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  1. New handbook has tips for parents whose children don't fit the societal mold

    A child may be born with female anatomy, but what if her first words are "I'm a boy," and she wants to live as a boy as she gets older? Or a boy enjoys playing with girly toys and sometimes expresses himself in traditionally feminine ways?


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  2. CPS, Mike's Bikes team up to bring bicycles to Africa

    Students at the College Preparatory School helped send 400 bicycles recently to Botswana, and this month, they'll unpack the bikes and distribute them among nurses in the African country. The bike project was created from a partnership between College Prep, a 340-student private high school in Oakland, and Mike's Bikes, a bicycle shop with several locations in the Bay Area.


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  3. Host families needed for Spanish exchange students

    Thirty-five Spanish exchange students are coming to the East Bay this summer, and they need host families to provide them with places to stay. The students range in age from 14 to 17 and are coming as part of EMY, a Spain-based organization named for its founder. The organization sends 900 students to different parts of the world each summer.


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  4. Playing for Peace

    When a tragic accident in 1995 left Craig Dobkin paralyzed below the waist, he and his business partner, Michael Terrien, decided to re-evaluate their lives. They left their careers as corporate consultants and founded Play for Peace, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and fosters young leaders through children’s play.


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  5. Alumni Giving Back: Peter Dodge

    • Topics:
      • Education
      • Other
    • Published:
      1. Frameworks magazine, April 14, 2008
    • Metainfo:
      • 672 words
      • 22.4 inches

    It’s been more than 50 years since Peter Dodge, B.Arch. ’56, FAIA, graduated from UC Berkeley. Since then, he’s been an architecture-firm principal, seen the College of Environmental Design’s formation, worked on LEED Platinum-certified projects, helped design Wurster Hall, and served as president of two different CED alumni organizations — three times.


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