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NEWS ABOUT: Berkeley

Berkeley stories: 17 news summaries

Berkeley May Anoint
Army WikiLeaker a 'Hero'

Council will vote on Bradley Manning resolution next week

Dec 9, 2010 6:55 PM CST

Berkeley May Anoint Army WikiLeaker a 'Hero'

Council will vote on Bradley Manning resolution next week
(Newser) - Bradley Manning is a traitor to some, but he might just be an official American hero to Berkeley. The city council will vote next week on a resolution praising the imprisoned Army private who's accused of delivering classified military documents to WikiLeaks, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . "If he... More »

 New Trials 
 Set for US 
 Hikers in Iran 

Courtroom showdown set for February 6

Nov 22, 2010 2:25 AM CST

New Trials Set for US Hikers in Iran

Courtroom showdown set for February 6
(Newser) - The two young American hikers charged with entering Iran illegally will go on trial in February, officials have announced. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 28, were supposed to go on trial early this month with companion Sarah Shourd, but authorities decided instead to free Shourd because of health concerns.... More »

 First Muslim College 
 in US Opens 

Zaytuna is located in Berkeley

Sep 9, 2010 3:20 PM CDT

First Muslim College in US Opens

Zaytuna is located in Berkeley
(Newser) - The first Muslim college in America quietly began classes this week, amid the continued fervor over the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero and a certain pastor bent on burning Korans. The location of Zaytuna College in Berkeley probably explains its relatively untroubled beginnings, though some conservatives have attacked the... More »

Nation's First Muslim
College Opens Next Week

So far, things have been relatively quiet

Aug 19, 2010 2:33 PM CDT

Nation's First Muslim College Opens Next Week

So far, things have been relatively quiet
(Newser) - So far, so quiet. The nation's first Muslim college opens next week in Berkeley, and Reza Aslan in the Daily Beast is worried it will give the West Coast its very own lightning rod for anti-Islamic fervor. But the founders of Zaytuna College say they've gotten relatively little flak, even... More »

SUPER BOWL XLIV

 Why Saints LB Scott Fujita 
 Makes the Ladies Swoon 

He's pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and wants to be a teacher

Feb 6, 2010 12:01 PM CST

Why Saints LB Scott Fujita Makes the Ladies Swoon

He's pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and wants to be a teacher
(Newser) - We all know the big names playing in tomorrow’s Super Bowl—Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Reggie Bush—but Irin Carmon has an enormous crush on Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, and thinks you should, too. Some reasons why, per Jezebel :
  • Though he was given up for adoption by a teen
... More »

OPINION

 As School Gardens Grow, 
 Kids' Education Wilts 

Alice Waters' crusade steals the most necessary thing about school

Jan 18, 2010 1:28 PM CST

As School Gardens Grow, Kids' Education Wilts

Alice Waters' crusade steals the most necessary thing about school
(Newser) - The school garden movement is well-intentioned but disastrously misguided, Caitlin Flanagan writes, and will “contribute to the creation of a permanent, uneducated underclass” while robbing “that group of the very force necessary to change its fate"—namely, education. Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame has been the... More »

VOTED YES ON STUPAK

 To Anti-Abortion Pols, 
 Berkeley Sends Hangers 

Lefty Calif. city aims to remind of pre-Roe v. Wade times

Dec 9, 2009 8:32 PM CST

To Anti-Abortion Pols, Berkeley Sends Hangers

Lefty Calif. city aims to remind of pre-Roe v. Wade times
(Newser) - The notably liberal outpost of Berkeley, Calif., today sent wire hangers—a reminder of pre-Roe v. Wade, back-alley times—to members of Congress who voted for an amendment that bans abortion for anyone receiving federally funded health insurance. The city council approved the measure last night, and some 20 House... More »

 UC Students Protest 
 Ahead of 32% Fee Hike 

College moving out of reach, students charge

Nov 19, 2009 4:00 AM CST

UC Students Protest Ahead of 32% Fee Hike

College moving out of reach, students charge
(Newser) - Angry students took to the streets yesterday to blast a proposed 32% fee hike for University of California schools. The Board of Regents is expected to finalize the increase today during a meeting at UCLA. It will hike tuition bills some $2,500. UC students will soon be paying $10,... More »

 Green Day's Rock  
 Opera Hits the Stage 

Multiplatinum American Idiot a coming-of-age story

Sep 2, 2009 11:18 AM CDT

Green Day's Rock Opera Hits the Stage

Multiplatinum American Idiot a coming-of-age story
(Newser) - Green Day’s multiplatinum album American Idiot is taking the stage as a 75-minute rock opera that will “challenge the very definitions of punk, theater, and musical,” writes David Downs in the East Bay Express. A 19-member cast will showcase a “Fight Club-esque story of self-discovery through... More »

 Converts Plan 
 Islamic College in Berkeley 

Renown converts lead effort to reinterpret Islam

Jun 3, 2009 3:45 PM CDT

Converts Plan Islamic College in Berkeley

Renown converts lead effort to reinterpret Islam
(Newser) - Two superstars of American Islam are at the helm of what they hope will be the nation’s first accredited Islamic college, tasked with creating scholars who can usher a religious renewal. Hamza Yusuf and Zaid Shakir, both converts, aim to admit Zaytuna College’s first class next year in... More »

Torture Lawyer Flees Berkeley Amid Protests 

Law prof takes 1-year gig at OC's Chapman U.

Feb 11, 2009 11:48 AM CST

Torture Lawyer Flees Berkeley Amid Protests

Law prof takes 1-year gig at OC's Chapman U.
(Newser) - It can be hard to be a professor: publish or perish, sit on committees…dodge protesters? Just ask John Yoo, author of the memos that laid out and justified the harsh interrogation tactics used by the Bush administration. Yoo, a Berkeley law professor, has taken leave from his left-leaning professional... More »

 Celeb Chef Plans Inaugural Fete 

Jan 14, 2009 12:48 PM CST

Celeb Chef Plans Inaugural Fete

(Newser) - Alice Waters is heading to Washington, and the inauguration eve dinner prepared by one of the country's highest-profile chefs is one of the capital’s hottest tickets, the Huffington Post reports. The Chez Panisse founder says she hopes the event will highlight her advocacy of local food and communal eating.... More »

Aunt Arrested in Case of Tortured Calif. Teen

Woman had lived on and off with couple previously charged

Dec 3, 2008 12:55 PM CST

Aunt Arrested in Case of Tortured Calif. Teen

Woman had lived on and off with couple previously charged
(Newser) - California police have arrested the aunt of the teen who escaped from a house where he was apparently being held prisoner, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Caren Ramirez was found in Berkeley and handed over to police in Tracy, where the boy was found shackled and beaten. Ramirez faces charges... More »

In Berkeley, Foodie Heaven Comes With Side of Fisticuffs

Shoppers brave adverse conditions for their pick of 40 types of tomato

Sep 22, 2008 4:07 PM CDT

In Berkeley, Foodie Heaven Comes With Side of Fisticuffs

Shoppers brave adverse conditions for their pick of 40 types of tomato
(Newser) - No risk, no reward, right? That’s the mentality of those who brave critical, even violent, fellow shoppers and draconian rules to browse the famed produce section at Berkeley Bowl, the most popular grocery store in the colorful California college town. Cart fender-benders are frequent as shoppers bolt down packed... More »

 Berkeley
 Tree-Sitters
 Finally
 Climb Down 

Last protesters climb down as university erects scaffold around redwood

Sep 9, 2008 5:23 PM CDT

Berkeley Tree-Sitters Finally Climb Down

Last protesters climb down as university erects scaffold around redwood
(Newser) - The last four tree-sitters climbed down from their perches at UC Berkeley today, ending a 2-year vigil to protest the university's plans to cut down a grove of trees and build a sports facility, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The university will build the facility, but it agreed to set... More »

Berkeley Retreats on Marines

After day of protests, marathon city council meeting revokes earlier statement

Feb 13, 2008 8:49 AM CST

Berkeley Retreats on Marines

After day of protests, marathon city council meeting revokes earlier statement
(Newser) - Early this morning, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., rescinded a controversial declaration that Marine recruiters are not welcome in the city, CNN reports. The council, however, stands by its opposition to the Iraq war. The decision came after three hours of raucous citizen input and a day of clashes... More »

LA Eyes Ban
on New Fast Food Outlets

Moratorium proposed
on unhealthy eateries in South LA

Sep 10, 2007 4:13 PM CDT

LA Eyes Ban on New Fast Food Outlets

Moratorium proposed on unhealthy eateries in South LA
(Newser) - There is so much fast food in South Los Angeles, and so much obesity, that city officials are considering banning any new outlets.  A two-year moratorium on new fast-food eateries has been proposed for an area where 30% of adults and 29% of kids are obese (compared with just... More »

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