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SU halts Bird Library book removal

The plan to ship 100,000 books per year out of Bird Library has been put on hold, said Pam McLaughlin, Bird communications and external relations director. The library's plan to start sending books to a storage facility four hours away has come under fire during the past two weeks, leading to a student-led protest at the Nov.

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Students protest anti-gay demonstrators on Waverly Avenue

Michelle Deferio arrived on Waverly Avenue outside of Newhouse I around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday wearing a long corduroy skirt and holding a sign that read, "Homosexuality is a sin, Christ can set you free." In response, Chris Pesto, a junior acting major who is gay, made a sign that read "Corduroy skirts are a sin, homosexuals can help you," and stood next to Deferio in protest.

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DPS looks into future of squad cars

A lot of thought goes into choosing a police vehicle. They need to be extremely durable, comfortable to sit in for hours each day, big enough to fit equipment in, but small enough to be light and nimble. They need to be fast and powerful to react quickly, but also fuel efficient.

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Orange upset No. 13 California to advance to finals of tournament at MSG

NEW YORK -- It's only been 16 days, but Syracuse's loss to Division II Le Moyne in an exhibition game seems like ancient history. Just ask shooting guard Andy Rautins. "We lost to Le Moyne?" Rautins said. "That's news to me." Then again, when Syracuse shellacks the No.

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UP FROM THE ASHES: Syracuse pummels Rutgers en route to first Big East win

One week after being eliminated from bowl contention, Syracuse dominated. Everything that has gone wrong this season went right. The Carrier Dome was a three-hour cloud nine for Syracuse (4-7), a bizarre world of sorts. Rutgers (7-3) is heading to a bowl game. Not Syracuse.

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Running on fumes: More injuries strike Orange heading into home finale

Previous health care column exaggerates health care proposal

I would like to address several problems with Elliot Kartus's column on the House health care bill, H.R. 3962 ("Health care bill could have hidden consequences for Americans," Nov. 18th). For starters, and I admit this is pretty minor, the bill is under 2000 pages.

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