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No one running for secretary

February 21

Kevin Gilnack, who had been running unopposed for the secretary position in student government, has dropped out of the race. Gilnack, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, said that he would not be able to stay in D.C. for the summer for personal reasons, thus making him unable to fulfill the position's requirements. He wishes good luck to anyone interested in becoming a write-in candidate for the position. Read more...

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Campus Brief: Library announces winners of V-Day Raffle

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 21

The following people won $50 Best Buy gift certificates in Bender Library's student-only Valentine's Day raffle, according to Nick Banovetz, assistant to the librarian: Mike Greene, Christine Daly, Teresa Gallup, Tahani Magie, Joy Henry and Ezra Krumhansl.

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Avert your eyes like Londoners on the Tube

By Colleen McCarthy | February 21

"I like you," a wobbly stranger with a Brooklyn accent and liquor on his breath slurs in my direction. The information we offer, that this train is not headed toward, nor will it ever reach, Liverpool Street, doesn't faze our new friend, especially when he finds out that we are Americans too.

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Employers fire workers over complaints in blogs

By Lauren Gardner | February 21

Blogs are increasingly popular to publish and read, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, but their rising popularity coalesces with controversy in the media and workplace. Eight million U.S. adults created web logs or similar online diaries by the end of 2004, according to two November 2004 telephone surveys conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which studies the effects of the Internet on such aspects of society as families and communities.

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Race affects voting rights

By Janel Knight | February 21

The racial makeup of D.C. affects the fact that citizens do not have a voting representative in Congress, said Washington College of Law professor Jamin Raskin at the Table Talk Lunch titled "Race and Politics: The Case for the District of Columbia" in the Kay Spiritual Life Center on Wednesday.

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Music Notes

February 21

Music from Virginia Coalition to the Decemberists and more.

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Protesters win suits against police

By Chris Nye | February 21

D.C. awarded $7,000 and $10,000 each to protesters who claimed they were wrongly arrested in a 2002 World Bank protest. The settlement, reached three weeks ago, gives hope to George Washington University students filing a similar suit and may motivate some AU students to question police misconduct in inauguration protests.

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Sports

Eagles edge Leopards, stay in PL pack

By Jesse Epstein | February 21

There have been prettier games than AU's 58-56 win over Lafayette Sunday. But at this point in the season, a win is a win. Senior forward Chanel Hunt played her strongest game of the season, scoring 13 points, pulling down 9 rebounds and leading a controlled Eagles offense that completed a 10-point second-half comeback to knock off the lesser opponent and stay in contention for the third seed in the upcoming Patriot League tournament.

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Opinion

Opinion: U.S. right to stay out of Kyoto

By Jonathan D. McPike | February 21

The Kyoto Protocol took effect on Wednesday. It requires 35 industrialized nations to cut their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to levels equal to or below what they emitted in 1990 by the end of 2012. The United States is not a party to the treaty.

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Video surveillance leads to vandal's identification

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 21

Public Safety used video technology to help capture a man in his 60s responsible for several etchings of naked women in elevators in Bender Library and Mary Graydon Center, according to Michael McNair, director of Public Safety. The etchings appeared off and on for a year, and the man was caught Feb. 14 by Public Safety.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

Public Safety reported incidents from Feb. 16-18.

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Fun at Founder's Day Ball

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

More than 400 students celebrated AU's annual Founder's Day Ball with dancing and grinding, and glitz and glamour Saturday at the Galleria at Lafayette Center in Dupont Circle from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.

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Student's bag stolen at Tenley stop

By Mary Specht | February 21

An AU graduate student was mugged during the afternoon near the Tenleytown Metro on Feb. 8 as others stood nearby, which has made her question the safety of Tenleytown and the concern of bystanders.

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Ahmed first Muslim to address National Cathedral

By Claire Maude | February 21

The National Cathedral held its first service ever to honor a Muslim, School of International Service professor Akbar Ahmed, on Sunday afternoon. Senior Rabbi Bruce Lustig joined Ahmed and Bishop John Chane by reading a passage from Hebrew scripture and speaking about the work that Ahmed has done.

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Sports

Sports brief: Lafayette beats men's hoops in overtime

By Elliot Smilowitz | February 21

AU Men's Basketball blew a nine-point lead with three and a half minutes to go and lost at Lafayette in overtime Saturday, 93-89. Sophomore guard Andre Ingram scored a game-high 37 points for AU, but Marcus Harley's five overtime points for the Leopards sealed AU's fate.

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For Eagle wrestlers, 1 out of 3 could be worse

By Eric Fantegrossi | February 21

In wrestling, if you can't make weight on match day, you can't compete. AU head coach Mark Cody wanted to be sure that his wrestlers could make weight on three straight days, since they will have to at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships as well as the national tournament, so he scheduled matches this weekend for three consecutive days.

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Comptroller candidate withdraws

By Mary Specht | February 21

Amy Klinger withdrew her candidacy for Student Government comptroller in an announcement Monday, citing an internship that would compromise her ability to serve. "I have been given the opportunity to pursue an internship that is of great significance to my future career goals," said Klinger, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and Kogod School of Business. She wished both remaining candidates for comptroller, Ali Khan and Zach Ulrich good luck, endorsing neither. Read more...

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