http://thecaltvproject.com UC Berkeley's student produced online television station Mon, 08 May 2006 19:57:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is an excerpt from the Cal Day 2006 website (berkeley.edu/calday): UC Berkeley is an exciting place every day — a center of new ideas, research discoveries, thrilling sports, dazzling performances. But Cal Day is like no other here on campus. Spend it in Cal’s classrooms and labs, museums and performance ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/05/06/straight-from-cal-day-2006/ As Congress debates the legislation that calls for harsher punishment of illegal immigrants, citizens and non-citizens alike are participating in organized protests—and getting punished for it. Hundreds of protestors have been fired for missing work to speak out against the bill that would make illegal immigration a felony and increase ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/05/06/protestors-of-stricter-immigration-laws-jeopardizing-their-own-jobs/ A Catholic charity organization in Boston shuts down its adoption services because of a state law allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children. Currently, the governor of Massachusetts is planning to file a bill that would allow religious organizations to be exempt from this law. Should the government create ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/04/28/should-religious-adoption-organizations-allow-gays-to-adopt/ CNN’s senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta brought his “Fit Nation” initiative to UC Berkeley on Thursday as part of a nationwide health advocacy campaign targeting obesity. Students and expert panelists convened at the Recreational Sports Facility to have an open discussion about health and fitness. Berkeley’s panel ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/04/18/cnns-dr-sanjay-gupta-rallies-students-for-fit-nation/ A new labor law proposed by French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has monopolized French politics and discussion for the past month. The law, First Employment Contract or Contrat Premiere Embauche, CPE, originally stated that it will allow employers to fire workers under the age of 26 without justification ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/04/12/workers-rights-paris-protests-and-the-cpe/ As the world becomes more technologically advanced, suicide websites are becoming more and more prevalent worldwide, therefore making suicide a kind of popular group activity among the young in Japan. These website frequenters exchange suicide suggestions and ideas on the site through blogging or chatrooms, often aiding each other and ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/04/10/suicide-websites-increase-suicide-rates/ Excerpts from a book which alleges that Barry Bonds used steroids from at least 1998 to 2002 appeared in a recent edition of Sports Illustrated magazine. Written by two San Francisco Chronicle writers who have been covering the Major League Baseball scandal since 2003, the book bases its allegations on ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/03/24/barry-bonds-benefactor-of-steroid-use-or-victim-of-media-abuse/ In 2001, the Bush administration passed the “No Child Left Behind Act”. It promised to keep teachers, administrators and schools accountable for the education of our nation. By administering annual standardized tests to 3rd through 8th graders throughout the nation, allowing states the freedom to set their own standards. Schools that ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/03/19/is-no-child-left-behind/ An Amnesty International USA report finds that twenty-three states currently allow pregnant female prisoners to be shackled during childbirth. While this practice may pose risks for the 2,000 prison births every year, state corrections officials contend that the women are prone to violence or may try to escape. ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/03/10/females-shackled-during-childbirth-criminal-behavior/ India has agreed to separate its military and civilian nuclear plants, and also open the latter to international inspections. US administration officials praise the deal for its promise of better ties with a thriving democracy and reduced competition for world oil. The White House, willing to risk losing ground in ... http://thecaltvproject.com/2006/03/08/india-us-nuclear-deal-blowing-it-out-of-proportion/