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Panetta lands explosively
Leon Panetta's plane
landed in Afghanistan
a car exploded.
A car exploded on the runway that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was landing on during his trip to Afghanistan. He was not harmed in the incident.
National News
Santorum wins the south
Mitt Romney talks about how overall he has the lead
But it's not just a simple plurality of delegates that he needs
For in Mississippi and Alabama he got third instead of first
It seems in the Southern states Romney is cursed
Many in the party worry if he can win the general election
If in traditional Republican states he always faces dejection
Rick Santorum won the primaries this Tuesday in Mississippi and Alabama, with Romney placing third. While Romney commands a significant lead in delegates, his lack of support in traditional Republican strongholds raises doubt about his general election strength.
Syria represses opposition
Syria was a country in the Middle East
Whose authoritarian government gave rights the least
There is a bloody Civil War
But to many the story is a bore
And international interest has almost ceased
The Syrian government continues to violently oppress the armed opposition and has almost taken over the revolting cities of Homs and Idlib. Most international governments have taken a passive role, criticizing the Assad regime from afar, and the story has failed to receive any large amount of continued attention.
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NOD permanently canceled, Rice strips away-decades old campus tradition
After 50 years of decadence, Wiess College’s infamous underwear party is no more. Born in the early 1970s after a group of Wiess students poured all their alcohol into a bathtub — creating a brew “so potent it removed the varnish” — Night of Decadence has spent years in the national eye. Allegedly recognized as one of Playboy’s top college parties in the nation, NOD has also been subject to mounting scrutiny over alcohol use and an “explicitly dangerous and sexual atmosphere.” Rice has now permanently canceled the public, Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman and Wiess magister Flavio Cunha announced in a message to campus June 5.
Rice Mutual Aid partners with student organizations to fundraise for Gaza
Rice Mutual Aid launched a fundraising campaign for Gaza on May 13 in partnership with 15 other student organizations at Rice, including Rice Students for Justice in Palestine, Rice Pride, the Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice and the Rice Muslim Student Association. RMA will direct donations towards American Near East Refugee Aid, a non-governmental organization that provides humanitarian aid and emergency relief in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. A day after its launch, the campaign raised over $2,000 according to RMA’s Instagram.
UCourt final case rules SA must revert to prior constitution
The University Court has ruled that the Student Association must revert back to the March 6, 2023 constitution after the proposed constitution amendment was found to have been misrepresented on this year’s ballot, University Court chair Beck Hall announced on April 24.
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