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BHS students hold rally

By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

A group of Berkeley High School students held a sparsely attended, but spirited anti-war rally Wednesday in the fading afternoon light of Civic Center Park. They had been denied permission two weeks earlier to hold such an event inside the high school grounds, across the street. -more-



Cal’s Boller to miss UCLA game with back injury

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

No time is ever a good time for a football team to lose its starting quarterback. But when Cal’s head coach, Tom Holmoe, announced that his starter, junior Kyle Boller, would miss the Bears’ game this Saturday, it was a huge blow for both team and player. -more-



Guy Poole
Thursday October 18, 2001


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Resolution irrelevant to running city

Steven Donaldson Berkeley
Thursday October 18, 2001

Editor: -more-



Staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

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Student populace may return to political picture

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

After a bitter process, the City Council finalized the revised council districts Tuesday, then immediately put them in jeopardy by approving a plan that could alter the city’s political landscape by creating a district where students are in control. -more-



Bears blow leads, fall to SJSU

Daily Planet Wire Services
Thursday October 18, 2001

SAN JOSE – The University of California women’s volleyball team lost a disappointing match to host San Jose State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-28, 30-27), Tuesday night at The Event Center on San Jose State’s campus. -more-



Council elected to run the city, not the country

Claudia Kawczynska Berkeley
Thursday October 18, 2001

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Local firefighter recalls personal NYC effort

By Darren Bobrosky
Thursday October 18, 2001

Apparatus Operator Darren Bobrosky, of Berkeley’s Fire Station 5, recently returned from a 10-day stint as a rescue worker in Lower Manhattan. Bobrosky and his partner, Dylan, a highly-trained search and rescue dog, are affiliated with Oakland’s Urban Search and Rescue team, one of the 28 FEMA-affiliated USAR teams nationwide. Following is the second part of Bobrosky’s story, edited by Daily Planet reporter Hank Sims. The first part ran on Wednesday. -more-



Golden Bear basketball gets verbal commitment from another recruit

Staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

The Cal men’s basketball program received its third oral commitment this week, as Alabama prepster Kennedy Winston said he planned to choose the Bears. -more-



King: ‘Silence is betrayal’

Bonnie Hughes Berkeley
Thursday October 18, 2001

The Daily Planet received this letter addressed to the mayor and council: -more-



Local medical marijuana club held up

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

One of Berkeley’s medical marijuana clubs was robbed by two gunmen last Friday, according to Berkeley police. -more-



Cal’s Lawson to redshirt season

Staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

Michael Lawson, who left the Cal basketball program last season before ever playing a game, will redshirt the upcoming season before returning to the team for the 2002-03 season. -more-



Media needs to get facts straight

Joy A. Flaherty Berkeley
Thursday October 18, 2001

Editor: -more-



A celebration of life and the heroic effort of Wanda Anita Green

Submitted to the Daily Planet by Sandré R. Swanson
Thursday October 18, 2001

On Sept. 11 Wanda Anita Green and members of the crew and passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 gave their life to save the lives of hundreds, if not thousands of others. Wanda’s family deeply appreciates the expressions of love from the people of our nation and announce plans to celebrate Wanda’s life. Memorial services for Wanda Anita Green will be held Oct. 27 at Evergreen Baptist Church in Oakland at noon. The Rev. Frank Pinkard Jr. will be officiating. -more-



Features

Deaf women’s organization introduces safety device

By James Sandler Special to the Daily Planet
Thursday October 18, 2001

Bay Area deaf women victimized by domestic or sexual abuse have a new way of protecting themselves. -more-


California will let pharmacists give women morning-after drugs

By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

SACRAMENTO — When a new law signed by Gov. Gray Davis takes effect Jan. 1, California will be the nation’s second state to allow pharmacists to provide women with emergency contraceptives without a prescription. -more-


Police Briefs

Staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

On Monday, a man was robbed by two men wielding a stun gun or taser, police say. -more-


White powder found at Cal White powder found at Cal

Staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

A portion of the Haas School of Business was evacuated for a few hours after a mail clerk reported finding an “unknown white powder” Wednesday afternoon. -more-


UC regents to discuss additional changes to admissions process

By Michelle Locke The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California regents said Wednesday they need more information on a faculty proposal that admissions decisions be based on more than just academics. -more-


Dust cloud above Martinez refinery prompts alarm

The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

MARTINEZ — A yellowish cloud of dust billowing from a local oil refinery forced residents to seek shelter for the second time in four days. -more-


How much is too much?

By Martha Irvine The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

Before the terrorist attacks, 7-year-old Jacqueline Zobel wasn’t sure what it meant to be patriotic. -more-


Anthrax found in New York governor’s office

By Shannon McCaffrey The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

NEW YORK — Gov. George Pataki said Wednesday that anthrax had been found in his midtown Manhattan office, the third time the dangerous germ has turned up in the city in less than a week. -more-


Navy divers recover body of one of the nine victims of submarine accident

By Jean Christiensen The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

HONOLULU — Navy divers entered the wreck of the Ehime Maru and recovered the body of one of the nine men and boys killed when the Japanese fishing boat was accidentally sunk by a surfacing U.S. submarine. -more-


United Airlines teeters on ominous financial edge

By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

CHICAGO — The warning by United Airlines’ chief executive that the carrier is in danger of going out of business prompted criticism Wednesday from its labor unions and sent the stock plunging to its lowest price in more than a decade. -more-


Sprint Corp. announces mass layoff due to poor economy

By Margaret Stafford The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Corp. will lay off about 6,000 employees, or about 7 percent of its workforce, and 1,500 contract workers because of the weak economy, the company said Wednesday. -more-


Dot-com collapse, economic slump leaves glut of office space

By Dan Levy The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — With millions of square feet in new office construction and few tenants in sight, San Francisco is facing a commercial real estate glut rivaling the excess development of the late 1980s. -more-


AMD posts $186.9 million loss, meets expectations

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

SAN JOSE — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss of $186.9 million as the chip maker suffered the effects of a price war with rival Intel Corp. -more-


Election Section

Apple Inc.’s profits drop by 61 percent

By May Wong The Associated Press
Thursday October 18, 2001

CUPERTINO — Apple Computer Inc. reported a 61 percent drop in fourth-quarter profits Wednesday, beating Wall Street’s expectations. But the company warned of a shortfall in profits and revenues in its fiscal first quarter. -more-


Editorial

Nonprofit agencies get $85,000 in health grants

By Guy PooleDaily Planet staff
Thursday October 18, 2001

Three nonprofit groups in Berkeley were awarded $85,000 in health care grants this month from the Alameda Alliance for Health. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Nonprofit agencies get $85,000 in health grants 10-18-2001

Prop. 36 running well in County 10-17-2001

Campus group works to grow female, minority faculty presence at Berkeley 10-16-2001

Nonprofits face uncertain future after Sept. 11 attacks 10-15-2001

Field hockey beats Ohio St. in OT 10-15-2001

Professor says Democrats hard pressed right now 10-14-2001

Officials upgrade security at BART 10-12-2001

News

BHS students hold rally By Jeffrey Obser Daily Planet staff 10-18-2001

Cal’s Boller to miss UCLA game with back injury By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-18-2001

Guy Poole 10-18-2001

Resolution irrelevant to running city Steven Donaldson Berkeley 10-18-2001

Staff 10-18-2001

Student populace may return to political picture By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-18-2001

Bears blow leads, fall to SJSU Daily Planet Wire Services 10-18-2001

Council elected to run the city, not the country Claudia Kawczynska Berkeley 10-18-2001

Local firefighter recalls personal NYC effort By Darren Bobrosky 10-18-2001

Golden Bear basketball gets verbal commitment from another recruit Staff 10-18-2001

King: ‘Silence is betrayal’ Bonnie Hughes Berkeley 10-18-2001

Local medical marijuana club held up By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-18-2001

Cal’s Lawson to redshirt season Staff 10-18-2001

Media needs to get facts straight Joy A. Flaherty Berkeley 10-18-2001

A celebration of life and the heroic effort of Wanda Anita Green Submitted to the Daily Planet by Sandré R. Swanson 10-18-2001

Deaf women’s organization introduces safety device By James Sandler Special to the Daily Planet 10-18-2001

California will let pharmacists give women morning-after drugs By Jennifer Coleman The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Police Briefs Staff 10-18-2001

White powder found at Cal White powder found at Cal Staff 10-18-2001

UC regents to discuss additional changes to admissions process By Michelle Locke The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Dust cloud above Martinez refinery prompts alarm The Associated Press 10-18-2001

How much is too much? By Martha Irvine The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Anthrax found in New York governor’s office By Shannon McCaffrey The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Navy divers recover body of one of the nine victims of submarine accident By Jean Christiensen The Associated Press 10-18-2001

United Airlines teeters on ominous financial edge By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Sprint Corp. announces mass layoff due to poor economy By Margaret Stafford The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Dot-com collapse, economic slump leaves glut of office space By Dan Levy The Associated Press 10-18-2001

AMD posts $186.9 million loss, meets expectations By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Apple Inc.’s profits drop by 61 percent By May Wong The Associated Press 10-18-2001

Out & About Staff 10-17-2001

Forum Staff 10-17-2001

Award-winning author tours life, death and history By Maryann Maslan Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2001

Arts Staff 10-17-2001

Local firefighter recounts FEMA experience in New York debris By Darren Bobrosky 10-17-2001

Berkeley High principal to leave immediately By Jeffrey ObserDaily Planet staff 10-17-2001

More than a year away, the mayor’s race begins By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-17-2001

Council condemns terrorists, mourns loss in resolution By Judith Scherr and John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-17-2001

Maintenance director to leave school district end of October Planet staff 10-17-2001

BART union rejects management offer, could strike Monday The Associated Press 10-17-2001

SFO public parking lot a ‘has-been’ The Associated Press 10-17-2001

UC regents to discuss more changes to admissions process By Michelle Locke The Associated Press 10-17-2001

New Jersey Rabbi’s mistress accused of murdering his wife By Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press Writer 10-17-2001

Explosive Hollywood films serve to inspire terrorism, movie-maker Altman says The Associated Press 10-17-2001

Knight Ridder’s earnings fall 27 percent; attacks partly to blame By Seth Sutel The Associated Press 10-17-2001

Wells Fargo reports 42 percent profit increase By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-17-2001

ExciteAtHome again takes orders for new cable modem Comcast customers The Associated Press 10-17-2001

Tennis obsession pays off for ‘Jackets sophomore By Tim Haran Special to the Daily Planet 10-17-2001

Local destinations beef up security By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff 10-16-2001

HelioTrope tours the medieval globe, appeals with curious sounds and ancient instruments HelioTrope tours the medieval globe, appeals with curious sounds and ancient instruments HelioTrope tours the medieval globe, appeals with curious sounds and ancient By Miko Sloper Special to the Planet 10-16-2001

Staff 10-16-2001

Guy Poole 10-16-2001

Remembering Joe Nancy Carlton 10-16-2001

Civic Center workers, visitors like changes By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-16-2001

Gerrymandering 101: A How-to Manual for Back Room Dealing David Tabb Berkeley 10-16-2001

Council could catch eye of the nation, again By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-16-2001

Why consider a student district? I. Dayrit Berkeley 10-16-2001

Survey says local homeless want campground, shelter, lockers By Malcolm Gay Special to the Daily Planet 10-16-2001

With drop in interest rates, buyers are looking Yahaira Castro Special to the Daily Planet 10-16-2001

Governor Davis signs domestic partner bill and other measures By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 10-16-2001

FBI trying to learn when anthrax added to Reno letter By Scott Sonner The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Country Joe McDonald sued for allegedly stealing tune The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Country Joe McDonald sued for allegedly stealing tune The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Producing fuel cell vehicles won’t be easy, report finds By Leon Drouin Keith The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Nevada officials say all six people who had contact with letter test negative for anthrax By Scott Sonner The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Schools show improvements in testing, but fall short of goals By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Union unhappy with limits on flag pins LAPD officers wear The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Bay Area Briefs The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Travel restrictions lifted for foreign activists arrested at missile defense protest The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Judge refuses to dismiss Duke lawsuit against state agencies The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Three employees burned in hobby rocket company explosion By Lisa Snedeker The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Parole hearing put off for Chowchilla busnapper The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Tax cuts, war, uncertainty keep economy in limbo By John Cunniff The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Credit rating agency anticipates ‘negative’ outlook for SFO The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Yahoo joins Web crowd with fixed prices for second-hand products The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Software maker Commerce One to cut 1,300 jobs By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Study: working nights in bright lights can increase risk of breast cancer By Paul Recer The Associated Press 10-16-2001

EPA leads campaign to urge parents to smoke outdoors, away from children By John Heilprin The Associated Press 10-16-2001

Smarter homes may prevent fire catastrophe By Lena Warmack, Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001

Compiled by Guy Poole 10-15-2001

For justice not vengeance, war propaganda must be stopped Robin Hipolito 10-15-2001

Loss to Oregon gives Bears worst start in school history By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-15-2001

Student plan for redistricting down but still not out By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-15-2001

Cuban response to terrorist attacks was of profound shock Jack W. Fleming 10-15-2001

St. Mary’s seniors get up early for SAT, stay up to beat John Swett By Carlos Cruz Daily Planet Correspondent 10-15-2001

A good day for a powwow By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 10-15-2001

Eliminate profit system for lasting peace Marion Syrek 10-15-2001

Cal blanks Oregon St. Daily Planet Wire Services 10-15-2001

Light at the end of credentialing tunnel By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-15-2001

Are terrorists from America wanted dead or alive too? Roger Van Ouytsel 10-15-2001

Cal volleyball falls to No. 3 USC Staff 10-15-2001

Nobel prize winner wants alternative to war By Hadas Ragolsky, Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001

Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! Activism was getting slow! Sura Rahman 10-15-2001

Bear men finish 2nd Staff 10-15-2001

BART strike could start Tuesday Bay City News Service 10-15-2001

Planners, public refining the vision for Eastshore Park By Carlos Cruz, Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001

Book appreciates Berkeley landmarks By Sari Friedman Special to the Daily Planet 10-15-2001

Latest jobs report indicator of troubled state economy By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer 10-15-2001

Plane quarantined at San Jose International Airport By Colleen Valles, Associated Press Writer 10-15-2001

Oakland march against violence Staff 10-15-2001

FAA rules nix scattering of ashes Staff 10-15-2001

Developers eyeing waterfront Staff 10-15-2001

Activist gets FBI call in connection with attacks By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 10-14-2001

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 10-14-2001

Claremont name has been around awhile By Susan Cerny 10-14-2001

Actionable intelligence: four U.N. workers dead By Lee Helena Lawrence 10-14-2001

Sunday concerts help appreciation of classical music By Miko Sloper, Daily Planet correspondent 10-14-2001

Arts & Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-14-2001

Deep ’Jackets run roughshod over Alameda By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-14-2001

Council OKs new, district boundaries By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-14-2001

Let the bakeries rise - this is America Dana Tillson 10-14-2001

Cal women win Pac-10 opener Staff 10-14-2001

Residents successfully rebuild their lives from hills’ fire ashes By Gabriel Spitzer Special to the Daily Planet 10-14-2001

Talking to terrorists doesn’t help G. Stavi 10-14-2001

Field hockey falls to Kent St. Staff 10-14-2001

Zoning Board approves Library Gardens project By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-14-2001

Please more of same Diana Perry 10-14-2001

No. 5 UCLA downs Bears Staff 10-14-2001

End shoot ‘em up ‘justice’ Anna Marie Taylor and Richard Lerner 10-14-2001

Berkeley economy feeling effects of Sept. 11 attacks By Sasha Khokha, Special to the Daily Planet 10-14-2001

Copwatch looks at the future of civil liberties By Jason Allen, Special to the Daily Planet 10-14-2001

Grocery union decides to accept 2 contract offers The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Protests against domestic partner bill The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Governor OKs aid to schools with low performance The Associated Press 10-14-2001

New Anthrax case at NBC in New York The Associated Press 10-14-2001

State mail room workers briefed on threats mail room workers briefed on threats The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Tourism industry asks for federal assistance The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Congressmembers bicker over anti-terrorism measures The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Prominent gun-control advocate fatally shot The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Court rules couple lawful parents of twins born to surrogate The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Ford chosen to develop hybrid vehicle The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Retailers face tough balancing acts The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Maybe it’s not a bright idea to glue in drain plug By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate 10-14-2001

So far, Wall Street weathering earnings season well By Amy Baldwin, The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Latest jobs report indicator of troubled state economy The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Nobel Peace Prize goes to U.N., Kofi Anan The Associated Press 10-14-2001

Activist gets FBI call in connection with attacks By Judith Scherr, Daily Planet staff 10-13-2001

Deep ’Jackets run roughshod over Alameda By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-13-2001

Council OKs new district boundaries By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 10-13-2001

Sports shorts Staff 10-13-2001

Residents successfully rebuild their lives from hills’ fire ashes By Gabriel Spitzer Special to the Daily Planet 10-13-2001

Zoning Board approves Library Gardens project By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 10-13-2001

Berkeley propelled back into national spotlight By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 10-12-2001

Out & About — compiled by Guy Poole 10-12-2001

Those who’ve been there speak out Members, Sansei Legacy Project: 10-12-2001

Documentary details the travels of a dollar By Peter Crimmins, Daily Planet correspondent 10-12-2001

Arts and Entertainment Calendar Staff 10-12-2001

’Jackets take down El Cerrito By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 10-12-2001

BHS principal will head north By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-12-2001

No more 50s Chris Rasmussen 10-12-2001

Berkeley-De Anza makeup game depends on NCS By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 10-12-2001

Commission reviews office space controversy By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 10-12-2001

Address energy now Tom Lent 10-12-2001

Retired teachers pin hopes on pension increases By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet staff 10-12-2001

Slam immigrant door shut James K. Sayre, Oakland 10-12-2001

UC Nobel Prize winner grateful for chance to think By Gerasimos Rigas Special to the Daily Planet 10-12-2001

Berkeley High tries to cut down on truancy By Gina Comparini, Special to the Daily Planet 10-12-2001

Annual event celebrates culture of Indigenous people By Gina Comparini, Special to the Daily Planet 10-12-2001

Program helps new immigrants learn English By Rachel Searles, Special to the Daily Planet 10-12-2001

Screening for depression has new meaning By Rachel Searles Special to the Daily Planet 10-12-2001

Experts discuss effects of SF airport runway expansion The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Governor mandates budget cuts The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Access to criminal filings still faces online challenge The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Florida anthrax compared to known strains The Associated Press 10-12-2001

FBI says it may have information on more attacks The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Kabul raided during day Associated Press 10-12-2001

N.Y. won’t accept millions from Saudi prince The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Peace rallies confront changed terrain StaffThe Associated Press 10-12-2001

Replacing window sills may be easiest James and Morris Carey The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Critic of Muslim fundamentalism wins Nobel Prize The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Lacking essentials, North Korea teems with everyday heroes The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Rebound sends Wall Street to pre-attack levels The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Boeing will focus on space, communications and missiles StaffThe Associated Press 10-12-2001

Genentech, medical center case coming to a close The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Swissair granted creditor protection The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Russian navy delays moving wreck of sub The Associated Press 10-12-2001

Palestinian killed while trying to plant bomb The Associated Press 10-12-2001