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Coyotes lurk in District

By Emily Carone · Monday, Nov. 8, 2004

Coyotes have officially debuted in Washington just a short distance from AU in Rock Creek Park. The first official coyote sighting was in September, but there have been unofficial sightings since May, according to the Rock Creek Park National Park Service Web site. Kevin Sullivan, D.C. Wildlife Services state director, said the coyotes have probably been around a lot longer than that. He said the National Zoo reported coyotes eating a few of its small birds two or three years ago.

Coffee could cause heart disease

By Jennifer Tyre · Monday, Nov. 8, 2004

Drinking more than one cup of coffee per day can intensify low-level inflammation, according to a study in last month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This is a possible primary factor in the development of heart disease, Reuters reported.

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Photo exhibit focuses on SOC professors

By David Hodges | November 8

Students, faculty and other guests viewed large digital photographs at The Digital Image Gallery at the Red Brook Gallery in downtown Washington on Thursday. Artists featured in the exhibit included DIG founders, local artists and School of Communication faculty members, including Bill Gentile and Ann Zelle.

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GA bill urges student role in teacher tenure

By Mary Specht | November 8

The General Assembly passed a resolution at a meeting yesterday urging the CAS Educational Policy Committee to keep current policies in place that allow students to have a voice in determining professor tenure. The committee is considering changing the tenure process so that only other tenured faculty would constitute the rank and tenure committees, eliminating the student members.

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Election depression grips students

By Rebecca Bellville | November 8

Rob Famigletti, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs and a Sen. John Kerry supporter, said he couldn't get out of bed Wednesday. "I couldn't deal with the fact that all the hard work we did resulted in failure," Famigletti said. Famigletti's feelings are similar to some other Kerry supporters who expected an entirely different outcome on Nov. 3.

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