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Vidulich vows veto of smoking legislation

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Members of the Undergraduate Senate said they intend to override Student Government President Joe Vidulich's expected veto of the smoking bill at their next meeting. Vidulich told senators about his decision to veto the bill in an e-mail Tuesday night. The senate passed the bill during its meeting Sunday.

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Thursday, February 28 "From the Streets to the Gallery: How Contemporary Art Is Being Influenced by the Urban Experience" 6:30-8:30 p.m. WHERE: Katzen Arts Center, room 151 INFO: New York curators Marc and Sara Schiller present a visual lecture on graffiti art and the role it plays in the contemporary art scene.

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Viral videos focus on environment

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Social change is possible through a method known as viral marketing, which uses the means of online video and social networking to promote a product or idea, McArthur, the one-named vice president of Free Range Studios, said during a forum on environmental activism and new media Tuesday.

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Security breaches on rise at colleges

Human error and theft of property were the primary causes of information security breaches at universities worldwide last year, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported earlier this month. The Educational Security Incidents Year in Review, a Web site that tracked news coverage of the incidents, found that of the 139 incidents reported in 2007, 53 were due to "unauthorized disclosure of sensitive material" or mistakes made by university personnel.


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Police blotter

Thursday, Feb. 14 A staff member reported someone had written an obscene message in the men's restroom on the second floor of Bender Library. Public Safety officers responded and contacted Aramark to remove the graffiti. A resident assistant reported graffiti on a wall on the sixth floor north stairwell in Letts Hall.


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Open Library to be source for readers

Open Library, a free Internet book database, will open its pages to the public in March, providing libraries and people worldwide with easy access to information on millions of books. The Open Library, which currently contains the texts of 20 million books, aims to create a comprehensive Web page about every book ever published.


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CAMPUS Former Planned Parenthood President to speak in Ward Karen Mulhaufer, former president of Planned Parenthood and founder of the Women's Information Network, an organization that assists young women in networking in the D.C. area, will speak about having a career in politics from a noncandidate point of view today at 6 p.


A CHANGING CUBA - School of Public Affairs Dean William LeoGrande spoke about the changes Cuba can expect to see following Fidel Castro's resignation and brother Raúl's ascendance as the country's leader.
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LeoGrande: Cuba to see slow change

Newly appointed Cuban President Raúl Castro may bring only gradual change to Cuba's economic and political structures if his administration and the United States do not make a stronger effort to improve relations, School of Public Affairs Dean William LeoGrande said yesterday evening at a "Cuba and Castro" lecture.


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SG brief

The Undergraduate Senate passed the smoking bill during its meeting Sunday. The bill will create smoke-free courtesy zones across campus, at all building entrances, bus stops and during densely populated outdoor events and emergency evacuations. The bill calls for the university to create a campus-wide awareness campaign and to construct smoking shelters, cigarette receptacles and courtesy-zone signs across campus.


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Prospective SG candidates begin campaigning

The Student Government's spring election campaign officially began at 10 p.m. last night after they held a nominating convention for candidates. "Active" campaigning, which includes any campaign-promoting activity in which the candidate is directly involved, will last until March 3.


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Campus brief Package hours changed to suit students' needs AU's Housing and Dining Programs amended the package hours in Anderson and Centennial halls to suit students' needs, according to Bonnie Crouch, guest and public relations coordinator for Housing and Dining.


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Saudi's Georgetown donation questioned

Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., questioned the integrity of Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's $20 million donation for the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in a publicly released letter to Georgetown Feb. 14, according to The Washington Post.


FUNDING FOLLY - The men's rugby club team is currently filing an appeal of the Recreational Sports and Fitness Department's decision to strip its sponsorship. The department alleges the team failed to file paperwork in a timely manner and traveled without
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Men's rugby loses sponsorship

AU's men's rugby club team filed an appeal against the citations from the Recreational Sports and Fitness Department that caused the team to lose university sponsorship, according to rugby team president and The Eagle's managing editor for photography Dave Stone.


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Cheh asks Fenty to fund WWI dig study

D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh, D-Ward 3, has requested that a portion of the city budget be allocated to fund a study on the health hazards of World War I-era munitions in Spring Valley, according to Patrick Leibach, Cheh's legislative assistant. Cheh directly contacted Mayor Adrian Fenty about her request for $750,000 to fund the study.


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Scherr: Gov't must change environment policy stance

If serious change is going to occur to prevent global warming, it needs to happen soon and people will need to demand change from the government, Jacob Scherr, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's International program, said Thursday night. The Bush administration's actions have not helped the situation, he said.


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Metro calendar

Monday, Feb. 25 "Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College" 6 p.m. WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the intersection of New Hampshire and Virginia avenues and Rock Creek Parkway N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom/GWU (orange and blue lines) INFO: Students from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music will perform classical works by Chopin, Mozart, Muczynski, Smetana and Richard Strauss.


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WMATA plans pilot of digital signs in system

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to introduce a network of digital signs throughout the Metrorail and Metrobus systems that will display service information and advertising. If the project proceeds on schedule, Metro plans to start piloting the new signs by the end of this year.


LIGHTING THE WAY - Candles illuminate the inside of the Kay Spiritual Life Center during a vigil Monday honoring victims of the NIU shooting spree.
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Stopping college violence at roots

The mass shootings committed by Steven Kazmierczak at Northern Illinois University last week and by Seung-Hui Cho at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University last April have left experts rushing to prevent such unforeseen acts of violence from occurring in the future.


LOW BURN - Damien Chevaillier, a freshman in the School of International Service, smokes on the stairs in front of Mary Graydon Center. If the Undergraduate Senate passes new smoking restrictions, he would not be able to smoke at the entrances or exits of
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SG considers smoking rules

Last night, an Undergraduate Senate joint committee passed a bill that would restrict people from smoking too close to buildings, but would not create a campus-wide smoking ban. The entire senate will vote on the bill at their Sunday meeting, which is open to the public.


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Vandals strike in MGC, Butler

Vandals targeted several offices on Mary Graydon Center's third and fourth floors, as well as the Office of Special Events in Butler Pavilion Sunday night, according to Public Safety Chief Michael McNair. The perpetrators apparently used fire extinguishers and expelled the fluid through the cracks below several office doors, covering each room, according to Danna Walker, a professor in the School of Communication and The Eagle's faculty consultant.



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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