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AU yet to develop intramural field

By Keith F. Shovlin · Monday, June 21, 2004

AU's Office of Facilities, Planning and Development stopped accepting bids for modifications to the intramural fields on the South Side of campus June 10 after the Army Corps of Engineers recently completed work on the site to recover buried chemical munitions. The University awaits a building permit so that the Athletics Department can modify the field.

marriage protection act

By April Astor · Monday, June 21, 2004

The Marriage Protection Act passed 233 to 194 in the House on Thursday after failing to pass in the Senate the previous week. The act denies federal courts jurisdiction over same-sex marriage cases, such as challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. SPA senior Mike Gaetani said he supports promoting traditional marriages but is unsure whether amending the constitution is the ideal way.

AU Republicans pay last respects

By Keith F. Shovlin · Monday, June 21, 2004

Thousands of Americans filled the Capitol Rotunda June 9-11 to pay their respects to former President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5 at his home in California. Among the mourners were groups of AU students, as the Capitol was open all day June 10 to visitors.

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Fountain featured in new garden on South Side

By Keith F. Shovlin | June 21

Campus Brief on a new garden on the South Side of campus.

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Introducing 'Icebreaker'

By Mishri Someshwar | June 21

Two seniors created AU Icebreaker, a Web site that kicked off the first week in June, so that others could get to know each other through an online forum.

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Return of cicadas could increase bird population

By April Astor | June 21

New students on campus will not see much of the cicadas, whose peak was from May to mid-June, but they may notice the aftereffects of Brood X. The cicadas provide a readily available food source for a variety of animals including birds, snakes, lizards and small mammals. This could potentially lead to larger populations of these species in the future.

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