The Gate <![CDATA[The Gate]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:26:33 GMT 15 <![CDATA[ ]]> By Fred Peel



full story > ]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:06:00 GMT <![CDATA[California not such a frightening place: Maybe mother wasn't right in warning her daughter about tempting state]]> By Katie Ingwersen



I was suspended over the country, in the middle of the air, in the middle of my life. It was “severe clear,” so clear I could see the ground all the way across the country — farms, subdivisions with full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:38:00 GMT <![CDATA[The power of their voice: Success for underrepresented minorities is far too uncommon]]> By Ellena Weldon



Norma Jaimez understands the importance of finding her own voice. “My mom’s voice gets lost,” she says, “but being on the newspaper gives me that sense of voice.” full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:31:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sather Gate opens new world]]> By Holly Day



Gates can serve as entryways to new worlds or as locked barriers. Passing through Berkeley’s Sather Gate each morning signaled my entrance to the ASNE Institute, a world where light was shed on the Fi full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:29:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Power of Their Voice]]> By Ellena Weldon



Youth Outlook Editor in Chief, Kevin Weston, talks with the Institute about outlets outside of the typical newspaper. Photo by Michelle Balmeo

Norma Jaimez understands the importance of finding her own voice. “My mom’s voice gets lost,” she says, speaking of the way in which women are often relegated to the kitchen, especially in the Latino full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:29:00 GMT <![CDATA[ ]]> By Fred Peel



full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[Where do we go for news?]]> By Kathy Arandale
full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:27:00 GMT <![CDATA[A revolution of the mindTeacher challenges students to ask the uncommon questions]]> By Christina Guerra



Step into my classroom. A barrage of bright, colorful pages bearing quotes scripted in funky fonts clutter the walls, skillfully concealing the dull beige paint. The words are impossible to ignore, bu full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[Surviving the first year]]> By Melanie Allen



The clock displayed 8:15 a.m. and school started 15 minutes ago. Running into the classroom, she panicked and relentlessly tried to control the disruptive students. Taking a deep breath, she tried ag full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[Journalism is not dying]]> By Jan Goodspeed



Art done by Michelle Balmeo

When the oral tradition was transformed onto stone tablets to reach a larger audience, it did not mean story telling had vanished. It simply meant it had changed its venue. Just as paper shattered s full story > ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:25:00 GMT