| 'Bollywood' Wins Campus Movie Fest
College senior Stephanie Shaer (center) and College junior Evan Kananack (right) hosted the awards ceremony for the seventh annual Campus MovieFest competition. The film “I Have Wolf Chest" won the Audience Choice Award, for which attendees voted by text message. .
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The justices' decision, issued without comment, is the latest setback to legal efforts to force disclosure of details of the warrantless wiretapping that began after the Sept. 11 attacks. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wanted the court to allow a lawsuit by the group and individuals over the wiretapping program. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the suit, saying the plaintiffs could not prove their communications had been monitored. The government has refused to turn over information about the closely guarded program that could reveal who has been under surveillance. ACLU legal director Steven R. Shapiro has said his group is in a "Catch-22" because the government says the identities of people whose communications have been intercepted is secret.
Prep Zone: Shanel’s true pain comes from not competing
The pain was so searing, Katie Shanel had to force herself to listen to reason.She had to quit.Shanel, one of the standouts on the St. Charles co-op gymnastics team, left the team in January because she no longer could justify showcasing her graceful, precise movements when her back howled in agony.She walked away for six days, then she was back.The pain didn’t go away. Shanel just realized the other pain, the kind caused by leaving the sport she had adored since she was a toddler, was worse."I came in and I said ‘I’m done,’ and I don’t think anyone took me seriously," Shanel said. "I don’t even think I took myself seriously."Shanel missed a pair of competitions before deciding to return for the rest of her senior season – a season that will end this weekend, when Shanel and her St.
Real I-D Becomes a Reality KOLO Blog Listing
The federal government mandated the Real ID Act in 2005, but only now are the states being asked to implement in. The program was a plan to combat terrorism, attached to a war spending bill. There was very little discussion at the time, and Real ID continues to fly below the radar. Of the 7 people we interviewed for this story, NOT ONE had even heard of the multi-billion dollar unfunded federal mandate. Few people would argue against the surface-level intentions of Real ID: crack down on terrorism, reduce illegal immigration, and make it tougher for people who shouldn't have ID's, to get them. But a numbers of problems arise... What are the real intentions of the "Real ID" program? Is it one step closer to the federal government tracking our every move? Inital prototypes of "Real ID" including microchips imbedded in the card. So do the newest passports. Another problem is how the act was passed. In my opinion it's just plain wrong for the federal government to pass a 4 billion dollar government mandate without letting the public know. Finally, by mandating this program, the federal government is forcing the states to not only comply, but pay. It seems to me, like it's blatant abuse of the entire idea of a democracy.
Grand Theft Roto: Get ahead of curve on potential trades
The NHL is alone among professional sports in having a trade deadline that guarantees excitement and action. In the NFL, trades are rarely exciting, in the NBA they happen all the time and in baseball they are smaller in numbers and nature. Trade deadline day is something that actually gets marketed with success now. With less than a week until the deadline, I figured I would go through some of the rumored names and look at what impact their absences would have on their teams. It's far too difficult right now to forecast which players might be traded to which team for what, but it is becoming increasingly obvious which players are likely packing their bags. This way you can have your finger on the button whenever a deal goes down. In competitive leagues, you may even want to pick up some of my suggestions ahead of time.
Raiders lose coin flip, will pick 4th
INDIANAPOLIS _ The Oakland Raiders lost a coin toss for draft position on Friday, meaning the Atlanta Falcons will pick third in the April 26 draft with the Raiders fourth and Kansas City fifth. In a ballroom at the Westin Hotel at 7:30 a.m., the Falcons' new general manager Thomas Dimitroff called tails and won the flip. The Raiders were represented by scout Jon Kingdon. All three teams finished at 4-12 and their opponents had an identical record, the first tiebreaker. After the first round, the three teams will continue rotating between the third, fourth and fifth picks in each round. Thus, the Raiders will select third in the second round, followed by Kansas City, then Atlanta. There will be 31 picks in the first round, with New England losing its choice, taken away as part of the penalty for its illegal taping of opponents' signals.
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