Hussein trial in recess after 2 lawyers murdered

expected online sales for this holiday season.

Brian Smith, a sophomore English and communication major said, “I always thought people shopped online for better deals. However, the fact that gas is expensive is probably even more encouragement to shop in the stores. I think going to the mall would be more convenient because with online shipping, you have to wait for the presents to be shipped and received.

Sophomore Kristen McGowan agrees, she said, “The price of shipping a bulk of presents would be a lot more costly than driving to the mall and purchasing all of your presents there.”

Although it is predicted that the majority of holiday revenue will be made through e-shopping, consumer analysts will have to wait to see how many give in to two-click purchasing when it comes down to the last minute. Santa may not have time to run to the mall, or simply may be out of gas and he will not feel like wasting forty bucks for a full tank in his sleigh.

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Kids are playing the game because of both peer pressure and the five-to-ten second euphoric high it creates. The high can become just as addictive as any drug. The game is particularly dangerous when children play it alone because no one is there to make sure they come out of the uncon-

Freshman Greg Matarazzo said that he has seen his friends play the pass out game. “Sometimes it’s pretty scary because they don’t wake up at first. I’ve never heard of anyone doing it with a rope though. That’s new to me,” Matarazzo said.

Warning signs that parents should look for are blood shot eyes, bruises on the neck and complaints of headaches. Health classes across the country are informing students of the dangers of the choking game.

Other school districts like Upper Morland, Pa. are holding information sessions to inform both parents and their children about the risks. Anti-choking game websites have also arose such as stopthechokinggame.com which lists over 50 names of children who have died from the choking game. Parents across the country have started a group called PLAY(Parents/Professionals Learning About Accidental Asphyxia Among Youth) in hopes to raise awareness for all the tragic deaths that the choking game has caused.

The trial of Saddam Hussein is in recess until Dec. 5 to give defense time to replace two murdered lawyers and one that was wounded and escaped the country, and death. Hussein is charge with ordering 148 villagers in the Shiite town of Dujail, to be executed after an assassination attempt in July, 1982. U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark, 77, was admitted to the defense and will be going to Baghdad to help. The trial has been threatened with attacks many times since it has started including two men who have been killed and the one who fled. Defense attorneys agreed that they would still work for the defense provided that security is increased around them.

Cunningham pleads guilty

Randy Cunningham, representative of California, pleaded guilty to fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery and tax evasion. Cunningham said that he is immediately resigning, although he already announced that he will not seek re-election next year. The Associated Press said that Cunningham admitted he took $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense contacts to conspirators. The defense contracting firm responsible for the scandal is MZM Inc., run by Mitchell Wade. The connection between MZM Inc. and Cunningham goes back to 2003, when he demanded and received an inflated price for the sale of his home from a Washington defense contractor, in violation of the federal bribery statute. Cunningham will face charges and will be sentenced on Feb. 27.

Saudi Arabian women take one step forward

sciousness.

Sophomore educational studies major Marlana Moore remembers kids from her high school playing a similar game.

“I remember kids playing the game by pressing a certain spot on their neck and then passing out. I don’t think anyone real-

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Anew board of directors was needed for the Jidda Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This time around, the candidates included women for the first time ever, but the women’s turnout of the historic even remained low. About 2,800 businesses were registered at the chamber in the names of women, but it was not certain how many would be eligible to vote. Only 50 women showed up to the process, according to the New York Times, and the turnout of men is expected to be stronger. This election has been claimed as a major step forward for women in Saudi Arabia, especially since women were kept from voting in other polls before this one. Despite improvements, women are still restricted in political elections, but many of those women see this event as hope for the future.