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Monkeys roam free at zoo

By Madeline Kitzes · Monday, Sept. 29, 2003

For about 20 years, the National Zoo has allowed a pair of golden lion tamarins, a species of endangered monkeys, to roam freely during the summer so volunteers can study their behaviors and the animals may eventually be returned to the wild. The tamarins' trouble comes from a lack of space in their natural habitat, which leads to a limited gene pool and interferes with their breeding, according to National Zoo spokeswoman Pepper Long.

D.C. has no state vote

By April Astor · Monday, Sept. 29, 2003

Various groups want to attain either congressional representation or full statehood for the District of Columbia. Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton currently serves as a D.C. delegate in Congress, but she is unable to vote on legislation because D.C. is not a state.

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Gorbachev to speak in Bender

By Keith F. Shovlin | September 29

Former U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev will speak in Bender Arena Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m, the Student Confederation and Kennedy Political Union announced Thursday. "[The Gorbachev speech] is the biggest speech in four years," SC President Nick Terzulli said.

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Kogod M.B.A. ranks No. 42 in country

By Drew Richardson | September 29

The Kogod School of Business was ranked No. 42 by the 2004 Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive survey of the top 50 business schools in the country after finishing as a runner-up last year. "I was happy for all the people - faculty, students, and staff - who have worked hard to achieve this goal," Dean Myron Roomkin said.

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Metrorail plans expansion

By Greg Rosenberg | September 25

Future AU students may find it easier to fly out of Dulles International Airport, if final approval is granted and funding is secured for an extension of the Metro rail system. The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, in cooperation with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, is undertaking the construction of a 23-mile transit system that would extend service beyond the airport, into Loudoun County, Va.

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