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Student Debt Calculator

April 21

A warning about the debt calculator: Please note the debt calculator is not wholly inclusive. For instance, many loans require students to pay origination fees, which can often reach as high as eight percent. This simple loan calculator does not compute factor in those important costs. Also, the ...

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Financial Aid Glossary

April 21

Confused about financial aid? Baffled by an acronym? The Eagle compiled some of the most commonly confused financial aid terms and abbreviations for your reference. Please note, however, that this should not be your sole source of information; the most effective and knowledgeable source of financial help is your financial aid adviser.

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DHS revises rules for int'l student visas

By SANDRA FLORES | April 17

Foreign students studying science, technology, mathematics and engineering are now able to stay in the U.S. for a longer period of time after graduation if an employer petitions in their favor. The Department of Homeland Security recently revised the regulations surrounding the H-1B visa, for foreign-born professionals, due to increased lobbying by U.

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Metro brief

April 17

An unknown assailant fatally stabbed one man and critically injured another man who were riding all-terrain vehicles through a wooded area in Prince George's County Tuesday night, The Washington Post reported yesterday. The attacker jumped the two ATV riders near Surratsville High School - a few miles south of Andrews Air Force Base.

AU'S WEST WING- Martin Sheen, star of "The West Wing," discussed the importance of students getting involved in humanitarian causes in the world during his speech in Bender Arena Monday.

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'West Wing' star discusses activism, immigration

By Bobby Allyn | April 17

As "The West Wing" actor and social activist Martin Sheen walked into Bender Arena's Kettler-Palmer Lounge to meet with AU media before his Kennedy Political Union speech Monday, he took off his black Ray-Ban sunglasses, smiled and extended his hand to an Eagle reporter.

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National brief

April 17

New York Supreme Court Justice Jack Battaglia is suing the state for $1 million after he slipped on a recently mopped floor in his own courthouse, the New York Daily News reported Monday. Battaglia said he has experienced "difficulty walking and is required to use a cane" since his Nov.

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Campus briefs

April 17

AU's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center held its annual awards ceremony Tuesday in Mary Graydon Center. The center honored soon-to-be graduates with rainbow tassles and offered special awards for academics, leadership and campus excellence.

VENERATING VICTIMS - Holocaust Remembrance Week Chair Rachel Regberg and Sasha Block, a sophomore in the School of International Service, take turns reading a list of names of victims of the Holocaust on the front steps of the Kay Spiritual Life Center ye

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JSA remembers Holocaust with ceremony

By Allie Feras | April 17

Holocaust Remembrance Week is a very powerful event for the campus community, according to Jewish Student Association President Cheryl Saferstein. "I think its one of the most important series that our club puts on throughout the year," Saferstein said. JSA hosted a week of events to remember the Holocaust, which began with a Holocaust remembrance Shabbat service Friday night, according to Holocaust Remembrance Week Chair Rachel Regberg.

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Campus calendar

April 17

Thursday, April 17 Green on the Screen: "The Greening of Cuba" 12:30-1:30 p.m. WHERE: Bender Library INFO: The University Library will present a screening of "The Greening of Cuba," which discusses the changes in Cubans' wellbeing and health since the fall of the Soviet Union.

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International brief

April 17

Animal rights activist and French movie star Brigitte Bardot faces prosecution for the fifth time for "inciting racial hatred" against Muslims, the Reuters news agency reported Tuesday. Authorities have charged and fined Bardot for the same offense on four previous occasions since 1997, according to Reuters.

BALL BLUNDER- Head coach Jeff Jones talks with members of the AU men's basketball team. A recent NCAA study that showed the team had a poor graduation rate does not reflect the team's current graduation rate, Jones said.

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B-ball claims NCAA's AU grad rate is wrong

By Rachel Trainer | April 17

National College Athletic Association statistics that report only 18 percent of the members of the AU men's basketball team graduate are misleading, according to head basketball coach Jeff Jones. He said the information used in the statistics came from data that is at least eight years old - from before Jones came to AU in 2000.

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Police blotter

April 17

Tuesday, April 8 A student reported she was stuck in an elevator in Letts Hall. Public Safety officers, Facilities Management and D.C. Fire Department responded. DCFD freed the student from the elevator. Facilities Management reset the elevator and placed it out of service for repairs.

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Panel debates post-Sept. 11 media's role

By Andrew Gardner | April 17

There is a lot of misunderstanding in the United States about Islam in general, Islamic Studies Chair Akbar Ahmed said during an American Forum Monday. "We must be wary of joining terrorism with religion," he said. Several experts on the panel debated whether anti-Americanism in the Arab world is as prevalent as "Islamophobia" is in the West in the years following the Sept.

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SUNY students take on FDA blood policy

By Ethan Klapper | April 14

Student leaders at the State University of New York at Binghamton are urging their university to rethink its relationship with the American Red Cross, which enforces a Food and Drug Administration policy banning men who have sex with other men from donating blood.

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Metro calendar

April 14

Monday, April 14 Jerome Sabbagh Quartet 6 p.m. WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, intersection of New Hampshire and Virginia avenues and Rock Creek Parkway N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom/GWU (orange and blue lines) INFO: Sabbagh and his quartet will play modern, organic music that transcends traditional jazz.

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National brief

April 14

A photo editor for McClatchy-Tribune Information Services has debunked bloggers' claims that Vice President Dick Cheney was fly fishing with a naked woman, according to information published on MCT's Web site. A recent photo on the White House's Web site showed Cheney standing in a river; the reflection on one of his sunglasses lens depicted what bloggers claimed was the figure of a naked woman, according to United Press International.

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SG senate passes Bill of Rights

By Rebecca Kern | April 14

The Undergraduate Senate passed the Students' Bill of Rights and tabled revisions to the Student Government constitution until the fall semester. The senate passed the "Students' Bill of Rights" by a vote of 20-1-0. Students will vote on the bill through a referendum on April 28, the last day of classes, according to Georgette Spanjich, chair of the senate's Committee on Students' Rights.

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DHS revises rules for int'l student visas

Metro brief

'West Wing' star discusses activism, immigration

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Campus briefs

JSA remembers Holocaust with ceremony

Campus calendar

International brief

B-ball claims NCAA's AU grad rate is wrong

Police blotter

Panel debates post-Sept. 11 media's role

SUNY students take on FDA blood policy

Metro calendar

National brief

SG senate passes Bill of Rights