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School's Out For Summer So school is out for the summer, and suddenly you have all this free time on your hands. Too bad that seems to be the only thing that's free these days. In better economic times, a summer job was the...
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Thursday, May 14 2009 4:56 PM

Final Home Series Gators split final home regular season series Cal State Dominguez Hills...
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Monday, Apr 27 2009 12:21 PM

Medical examiner seeks public help to ID body Body found in Lake Merced still has not been ID'd.
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Wednesday, Mar 18 2009 10:23 PM

A Weekend of Softball
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Monday, Mar 2 2009 5:42 PM

SF State has heart in spite of Prop 8 For some members of the SF State community, love is the best way to counter hate. Paper hearts of every color bearing messages of affection...
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Friday, Nov 14 2008 11:20 AM

Car and big rig involved in accident on 19th A big rig and a car carrying several passengers were involved in...
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Monday, Nov 3 2008 3:43 PM

Gators lacked intensity and disappointed by results The 110 minutes of play was not enough time for a winner to prevail or to see a goal scored in the women’s soccer game against Central Washington University. “We’re better then them, no one on the team felt threatened,”...
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Tuesday, Sep 9 2008 8:31 PM

Women's Soccer turns the other foot for 2008 With a core group of players and a dose of newcomers the SF State women’s soccer team is looking to pull themselves up by their shin guards right into the California Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs. “CCAA. Nothing less,” forward Myriah...
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Monday, Aug 25 2008 12:50 PM

Fresh Faces Make a Fresh Team It looks to be a promising season this year for both SF State cross country teams. New faces will sprint through Golden Gate Park this year, and two of them are already All-Americans. “As a generalization, both (the) men’s and...
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Monday, Aug 25 2008 9:23 AM

Men's soccer team starts off young With an injection of youth along with five returning starters, the SF State men’s soccer team looks to kick off their season just as they did last year, winning four out of their first five games. The Gators open up...
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Monday, Aug 25 2008 9:12 AM

Gators halt skid with conference After losing the first three games of the series against seventh-ranked UC San Diego, it appeared to be just another tough weekend in a long and disappointing season for the SF State baseball team. But in the final game of...
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Thursday, May 1 2008 12:47 PM

Series win against 16th ranked UCSD This past weekend, in the last, most important series of the season against nationally ranked No. 16 UC San Diego, things didn’t just go their way; the SF State softball team made sure things went their way. “You really feel...
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Thursday, May 1 2008 11:43 AM

Gators take two from UCSD in dramatic fashion In consecutive games that rivaled the excitement of a playoff game seven, the Gators came through when it counted most and swept the nation's No. 16, UC San Diego, at home on April 25 with 2-1 victories in both games....
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Sunday, Apr 27 2008 8:13 AM

[X]press photographer ordered out of Basra SF State student James Lee learned of the escalating Shiite-on-Shiite violence in Basra while embedded with Marines in Afghanistan. As a photographer documenting the day-to-day...
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Thursday, Apr 17 2008 12:13 AM

SF State professor appointed to film 'Olympic Spirit' The flame of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games moved through London and Paris before illuminating San Francisco on April 9. Weimin Zhang, professor of cinematography and film production at SF State was part of the crowd, looking for the perfect...
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Thursday, Apr 10 2008 3:11 PM

Torch relay causes confusion for spectators Last minute torch relay route changes causes confusion with spectators and protesters.
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Wednesday, Apr 9 2008 10:15 AM

Protesters climb the Golden Gate Bridge Demonstrators scale the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge to protest the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Monday, Apr 7 2008 9:01 PM

Olympic torch debate ignites controversy The official torch of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is traveling 95,000 miles across five continents in a “journey of harmony” symbolizing international peace....
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Thursday, Apr 3 2008 12:57 PM

Gator pitcher leads CCAA with 1.51 ERA It’s not often you find the pitcher with the lowest ERA in the conference hitting clean up, much less a freshman, but Kendra Wood has handled the double duty better than even her coach had hoped. “I knew she was...
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Thursday, Mar 20 2008 11:49 AM

Schurkamp family's second All-American Max isn’t the only All-American in the Schurkamp household any longer, as brother Curtis follows in his footsteps on March 15 becoming the 51st All-American named in coach Lars Jensen’s tenure. Schurkamp finished in third place in the 125-pound weight...
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Thursday, Mar 20 2008 11:42 AM

Gator grapplers off to earn national honors Not since 2006 has a Gator been named an All-American wrestler, but with plenty of purple and gold representatives this year, four to be exact, their hopes of ending the two-year hiatus are looking good. Curtis Schurkamp, consist-ently ranked in...
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Thursday, Mar 13 2008 10:14 AM

The Emperor's New Boa As tree branches and broken umbrellas glide across shimmering streets on a stormy Saturday night, a spectacular gala takes place at the Gift Center at Eighth and Brannan Streets. Within its steel and glass walls, stunning white drapes hang across...
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Thursday, Mar 13 2008 8:10 AM

Sculpting class ‘ain’t no easy A’ Their hands are covered in papier-mache as they manipulate chicken wire, multi-colored plastic wrap, hot air blowers, cheesecloth and aluminum. Whether it be to mold, polish, dry or build, the 22 students enrolled in Francisco Perez’s sculpture class have their...
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Thursday, Mar 6 2008 2:45 PM

Gators sending four grapplers to nationals All along coach Lars Jensen was expecting to send four wrestlers to NCAA Division II National Championships after the NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday March 1, but he was pleasantly surprised to see a graduating senior and a...
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Thursday, Mar 6 2008 2:10 PM

Do-it-yourself music videos make debut Each wall of the Root Division building has a different work of art on it, from the double entrance doors down to the light fixtures. The building’s exterior is painted with silhouettes of children in an outdoor scene, offering a...
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Wednesday, Mar 5 2008 8:47 PM

[X]press wins top awards at ACP convention Paper excels at Associated College Press Convention, Web site named 'Best in Show.'
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Sunday, Mar 2 2008 11:12 AM

Activists raise awareness on Darfur Local organizations and SF State professor look to increase attention on the continuing global human rights crisis in Africa.
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Thursday, Feb 28 2008 9:23 AM

CSUs look to increase minority enrollment Speaking at more than 30 churches throughout the Bay Area, presidents, chancellors and faculty representing the California State University system joined local pastors this past...
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Thursday, Feb 21 2008 9:51 AM

Eclipse draws astronomy students and spectators Focused on the narrow band of sky between the horizon and the murky clouds, SF State astronomers set up on the roof of the Cesar...
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Wednesday, Feb 20 2008 9:14 PM

CSU Super Sunday Events Presidents, chancellors and faculty of California State Universities attended 30 churches across Northern California to speak to communities on preparing students for college.
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Monday, Feb 18 2008 3:49 PM

St. Valentine strikes again Justin Herman Plaza in downtown San Francisco resembled a typical winter day in Montana as a layer of snow-like feathers spread into the air during...
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Thursday, Feb 14 2008 7:28 PM

St. Valentine strikes again Justin Herman Plaza in downtown San Francisco resembled a typical winter day in Montana as a layer of snow-like feathers spread into the air during the third organized pillow fight event, which gathered hundreds of people on Valentine’s Day. The...
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Thursday, Feb 14 2008 12:25 PM

Sen. Kerry endorses Obama 2004 presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry announced his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama in San Francisco today, praising the candidate’s mindfulness for change and comparing...
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Saturday, Feb 2 2008 1:28 PM

Lockett dynasty continued When he's not jamming his head into your chest and knocking you off your feet, Gator wrestler Ben Lockett is a real gentleman. Before arriving at SF State, sophomore Lockett, a business major, wrestled at San Francisco's Washington High School,...
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Wednesday, Jan 30 2008 8:01 PM

Thousands attend event to honor, remember Dr. King Thousands attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to not only celebrate his 79th birthday, but also to...
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Thursday, Jan 24 2008 5:00 PM

Mr. Thanksgiving Masato Kawahatsu is waking up. Looking at the sun, he says “thank you” to its rays that shine down on him. He looks at a white rectangular notebook with over 500 names in it including his family, cousins, friends, and people who he simply talks to or meets. He says thank you to each name—and he repeats this routine five times a day.
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Friday, Dec 14 2007 9:43 PM

Sean Penn campaigns on campus Students and supporters filled Knuth Hall today to hear actor Sean Penn speak and support Democratic Presidential hopeful and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Podcast produced...
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Friday, Dec 7 2007 2:13 PM

Newsom celebrates re-election San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said everything short of declaring victory during his re-election celebration speech Tuesday night, including thanking his opponents for entering the...
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Wednesday, Nov 7 2007 11:17 AM

Perpetual Fundraising Put on by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Inc., San Francisco's favorite order of queer nuns, this “trike” race served as a fundraiser for a fundraiser. Teams of four to six hopped from bar to bar in San Francisco’s Castro district drinking at each to earn money from their sponsors, that they will then donate to AIDS Lifecycle riders who are unable to pay the $2,500 entry fee. In the seventh annual race, which takes place June 1st through 7th, riders will cycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money for either the San Francisco AIDS Foundation or the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.
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Tuesday, Nov 6 2007 12:10 PM

From Tiffany to Gabriel, to Zander Zander considered himself a masculine female for the majority of his life and began his female-to-male transition a couple of years ago beginning with weekly testosterone injections. Biologically still female, Zander, a self-proclaimed "trans-man,” only had one defining female sex characteristic altered with chest reassignment surgery. With neatly groomed facial hair, a filled-out physique and deep voice, there are no traces of Tiffany left over.
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Monday, Nov 5 2007 6:15 PM

Sisters bring 'Tour de Castro' to SF Handfuls of purple glitter rained down on Dawn Keith and her four teammates as they staggered, pushing their tiny red tricycle, across the finish line of the 2nd annual Tour de Castro on October 20. “We’re the only team that...
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Thursday, Oct 25 2007 8:16 PM

Zombie flash mob A flash mob of zombie's desended on downtown San Franciso's public library and the mayoral debate on Thursday October 11, 2007 . A flash mob s a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something...
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Thursday, Oct 18 2007 8:38 PM

No bull: buffaloes make healthy meat Grease dripped from Tim Brothers’ cheeseburger as it sizzled above the flames of the Gold Coast Grill in the Cesar Chavez Student Center. Brothers, the...
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Thursday, Oct 18 2007 12:06 PM

Get Your Game On In July 2007, former SF State students launched a new website showing ballers when and where there is a pick-up game in their area.
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Monday, Oct 1 2007 12:40 AM

Vachal lifts Gators in overtime victory The ball rocketed from her foot, fluttered the net and came to a rest at the back of the goal. In overtime, Gator forward Shanna Vachal scored her second goal of the season and the winning goal for the women’s...
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Sunday, Sep 23 2007 8:35 PM

Artists expose awkward truths East Bay art collective Irresistible Small Creatures have transformed the barren walls of SF State’s The Art Gallery into a vibrant canvas of artistry. Oakland artists Caleb Rogers, Nate Crane, Nathaniel Russell and Mark Inglis Taylor use the space within...
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Thursday, Sep 20 2007 11:02 PM

One Man's Treasure For the last four months, Nemo Gould has made a new home at the San Francisco Dump. On most days, Gould can be found rummaging through heaps of filth, his life endangered by choking fumes and dust, renegade vehicles charging...
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Monday, Sep 17 2007 9:28 AM

Runners jumpstart year at USF Invitational In his first race as the Gator men’s cross country team’s top runner, Batbileg Bor didn’t disappoint. The senior, who was expected to lead the men’s team this year, carried the squad to a fourth place finish with his time...
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Thursday, Sep 6 2007 3:06 PM

Gators hoping to push away from the pack If regional rankings, team expectations and a flying start were reliable indicators of a good season, then 2007 will be the Gators' year. But as college sports fans well know, they're not — especially considering the competitiveness of the Gators’...
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Thursday, Sep 6 2007 3:03 PM

Heading on the road SF State's men's soccer team is preparing for a grueling six-game road trip this week, beginning with a tough match against nationally ranked Seattle Pacific University on Saturday. The Gators stunned SPU early last fall, defeating the favored Falcons 3-1...
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Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 9:45 PM

Church and State Clash on Campus An unnamed Christian group created a stir of reaction from students at SF State, a campus known for its history of activism. Preaching their views on topics such as lying, fornicating, and homosexuality, the group drew a hostile response and a crowd of over a hundred came to protest their presence.
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Wednesday, Apr 18 2007 6:47 PM

Students Clash with Christian Activists About one hundred passing students gathered in the Quad Monday afternoon to protest a small, independent, unnamed, Christian group who were there to spread what they called the word of God; which included angry, taunting speeches against homosexuality.
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Monday, Apr 16 2007 6:54 PM

Josh Wolf Celebrates His Release Josh Wolf made his first public appearance after 226 days in federal imprisonment at a City Hall press conference Tuesday evening. As a crowd of about 20 supporters cheered from the sidewalk, the freelance journalist and SF State alumnus smiled as he walked by the crowd of reporters and photographers. He shook hands and hugged some of his supporters and friends.
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Thursday, Apr 5 2007 2:14 PM

Eco-Friendly Apartment Opens to Public SF State marked its latest foray into the environmental movement in a cermeony Friday, when the Green Apartment was unveiled before about 70 students, staff and faculty. Organizers hope this eco-friendly transformation will continue on to the rest of SF State's housing units.
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Friday, Mar 16 2007 5:46 PM

Author Recalls Life as Vietnamese Refugee Andrew Lam hasn't stopped writing. Now an editor for New America Media, he also writes short stories and travels the world giving talks about his experiences in journalism and in life.
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Friday, Mar 16 2007 2:52 PM

College Republicans Denounce Critics During Rally The College Republicans gathered Wednesday afternoon in Malcolm X Plaza to celebrate what they deemed "Corporate America Appreciation Day," a day to celebrate what they referred to as the "philanthropy of capitalism."
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Friday, Feb 2 2007 9:28 PM

Atheist-authored Books Criticize Nation's Piety Both Harris and Dawkins draw connections between religion and Americas problems within the country regarding foreign affairs. Harris focuses on the religious right, saying they are less likely to accept others views and faults in policies they have agreed with, such as Bushs foreign policies.
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Monday, Nov 6 2006 1:20 AM

Halloween Celebration in the Castro Interrupted by Shootings Halloween festivities ended early for partygoers after a shooting broke out on Castro Street Tuesday night, resulting in 10 people injured.
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Wednesday, Nov 1 2006 12:13 PM

Painter Captures Urban Culture After a trip to Costa Rica, Gabriel Romo quit his job as a real estate agent and decided to try painting.
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Thursday, Sep 7 2006 10:01 PM

Tea Lounges Bring Relaxation to the Bay Area San Francisco is home to many teahouses offering people a chance to educate themselves about the vast culture of tea. Tea lounges are an effective way for people to unwind from their daily grind of work and school. Many offer a calm atmosphere where one can enjoy a large selection of teas including whites, greens, oolongs, blacks, pu-erhs and herbals.
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Thursday, Sep 7 2006 1:55 AM

"Do Not Disturb" Students said they rarely follow housing rules, opting to make their own rules and codes to let their roommates know that the rooms a-rockin', so dont come a-knockin.
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Tuesday, Apr 25 2006 10:06 PM

The Faith & the Fury Far from your typical Noe Valley yoga crowd, this loyal group of former fast-living punk rockers claim to have found an enlightened path through the practice of Buddhism and meditation. Inspired by the now-notorious Noah Levine, former druggie, ex-con and all around SF punk, who finally turned clean and sober after turning down the Eight Fold Path, scenesters are finding a way to grow old gracefully by giving up the brain-melting narcotics and still staying true to the music. The lifestyle offers both salvation and stylish inclusion, and made its founder, Levine, one rich gutter punk.
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Tuesday, Mar 21 2006 5:21 PM

Love Plays at SF State The One-Act Fringe features five plays running each evening at 6 p.m. from March 13 to March 17. Four of the one-act plays were written by SF State graduate students and one was written by the director of the theatre department, professor Roy Conboy, who has also been directing the One-Act Fringe annually for the past three years.
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Friday, Mar 10 2006 10:27 PM

Xpress Photos Of The Week A weekly view of the world through the eyes of [X]press photographers....
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Thursday, Feb 23 2006 1:36 PM

Thousands Celebrate Year of the Dog Thousands of people flocked to downtown San Francisco to witness the beauty and splendor of the visually stunning Chinese New Years Parade.
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Monday, Feb 13 2006 8:51 PM

SF State Students Celebrate Chinese New Year in Parade For those of us in the West, the New Year is typically welcomed with one night of heavy drinking. The Chinese New Year, however, is a 15-day celebration that is characterized by elaborate feasts, dancing lions and dragons adorned in vibrant colors, as well as good luck rituals.
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Thursday, Feb 9 2006 8:36 PM

SF State Encourages Students to be Political In an email to SF State students on October 19, President Robert Corrigan encouraged students to get involved in this years election process.
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Thursday, Oct 21 2004 6:08 PM

Christian Fellowship is Wholesome Fun The Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF) and the Intervarsity More Than Conquerors SF State student clubs hosted Revelation, an Inspiration Hip-Hop Music Event at the Malcom X Plaza today.
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Friday, Oct 15 2004 2:44 PM

LGBT Community Not Free of Workplace Woes How LGBT people work comfortably at work depends on their co-workers.
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Monday, Mar 15 2004 3:22 PM

Student Struggles with Tragedy in So. Cal Wildfire On Sunday morning, after trying to reach her throughout the night, Griesgrabers mother bore the news that her great-uncle Stephen Shaklett of La Mesa, a San Diego suburb, was one of 10 people to have been killed by the Cedar Fire, the largest of the blazes.
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Saturday, Nov 1 2003 12:48 PM