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A radical ‘way of dying’

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002
Berkeley remembers famed attorney Robert Treuhaft -more-

Give students a fighting chance for a voice

Monday February 25, 2002
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Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole
Monday February 25, 2002

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Seniors lead Bears past USC

By Dean Caparaz, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 25, 2002
Dennis Gates scored a career-high 17 points as Cal completed a home sweep of the Los Angeles schools by routing USC, 83-64, Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. -more-

Immigrants put out of work by the Feds, protesters say

Molly Bentley, Special to the Daily Planet
Monday February 25, 2002
Seventy to eighty people gathered in tents outside Oakland airport Tuesday to protest a provision in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that requires airport security screeners to be U.S. citizens. Organizers predicted that 4,500 workers will lose their jobs in the Bay Area, 400 of them at Oakland airport, and the majority of them Filipino. -more-

Transportation is evolution not a vacuum

Roy Nakadegawa
Monday February 25, 2002
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St. Mary’s boys win second straight BSAL championship

By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 25, 2002
The St. Mary’s High boys basketball team executed its game plan perfectly Saturday night and defeated Salesian 69-56 in front of a packed house at Albany High. The win gave the Panthers their second straight Bay Shore Athletic League title and their fifth win the last two seasons over their league rival. -more-

PUC wants to terminate federal power contracts

Daily Planet Wire Report
Monday February 25, 2002
California Public Utilities Commission officials announced they plan to file a complaint with federal authorities today asking them to abrogate or rewrite 44 long-term power contracts that it says are unfair by $21 billion. CPUC officials say commission lawyers will file the complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tomorrow. -more-

Thanks to council for watching over, apologies for being misunderstood

John H. DeClercq
Monday February 25, 2002
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Lady Panthers can’t hold early lead, fall to Kennedy

By Tim Haran, Daily Planet Correspondent
Monday February 25, 2002
The St. Mary’s girls basketball team led by as many as 13 points against Kennedy Saturday night, but foul trouble in the backcourt cost the Panthers as the Eagles rallied in the second half to beat St. Mary’s 59-54 at Albany High in the BSAL championship game. -more-

Marina nomads may soon be forced to migrate

By Devona Walker, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002
Complaints about public sex at Aquatic Park may spark clearing overall changes at marina -more-

School bureaucrats needs to downsizing

Yolanada Huang
Monday February 25, 2002
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’Jackets claim ACCAL title

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002
Saturday’s ACCAL championship game between Berkeley High and Encinal High wasn’t exactly high drama: the Lady ’Jackets stomped the Jets by 21 points two weeks ago in the regular season meeting, and there was no reason to think the rematch would be any different. Berkeley cruised out to a 21-9 lead after one quarter and never looked back, winning the league title with a 59-35 victory. -more-

Today in History

Staff
Monday February 25, 2002
On Feb. 25, 1793, the department heads of the U.S. government met with President Washington at his home for the first Cabinet meeting on record. -more-

Cal rugby completes Canadian sweep

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Monday February 25, 2002
The Cal men’s rugby team got their fourth win in seven days with a 47-13 drubbing of University of British Columbia on Saturday at Witter Field. The Bears took a home sweep of Canada’s top two collegiate teams with the victory. -more-

UC students, lobbyists share $30m capital building

By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
WASHINGTON — Larry Berman shows off his new building with all the enthusiasm of a real estate agent who thinks he’s about to seal a deal. -more-

Prop 10 generates $20m for children’s health

By Grant Smith, Special to the Daily Planet
Monday February 25, 2002
Alameda County is using the $20 million a year it receives from the Proposition 10 tobacco tax approved by voters in 1998 to improve the quality of life for children and families through the Every Child Counts program, part of the Children and Families Commission. -more-

Presidio tug of war still in the balance

By Paul Glader, The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO — Two months after the top official at the Presidio stepped down amid allegations of nepotism and spending abuses, redevelopment plans for the verdant national park are moving forward — slowly. -more-

Woman arrested in stabbing death of 13-year-old son

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
BURLINGAME — Police arrested a Minnesota woman on suspicion of stabbing her 13-year-old son to death at his father’s house Sunday. -more-

Nuke dump foes try to gather support from California cities

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
SAN JOSE — Opponents of a proposed nuclear waste dump are trying to gather support from communities in California and 44 other states in the path of trucks and trains hauling radioactive materials to the site. -more-

Computer dumping documented in China

Staff
Monday February 25, 2002
SAN JOSE — What happened to that old computer after you sold it to a second-hand parts dealer? -more-

High-tech hits the road

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
‘Telematics,’ or automotive electronics rev up marketplace -more-

Adobe to release new Photoshop

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
SAN JOSE — Adobe Systems Inc., the second-largest PC software company, will announce Sunday a major upgrade to its photo editing program, Photoshop. -more-

Editorials

OBITUARIES

The Associated Press
Monday February 25, 2002
LOS ANGELES — Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, best known for making Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig and other beloved characters come to life, died Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 89. -more-

BHS boys’ face O’Dowd

Staff Report
Monday February 25, 2002
The Berkeley High boys’ basketball team received an at-large bid to the North Coast Section Division I playoffs on Sunday. The sixth-seeded ’Jackets will face No. 3 Bishop O’Dowd in a first-round game at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will be played at either Bishop O’Dowd’s gym or at Chabot College in Hayward, with the venue to be decided today. -more-

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