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Death penalty examined

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In response to death row inmate Vernon Lee Evans' planned execution, and in an effort to raise general awareness about the issue, the chapter of the AU Campaign to End the Death Penalty has organized Death Penalty Awareness Week for March 21-25. "This week is about education, activism and mobilization to stop a pending execution," said Sedira Banan, a junior in the School of International Service and the College of Arts and Sciences and co-head and co-founder of AU Campaign to End the Death Penalty.

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Campus, D.C. mourn gay rights activist

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The director of the mayor's Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs was found dead after being stabbed in her home Wednesday afternoon. Wanda Alston, an executive member of Mayor Anthony Williams' cabinet, was found dead in her home in Northeast D.

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Report examines role of Internet in media

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The State of the News Media annual report was released March 14, examining the strengths and weaknesses of news media, including the emerging role of the Internet. Reporting is moving toward faster, looser, and cheaper models of journalism, according to the media report.

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Ballplayers face scrutiny on steroids

Less than a month before the Washington Nationals start their inaugural season in D.C., baseball has already come to the capital - just not the way it would have liked to. The House of Representatives' Government Reform Committee on Thursday held an all-day hearing regarding the problem of steroid use in baseball.


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Police Blotter

Wednesday, March 17 A two-vehicle accident was reported at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 48th Street. Washington College of Law security reported the accident, and injured individuals were taken to George Washington Hospital. Graffiti was reported on the exterior wall of the handicapped entrance to Bender Library.


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Campus Calendar

Monday, March 21 Working Time, Discrimination and the Law: The Family Responsive Workplace in Europe and the United States 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Washington College of Law room 508 This conference will deal with working time organization and its role in law, policy and corporate practice in redressing gender discrimination in Europe and the United States.



Section 202 host Gabrielle and friends go over some sports that aren’t in the sports media spotlight often, and review some sports based on their difficulty to play. 



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