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Pacifica Forum banned from EMU
The administration bans Pacifica Forum from the EMU for the remainder of the academic year. Agree or not, it is heartening to see the tangible influence of student demonstrations on the high offices of the University.
EPD changes Taser policy
Eugene Police Department is changing its Taser policy. After two cases where a police officer abused his power and used the electric stun gun on University students, a change in policy or personnel was drastically needed.
Bill Gates joins Twitter
In his first day he amasses 202,000 followers and is included on 6,400 lists. Currently he is following 42 people, including Ashton Kutcher and Ryan Seacrest.
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Conan gets the short end
NBC executives sabotaged Conan O’Brien by giving Jay Leno a primetime show that turned out to be a flop. But keep cool — even though he won’t be at NBC, the Associated Press reported O’Brien “wants to get back on the air”
Sticky notes breech privacy
The FBI is caught asking for users’ phone records by means of Post-it notes and verbal requests without legal authorization. Telecoms complied. 
Supreme Court OKs corporate campaigning
By overturning previous rulings that limited massive corporate donations to candidate ad campaigns, the Supreme Court has opened the floodgates for corporate influence on American politicians.