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AU not among colleges to drop SAT requirement

By Jeanette Lenoir | June 19

AU has not changed its SAT submission requirement, even as a growing number of schools nationwide have decided to alter or drop their own testing requirements. In May, Wake Forest University in North Carolina and Smith College in Massachusetts have joined the list of schools that no longer require a review of students' SAT scores.

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Metro calendar

June 19

Thursday, June 19 Summer Concerts at Farragut Square: Crowded Streets 5-7 p.m. WHERE: Farragut Park, 17th and K streets N.W. METRO: Farragut North (red line), Farragut West (blue and orange lines) INFO: Crowded Streets will perform at this free weekly summer concert series Thursday afternoons.

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Learning communities meant to assist incoming freshmen

By Jen Calantone | June 19

Approximately 300 incoming freshmen will be involved in the Learning Communities Project next semester, according to Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, chairman of the Learning Communities program. The new programs, targeted at first-year students, are an attempt to expand the University College program.

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Metro brief

June 19

The 48-inch water pipe burst at 9 p.m. Sunday evening near Rockville Regional Park, releasing 100 million tons of water into close-by Rock Creek. Following the main water break, Montgomery County ordered 1,200 restaurants that use water from the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission to close on Monday, according to NBC4.

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SG announces new SUB director nominee

June 19

Tre Matthews is the new nominee for Student Union Board Director, Student Government President Seth Cutter announced in an e-mail to campus media this afternoon. Matthews, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an artist and currently works as an intern at Nightsky Productions, according to an SG press release.

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Philosophy and religion professor dies at 52

By Jimm Phillips | June 19

Lucinda Peach, an associate professor in the School of International Service and the College of Arts and Sciences, died Friday due to complications that resulted from treatment for a recurrence of breast cancer.

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AU summer housing rates similar to area schools

By Kaylor Garcia | June 19

As interns from across the country come to D.C. for the summer, many have chosen to live in AU residence halls. Most interns who use AU housing live with the university's summer students in one of the three South side residence halls, according to information on the university's Web site.

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Club members send aid to Myanmar

By Maureen McCarty | June 19

Since Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar on May 2, several members of American University's Student Campaign for Burma have taken personal initiatives to increase aid to the country, according to Leslie Miller, former president of the AUSCB and a 2008 graduate from the School of International Service.

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Cutter dismisses SUB director

By Jimm Phillips | June 19

Student Government President Seth Cutter removed Student Union Board Director Amanda Mustafic from office Monday, SG Chief of Staff Amanda Fulton said in a press release today. Cutter decided to dismiss Mustafic because she had not met the job's requirements since taking over the position at the end of the spring semester, Fulton said in the press release.

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Corps to dig at Public Safety site

By Patricio Chile | June 19

AU officials approved plans late last month that will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dig behind the Public Safety building, Dan Noble, project manager for the Army Corps' Military Munitions Response Program, said during a Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board meeting June 10.

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International brief

June 19

Israel and Hamas agreed to the terms of an Egypt-brokered cease-fire Tuesday. The agreement was supposed to go into effect today in the Gaza Strip, according to The New York Times. Hamas co-founder Mahmoud Zahar confirmed the six-month-long truce at a news conference Tuesday, The Times reported.

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National brief

June 19

The Red Cross has depleted its national relief fund and has taken out loans to pay for housing, food and other relief services to assist the seven Midwestern states inundated by floods, according to The Washington Post. Red Cross officials estimated that the flooded region has cost $15 million so far.

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Campus brief

June 19

The Kogod School of Business has launched two new graduate degrees - a master of science in finance and master of science in finance and real estate - to begin this academic year. The programs will require 33 credit hours, which can be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis.

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New provost seeks out student viewpoint

By Ethan Klapper | June 18

A few months ago, Scott Bass sat through a prospective student information session and took a walking tour of campus with students interested in AU. "I wanted to know what it's like," he said. Bass was not a prospective student, however. He was a prospective provost, and AU "accepted" him May 7.

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JAMS declares Sigma Delta Tau responsible for conduct violations

By Ethan Klapper | April 28

Judicial Affairs and Mediation Services found AU's Sigma Delta Tau chapter responsible for numerous violations of the university's conduct code last Monday. The verdict led to an outpouring of support for the sorority on campus, according to an anonymous source affiliated with a greek organization familiar with the matter.

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Metro brief

April 28

D.C. police arrested the mayor of the District Heights, Md., Thursday, claiming he solicited a male prostitute according to the Washington Post. Mayor James L. Walls, who is also an associate minister at the Forestville New Redeemer Baptist Church, attempted to pick up an undercover Metropolitan Police Department officer near the Verizon Center around 12:30 a.

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Dean of students set to retire in July 2008

By Jen Calantone | April 28

AU Dean of Students Faith Leonard will retire on July 1, after 28 years at AU, according to Associate Dean Sara Waldron. Leonard announced her retirement to people close to her on Feb. 22, but chose to keep news of her decision to the larger campus until recently, Waldron said.

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