--Breaking: A judge decided not to dismiss the case of Star Simpson, the MIT student who wore a lite-brite T-shirt into Logan Airport, causing a ruckus. Her trial will be in May. [AP/Boston Globe]

--The number of high-school dropouts in Massachusetts went up this year, from 9,900 students to 11,500 students. And the tune of "Beauty School Dropout" rings in our heads. [WCVB]

--Oh, that $2 bag fee for curbside American Airlines check-in service at Logan Airport doesn't go to the skycaps. And they're suing. [Boston Globe]

--Did you once dream of saving money by going to a cheaper school and then transferring to Harvard? Forget it. [Boston Globe]

--After his casino plans hit a brick wall, Governor Deval Patrick went out of town on "personal business." Hey, fine with us if he needs a few days to cool off after Sal DiMasi tried to roll him. [AP/Boston Globe]

--Those who know a thing or two about the Web let out a collective cringe when the boston.com reproduced a Globe story as a .gif image. Either you are completely puzzled right now, or you are picking your jaw up off the floor. [Universal Hub, Pax Arcana]

Skaters downtown by gnarayan from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.