GROUP 4 Editor, Julie Gabert

Opposition to same-sex marriage ban grows
SAN FRANCISCO ( SF Chronicle)
Opposition to a California ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage is mounting following Attorney General Jerry Brown's move to change the language on the initiative, according to a Field Poll released today. By Carrie Sturrock, Thursday, September 18th.
San Francisco Chronicle


Stocks jump following Wednesday's rout
NEW YORK (AP)
Stocks rebounded Thursday from the previous session's massive rout, but safe assets such as gold and Treasury bills still saw heavy demand as investors braced for more instability in the financial system. By Tim Paradis, Thursday, September 18th.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street;_ylt=AoW89s4bFebfTsMX4KSpgRms0NUE

7 soldiers die in helicopter crash in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP)
Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the U.S. military said. By Vanessa Gera, Thursday September 18th.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq;_ylt=Ah4DRm2ekEuf9C8axmAR9pWs0NUE

Hackers break into Sarah Palin's e-mail account
WASHINGTON (AP)
Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska's governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate. By Ted Bridis, AP, Wednesday, September 17th.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/09/17/politics/p140031D87.DTL

Buy a virgin
SACRAMENTO (State Hornet)
A hurricane of media coverage is swirling around a Sacramento State graduate who is auctioning off her virginity. By Paul Rios and Cody Kitaura, Wednesday, September 17th.
http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2008/09/17/News/Buy-A.Virgin-3434278.shtml

College gains state grant for technical education
SACRAMENTO (Sacramento Bee)
Folsom Lake College has received a $469,000 career technical initiative grant through the state's Career Technical Education/Economic and Workforce Development Pathways program. By Walter Yost, Thursday, September 18th.
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1245808.html

High-Tech Pimp Busted
SACRAMENTO (CBS 13)
Stephen Mckesson 22 is being held without bail right now for pimping teens out on craigslist. Some of the girls were as young as 13. It is also believed that he beat and raped the girls. Some of the girls may have even given birth to his child. He was caught when a friend of one of the girls saw her friend online and called the cops. Wednesday, September 17th.
http://cbs13.com/local/stephen.mckesson.craigslist.2.820171.html

Tree teams work to save storm-hit canopies
MOBILE, AL (AP)
Hurricanes that whip the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Southern states take a human toll, but they also claim another victim on an enormous scale — the majestic trees, many draped in Spanish moss, that form canopies over historic streets across the region. By Associsated Press, Wednesday, September 17th.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26757733/

New School is coming to Northern California for grad level degrees
SACRMENTO (KCRA 3)
Drexel University will provide grad level degrees in a slumping economy. Classes will start in January and the will be held near Sacramento"s capital mall. Seats in class rooms are expected to be filled. Students are lining up for MBAs and engineering degree level classes. Wednesday September 17th.
http://www.kcra.com/education/17501171/detail.html?rss=sac&psp=news

Swiss restaurant to serve meals cooked with human breast milk
ALPINE (Telegraph)
The owner of the Storchen restaurant in the exclusive Winterthur resort will improve his menu with local specialities such as meat stew and various soups and sauces containing at least 75 per cent of mother's milk. Telegraph, Thursday, September 18th.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2976181/Swiss-restaurant-to-serve-meals-cooked-with-human-breast-milk.html

Editor: Julie Gabert
Group members:
Manny Miramontes
Megan Sanders
Pat Patitucci
Eyragon Eidam