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Yurt
11-22-2007, 10:33 PM
As we know, Berkeley is one of the most leebrall schools in our country. What is happening? What do I do? Help me.

Cal mulls what to do with tree-sitters

BERKELEY, Calif. - University of California officials have won the legal right to oust a band of tree-sitters who've taken up residence in an oak grove standing in the way of a planned sports center.

But how do you uproot a tree-sitter in Berkeley, one of America's most politically correct cities?

"Extremely difficult," acknowledges campus spokesman Dan Mogulof.

As the protest nears its one-year anniversary, plenty of people have suggestions: Fire hoses, skunk spray and tranquilizer darts are among the thorny ideas Internet posters have planted.

So far, the university has moved cautiously.

The university wants to remove dozens of the picturesque trees, called
called evergreen coast live oaks, to build a $125 million training facility for its Golden Bears athletic teams.


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Although some just spend a few hours in a tree to show solidarity, others seem to hang out for days or weeks, helped by supporters who hoist food, water and reading materials to them in buckets and haul out trash, excrement and other waste.



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Berkeley has changed since its '60s heyday as an epicenter of student protest, and the tree-sit doesn't appear to have generated huge interest on campus. "Unfortunately, a lot of the people are detached," said Jerlina Love, a graduate student who supports the sitters.

But sitters have vowed not to descend as long as the oaks are in peril. The sound of laughter and guitar music wafted from the trees as sitters enjoyed mild temperatures on a golden afternoon this week.

The group was feeling "awesome," said a sitter who would give only her nickname of "Dumpster Muffin." Still, she said, they are concerned for their safety. "It's definitely coming to a head of some sort."

Libs losing it (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_on_re_us/extricating_tree_sitters;_ylt=AjWBLlKxX9R58gX38Qmn S0QDW7oF)

avatar4321
11-23-2007, 12:09 AM
Detached? hardly. They just know whats really important and tree sitting isnt one of those issues.

If the trees are going to be uprooted anyway. why not use termites?

Hagbard Celine
11-23-2007, 12:51 AM
Detached? hardly. They just know whats really important and tree sitting isnt one of those issues.

If the trees are going to be uprooted anyway. why not use termites?

I think it would be unethical to infringe upon the termites' habitat :poke::poke:

avatar4321
11-23-2007, 04:49 AM
then why not start cutting the trees in despite the treesitters. start trimming the branches and sawing the trees down and when the treesitters try to stop you, arrest them for tresspassing.

Gaffer
11-23-2007, 08:57 AM
Just start cutting the trees down. If they want to sit in them then they can ride them to the ground. Berkley the definitive silly city.