got a boost in their opener against Utah, as true freshmen Geoff McArthur and Chase Lyman made several outstanding catches and redshirt freshman James Smith showed that he can catch the ball after all. But that didn’t stop wideout recruit John Rust from verbally committing to play at Cal next year. -more-
Entrepreneurs taking their shots
By William Inman
Daily Planet Staff
Thursday September 14, 2000
UC Berkeley graduate Matt Martello strapped his “Fat-Melt Magnet Belt” on over his suit coat and stepped under the hot lights and in front of the camera. -more-
Almost $10 million awarded in grants to UC Berkeley
Bay City News
Thursday September 14, 2000
Computer scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have received about $9.5 million in grants to research computers and information technology. -more-
Features
State offers home discount for teaching in troubled schools
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — Teaching at troubled schools could earn some California educators a discount on a new home. -more-
Metals, petroleum found near burning landfill
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — The Navy announced Tuesday that metals and petroleum have been found in the ground and benzene in the air around a landfill which has been burning underground for four weeks. -more-
San Jose couple who fled to Caribbean land in court
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SAN JOSE — Eight months after fleeing to the Caribbean to avoid charges that they stole $10 million from their insurance clients, a San Jose couple appeared in court for the first time and were each ordered held on $10 million bail. -more-
Napster files final brief in its appeal
Bay City News
Thursday September 14, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — Napster Inc. has told a federal appeals court in San Francisco that recording companies suing it for copyright violations are seeking “to kill or control a technology that is not theirs.” -more-
Groups wants low-sulfur diesel fuel plan dead
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
WHITTIER — Fearful that a proposal to sell only low-sulfur diesel fuel in Southern California will lead to fuel shortages, truck drivers and school districts called on officials Wednesday to kill the plan. -more-
Weekend sewage spill goes undetected
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SACRAMENTO — Up to four million gallons of raw sewage seeped into the American River before it was detected over the weekend, said Sacramento County health officials. -more-
Board wrestles with planned forestry rules
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SACRAMENTO — California forestry officials grappled Wednesday with proposed logging rules that would ease timber-harvesting restrictions next year across thousands of acres of forests. -more-
Schools’ academic index scores due out
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SACRAMENTO — California’s public schools, teachers and workers will learn on Oct. 4 if they might be eligible for bonuses of up to $25,000 for their students’ test scores. -more-
Yosemite suspect convicted of one death
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
FRESNO — Motel handyman Cary Stayner was convicted Wednesday of murdering a Yosemite naturalist in a deal that spares his life but guarantees he will never be free and never be able to tell his story. -more-
California takes aim at online escrow companies
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SACRAMENTO — The state is asking online escrow companies that hold consumers’ money until goods ordered online are delivered to get licensed by the state or stop doing business in California. -more-
California looks for health coverage solutions
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
LOS ANGELES — With no work for nearly six months, electrician Michael Everett barely had money to survive, let alone supply medical coverage for his wife and daughter. -more-
Wen Ho Lee set free after pleading guilty
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nine months after he was branded a threat to national security and put in solitary confinement, Wen Ho Lee was set free Wednesday with an apology from a judge who said the government’s actions “embarrassed our entire nation.” -more-
Election Section
‘Scary Story’ tops group’s list of banned books
Staff
Thursday September 14, 2000
NEW YORK — Harry Potter made the list. So did “The Catcher in the Rye” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The most popular children’s books? No. The ones adults most wanted removed from library shelves in the 1990s. -more-
Editorial
UC president to convene conference on admissions
The Associated Press
Thursday September 14, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — The issue of which students are admitted to the University of California resurfaced Wednesday as UC President Richard Atkinson told regents he wants to evaluate new approaches to admissions in light of developments since the school scrapped affirmative action. -more-
