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Show A f A ifupp News Editor: Jennifer Larson JL JL a.. B L Phone: 626-7655 V 6w! U.ii L !.;.. 7Y JQtt National Patriot Act affects first case The landmai k loyal case against Tampa, F la., university professor Sami al-Arian will provide the first showcase for the unprecedented powers Congress granted the FBI and the Justice Department after the Sept. 1 1 attacks. Al-Arian and seven others are charged with conspiracy to commit murder via suicide attacks in Israel and the Palestinian areas, racketeering and money laundering; charges they strongly deny. Al-Arian contends he was indicted because of his pro-Palestinian views. Legal experts say the case will be watched closely because the indictment is a direct result of the new federal powers created by the USA Patriot Act. What makes the al-Arian prosecution a test case is the collaboration between federal agents gathering foreign intelligence and prosecutors bringing domestic criminal charges. Weeks after Sept. 11, Congress passed the USA Patriot Act, which dismantled the wall, removing many of the barriers that limited the amount of classified national security information that could be used in a criminal case. But in May, the seven-member Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court spurned new Justice Department guidelines that would have allowed the FBI to apply for secret warrants to perform searches and wiretaps "primarily for a law enforcement purpose, so long as a significant foreign intelligence purpose remains." The decision, released in August by the Senate Judiciary Committee, blasted U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft for failing to properly safeguard the privacy of Americans, pointing to at least 75 prior examples where the FBI lied about evidence to obtain FISA warrants. The Justice Department appealed, successfully. In November, a special three-member secret appeals court, meeting for the first time in its 24-year history, ruled that the government may conduct secret wiretaps and searches of U.S. citizens without probable cause of criminal activity. While evidence against al-Arian may have been gathered secretly, now it will be subjected to the scrutiny that occurs when prosecutors are required to share "discovery." Defense attorneys will not be able to view the secret affidavit submitted to obtain the FISA warrants. But prosecutors will still be required to turn over any material seized as a result of those warrants and material that may exonerate al-Arian. Corrections Letters & Submissions Please submit to The Signpost offices in person SUB 267 or e-mail devoncrus mail. weber.edu jnlars hotmail.com or call 626-7974 for more information. "Oh, that's just Bob ... my insignificant other." Wheaton College eases dancing ban Wheaton College, an evangelical school that for years has held tightly to strict moral standards, is loosening up a bit, lifting an old rule against dancing on campus and easing a ban on alcohol and smoking for faculty and staff. In a "Community Covenant" formally unveiled last week, college leaders sairon-campus dances will have college sponsorship as long as students use caution and good judgment and avoid any behavior "which may be immodest, sinfully erotic, or harmfully violent." Adult members of the campus community, including faculty, staff and graduate students, are asked to use "careful and loving discretion in any use of alcohol." But they're asked not to drink when undergraduates are present. Many faculty and students praise the changes. Students already are talking about the possibilities, perhaps a formal military ball this spring with swing and ballroom dancing. "There are certain students who will abuse this privilege and go to a club in Chicago and use forms of dancing that aren't necessarily uplifting," said Tanya Oxley, vice president of the student body. Still, Oxley said, students had been pushing the administration for years to make the dance change, and most were thrilled it finally had been done. "It shows a lot about the administration that they are trusting students to make these choices and base all of it on the Bible, "Oxley said. The dancing and alcohol ban had been in place since the school was founded in 1860. But the study committee found no clear Bible statement banning dancing or the moderate use of alcohol. Monday, March 3 Performing arts department presents Aristophanes' "Lysistrata:" A Readers' Theatre performance to raise voices for peace, noon, Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater, free, 626-6431.Alumni Association sponsors the weekly meeting of Toastmasters International, noon. Alumni Center, visitors welcome, 395-3730. Small Business Development Center continues a 1 2-wcck NxLcvcl Entrcprcncurship course on Monday evenings, 5:30-8:30 p.m., WSU Davis Campus, Room 101 (915 West Gordon Ave. in Layton),$195 to register, 626-7051. Wilderness Recreation Center holds a snowboard maintenance clinic, 6 p.m., $5 with WSU ID$8 others, 626-6373. Stringfest Honors recital and competition, 7:30 p.m. Val A. Browning Center, Garrison Choral Room, free, 626-6431. Tuesday, March 4 Latter-day Saint Student Association sponsors its weekly devotional featuring Carl Grunandcr, WSU professor and former stake president, 10:30 a.m., LDS Institute of Religion, 1302 Edvalson St., Ogdcn, free, 621-1800. Diversity Center holds its monthly forum, Common Ground, 11 a.m. -2 p.m., free, 626-6379.WSU Religion & Ethics Weekly forum, led by Brian Davis, will watch and discuss the 30-minute weekly PBS program "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly," 1 p.m., Shepherd Union Building, Room 240, free, 626-7947. Wednesday, March 5 Smoking Cessation class continues, noon-1 :30 p.m., Student Service Center, Room 154, free for students, 626-6082. Golden Key Honour Society, Induction Ceremony, Shepherd Union Ballroom B, 7-8:30 p.m., 626-6880. Student Support Services Seminar, Overcome Test Anxiety, Student Service Center, Room 274, 9-10 a.m. 4r s-cV 4 Monday High: 47 Low: 31 Partly sunny Tuesday High: 45 Low: 31 Cloudy and rainy Wednesday High: 48 " Low: 33 Mostly Cloudy.. 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