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AU to change graduation

By Tamar Hallerman | September 25

AU will hold individual graduation ceremonies for each school starting this spring under a new set of changes to the university's graduation format. President Neil Kerwin sent an e-mail to the campus community Sept. 4 that outlined the changes, which will be in effect for the spring 2009 graduation.

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Remedial course enrollment shrinking at AU

By Julia Ryan | September 25

AU students have continued to go against the national trend of rising remedial class enrollment, as the number of students who have enrolled in remedial classes at AU dropped significantly in the past year. Twenty-six students are currently enrolled in AU's only remedial course, "Basic Algebra.

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TDR to serve up locally grown food

By Sarah Rudnick | September 25

AU students will enjoy local fare in the Terrace Dining Room during Bon Appétit's fourth annual Eat Local Challenge on Sept. 30. Nationwide, Bon Appétit's cafes and restaurants will prepare a lunch made entirely of ingredients grown within 150 miles or less of each location, with the exception of salt.

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Campus calendar

September 25

Thursday, Sept. 25 Wellness Fair Noon-4 p.m. WHERE: Main quad INFO: Sponsored by the Student Health Center, the fair features free giveaways, health and fitness information and health screenings. CONTACT: For more information, call 202-885-3380. CIVITAS celebration 1-3 p.

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Smithsonian to digitize all records

By Jackie LaFrance | September 25

AU students who want to see the Hope Diamond or the Ruby Slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" will soon be able to just go on the Internet to view digital versions of these Smithsonian museum classics. Smithsonian Secretary General G. Wayne Clough announced last week that the Smithsonian Museums dedicated to science and history would be digitizing many of their artifacts over the next several years.

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Briefs

September 25

Campus Brief Grad student raises $2,000 for Burma An AU graduate student raised more than $2,000 for Burma in a "Day of Dance" workshop she coordinated. Simone Jacobson, a graduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she decided something needed to be done to help those who were hit by the cyclone in Myanmar.

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Smoking rates at new low

By Nicole Glass | September 25

While the percentage of college students who smoke reached an all-time national low for the period since 1980, the issue of smoking continues to remain a subject for debate at AU. This year, 19.2 percent of college students nationally smoke, according to recent statistics from the American Lung Association.

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AU adds online application fee

By Clint Rice | September 22

AU's enrollment office expanded the use of an application fee this summer for all future prospective students. The new $60 fee applies to students who apply on the Internet as well as to students who use a paper application. The decision to instate the fee on the application ends a period of about six years during which prospective students could apply to the university for free online.

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House passes new D.C. gun policy

By Elizabeth Royall | September 22

AU students will need to adjust to changes to D.C.'s gun laws, which developed once again Tuesday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow D.C. residents to have semi-automatic weapons in their homes. The changes began shortly after the Supreme Court stuck down D.

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National brief

September 22

Though Hurricane Ike ravaged the Texas coast nearly a week ago, some areas of the state, such as Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula, are not yet accessible to residents, according to The Washington Post. "By staying away and being patient, you are making it possible for us to get you home in a week or so, instead of the months it would take if the city's infrastructure were more overwhelmed at this point," Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas told the Associated Press.

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Morning talk show appearance lets down AU students

By Marisa Kendall | September 22

AU students were disappointed when they were denied the opportunity to make an appearance in the studio audience of ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday morning. "Good Morning America" broadcasted from the Newseum Friday, concluding its weeklong tour through seven states as part of ABC News and USA Today's "Whistle-Stop Tour" of all 50 states before the Nov.

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D.C. student leaders discuss Metro fares

By Olivia Stitilis | September 22

Student representatives from D.C. area universities met Sept. 9 with three Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority administrators and John Childers, president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, to discuss implementing a student Metro discount.

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Campus brief

September 22

AU alumnus David Drobis will receive the Arthur W. Page Society's 2008 Hall of Fame award, according to a press release from the society. Drobis will receive the award for his outstanding achievements in the public relations field, specifically for his outstanding work with Ketchum, the agency where he worked for 36 years, according to a press release.

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Police patrol D.C. bars, clubs

By Nick Platt | September 22

A program that allows individual or groups of clubs and bars to hire Metropolitan Police Department details at reduced cost will continue to operate next year and receive another $1 million in funding - a move AU students have mixed reactions about. The "reimbursable detail program," which D.

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International brief

September 22

The scope of China's tainted milk scandal proved to be much larger than officials first anticipated, according to The Washington Times. Three of the nation's largest milk producers tested positive for the industrial chemical melamine which lead to the death of four infants, reported the Times.

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EagleEye faces revisions

By Jen Calantone | September 22

Housing and Dining Programs is currently considering changes to the EagleEye program, including its name, according to Director of Residence Life Rick Treter. Housing and Dining Programs is considering additional changes to the program, according to Treter.

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Machine creates 'phantom' votes in D.C. primary

By Carol Cummings | September 22

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled that an electronic voting machine is the cause for thousands of "phantom" votes to appear in the results of the Sept. 9 D.C. Congressional and Council Primary election. A cartridge from a machine in D.C.'s 141st voting precinct, located at the Frank D.

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