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Vandals set off dorm sprinklers

By Julia Ryan and Stefanie Dazio | February 24

Housing and Dining Programs say an act of vandalism caused the flood in Anderson at 12:04 on Tuesday morning.

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Spring break trips still popular despite recession

By Kien Bui | February 24

Despite lingering effects of the recession, many students are still planning on taking trips throughout the United States and abroad for spring break.

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University gauges student experience through engagement survey

By Anna Scalamonga | February 24

AU is administering the 2010 National Survey for Student Engagement to freshmen and second semester seniors.

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Off-campus parking policy sticks despite SG senator’s concerns

By Julia Ryan | February 24

The AU administration has no plans for the near future to change the off-campus parking policy, according to President Neil Kerwin’s Chief of Staff David Taylor.

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Army Corps of Engineers unearths five more bottlenecks near AU

By Christopher Cottrell | February 24

The Army Corps of Engineers recovered five more broken glass bottlenecks at its 4825 Glenbrook Rd. investigation, bringing the total to eight bottlenecks found in the last month, according to the Corps’ Spring Valley project manager Dan Noble.

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Strategist emphasizes importance of social media for organizations

By Howie Perlman | February 24

Frank Chi, a political communications strategist who worked for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, suggested ways organizations can more effectively use social media to advance their causes at a Feb. 22 meeting of AU's chapter of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network.

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GOProud ignited debate at conference

By Ashley DeJean | February 24

At the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend, controversy about the political group GOProud broke out during one of the conference panels, according to several AU students who attended.

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The quick take

By Charlie Szold | February 24

The latest from Charlie Szold.

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Police blotter

February 24

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

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SG VP, Founders' Day Director defend actions

By Tamar Hallerman | February 21

Vice President of Student Government Alex Prescott and Founders’ Week Director Jacque Martin defended their actions in regards to the protocol preceding the postponement of the Founders’ Day Dance at a meeting Sunday. Prescott also announced that the SG might take legal action against the venue where the dance would have occurred.

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Phi Sigma Kappa admits to charges

By Sarah Rudnick | February 21

AU fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa owned up to charges from the Inter-Fraternity Council Sunday and faces punishment. PSK may still take a pledge class next fall.

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Locals question Army Corps' data

By Christopher Cottrell | February 21

Spring Valley residents questioned the Army Corps’ recently announced findings regarding anion levels in local drinking water sources.

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Incentives offered to students studying abroad in fall

By Tamar Hallerman | February 21

Many more students chose to study abroad in the spring than in the fall this academic year according to Senior Study Abroad Adviser Ethan Merritt.

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SG Senate discusses EagleBucks fraud bill

By Stefanie Dazio | February 21

The former Student Government bill to reduce fraudulent EagleBucks activity was “dramatically changed” and adopted as a resolution Sunday, according to Class of 2012 Senator Seth Rosenstein.

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Professors try online video classes during snowstorms

By Nancy Lavin | February 21

As the historic snowstorms of February 2010 blanketed D.C. with over 30 inches of snow, canceling classes for nearly a week, some professors turned to the Internet to continue classes. Wimba, a new video chat feature available to AU professors, elicited mixed feelings from students and teachers.

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Campus briefs

February 21

News on campus from the Board of Trustees, greek councils and Student Government.

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Feds, energy company dispute SOC report

By Kien Bui | February 21

The American Wind Energy Association and the Department of Energy called a report written in the School of Communication’s Investigative Reporting Workshop false. The Feb. 8 report was part of the “Blown Away: America’s billions for clean-energy jobs are flying overseas” series by the Workshop, that said that President Barack Obama’s stimulus package did not generate green jobs in the United States and instead sent money overseas.

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