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Gallina, Taylor face run-off for presidency

By Mary Specht · Thursday, March 3, 2005

Juniors Kyle Taylor and Joe Gallina face a run-off election for Student Government president because neither got the required 40 percent of the 974 tallied votes. Leah Kreimer won vice president and Zach Ulrich won comptroller. Secretary remains undecided as no one got the 10 percent required for a write-in candidate. Students can cast their votes for president on Thursday in Mary Graydon Center room 120 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Board of Elections has yet to establish where and when the results will be announced. Read more...

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More than 300 students challenge Athletics

By Ian Quillen · Thursday, March 3, 2005

About 300 concerned AU students, parents, faculty and alumni packed the Tavern Wednesday night to question and decry the Athletics Department's decision to eliminate its Golf and Men's and Women's Tennis programs, but no Athletics Department administrators were present.

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AU disables downloading

By Mary Specht · Thursday, March 3, 2005

A program that halts illegal file sharing will go into effect Monday in response to the threat of fines for downloading copyrighted material, an e-mail from Housing and Dining announced yesterday. The program, Audible Magic, blocks downloads from peer-to-peer file-sharing programs like Kazaa and Grokster.

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Freshmen athletes anticipate tough transfers

By David Bergman | March 3

After the Athletics Department cut the golf and tennis teams last week, the teams' freshman athletes say they are feeling particularly affected. After committing four years to AU less than one year ago, some are at a loss for a course of action. "I am in no way, shape or form ready to make this big of a decision right now, especially with midterms coming up.

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Colombian exile: Coca-Cola abuses workers

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 28

Coca-Cola workers face assassination and exile if they try to stand up for their rights said Luis Cardona, a Coca-Cola employee exiled from Colombia, when he spoke to anthropology students as part of his campaign to "stop killer Coke" Tuesday. In an official statement, Coca-Cola called the Columbia allegations "a publicity stunt ... the allegations are false and it's outrageous to believe that The Coca-Cola Company would have anything to do with this type of behavior," the company stated in April.

Section 202’s Niche Sports Review

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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