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Student discuss inter-racial dating dynamics

By Olivia Stitilis | February 26

Students of all races and backgrounds acknowledged the complexities of interracial relationships at "Interracial Life," a discussion on the struggles that exist in today's racially diverse world, at AU Monday night. In honor of Black History Month, the Black Student Alliance, AU's NAACP chapter, the Latin American Student Organization and the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority's Omicron Phi chapter co-sponsored a presentation and open dialogue on multi-racial culture and interracial relations.

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Master's students gain int'l teaching skills

By Katie Litvin | February 26

Some AU students felt hopeful to gain career skills after graduation Wednesday after listening to AU graduates who were Peace Corps volunteers while earning master's degrees. Experience in English education is well respected in the job market - especially when combined with a graduate degree - according to Eric Goldman, who manages the Master's International Program at AU.

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Metro brief

February 26

D.C. police are working to get an arrest warrant for a Salvadoran immigrant they claim murdered Chandra Levy, The Washington Post reported. Levy was a 24-year-old intern for the Bureau of Prisons when she went missing in May 2001. She was found dead in Rock Creek Park a year later.

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Police blotter

February 26

Feb. 17 A bicycle was stolen from a bike rack in the Katzen Arts Center garage. The bike had been secured with a combination lock. Feb. 18 A secured door leading to the southern first floor hallway in Letts Hall was damaged. The security mechanism was detached from the wall.

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Campus brief

February 26

The Kogod School of Business has been inducted into the Consortium of Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE), according to an AU press release. CUIBE is a group of 11 "nationally recognized international business programs" that strive to "promote, enhance, and innovate" the way business is taught to college students, according to the Center for International Business Education and Research Web site.

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Campus calendar

February 26

Thursday, Feb. 26 Miss America 2008: Kirsten Haglund 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Ward 1 INFO: Haglund will speak about dealing with an eating disorder and her advocacy for body image awareness, as the finale for AU's Body Image Awareness Week. Free with an AU ID, $5 for guests.

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National brief

February 26

A woman in Oregon last week received an invitation to her nephew's graduation in New Jersey 22 years after it was originally sent, the Associated Press reported. Theresa Schlossarek of La Grande, Ore., did not attend the ceremony, which occurred in 1987, because she had not received the invitation.

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Market blooms at AU

By Anna Tuman | February 26

If TDR's Farm to Fork section is not enough to appease your farm-fresh appetite, Eco-Sense's farmer's market, which is scheduled to appear on campus March 30, might be able to help. "Currently, students and faculty do not really have on-campus access to locally grown produce and goods," said Laura Perkins, a sophomore in the School of International Service and Eco-Sense's farmer's market coordinator.

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Board passes AU's FY 2010-2011 budget

By Jen Calantone | February 26

The Board of Trustees unanimously passed the budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 Friday, which included a tuition increase of 5 percent over each of the two years, according to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer Don Myers. AU is currently financially stable, despite the economic crisis, according to Myers.

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Tancredo urges assimilation

By Lindsey Anderson and Clint Rice | February 26

Former Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., said immigrants need to assimilate and discussed why he thinks multiculturalism is divisive during a speech to an audience comprised mostly of protesters in Ward 1 Tuesday night. The protesters wore black and displayed signs that read "America is Multicultural" in multiple languages.

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UDC protests continue

By Jewel Edwards | February 26

Students at the University of the District of Columbia continue to protest a potential increase in undergraduate tuition to curb the university's financial problems. The UDC Board of Trustees passed a proposal from UDC President Allen Sessoms Feb. 18 to raise the school's tuition from $3,800 to $7,000 for D.C. residents - a measure that many UDC students are strongly against. The proposal also raises tuition prices for students who are not D.C. residents to $14,000.

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International brief

February 26

A pair of birds in Hong Kong constructed a nest made of metal twigs, the Associated Press reported. Two magpies constructed the nest in a tree in the Tuen Mun district of Hong Kong, the AP reported. Authorities believe that the twigs were found at a nearby construction site.

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SG brief

February 23

The Undergraduate Senate unanimously approved a resolution Sunday advocating to automatically enroll AU undergraduate students in Rave's AU Campus Connect program. Public Safety established AU Campus Connect, which allows the department to contact students via text message or e-mail in the event of an emergency on campus or in the city, according to the legislation.

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Founders' Ball becomes evening of firsts

By Meg Fowler | February 23

From an impromptu student beat-boxing performance to an unconventional organizational team and large number of attendants, this year's Founders' Day Ball, "An American Affair," set new precedents while following time-honored traditions of the annual event.

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AU honors Peace Corps week

By Nicole Glass | February 23

AU is celebrating Peace Corps Week from Monday through March 2 to celebrate the establishment of the Peace Corps 49 years ago as well as the 10-year anniversary of the Masters International Program at AU, including a visit from the Acting Director of the Peace Corps in the middle of the week.

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AU notifies residents of on-campus TB case

By Tony Romm | February 23

An AU student hospitalized last week for pulmonary tuberculosis is recovering quickly, and no such similar cases on campus have been reported, according to Student Health Center Director Dan Bruey. Although Bruey's office and the D.C. Department of Health have since contacted and tested all at-risk students and staff members, the university could not provide more specifics - including how the student contracted the disease, how many AU community members came in contact with the disease and which areas of campus he or she may have inhabited.

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FIRE prez criticizes AU policy

By Justin Van Der Horn | February 23

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranks AU as a "red light institution" for administrative censorship, FIRE President and AU alumnus Greg Lukianoff said during a Kennedy Political Union and Students for Liberty event Thursday night. FIRE ranks universities on a red, yellow and green light scale based on threats to free academic thought found in university policies, according to FIRE's Web site.

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