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IFC approves TKE as new fraternity colony

By Nicole Glass | October 6

AU's Interfraternity Council recognized a new fraternity on campus, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE), which officially advanced from an interest group to a colony Wednesday. AU's TKE colony currently has 17 members, according to AU TKE President Josh Linder. Students from AU's Tenley campus started the process of founding a TKE colony during the last academic year, according to IFC President John Barber.

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Recycling program increases visibility

By Olivia Stitilis | October 2

In an effort to clear some confusion and increase efficiency, AU has adjusted its recycling initiative this semester by changing the recycling receptacles. The new containers, which arrived late this summer, are different colors and have slots to distinguish between those appropriate for mixed papers, bottles and cans.

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International brief

October 2

Cadbury Egg announced a recall of 11 types of chocolates made in Beijing and Hong Kong headquarters from stores in Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The recall is a precautionary measure after testing "cast doubt on the integrity of a range of our products manufactured in China," Cadbury said in the statement.

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Crime reports raise concern

By Jen Calantone and Tamar Hallerman | October 2

AU Public Safety has requested the community's help in identifying suspects in the aftermath of sexual and violent crimes against AU students walking in areas off campus. The Metropolitan Police Department notified AU Public Safety of these crimes, which occurred between Sept. 23 and Sept. 28, according to an e-mail Public Safety sent to the campus community on Sept. 28.

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Kerwin won't sign Amethyst Initiative

By Hannah Taylor | October 2

AU President Neil Kerwin does not plan to sign the Amethyst Initiative, a proposal by a group of 121 college presidents who are lobbying to lower the legal drinking age to 18. The proposal's supporters claim that the current drinking age of 21 has resulted in dangerous habits of binge drinking and that alcohol abstinence education is not working.

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Metro brief

October 2

Ninety-six students at Georgetown University were hospitalized late Tuesday with bad cases of food poisoning, The Hoya reported. The students were treated at the Georgetown University Hospital and the university's student health center for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration, according to The Hoya.

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National brief

October 2

A house in Saginaw, Mich., sold on eBay for $1.75, the Associated Press reported. Joanne Smith, a woman from Chicago, bought the property, which was foreclosed and scheduled to go up for auction next week. "I don't have any plans to move to Saginaw," she told The Saginaw News.

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Student action receives 'C' in eco-rankings

By Anna Tuman | October 2

Despite Eco-Sense's efforts to make the campus 'greener,' AU received a B- from The College Sustainability Report Card in its 2009 evaluation. The College Sustainability Report Card is a Web site from the Sustainable Endowment Institute that grades universities on their sustainability practices.

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Campus brief

October 2

The Student Advocacy Center will hold a Judicial Affairs and Mediation Services forum Thursday to allow students to state their concerns with JAMS policies. "The SAC is holding the forum to bring to light the students' perception of JAMS," said SAC Director Emily Whelden.

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Calendar

October 2

Thursday, Oct. 2 Green on the Screen: A Killer Bargain 12:30-1:30 p.m. WHERE: Media Services Classroom, Bender Library INFO: The documentary "A Killer Bargain," part of the Green on the Screen film series, focuses on the human costs of globalization and the use of cheap consumer goods, where the price often doesn't reflect the human and environmental costs associated with its production.

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SigEp to charter Saturday

By Tamar Hallerman | October 2

AU's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) will formally become the fraternity's D.C. Delta chapter in a ceremony Saturday. The chapter, currently considered a colony, will gain full fraternity status and receive its charter from the organization's national headquarters and grand chapter president.

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D.C. to launch HIV awareness campaign

By Sarah Rudnick | October 2

AU students and professors say they believe D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's plan for a new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to inform residents that the District has the highest rate HIV/AIDS in the nation is an important new step in reducing the rate. The D.C. Department of Health has drawn a multi-year contract with Fenty in order to educate D.

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Hotel shuttle service limited

By Ethan Klapper | September 29

Desmond Lim, a junior transfer student in the School of International Service, frequently finds himself on campus after 8:30 p.m. He likes to study in Bender Library, since his AU-sponsored housing at the Holiday Inn Georgetown is dimly lit and doesn't include a desk.

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Metro Brief

September 29

An appellate court granted former WAMU Executive Director Susan Clampitt permission to sue AU for defamation. Clampitt, whom former AU President Ben Ladner fired in 2003, is seeking damages for breach of contract, interference with contract and defamation, among other claims, according to The Washington Post.

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Metro calendar

September 29

Monday, Sept. 29 Dance - "America's Best Dance Crew" Live 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. N.W. METRO: Farragut West (blue and orange lines) INFO: Randy Jackson hosts the show as contestants from the first two seasons of the MTV show "America's Best Dance Crew" show off their dance moves.

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Ivy League ROTC criticized

By Mattie Wong | September 29

Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama have both criticized four Ivy League universities that have Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs to the program AU uses. Harvard, Columbia, Brown and Yale have off-campus programs that work similarly to AU's program with Georgetown University and Howard University.

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Israeli Studies prof advocates life-long learning

By Cody Singleton | September 29

Yoram Peri, a visiting professor at AU, has a saying that seems to pervade everything he does - "Once you stop learning, you become bored and boring." Peri currently teaches seven classes at AU, including one section of "Media Systems of Democracies" and six sections of "Israeli Politics.

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