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Registrar develops waitlist system

By Ethan Klapper | April 3

AU students will now be able to place their names on an automated waitlist for closed course sections during registration, the Office of the Registrar announced Tuesday. Students will be able to place their names on the waitlist on my.american.edu, according to an e-mail the Office of the Registrar sent to students The system will create a waitlist as soon as an open section closes for the first time.

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Opinion

In our own words: Diversity: More than a friendly statistic

By Ethan Klapper | April 3

One of the reasons I chose to attend AU was because of diversity. I felt like I had been sheltered during my formative years. My hometown of Rye Brook, N.Y., is 92 percent white, 17 percent higher than the national average, according to the Census Bureau. The public high school I attended, which has an enrollment of about 400, is probably more than 95 percent white.

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News

WMATA will need $489M to fix Metro

By Ethan Klapper | April 3

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority needs nearly half a billion dollars in funding to maintain its current level of service, General Manager John B. Catoe Jr. announced last week. The needed $489 million would fund 44 different improvements spread throughout the Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess paratransit service systems, according to a WMATA press release.

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Sports

Play ball: Opening day in the USA

By John Adams | April 3

Is Major League Baseball's opening day a special day in this country? Why, of course it is. It would be un-American to say otherwise. One could produce a sizeable list of Rockwellian clichés to paint a fair picture of what the first day of the season is all about.

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Opinion

Correction for March 20, 2008

April 3

In the March 20, 2008 issue's Police Blotter, it was reported that an AU shuttle was involved in an accident at Ward Circle. In fact, the accident occured at Tenley Circle.

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News

Review: H.A.A.R.P.

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | April 3

Muse "H.A.A.R.P." (Warner Bros.) Sounds like: Showmanship interwoven with conspiracy theories From the very first track of "H.A.A.R.P.," Muse hooks listeners with their energy and enthusiasm - and then just continues to reel them in. The band's onstage bravado is apparent, laced into the vocals, guitar riffs and percussion alike.

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News

Review: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

By TRACI BROOKS | April 3

Counting Crows "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings" (Geffen) Sounds like: A CD with major bipolar mood swings Counting Crows' latest album, "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings," is a tribute to the art of creating albums that tell a story. Their attempt translates into a disc very clearly divided.

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News

Police blotter

April 3

Wednesday, March 26 A resident assistant reported a student was intoxicated and unable to walk unassisted on the north side of the Letts-Anderson Quad. Public Safety officers found the student in the company of another student on the tennis courts. Officers determined the intoxicated student was semi-conscious, unable to speak and barely able to stand up.

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News

Review: Consolers of the Lonely

By Laura Phelps | April 3

The Raconteurs "Consolers of the Lonely" (Third Man Records) Sounds like: The album you want playing as you drive your blind date home so they know just how truly cool you are The Raconteurs' sophomore album, "Consolers of the Lonely," is everything a sophomore album should be.

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Sports

A place to call home for D.C.'s Nationals

By TONY OWASU | April 3

D.C. finally has a permanent home for its baseball team. Three years after relocating to D.C. and 36 years since they had a home stadium to call their own, the Washington Nationals played their first game at Nationals Park on Saturday. The cold and breezy late March day could not keep 20,000 of the Nationals' faithful fans from getting a sneak peak of their team in the new stadium, 24 hours before the park's nationally televised grand opening.

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News

Review: Lay Down the Law

By MARLEY GIBBONS | April 3

Switches "Lay Down the Law" (Interscope) Sounds like: Franz Ferdinand and T-Rex after a few Red Bulls Grade: B With ever-catchy choruses, shouting, clapping and a brazen inclination for drama, the Switches' debut album "Lay Down the Law" meets the expectations one would have of a loud British pop band, but they've managed to produce a distinctly amusing sound.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

April 3

While I applaud KPU for bringing the lead actor of the school's favorite TV show to campus, I am disappointed in the choice of topic for Mr. Sheen. KPU has asked Mr. Sheen "how his role on 'The West Wing' reflects real life politics and how he can use his fame to bring awareness to social issues.

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News

Murdoch says print media matters to youth

By JAE CHOI | April 3

Newspapers remain the most important source of information for young people despite their waning popularity, News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch told students and faculty yesterday at Georgetown University. "I think [newspapers] are the best training ground for young people," he said.

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News

Alt-rock, country roots lie in punk rock's ashes

By Stephen Tringali | April 3

This is part one of a three-part series on the influence of early punk on alternative rock music. Steve Jones, the guitarist for the U.K.-based punk rock group The Sex Pistols, proved himself a derisive mechanism in rock 'n' roll history when, in early 1977, he called London's "Today Show" host Bill Grundy a "dirty fucker.

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News

Study: Adjuncts, big classes may discourage freshmen

By Marisa Kendall | April 3

Freshmen who take larger introductory classes taught by part-time professors are more likely to drop out, according to a study presented March 26 during the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting. Though the research was conducted at public schools, the study does not measure the type of school but the relationship between student performance and the amount of time professors devoted to their classes, according to the study.

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News

Provost finalists to meet with campus community

By Jimm Phillips | April 3

Four people, including Interim Provost Ivy Broder, will meet with the campus community in the coming weeks as part of the final stages of the ongoing provost search. In addition to Broder, the other candidates for the position are: Scott Bass, dean of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Graduate School and vice president for research; Charles A.

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News

SG negotiates for discount Metro fare

By Jen Calantone | April 3

D.C. students could eventually ride the Metro at a discount if next year's Student Government follows through with the current SG's talks with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the D.C. Metro-University Student Alliance, according to SG President Joe Vidulich.

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