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Student held at gunpoint

By Mackenzie Ryan · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003

An AU sophomore was robbed at gunpoint in the National Cathedral area Sunday morning. Jill Tyler was waiting for a ride at 3000 Wisconsin Ave., to take her to her job at the Cheesecake Factory, around 7:15 a.m. when a man dressed in black approached her and asked for her purse. She initially refused. "He pulled a gun and held it to my stomach," Tyler said. "He said, 'Give me your purse, I don't want to have to shoot you.'"

Campus Briefs

Monday, Nov. 24, 2003

Campus briefs, including reports on a new Web site for purchasing textbooks, local charities around Thanksgiving and a successful Thanksgiving Turkey drive

SmarTrip cards now testing on D.C. buses

By Emily Carone · Monday, Nov. 24, 2003

Good news for those who have trouble scrounging up exactly $1.20 to ride the Metrobus - Metro started testing the use of SmarTrip cards on several routes in D.C. and Maryland last Monday, Nov. 17. All Metrobuses and many other transport systems in the D.C. area will eventually accept SmarTrip cards, which are reusable plastic fare cards that can be used on the Metrorail system.

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Stronger drinks lead to blackouts

By Marissa Friedman | November 24

College students often drink more alcohol in one night than they think, according to a recent study. "Students tend to have pretty liberal views about what constitutes a single drink," said Duke University Medical Center professor Aaron M. White, the author of the study.

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Law magazine honored

By Kate Oczypok | November 24

The 2002-03 American Jurist, the AU Washington College of Law news magazine, was voted the number one law magazine by the American Bar Association. American Jurist won the honor under the leadership of Shea Scanlon, who was the editor in chief during the 2002-03 winning year.

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Ataris breaks SUB contract

By Emily Zemler | November 24

An estimated 400 AU students filled the Tavern on Saturday night to see the Ataris play its final show on a national tour. Despite the high attendance, however, the Ataris' visit was not successful on all fronts. "I'm happy because all in all it was a success," Jason Geisinger, assistant director of the Student Union Board, said. "But we were taken advantage of so badly. [The Ataris] took our contractual obligations to an extreme."

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