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West African university officials learn about safe sex

By Stokely Baksh · Monday, March 1, 2004

Male condoms, female condoms and dental dams were all involved in a lesson attended by six West African university administrators Thursday to learn about student programming involving safe sex, HIV and AIDS.

Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok · Monday, March 1, 2004

News Briefs from around campus: e-operations updates and an SIS research symposium.

Metro fares may rise again

By April Seipp · Monday, March 1, 2004

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors is considering increasing base fares by a maximum of 15 cents, as well as other initiatives to make and save money, in order to make up for a possible $36 million budget shortage, Metro officials said.

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AU meningitis case causes discussion

March 1

A few weeks after an AU student became ill with meningitis, several people think students should consider getting vaccinated against the disease. AU does not require students to get the meningitis vaccine, while colleges in Maryland and Virginia require it of some students, The Eagle previously reported.

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D.C. residents protest new development plans for Wisconsin Avenue

By KIAH CULVER | February 26

Residents of Friendship Heights and Tenleytown are outraged at the District's proposals for development along northern Wisconsin Avenue, demanding further analysis and revisions to the plan before it is introduced to D.C. Council. The D.C. Office of Planning has thought up a strategic framework plan that calls for office, retail and residential space to be constructed to lure more people to the area.

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'Revolutionary' uses Tenleytown as soapbox

By April Astor | February 26

His co-workers know him as a bookkeeper, but AU students recognize him as the man who stands at the Tenleytown-AU Metro stop on weekday afternoons, holding flyers and wearing a sign that says, "Ask me about revolutionary socialism." Jeff Elliot, who said he has been doing this for about a year and a half, chose Tenleytown as a place to share his viewpoints because it has a diverse mixture of people, especially students.