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Secretaries advise Gibbs

By Howie Perlman | February 2

Former press secretaries Dee Dee Myers and Ari Fleischer offered their advice to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs at Thursday's Kennedy Political Union event. Myers, who worked with President Bill Clinton as White House press secretary from 1993 to 1994, and Fleischer, who worked with President George W. Bush in that position from 2001 to 2003, reflected on the various duties that Gibbs will engage in during his tenure.

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International brief

February 2

In a scene that could have been taken directly from a cartoon, two prisoners in Hastings, New Zealand failed to escape from police Wednesday after colliding while they tried to run past a light pole while handcuffed together, according to the Associated Press.

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Showers leave students cold

By Tamar Hallerman | February 2

Some Centennial and Anderson Hall residents have been left out in the cold when it comes to taking a hot shower. Many South side residents have reported that when they go to take a shower hot water is often not available. Anna Sito, a sophomore in the School of International Service, said that for the last week and a half she has gotten either lukewarm or cold water in her Centennial shower.

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MGC walkway cover nears completion

By Steve Gamble | February 2

The bridged walkway next to Mary Graydon Center is getting a facelift, as a canopy is currently being installed over it. The project is one of four building projects underway at AU. The new School of International Service building is almost above ground, with the parking garage currently under construction.

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Metro brief

February 2

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that D.C. could take a lesson from Chicago in its handling winter weather, The Washington Post reported. Obama's daughters' school, the Sidwell Friends School, was closed because of winter weather Wednesday, something he said would never happen in Chicago, which has not closed its public schools for weather-related reasons since 1999.

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National brief

February 2

A man was held on bail Wednesday after being arrested in a vacation home in Indiana, according to the Associated Press. Police told the AP that Alex Kupczynski broke into at least four vacation homes around Webster Lake, about 30 miles northwest of Fort Wayne.

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Office chooses scholars

By Ryan Carroll | February 2

Months of hard work and nail biting are finally coming to an end for 16 AU students this week as the Office of Merit Awards begins to notify students who got accepted to the Fulbright Program. According to the Office of Merit Awards, nine AU students have made it through the first round and will be informed of this in the next few days.

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Metro gets "On Track" with customers

By Graham Vyse | February 2

Since March of 2007, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has offered a weekly podcast on their Web site and through iTunes music store, but the podcast has gone unnoticed by some of the AU community. The podcast, called "On Track," runs 10 to 20 minutes depending on the week.

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Metro calendar

February 2

Monday, Feb. 2 "Tim and Eric Awesome Show" 8 p.m. WHERE: Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. N.W. METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown (red, yellow and green lines) INFO: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim from "Tim and Eric Awesome Show" take their comedic act on the road for its second tour.

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Panel probes U.S. role in conflict

By Julia Ryan | February 2

Panelists at a School of International Service forum on Thursday disagreed over how the Obama administration should handle the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict and whether or not peace is attainable in Israel. The forum focused on whether the U.S. should get involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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AU prepares for new budget

By Jen Calantone | January 29

AU is preparing for its next budget cycle in problematic economic times - students and parents are struggling to make ends meet, potential students are rethinking decisions to attend a private university and the stock market has dipped well below where it was a year ago.

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Committee offers inauguration memorabilia

By Clint Rice | January 29

Some AU students who had tickets to President Barack Obama's inauguration last week but were unable to view it said they do not plan to claim the free commemorative items offered by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies. Committee spokeswoman Carole Florman told The Washington Post that ticketholders in the event's purple section who were unable to see the Inauguration will be able to receive copies of the invitation and program, as well as a color print of the ceremony and photos of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

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AU discusses Gaza conflict

By Meg Fowler | January 29

AU's Dialogue Development Group assembled members of the AU community Monday evening for what was for some their first experience conversing with each other on issues regarding the violence in the Middle East. DDG, a student group created as a forum for using dialogue skills learned in the classroom, hosted a group of about 25 students and faculty for the dialogue.

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International brief

January 29

Archaeologists in Jerusalem said in a statement Monday that they have unearthed a small marble bust they believe dates back to the Roman Empire, CNN reported. The bust is only about six centimeters tall and is thought to be that of a boxer or other athlete.

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Campus calendar

January 29

Thursday, Jan. 29 Lecture: "Views from Behind the Podium" 8:15 p.m. WHERE: Bender Arena INFO: Former White House Press Secretaries Ari Fleischer and Dee Dee Myers will talk about a press secretary's impact during the presidential administration's first days and will answer questions at this Kennedy Political Union-sponsored event.

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Iraqi program seeks to send students to foreign colleges

By Marisa Kendall | January 29

A new Iraqi government initiative may soon bring more of the country's students to U.S. universities, but the AU department of International Student and Scholar Services does not anticipate that the initiative will noticeably increase the number of international students on campus.

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Metro brief

January 29

The number of infants and toddlers with dangerously high levels of lead in their blood more than doubled after harmful amounts of lead entered the D.C. water supply between 2001 and 2004, according to a study cited in The Washington Post. The study was based on blood tests from thousands of children before and during the time when the lead was in the water supply.

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