Correction: Healthy Babies Project
Meredith Florian
In last month's interview with Jai Noire, I mentioned that Jai did a video for "Healthy Start." In fact, she did the video to help support Healthy Babies Project, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization that assists drug- and alcohol-addicted mothers and their babies.

Home Alert
Sheila D'Amico
It is around 2 p.m. on a summer afternoon. A Beulah Heights resident is unloading groceriesfrom the trunk of her car. A nicely dressed young man approaches her and asks fordirections to "MacArthur Ave." Feeling as if something isn't quite right,.

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We're committed to telling stories that come from the Metro readership area. Each month we look and ask around to find out what Metro neighbors are doing.We need the help of Metro readers to point out a person or group that might make an interesting story.

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Back to School Means World-Class Music and Art at Mills College
Shauna Jones
Refreshed from their vacations and ready to delve back into their books, the students returning to Mills College bring the campus back to life after its summer state of dormancy. For our Oakland neighbors, the beginning of the fall semester marks the.

Final Week of Gripping Fugard Play
The Oakland Public Theater serves the entire city, but has its home base at Mills College. They are currently teamed up with Second Wind Productions to present renowned South African playwright Athol Fugard's "Master Harold"...and the boys at downtown Oak
Director Manu Mukasa takes a uniquely inspiring approach to the historically anti-apartheid drama by posing a question most would prefer to shut our minds to: What does it take for any one of us to completely abandon our own humanity even if just for a moment.

Onions & Orchids
Peter Bond
Dear readers: This writer does search for individuals and businesses worthy of inclusion in this column, but he relies mostly on input from others. So please e-mail your ideas for Onions & Orchids to bpbond\@aol.com.Orchids to the Mills College Adm.