http://blog.dailycal.org/news Daily Cal reporters bring you up close and personal to Berkeley news Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:39:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Berkeley High School football team, under the leadership of coach Alonzo Carter are getting ready for their first round of regional playoffs against Deer Valley High School on Friday. The Yellowjackets are eighth in Division I of the North Coast Section, with Deer Valley following as ninth. Berkeley's record stands ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/19/berkeley-high-football-heads-to-playoffs/ Gun Goes Off in Oakland Middle School Bay City News reports that a gun smuggled into a classroom by a 13-year-old boy at Cole Middle School in Oakland yesterday seemed to have discharged unintentionally. No one was injured, but the shot hit a radiator in the classroom and the school was evacuated ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/19/in-other-news-gun-shot-hans-reiser-consumer-price-index-tom-daschle/ The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a horse at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley fell on its exercise rider early this morning, killing the 58-year-old man at the scene. The horse was apparently spooked and fell on the man, Ignacio Ramirez. The horse was reportedly uninjured. http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/16/in-other-news-horse-falls-on-exercise-rider-kills-rider/ UC Berkeley released the final fall enrollment numbers last week, revealing that 35,409 undergraduate and graduate students are currently enrolled. The numbers reflect an enrollment of 25,151 undergraduate students and 10,258 graduate students, attributed to "Tidal Wave II," or the increased number of freshmen and transfer students going to college. In June, ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/16/campus-enrollment-data-shows-increase-in-students/ A daily roundup of the biggest headlines in Bay Area and national news. Wildfires Destroy Homes in Southern California, Schwarzenegger Calls for Review Three wildfires that began on Friday and Saturday in Southern California continue to blaze after already destroying hundreds of homes and tens of thousands of acres. Firefighters continue to battle ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/16/in-other-news-triangle-complex-fire-berkeley-hosts-state-supreme-court-forum-iraq-security-pact/ A daily roundup of the biggest headlines in Bay Area and national news. Bailout Plan to Focus on Consumers Abandoning the original plan to use $700 billion to bailout financial institutions, the Treasury Department is planning instead to directly bailout consumers, according to The New York Times. UCSF Researcher Charged With Attempted Murder ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/12/in-other-news-credit-bailout-bad-air-senior-pets/ UC Berkeley faculty are attracting national attention for advising Barack Obama as he prepares to enter the White House amidst economic turmoil. Meanwhile, their equally difficult task of reasoning with the outrageously stubborn TV personality Stephen Colbert has disappeared into the chasms of the internet. Goldman School of Public ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/11/uc-berkeley-faculty-appearances-on-the-colbert-report/ Secret Order Approved by U.S. Officials Allows Al Qaeda Raids in Certain Countries The New York Times revealed yesterday that a secret order signed in 2004 by top U.S. officials approved undisclosed U.S. raids on Al Qaeda in certain countries. According to the Times, almost a dozen raids were carried out in ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/10/in-other-news-secret-order-white-house-visit-shooting-anti-tax-republicans/ Barack Obama held his first press conference as president-elect today from Chicago to address the financial crisis--and two UC Berkeley professors were standing behind him. Laura Tyson, a professor at the Haas School of Business, and Robert Reich, a professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy, are ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/07/obama-plans-to-tackle-economy-with-uc-berkeleys-help/ Obama Begins Building Transition Team A day after being elected to become the next U.S. President, Barack Obama getting his transition into the presidency underway. The New York Times reported today that Obama has already appointed officials to be members of his transition committee. According to the The Chicago Tribune, UC Berkeley ... http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2008/11/05/in-other-news-obama-same-sex-marriage/