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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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Kerwin commits to reducing greenhouse gases at AU

By Laraine Weschler | April 28

AU President Neil Kerwin signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment on April 21, according to Casey Roe, policy director for Eco-Sense. The Climate Commitment pledges the university to develop a plan for climate neutrality within two years, according to Facilities Management Director Willy Suter.

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Campus brief

April 28

The leaders of the Student Government, Graduate Leadership Council and Student Bar Association have chosen David Teslicko, a junior in the School of International Service and School of Public Affairs, as their nominee to be the university's third student trustee.

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New provost announced

By Ethan Klapper | April 28

Dr. Scott A. Bass will be AU's next provost, AU President Neil Kerwin announced in an e-mail Wednesday. Bass is currently vice president for research and graduate school dean at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, The Eagle previously reported.

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SG brief

April 28

The Undergraduate Senate passed several bills during its final meeting of the academic year, including a bill to increase the student activities fee and a bill to request that professors post their syllabi online. "A Bill to Request an Increased Student Activities Fee," which the senate passed 18-0-0, calls for a $6 increase in the student activities fee - from $73.

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Survey: Majority of students take an internship

By Lauren Cater | April 28

Eighty-four percent of U.S. college students reported they had completed at least one internship by the time they graduated, according to a 2007 survey by Vault.com, a career information Web site. Career advisers have lauded internships as a great way for students to explore their professional interests and gain confidence by applying their academic abilities to their future careers.

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Metro calendar

April 28

Monday, April 28 Washington Performing Arts Society: Orchestre National de France 8 p.m. WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Virginia avenues, and Rock Creek Parkway N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom/GWU (orange and blue lines) INFO: Under the leadership of Maestro Kurt Masur, the Orchestre National de France returns to the district for the first time in 17 years.

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National brief

April 28

Officers found a kidnapped zebra on the third floor of an Emory University building in Oxford, Ga., Wednesday morning said the United Press International. University public safety officers found Barcode, the zebra, in Seney hall when they opened the building, according to UPI.

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International brief

April 28

Mikhail Prokhorov, the 24th-richest person in the world, will launch Snob, a new billionaire-center magazine, Web site and television station, this summer, according to the Reuters news agency. The magazine and Web site will focus on lifestyle features, business news and travel, Reuters reported.

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Construction to continue during summer

By Brian Kalish | April 28

The quad will buzz with new construction this summer, as work continues on construction of the new School of International Service building, expansion of the Kogod School of Business building, a new look for the Mary Graydon Center's facade and a renovation of Centennial Hall, according to university architect Jerry Gager.

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Campus Calendar

April 24

Thursday, April 24 "Designer Denim Sale" 11 a.m.-4 p.m. WHERE: School of International Service Lounge INFO: People will be able to purchase designer jeans at a 40-to-60 percent discount to support Delta Gamma's philanthropy, Service for Sight. CONTACT: For more information contact Christine Lutz at cl5054a@american.

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Rain ends Green Apple Festival early

By Marisa Kendall | April 24

AU students were able to educate the public about the environment Sunday at the Green Apple Festival, before organizers ended the event early. The Earth Day Network organized the festival in honor of Earth Day, which occurred Tuesday. The festival occurred at venues in D.

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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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