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Scene picks your summer tunes

By Traci J. Brooks | June 19

Whether you are driving with the top down, sitting by a body of water or even taking a break from a summer session class on the quad, these are songs meant for summer play. So pull out your mix tape, CD or iPod and let these tunes jumpstart your own summer playlist for 2008.

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AU ranks at top of 'politically active' list

By Jimm Phillips | June 19

AU again ranks as the most politically involved school in the nation, according to the Princeton Review. The Review, which released details about the 2009 edition of its "The Best 368 Colleges" guide Monday, ranked AU in sixth place on the "Most Politically Active Students" list in its 2008 edition, but previously ranked it as the top school on the list in its 2007 edition.

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Exhibit shows sea of possibilities

By Kristen Powell | June 19

A giant North American right whale is suspended from the ceiling on the first floor of the National Museum of Natural History. It drifts softly back and forth behind temporary walls covered in signs urging visitors to return in September for the opening of the brand new Ocean Hall.

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SOC hires new academic advisers

By Jen Calantone | June 19

The School of Communication hired two new academic advisers after Kurt Gunderson and Farida Khatchadourian left their offices in May to pursue new professional opportunities, according to Jonnel Clothier, the school's director of undergraduate affairs. Ashley Ackerley replaced Gunderson as the adviser to SOC students with last names beginning with letters G through O.

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Misrach captures beach life in wake of 9/11

By Ruben Luong | June 19

Summertime at the beach often entails many sunny delights, but photographer Richard Misrach's exhibit "On the Beach," currently on display at the National Gallery of Art, reveals a profound disquietude surrounding the everyday sunbather. The exhibit features 19 large-scale color photographs of swimmers and sunbathers in Hawaii.

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Youth giggle most at farcical 'Pleasure'

By Ty Budde | June 19

When people attend a typical D.C. theater, they see suits and jewelry, gray beards and glasses, but with shows like Woolly Mammoth Theater's "Measure for Pleasure," it's the youth in the audience - the Vans and the soul-patches - that can make all the difference.

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Corps to dig at Public Safety site

By Patricio Chile | June 19

AU officials approved plans late last month that will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dig behind the Public Safety building, Dan Noble, project manager for the Army Corps' Military Munitions Response Program, said during a Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board meeting June 10.

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International brief

June 19

Israel and Hamas agreed to the terms of an Egypt-brokered cease-fire Tuesday. The agreement was supposed to go into effect today in the Gaza Strip, according to The New York Times. Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Zahar confirmed the six-month-long truce at a news conference Tuesday, The Times reported.

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National brief

June 19

The Red Cross has depleted its national relief fund and has taken out loans to pay for housing, food and other relief services to assist the seven Midwestern states inundated by floods, according to The Washington Post. Red Cross officials estimated that the flooded region has cost $15 million so far.

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Hot spot for D.C. beach bums

By Kristen Boghosian | June 19

If you are stuck in the city for the summer and looking to get away, the nation's summer capital is calling your name. Rehoboth Beach, Del., is two-and-a-half hours away, and is known for its diverse beach atmosphere. Rehoboth Beach offers much more than an Atlantic Ocean shoreline.

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Wolf Parade sucessfully mixes pop, punch

June 19

Wolf Parade "At Mount Zoomer" (Sub Pop) Sounds Like: A promising antidote to the tragically virulent "more-of-the-same-itis." Grade: A- Before Wolf Parade's latest full-length hit the fiber optic streets, the band's label issued a warning statement to urban grizzly men-hipsters everywhere: "The legion of bearded, sweater-vested critics will want to file this album under 'Prog Rock' because it doesn't offer up sugary cast-offs for the short-attention-span set.

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Campus brief

June 19

The Kogod School of Business has launched two new graduate degrees - a master of science in finance and master of science in finance and real estate - to begin this academic year. The programs will require 33 credit hours, which can be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis.

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Viral ads hit close to home

By Jordan Coughenour | June 19

The age of the spectator has passed. Like the gladiators of ancient Rome, it is once more time for the everyman to step, or in many cases, be pushed, into the ring of entertainment. Viral marketing is a word-of-mouth take on advertising that utilizes common networking sites like YouTube or Facebook.

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New provost seeks out student viewpoint

By Ethan Klapper | June 18

A few months ago, Scott Bass sat through a prospective student information session and took a walking tour of campus with students interested in AU. "I wanted to know what it's like," he said. Bass was not a prospective student, however. He was a prospective provost, and AU "accepted" him May 7.

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Opinion

In our own words: Finding a home: 4 years after AU

April 28

When I first got my acceptance letter from AU, I cried my eyes out. No, these weren't tears of joy, or even of excited yet nervous stress. These were there-is-no-way-I-am-going-there-you-can't-make-me tears. There were several reasons why I did not want to come here initially.

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JAMS declares Sigma Delta Tau responsible for conduct violations

By Ethan Klapper | April 28

Judicial Affairs and Mediation Services found AU's Sigma Delta Tau chapter responsible for numerous violations of the university's conduct code last Monday. The verdict led to an outpouring of support for the sorority on campus, according to an anonymous source affiliated with a greek organization familiar with the matter.

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Metro calendar

April 28

Monday, April 28 Washington Performing Arts Society: Orchestre National de France 8 p.m. WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Virginia avenues, and Rock Creek Parkway N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom/GWU (orange and blue lines) INFO: Under the leadership of Maestro Kurt Masur, the Orchestre National de France returns to the district for the first time in 17 years.

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