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D.C. Council passes sick leave bill, most students exempted

By Patricio Chile | March 20

The D.C. Council unanimously passed legislation March 4 requiring employers to give workers paid sick leave, a move that gave supporters mixed feelings about the bill's outcome due to its exemption of certain workers - including students. The "Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008" provides paid leave to employees who are ill or who have family members that are ill.

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Fraternity sends packages to support troops

By Lara Aqel | March 20

Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held its third biannual "Bringing Home to the Troops" donation drive this week in the midst of other events marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. "Bringing Home to the Troops" was the brainchild of Bill Quinn, a senior in the Kogod School of Business and a member of the fraternity.

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Campus calendar

March 20

Thursday, March 20 "Bringing Music to the People" Noon WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: College of Arts and Sciences musician-in-residence Linda Allison's students will present "Liederkreis," a German art song, as part of the Department of Performing Arts' "Atrium Series.

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Grad. Leadership Council debates reimbursements

By Allie Feras | March 20

The Graduate Leadership Council is debating whether to reinstate its professional and educational development reimbursement program, which funds graduate students' conference attendance, according to Student Activities Program Adviser Kimberly Herrera. Graduate students' student activities fees funded the reimbursement program, according to School of Communication Graduate Student Council Vice President Mark Heckathorn.

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Briefs

March 20

CAMPUS BRIEF SOC hosts week of events Free ice cream, movie screenings and a luau are among some of the activities the School of Communication planned this week to encourage students' interest in the school's majors. The week started with a luau in the Tavern Monday.

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Eagles can't pull through to round two of NCAA tournament

By Shaun Flynn | March 20

In their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, the AU men's basketball team lost 72-57 to the Tennessee Volunteers at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center Friday afternoon. AU was by far the underdog. During warm-ups, the Volunteers threw down thunderous, acrobatic jams and smooth threes.

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Board receives funding proposal

By Christopher Cottrell | March 20

Members of the Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board received a proposal last week from the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health that provides additional details about its plans for a follow-up health study, which they hope will help convince the D.

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Briefs

March 6

CAMPUS BRIEF Student Government online voting extended Online polls for the Student Government election will close at 6 p.m. today, an hour later than originally planned, according to Board of Elections Chair Amy McConnel. McConnel said she made the decision to extend voting after a technical error Wednesday delayed the polls' opening by one hour.

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Campus Calendar

March 6

Thursday, March 6 "What Do We Know About Tribal Courts?" 9:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. WHERE: Washington College of Law, room 603 INFO: As part of the event "An Examination of the 30th Anniversary of Oliphant," there will be a section examining the role of tribal courts.

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Student Government election results

By Ethan Klapper | March 6

The Student Government Board of Elections announced the results for the spring election Thursday. Seth Cutter was elected SG president, Andrew Woods was elected VP, Madeline Tomchick was elected secretary and Eric Goldstein was elected comptroller for the 2008-2009 academic year.

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Tancredo tackles immigration

By Howie Perlman | March 6

Illegal immigration threatens not only American society, but Western civilization itself, former Republican presidential candidate and Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo said during an AU College Republicans event last night in the Butler Pavilion. Tancredo said that while people should celebrate diversity, the current wave of immigrants' resistance to cultural assimilation and learning English endangers the bond of cultural unity that holds America together.

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Police blotter

March 6

Wednesday, Feb. 27 A student in Leonard Hall reported another student was assaulting the reporting student's friend in the building. Public Safety and Metropolitan Police Department officers, the hall's resident director and resident assistants responded to the scene.

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Metrorail repairs delay AU students

By Marisa Kendall | March 6

For the past few weeks, track work on Metrorail's red line has caused severe delays and frustration for AU students. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority workers are currently replacing a rail switch near the Van Ness-UDC station, according to Steven Taubenkibel, a spokesman for the agency.

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Blackboard wins suit against competitor

By JAE CHOI | March 6

Blackboard Inc. won a $3.1 million lawsuit Feb. 22 against rival educational software company Desire2Learn concerning a patent case that began in the summer of 2006. Blackboard said in a press release on its Web site that its customers, including AU, would not be adversely affected by the lawsuit.

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Panel: Media, military need better relations

By Kim Selman | March 6

It is crucial that the media and military members understand each other's roles as professionals to create better relations between the two groups, TIME.com reporter Darrin Mortenson said yesterday during a panel discussion in Mary Graydon Center. "Breaking down [the] initial barrier that we have an adverse relationship" would be one way to help unite the media and military, Mortenson said.

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AU defeats Colgate 52-46 in Patriot League Championship

March 6

The AU men's basketball team defeated Colgate 52-46 today, winning the Patriot League Championship and guaranteeing the team their first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. Visit our Web site later this evening for a full report on the game.

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Strategic plan process advances

By Jimm Phillips | March 6

Members of AU's Strategic Plan Steering Committee will now begin collecting feedback from their campus constituencies on how to address each portion of a newly approved scope for the plan. These meetings, which are considered part of the next step in the strategic planning process, follow the board of trustees' approval of the plan's scope at its meeting Feb.

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