**Disposable Dishware:** Beginning late last week, O’Donovan Dining Hall has had to use foam plates, bowls and cups because of an unspecified, facility-wide problem. *Thumbs Down*

**Bias Escalates:** Analysis of hate-crime reports in the District from the past three years shows a sharp increase in the percentage of hate crimes in Wards 7 and 8 that are related to sexual orientation. *Thumbs Down*

**Tongue Terrorism:** Several Tennessee cows reportedly caused over $100 worth of damage to a house merely by licking it through a fence. *Thumbs Down*

**Landmark Lost:** Lambda Rising – a DuPont Circle bookstore that caters to the gay community – is closing its doors after 35 years in operation. *Thumbs Down*

**Climactic Action:** The Environmental Protection Agency officially declared greenhouse gases a danger to public health, clearing the way for stricter emissions regulations on businesses. *Thumbs Up*”