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Campaign College to train students for SG elections

By Jess Reamy | September 7

Women interested in Student Government involvement can participate in a free, all-day training program Saturday to learn how to launch a successful campaign in October's elections for the SG's legislative body, the Undergraduate Senate, according to JoAnna Smith, director of Women's Initiative.

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Presidential search to begin with board approval of nominees

By Jimm Phillips | September 7

The search for AU's next university president will begin once the board of trustees approves the 15 people nominated to be on the Presidential Search Committee, according to board chairman Gary Abramson. The Presidential Search Committee will include eight trustees, three faculty members, two students, a staff member and a school dean, according to a press release published when the board announced the presidential search on July 10.

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Police blotter

By Lauren Gardner | September 7

Monday, Aug. 28 Damage to a vehicle's tailgate was reported from the Public Safety parking lot. Two individuals refused to show their IDs at the Anderson Hall front desk. The students were apprehended and officers resolved the issue. Tuesday, Aug. 29 A female experiencing an epileptic seizure was transported to Sibley Hospital from Leonard Hall.

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Soil near Kreeger removed due to high arsenic levels

By Lauren Gardner | September 7

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began excavating arsenic-containing soil from the southeast corner of the Kreeger building, as well as adjacent properties on Rockwood Parkway on Aug. 29, after soil sample tests showed arsenic contamination above acceptable levels.

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AU prof forges interfaith ties, wins prize

By Lauren Gardner | September 7

Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic studies at AU, was one of five winners of the Purpose Prize, a new initiative to invest in Americans over 60 who are helping to solve long-standing social problems, according to a press release from the think tank that developed the award.

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Lichtman arrested at Senate debate

By Kendra Garstka | September 7

Allan Lichtman, an AU history professor and Maryland Democratic candidate for the Senate, was arrested Aug. 31. after protesting and refusing to leave Maryland Public Television's Owings Mills studio, according to the Baltimore Sun. "That's the response of MPT to a candidate exercising free speech rights - clamp him in irons!" Lichtman wrote in a letter to explain his arrest and express his reaction.

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Guide places AU in 'Top 20' LGBT-friendly schools

By Allie Ferras | September 7

The Advocate, the oldest continuing gay publication in the United States, recently included AU in its "Top 20 Best of the Best" of its "100 Best" in "The Advocate Guide for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Students." In an e-mail to the entire AU community, Interim President Kerwin called the inclusion a "tribute to the staff and student leaders who currently work or previously have worked at AU's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center, as well as a tribute to our campus-wide efforts to create a welcoming campus environment for all.

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Festival celebrates Adams Morgan

By Rebecca Shillenn | September 7

By REBECCA SHILLENN Eagle Staff Writer Drummers, Mediterranean music, karaoke, jewelry vendors, jazz, Indian food, belly dancing and a City Paper dunk tank are just a few of the attractions one will find at the Adams Morgan Day Festival, happening Sept.

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Once censored 'Streetcar' now classic cinematic gem

By Neora Luria | September 7

Editor's Note: While to-the-minute movie releases are fascinating, there's a certain something about a good classic film. In the interest of cultivating a finer appreciation for the classics, The Eagle's Neora Luria presents a new column that explores the finer side of cinematic antiquities.

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Ted Leo plays free show in Tavern today

By Mia Steinle | September 7

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists will perform in The Tavern today, Sept. 7, at 4 p.m. Student organizations WVAU and the Student Union Board (SUB) collaborated to plan and sponsor this event. WVAU staff members' enthusiasm prompted the two student organizations to book Leo, said SUB director George Eveleth, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Presenting the 2006-2007 AU Student Government

By Cait Douglas | September 7

The Student Government controls over $558,000 in students' money, which is used for purposes ranging from bringing bands and speakers to campus to advocating on behalf of students to university officials. Below are brief profiles on the members of the executive body and its cabinet to introduce you to those students whose SG salaries are funded by their fellow students.

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Opinion

Lessons from Connecticut

By Jacob Shelly | September 7

On Aug. 8, something happened for the first time since March 31, 1968, when President Lyndon B. Johnson declined to seek his party's nomination for re-election. A prominent politician was brought to justice, held accountable for a disastrous, bloody war fueled by deceit and waged by incompetents more persuaded by fantasy and ideology than reality.

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National briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 7

'Crocodile Hunter' dies while filming in Australia Popular TV personality and conservationist Steve Irwin, 44, died Monday after being pierced in the heart by a stingray while filming at the Great Barrier Reef, The Washington Post reported. The Post reported the 10-inch poisonous barb that extends from the stingray's tail is rarely fatal, causing less than 17 deaths each year.

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Opinion

Politopics: Racial Competition as Entertainment?

By Angela Winters | September 7

If you believe in a racial bell curve, "Survivor" is the show for you. By now everyone has heard that CBS plans to separate the teams on the new season of "Survivor: Cook Island" by race: black, white, Asian and Hispanic. I thought it was a stupid rumor and was disappointed to find out it is anything but.

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'Continuum' touching, comedic look at HIV

By Lindsey Marburger | September 7

While watching a play about AIDS, one expects to be either depressed or bored. Everyone has seen something in high school, be it at a health conference or on a public service announcement, full of statistics and dire warnings about how to avoid contracting HIV.

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Republicans down but not out in upcoming political fights

By Caleb Enerson | August 31

Hear that sound? That ringing you hear is the death knell of Republican control of the House and Senate-or so the Democrats hope. They cite polls showing the job approval rating of the Republican-controlled Congress at less than 30 percent and other polls that show voters favoring the generic Democrat over the generic Republican in a Congressional election by 10 percent.

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Metro briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | August 31

D.C. suburbs ranked among wealthiest Census figures show that Fairfax, Howard and Loudoun County are the three most prosperous large counties, The Washington Post reported, with Loudoun County having a median income of $98,000. Local economists say that the recent rise in income can be attributed to the influx of government jobs following the Sept.

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