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International brief

April 9

More than 260 people died as the result of an earthquake that devastated a mountainous region of Italy Monday, CNN.com reported. The quake's death toll was estimated to be at more than 260 as of Wednesday evening, CNN reported. The number is likely to rise as more bodies are found.

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National brief

April 9

A Colorado Springs, Colo., man coughed up a nail that doctors said had been in his nose for about 30 years, the Associated Press reported. Doctors stopped performing an MRI on Prax Sanchez after becoming aware of something metal in his face. Sanchez then coughed up a nail that was more than an inch long.

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U.S. may loosen Cuba restrictions

By Lindsey Anderson | April 9

Many AU students praised President Barack Obama's recent promise to ease tense relations between Cuba and the United States. Obama announced last week that he is searching for a "new strategy" for the United States to use in its relations with Cuba, especially regarding travel and trade, according to The Washington Post.

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Police blotter

April 9

April 1 A resident in Leonard Hall told his roommate he was going to punch him in the face. A resident director and a dean are handling the situation. Room changes have been initiated. April 2 A D.C. Fire Department ambulance transported a student from McCabe Hall to the hospital.

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International brief

April 6

At least eight people died in a helicopter crash in the North Sea Wednesday, CNN.com reported. The helicopter crashed about 13 miles off the Scottish coast, according to CNN.com. Fourteen passengers and two crewmembers were on board. Nine vessels were involved in the search for survivors, according to CNN.

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Metro brief

April 6

The University of Maryland, College Park cancelled the screening of a pornographic film at the student union after a state senator threatened to cut off state funding for the university, The Washington Post reported. The student union had planned on screening "Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge" Saturday night.

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Panel debates torture at Guantanamo

By Meg Fowler | April 6

The National Geographic Channel held a preview screening Tuesday of the documentary "Explorer: Inside Guantanamo," which followed a diverse discussion panel moderated by "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, in which panelists contradicted each other on whether torture really occurred at the Guantanamo Bay Naval base.

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Adjuncts form coalition

By Clint Rice | April 6

Adjunct faculty members from universities across the United States and Canada have joined together to create an organization to address adjunct faculty issues. Fourteen adjunct professors from universities on both coasts and the Midwest founded the New Faculty Majority.

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'Tower' faces critics, vandals

By Marisa Kendall | April 6

More than 2,000 issues of The Tower, Catholic University of America's student newspaper, were taken from their distribution bins and thrown in nearby trash cans March 27, according to Justine Garbarino, the paper's editor in chief. Several copies of the paper were ripped up and left outside The Tower's office and that week's cartoon, depicting gay issues and the Catholic Church, was taped to the wall, Garbarino said.

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Flowers wow residents, tourists

By Jade-Yasmin Taenzler | April 6

William Cusey, a student in the Washington Semester Program, attended one of this weekend's biggest D.C. tourist attractions - the 97th annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. Under a cloud of pink cherry blossoms, with petals fluttering all around him, Cusey sat on a bench at the Tidal Basin, close to the Jefferson Memorial.

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Senate defeats ROTC proposal

By Clint Rice | April 6

The Undergraduate Senate voted Sunday against a resolution to nullify a previous resolution urging AU administration to recognize the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at AU. Sixteen senators voted against the resolution, which would have condemned the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, compared to six senators in favor. Senators voting against the resolution said it was unnecessary and frivolous.

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Metro calendar

April 6

Monday, April 6 "National Museum of African American History and Culture's Architectural Design Competition Submissions" 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. WHERE: Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Drive S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (orange and blue lines) INFO: Six designs for the Smithsonian's newest project, a museum of black history, are on display for public comment.

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CAS professor writes on disease, family

By Rocio Gonzalez | April 6

Judging by his work, one might not expect College of Arts and Sciences professor Richard McCann to be the funny, sarcastic person he is in real life. "His personality is much different than the voice of his book ['Mother of Sorrows']," said Glenn Moomau, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences' literature department and McCann's colleague.

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Festival gets extra pep next weekend

By Anna Tuman | April 6

The AU Screamin' Eagles Pep Band will perform at the Tidal Basin during the last day of National Cherry Blossom Festival - April 12 - after a long and competitive process. "We're thrilled to [be] performing at the National Cherry Blossom Festival," said Carl Seip, Pep Band president and AU affairs columnist for The Eagle.

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National brief

April 6

Police are charging a Newark, Ohio, man with drunken driving after he crashed a motorized barstool, MSNBC.com reported Tuesday. Kile Wygle was hospitalized after wrecking the barstool, which was powered by a lawnmower engine, MSNBC reported. He told the police the barstool could travel as fast as 38 miles per hour.

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Campus brief

April 6

South Korean Ambassador Han Duk-Soo made a visit to the School of International Service last week to honor tradition and confirm the strong relationship between AU and South Korea, according to a university press release. Han visited the three cherry blossom trees that were given to the school in 1943 by Syngman Rhee, the first South Korean president.

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International brief

April 2

Several hundred French workers trapped five executives in their Grenoble, France offices in protest of proposed layoffs, CNN.com reported. About 500 employees of a Caterpillar factory took part in the blockade to protest 700 proposed layoffs, according to CNN.

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