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Legislators wield one potent weapon: money. In January, Utah state senators quietly red-lined funding for a $37 million digital-learning center at Utah Valley State College. The senators were worried about "the drift of the campus," says UVSC president Bill Sederburg, who fielded complaints from them about an Oct. 20 campus speech by Michael Moore, a student production of The Vagina Monologues and a course on queer theory in literature. "The legislators are saying 'We don't want the college to go too far and lose touch with the community.' But we have an obligation to protect academic freedom...
...Reid's, who is serving a life sentence in the U.S. following his own botched attempt in December 2001?but Badat never carried out his mission. Awaiting sentencing on March 18, Badat could face extradition to the U.S. on seven charges, including terrorism and plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction...
...number of fencers moving on to the NCAA Championships in Houston March 17-20. Selections for the NCAA Championship are based on both the regional seeding (40 percent) and the regional finish (60 percent). A maximum number of 12 fencers (six men and six women, and two in each weapon) from any one school can qualify...
...Cross went undefeated in the final round of competition to make the field. Junior co-captain Chloe Stinetorf also qualified for nationals, but sophomore Anne Austin, despite finishing in the top 10, couldn’t earn a spot, since no team is allowed more than two entrants per weapon...
...nationals, Harvard will face tough competition from the likes of Notre Dame, Penn State, and Ohio State. In the NCAA tournament, the fencers represent themselves and their schools. A round robin determines the final team standings while the top four fencers face off for the individual championship in each weapon...