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International Brief

April 24

A Brazilian priest disappeared over the south Atlantic Tuesday after he attempted to set a record for the longest flight using 1,000 helium-filled party balloons, the Reuters news agency reported. Father Adelir Antonio de Carli, a 42-year-old Roman Catholic priest, began his journey Sunday in Paranagua, Brazil, and intended to fly 20 hours west.

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National Brief

April 24

A man who was stuck for 41 hours in a New York elevator on October 15, 1999, told his story for the first time in an exclusive interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday. Nicholas White, a 34-year-old New York production manager, told his story after the New Yorker released a time-lapsed video of the hours White spent in the elevator on their Web site on April 21.

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Two restaurants to open in Tenley

By Anna Tuman | April 24

Two new restaurants - Z-Burger and Sandwish - will open in Tenleytown within the next two months. Z-Burger will open April 30 and Sandwish will follow a month after, according to the one of the restaurants' owners, Peter Tabibian. Grete Luxbacher, a sophomore in the School of International Service, said she is excited about Z-Burger.

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Unfettered access for students

By Lauren Gardner | April 24

Approximately 150 students use Disability Support Services on AU's campus per year, according to Joanne Benica, the office's director. DSS serves students with physical, psychological and mental disabilities and works to ensure that the students it serves have physical and educational access to AU. Several students said the office has been helpful and friendly to them and their needs, while others have said there is room for improvement on the university's end, despite its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This article examines all these points of view and brings more insight into what students who use this on-campus office have to do to ensure that their rights are met.

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Police blotter

April 24

Tuesday, April 15 A resident director and Public Safety officers responded to an individual's report of an intoxicated female in a taxi. When the taxi arrived on campus, the student was showing the effects of severe intoxication. The student reported she had been drinking at a club and asked for medical attention.

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Metro Brief

April 24

The weakened economy has helped cause a 21 percent increase in the number of burglaries in D.C. from last year, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The number of burglaries rose from the 761 reported in April 2007 to 922 in April 2008. Capitol Hill and areas of D.

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Commencement speakers announced

By Marisa Kendall | April 24

On Sunday, May 11, Ken Paulson, USA Today editor-in-chief; Sylvia Earle, National Geography oceanographer and explorer-in-residence; and Vernon Jordan, senior director of Lazard Limited and Lazard Group, will address this year's graduating class as the 2008 AU commencement speakers.

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Panel: Some munitions remain unseen

By Christopher Cottrell | April 24

The greatest risk AU students currently face is the potential existence of a large burial site of unexploded World War I-era munitions in the area, Buzz Bailey, a local attorney, said during a panel discussion in Mary Graydon Center Tuesday night. Panelists focused on the U.

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AU leaders talk about SG initiatives, other issues during town hall meeting

By Jen Calantone | April 24

AU President Neil Kerwin and board of trustees Chairman Gary Abramson answered questions from the campus community about the future of the strategic plan and some of the bills proposed by the Student Government. Kerwin said he did not support some elements of the Undergraduate Senate's smoking bill after student Will Zeman asked him about his reaction.

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The Week In Fun: Know Your City Calendar

April 24

Thursday April 24 Unholy Rollers 7 p.m. WHERE: Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater 101 Independence Ave. S.E. METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines) INFO: Martin Scorcese's 1972 film follows former Playmate of the Year Claudia Jennings as she makes her way into the world of roller derby.

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Equipment damaged after pipe bursts in McKinley basement

By Jen Calantone | April 24

A rusted air conditioning pipe in the basement of McKinley burst around 1 p.m. Tuesday, causing damage to several computers in the computer science program's server room, according to Matt Boerum, the audio technology program's studio manager. The pipe, which ran across the center of the basement floor, broke and poured a stream of water throughout the basement, he said.

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Campus Brief

April 24

All three a cappella groups will host their end-of-semester concerts in the next few weeks. Treble in Paradise, On a Sensual Note, and Dime a Dozen will all be performing within the next week at Kay Spiritual Center, according to Shelley Greenwald a member of the all-female a cappella group Treble in Paradise.

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National brief

April 21

A 12-foot-long Burmese python attacked a pet store owner Thursday afternoon and sank its teeth deep into her ring finger after the woman reached her hand into the snake's cage to show it off to customers, The (Eugene, Ore.) Register-Guard reported Saturday.

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Commencement speakers announced

By Jimm Phillips | April 21

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, USA Today Editor in Chief Ken Paulson, National Geographic oceanographer Sylvia Earle and businessman Vernon Jordan Jr. will be the speakers at AU's commencement ceremonies next month, according to AU Media Relations Director Maralee Csellar.

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Metro calendar

April 21

Monday, April 21 Lecture: "How Shakespeare Made History" 8 p.m. WHERE: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. S.E. METRO: Capitol South (orange and blue lines) INFO: Columbia University professor Alan Stewart will discuss the parallels between the kings William Shakespeare created in his works and the historical figures of the time.

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Senate passes 2008-2009 SG budget

By Rebecca Kern | April 21

The Undergraduate Senate passed the Student Government's 2008-2009 budget during its meeting yesterday, which reduced the Student Union Board's funding by nearly $7,000 and increased Women's Initiative's budget by $3,000 from last year's allocations. The senate reduced SUB's budget allocation this year from $172,625 to $165,750, according to Barron Weyerhaeuser, chair of the senate's budget committee.

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Metro brief

April 21

Police in Gloucester, Va., are invoking a rare charge against a man convicted of at least 10 alcohol-related misdemeanors, The Associated Press reported Sunday. Prosecutors could dust off the "habitual drunkard" charge to "alleviate some of the aggravation on the arresting officer who gets called out three times in a week for the same drunken gentleman," Brian Decker, an assistant commonwealth attorney in Virginia, told the AP.

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