A Sampling of Clips for 
November 09 - 12, 2002

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Scott’s penguins at risk
BBC news, Nov. 11 – Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists Gerald Kooyman and Paul Ponganis say the descendants of Emperor penguins are facing grave danger. The two scientists who visited the Antarctic site last month say the birds are struggling to cope with the effects of two giant icebergs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2442131.stm

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Orange County Register, Nov. 8
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=10684&section=NEWS&year=2002&month=11&day=8

Environmental News Network, Nov. 8
http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/11/11082002/reu_48904.asp

Yahoo News, Nov. 7
http://rd.yahoo.com/alerts/email/news/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl

Zwire, Nov.8

Troupe: honesty vs. his poetic license
San Diego Union Tribune, Letters, Nov. 10 – Letters to the Editor in response to the Nov. 1 article “Legacy of a True Laureate.”
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“Patriot” watch
In These Times, Nov. 11, Pg. 5 – Administrators at UCSD took interpretation of the USA Patriot Act into their own hands in mid-September. The university ordered a student group, the Che Café Collective, to remove links on the group’s Web site to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, saying the link violated the section of the act that prohibits providing “material support” to groups on the State Department’s foreign terrorist list. UCSD retracted the request when the Free Expression Network sent a letter denouncing the action.
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Free counseling to help you quit smoking
North County Times, Nov. 10 – Profile on the California Smokers’ Helpline, founded in 1990 by UCSD Cancer Center researchers. A UCSD study led by Shu-Hong Zhu found that quitline counseling programs are effective. (Quotes Christopher M. Anderson, Community health program supervisor).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021110/60936.html

UCSD breaks ground on cancer center
North County Times, Nov. 9 – UCSD broke ground Friday on the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, which will bring the center’s clinical, research, education and outreach activities together in one place. (Quotes UCSD Chancellor Robert Dynes).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021109/53311.html

UCSD women capture third straight conference soccer title
San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 10 – The UCSD women's soccer team won its third straight California Collegiate Athletic Association championship. UCSD will host the second round of the NCAA Division II Championships. ...UCSD's women's cross country team qualified for nationals after a third-place finish at the NCAA Division II West Regional in Fresno. UCSD's men's team placed fourth at the West Regional.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/sports/news_1s10loccol.html

Fewer ships idled at ports along coast
San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 12 – A month after shippers ended their lockout of workers at ports along the West Coast, the long lines of ships waiting to unload cargo have largely disappeared. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steven Erie).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/business/news_1b12ports.html

Helping the paralyzed walk again
Copley News Service, Nov. 11 – Project Walk, an exercise program for people with spinal-cord injuries, is helping quadriplegics and paraplegics to regain mobility. The organization’s insistence that recovery from spinal cord injuries is possible is making waves in the mainstream rehabilitation community. (Quotes Lance Stone, medical director of rehabilitative services at UCSD).
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Migrants quest for a better life remains tough
Copley News Service, Nov. 11 – Lured by the promise of steady work and good pay, workers at the lower end of the economic ladder today are fighting to be recognized by a society that too often neglects them or treats them with disdain. (Quotes UCSD sociology professor Jeffrey Haydu).
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GOP eyes tax cuts to stimulate economy
Copley News Service, Nov. 10 – With Republicans firmly in control of Capitol Hill and the White House, Americans can expect to see tax cuts and more deregulation over the next two years. (Quotes Ross Starr, economics professor at UCSD).
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Forum owner sells facility
San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 11 --The jazz-venue, Spruce Street Forum, has been sold and will reopen next year as the headquarters for a local design company. (Quotes George Lewis, UCSD professor and president of the Spruce Street Forum board).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/mon/currents/news_1c11forum.html