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Calendar of Events & Activities
Compiled by Chason Wainwright
Wednesday March 07, 2001
924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for a year membership March 9: Dead and Gone, Sworn Vengeance, Punishment, Misoura, The Computer Kills; March 10: The Varukers, 46 Short, Scarred for Life, Oppressed Logic, Faced Down; March 1
Wednesday March 07, 2001
924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for a year membership March 9: Dead and Gone, Sworn Vengeance, Punishment, Misoura, The Computer Kills; March 10: The Varukers, 46 Short, Scarred for Life, Oppressed Logic, Faced Down; March 16: The P.A.W.N.S., Kill the Messenger, Phoenix Thunderstone, Lesser of Two, Blast Rocks, Dory Tourette & The Skirtheads; March 17: The Hoods, Benumb, Above This World, Chrome Disorder, Eulogy 525-9926 -more-
Commission turns down Beth El report
By John Geluardi
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday March 07, 2001
School Board faces possible budget cuts
By Ben Lumpkin
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday March 07, 2001
Berkeley Unified School District staff presented some preliminary suggestions for cutting a projected $5 million shortfall in next year’s budget to the school board Monday night. -more-
POLICE BRIEFS
Staff
Wednesday March 07, 2001
A man backing out his driveway was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant Friday when he got out of the car to check a strange sound from the engine, police said. -more-
UC urged to dump admissions policy
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
The Associated Press -more-
Features
Red-legged frogs win federal protection
The Associated Pres
Wednesday March 07, 2001
Celebrated for its jumping and protected for its scarcity, the California red-legged frog won critical habitat designation Tuesday on more than 4 million acres of the state. -more-
Teen pleads innocent to running down pedestrians
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
Schools need to break code of silence among students
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
LOS ANGELES — Imagine you’re a teen-ager and one of your friends casually says he hates school, then threatens to take a gun to campus and shoot classmates. -more-
Forced job cuts at San Jose Mercury News
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
SAN JOSE — Blaming a dramatic fall in help-wanted ad revenue and other signs of Silicon Valley’s economic slowdown, the San Jose Mercury News said it will have to lay off some of its 1,700 workers. -more-
Bush defends tax plan to Mercantile Exchange
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
President Bush warned Tuesday of an economy starting to “sputter” and defended his proposed income tax cut for the highest-earning Americans, telling traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that it would help entrepreneurs – “the backbone of the country.” -more-
Bush defends tax plan to Mercantile Exchange
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
President Bush warned Tuesday of an economy starting to “sputter” and defended his proposed income tax cut for the highest-earning Americans, telling traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that it would help entrepreneurs – “the backbone of the country.” -more-
Court gives Napster 72-hour ultimatum
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge gave the recording industry another victory in its bid to control digital music, issuing an injunction ordering Napster Inc. to block any copyright-protected songs from its service. -more-
Smaller classes help close achievement gap
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
WASHINGTON — Reducing class sizes in early grades improves overall performance and narrows the achievement gap between black and white students, according to a study released Tuesday. -more-
Raw numbers will be used for official count for 2000 census
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
WASHINGTON — Calling it the “most accurate census in history,” the Bush administration refused to adjust the 2000 head count in a decision eagerly awaited by states for congressional redistricting. -more-
Scholars help translate poems of high priestess
Daily Planet wire services
Wednesday March 07, 2001
Editorial
Energy rate boost could spark conservation
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 07, 2001
SACRAMENTO — California’s scramble to insulate consumers from the soaring price of electricity may add to the state’s power problems this summer, Wall Street analysts said Tuesday. -more-
