A 17-year-old boy caught in a sting operation allegedly trying to hire an undercover officer to kill his mother and stepfather went on trial last week in St. Mary’s County, The Washington Post reported.

Cory Ryder was arrested last June after authorities said he offered an undercover officer his stepfather’s pickup truck in exchange for the killings, the Post reported.

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center is holding its final Safe Space Sticker program for 2007 Nov. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m.

The Safe Space Sticker program is meant to help create a safer and more inclusive campus environment for all members of the AU community, according to information on AU’s Web site.

Thursday, Nov. 8 Valerie Plame 8:15-9:15 p.m. WHERE: Ward 1 INFO: Valerie Plame Wilson is a former CIA operative who became the subject of a political storm in 2003 when a syndicated newspaper column revealed her covert identity. Plame will share her thoughts on what she views as unprecedented abuse of public trust by the Bush administration in its efforts to silence a critic and subvert the right of citizens to exercise free speech.