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HEY, CHECK THIS OUT! â€” SG President Andy MacCracken has worked tirelessly this year to introduce combination AUID-SmarTrip cards for students. A test program was recently expanded from 20 IDs to 300. Above, MacCracken shows off his own hybrid-card.

AUID-SmarTrip card program expands to 300 students

By Nicole Glass · Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Hybrid cards – not cars – will come to AU Monday, according to Housing and Dining Programs. These cards will bring together student IDs and SmarTrip passes for the first 300 students who come to the Housing and Dining office in Anderson Hall on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

Four charges added for one AU protestor arrested at protest last month

By Ashley DeJean · Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Matthew Halbe’s charge of crossing a police line was dropped on Tuesday, while Michael Dranove faces four new charges in addition to defacing government property.

Students start renters’ rights group, Web site

By Mitch Ellmauer · Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Students for Renters’ Rights published a Renter’s Bill of Rights to educate students about their rights as tenants in D.C.

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SG VP Alex Prescott still signs the checks, but little else

By Julia Ryan | April 7

Student Government Vice President Alex Prescott will hold his position through April while his cabinet takes over his regular duties.

COMING INTO FOCUS â€” Loren Cameron gave a presentation in Ward on Tuesday night about growing up as a lesbian and his journey to becomeing a transgender man. He also showed his photography of trans-men and women

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Transgender man shares stories, photos

By Ashley DeJean | April 7

Loren Cameron, a transgender man who photographs other trans people, wonders if a number of transgender individuals are actually intersex.

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Video: Two Sides of the Conversation: The Column Issue

By Kira Kalush | April 7

Video from The Eagle's forum, "Two Sides of the Conversation: The Column Issue," held April 5.

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Give your thumb a rest: students can share rides with Zimride

By Nicole Glass | April 7

Students reacted positively to the February launch of AU’s branch of the Zimride rideshare program, according to Curtis Rogers, national account manager of Zimride.

ACROSS THE SPECTRUM â€” An AU admissions program through the GLBTA Resource Center reaches out to prospective LGBT students applying to AU. Current students can serve as advisers in the program, named Spectrum, and can share their AU experiences by hosting prospectives overnight.

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GLBTA program welcomes prospective students

By Anna Scalamonga | April 7

When Matthew Stewart applied to AU he wanted to know more about the university than just what was said on the tour. He utilized AU’s Spectrum program through the GLBTA Resource Center to gain an insider’s perspective on what it is like to be an LGBT student on campus.

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SPA student receives Truman Scholarship

By Nancy Lavin | April 7

Only 60 students across the nation can say that they are among the Truman Scholars of 2010, and AU student Kelsey Stefanik-Sidener is one of them.

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'Tenleytown Rats' blamed for car thefts; burglaries double in Northwest D.C.

By Mitch Ellmauer | April 7

After a rise in burglaries in Northwest D.C. – they doubled in recent months – locals and police have dubbed the criminals, “Tenleytown Rats.”

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Police Blotter

April 7

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

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Locals decry Army Corps' lack of public safety plan

By Christopher Cottrell | April 7

The Army Corps of Engineers does not have an emergency public safety plan in place for when it destroys the chemical munitions behind Sibley Hospital this April.

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New sexual assault policies considered

By Meg Fowler | March 31

AU’s Vice President of Campus Life Gail Short Hanson proposed adaptations to the Student Conduct Code that would include such terms as “stalking” and “consent” last week. A group dedicated to improving the university’s approach to sexual assault stood behind this proposal. • One student shares her story as a rape survivor

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D.C. colleges look to capitalize on new census numbers

By Meg Fowler | March 31

Thursday is Census Day, the official day on which Americans filling out their 2010 census forms should base their residential and familial information, according to Ben Marcus, Chairman of the D.C. Metro University Student Alliance.

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Housing and Dining expands gender-neutral housing at American University

By Nancy Lavin | March 31

Gender-neutral housing for the fall at AU will include coed rooms in the university-rented Berkshire Apartments, according to Housing and Dining Assistant Director of Operations Jennifer Alvarez.

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Rape survivor shares her personal stories

By Meg Fowler | March 31

An AU student who did not wish to be named is the survivor of two sexual assaults allegedly perpetrated by fellow AU students. She agreed to share her stories with The Eagle, because she wants people to understand that rape is more common than many believe.

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AU Central to combine Financial Aid, Registrar

By Helen Killeen | March 31

AU Central, an office in charge of answering student questions regarding course registration and financial issues, will open July 1, according to Director of Operations Jonnel Clothier.

A NEW AU â€” Nate Bronstein, right, sitting with Student Government President Andy MacCracken was elected SG president March 24. Bronsteinâ€™s plans for AU include improving AUâ€™s sense of community and making better connections with other colleges in D.C.

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Get to know SG President Elect Nate Bronstein

By Julia Ryan | March 31

Student Government President-elect Nate Bronstein did not have any interest in politics or the world beyond his own backyard until the events of Sept. 11 started him thinking about bigger issues.

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AU faculty restructure manual

By Christopher Cottrell | March 31

The manual that determines how faculty are hired, fired and receive tenure is in the process of undergoing changes, according to Professor Stephen Silvia.

wheelinâ€™ in â€” D.C. is planning to increase its bike lanes from 45 to 80 miles. A section of Pennsylvania Avenue running from the White House to the Capitol will even ban cars from its middle lane.

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D.C. adds bike lanes to downtown area

By Nicole Glass | March 31

D.C. is working to become more bicycle-friendly as more bicycle lanes are being added to downtown streets.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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