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Letter to the editor: Students must work with Senate to fix SG 'Boys Club'

After reading Ashley Dejean’s AWOL article, entitled “The Boys Club: Our Male-Dominated Student Government and Why it Matters,” it is my belief as an Undergraduate Senator (and I should note I speak only for myself) that there is more that the Undergraduate Senate can do to address limited diversity in leadership positions. I firmly believe that the disproportionate number of males is an important problem that needs addressing.

TDR chef Mary Soto caters to students

Although Mary Soto is a Terrace Dining Room chef by day, she spends her nights chowing down on microwaveable popcorn.

Video Games Live blends art and arcade

Video games have been around in one form or another for over half a century, and in that tenure they have infiltrated our culture more than many realize. Despite their mass appeal, one important aspect of video games often does not get much mainstream appreciation: the music. The performance by Video Games Live in Bethesda last Saturday challenged this and proved that music does not have to be thought less of just because it is found in a video game.

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Students bond over multicultural ties

Four student cultural groups united for the first time Feb. 25 to celebrate their collective history in a Black History Month event devoted to sharing the unique cultures of the diaspora.

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Gender should be dynamic, Kate Bornstein says

Transgender activist Kate Bornstein said limiting gender to either male or female is a warped idea.

AU celebrates Body Image Awareness Week

While college campuses across the nation observed National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, AU hosted events for Body Image Awareness Week, a larger concept that encompasses eating disorders and other issues.

Women end regular season on high note

The AU women’s basketball team earned a share of the Patriot League regular season championship after an 82-47 victory over the Lafayette Leopards on Saturday afternoon.

Board of Trustees: Merit awards pool to be created, Abramson to step down as Board chair

The Board of Trustees convened Thursday and Friday to finalize the budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 and discuss its new leadership.

AU students in New Zealand unaffected by earthquake

No AU students studying abroad in New Zealand were harmed by Feb. 21’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake, according to AU Abroad adviser Brita Doyle.

Men's basketball beats Navy, 69-65

Behind senior Vlad Moldoveanu's 28 and Nick Hendra's 11 points, the men’s basketball team defeated the Navy Midshipmen 69-65 in their last regular season home game.

Tom Smith, Deon Jones talk Campus Plan at ANC town hall

Smith and Jones answered questions about the new D.C. noise law, the Campus Plan, the November elections and community relations at a town hall.

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