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Senator's son's death spurs anti-suicide bill passed by Congress

By Maggie Brink · Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004

Citing suicide as the third leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 10 and 24, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) created a bill aimed at fighting it. The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act is named after Smith's son, who committed suicide as a college student last year.

House bill will make it easier to charge illegal downloaders

By Amanda Jane Rodriguez · Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004

Last Thursday the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would expand the definition of illegally traded music and movie files, thus increasing the number of people charged with illegal downloading and companies who "willfully" distribute copyrighted works.

Gay Republicans, Democrats find common ground in '04 election debate

By Khai Ha · Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004

Representatives of the Log Cabin Republicans and the Stonewall Democrats found some issues to agree on during a political debate hosted by AU's GLBTA Resource Center on Tuesday.

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SC chief of staff resigns

By Stokely Baksh | September 16

Senior Jeremy Holt, chief of staff for Student Confederation President Polson Kanneth, stepped down from his position on Friday for academic reasons and time commitments. "I realized after the first couple of weeks with my grad classes that I didn't have the time to commit," Holt said.

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Political comedy festival's "Silver City"

By Mary Specht | September 16

BY MARY SPECHT Contributing Eagle Writer 202-390-9236 AFI Silver Theatre's 400 seats were all filled at 7 p.m. on Thursday for the D.C. sneak preview of "Silver City," followed by a Q & A session with director John Sayles and producer Maggie Renzi moderated by AU professor and director of the Center for Social Media Patricia Aufderhiede.

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AU hosts summit comparing candidates' health care proposals

By Eleanor Carr | September 16

With healthcare a central voting issue for some Americans this November, AU students and faculty gathered in the Butler Board Room on Monday for The Second Bipartisan Presidential Healthcare Solutions Summit: Meeting Patients' Needs.

Solutions by The State News