AltWeeklies Wire
Termites' Guts Could Yield Alternative Fuel Sourcenew
Scientists looking for a clean source of hydrogen fuel may have found it in the bacteria that live inside the reviled pest.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-12-2005 |
Science
Disrespecting the Liquor Bannew
UC Berkeley is requiring all new freshmen to take an alcohol education course. So why are some upperclassmen so worked up?
East Bay Express |
Fritz Brantley |
08-22-2005 |
Education
Tags: AlcoholEdu
Covenant with Americanew
For four days in late July, 1,300 people gathered at UC Berkeley to proclaim that they believed in God, compassion, and, yes, social justice. But there's still trouble in getting across the message.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
08-22-2005 |
Religion
Tags: Michael Lerner
The Last Standnew
Eddy Zheng has hundreds of supporters, an army of lawyers, the governor's okay, and a new wife. So why does homeland security want to deport him?
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
08-15-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Hip-Hop 'Ragazine' Revels in Riling Readersnew
More gossip than reportage, the 'zine BootyCrack claims to bring readers the "official street gospel."
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-08-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Mother to Cross-Examine Her Own Sonnew
It's a courtroom scene that even writers for Law & Order haven't dreamed up: A housewife, on trial for murdering her husband, will question the prosecution's star witness -- her teenage son.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
08-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Radical Mental Health Movement Turns Away from Drugsnew
Modern psychiatrists prescribe pills for hundreds of "biological" disorders. But some mental health groups think that community is a better treatment.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
08-08-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Assault Upon Faith-Based Darwinismnew
A modern monkey trial wasn't what Phillip Johnson expected when he wrote a critique of evolution that launched intelligent design -- or was it?
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
08-01-2005 |
Science
Enjoying the Momentnew
Unable to anticipate or recall pleasure, people with anhedonia can have fun only in the present tense.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-25-2005 |
Science
The Danger Beneath Your Homenew
A seismic activist thinks there's a good chance some California homeowners' earthquake retrofits are shoddy.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-18-2005 |
Science
D'oh! A Deernew
Animal rights activists ask archers to quit using deer and turkey targets because it incites violence against animals.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
07-18-2005 |
Animal Issues
Should Docs Snitch on Teenage Girls?new
A measure to notify parents when teens seek abortions might reduce state abortion rates, but probably not in the way its backers intended.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-11-2005 |
Science
Seabiscuit Should Be So Luckynew
Just call them the Horse Pressurers: This new breed of equine healer does acupressure, massage, the holistic works, and often runs on ambiguous legal turf.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
06-27-2005 |
Science
Protecting the Birds from the Beesnew
Sex ed presents a conundrum in cities where sheltered kids sit alongside those with too much life experience
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
06-27-2005 |
Sex
Free the Pill!new
It's highly effective and "safer than aspirin." Selling it over the counter could prevent hundreds of thousands of abortions annually. So why on earth can't women get their birth control without a prescription?
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
06-27-2005 |
Sex
