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Swathed in blankets on the roof of the Science Center, students chatted, took pictures, and waited for the few visible meteors to appear. As time wore on, one student began playing star-themed music like “Yellow” by Coldplay and “Fireflies” by Owl City on laptop speakers...
...Michael Fader, who witnessed the rebellion, later described it as a turning point in the history of the gay and lesbian community: “There was something in the air, freedom a long time overdue, and we’re going to fight for it. It took different forms, but the bottom line was, we weren’t going to go away. And we didn’t.” The violent reaction to a longstanding history of abuse and repression lent a political connotation to the practice. According to the Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender...
There are four contenders for the chance to have their remix played at the pep rally Thursday night. FlyBy took a moment to listen to their creations, and here are our thoughts, after the jump...
...case of accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan promises to be one of the most prominent military trials in a generation. Prosecutors have filed 13 charges of premeditated murder against Hasan, 39, for the Nov. 5 shooting spree, which wounded 29 others and took place before dozens of witnesses. As an active member of the military, Hasan will be tried by court-martial - no trial date has been set - and if convicted could become the first U.S. serviceman to be executed in nearly 50 years. (Read "How the Military Will Try Nidal Hasan...
...which cost hundreds of lives. He was sentenced to life in prison but President Nixon ordered his sentence reduced; he was eventually released after three years' house arrest (Calley broke his silence on the massacre last August, saying he was "very sorry" for his actions). The last military execution took place in April 1961, when Army Private John Bennett was hanged for rape and attempted murder. There are currently five men on the military's death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. (Read a 1971 TIME cover story on William Calley: "Who Shared the Guilt...