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	Top Dogs Guaranteed Top Education Geoffrey Fong is looking forward to being an entering freshman at UC Santa Cruz this fall. Dual admissions in UC schools By Ji Hyun Lim Six years after the elimination of affirmative action, the University of California schools have voted to implement a solution to increase campus diversity. The UC Board of Regents have adopted a “dual admissions” program that will allow top-performing California high school students entrance to one of the nine campuses. California students in the top 4 percent of their graduating class will be guaranteed admissions to a UC school. Students whose ranking falls between the top 4 percent and 12.5 percent will have a secured spot on a UC campus upon completion of two years at a community college. COMPLETE STORY...		New York Tabloid Slams API Letter-Writer (in National News) Top Dog Guaranteed Top Education (in Bay Area News) Get Ready for Cyberwars (in Business) Click. Click. (in A&E) The Flame and the Street Name (in Opinion)

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Political Potstickers: Yee Vs. Teng: Part II? In the Numbers: Summer felt pretty sunny to Supervisor Leland Yee. Since Judge Lillian Sing’s April withdrawal from the State Assembly race, Yee has had a chance to clear the field for a March 2002 Democratic nomination. However, he shouldn’t break out the suntan lotion for a final vacation before the campaign just yet. COMPLETE STORY

SF Redistricting Lines Still Crossed: San Francisco’s Asian Americans hope that any redistricting will maximize pockets of Asian American voting power.

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