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Monday, March 3, 2008

CAMPUS BRIEF Students to read Dr. Seuss to local children Students will volunteer at schools in the surrounding community to read Dr. Seuss books to children today. To celebrate Dr. Seuss day, the Community Service Center and Read Across America are teaming up to bring volunteers to read to children and promote reading, according to the Community Service Center's Web site.

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Men's rugby team regains sponsorship

By Jen Calantone · Monday, March 3, 2008

The AU men's rugby team won its appeal against the Recreational Sports and Fitness Department Sunday night and can now keep its school sponsorship, according to rugby team Vice President Nick DiPietro. The team filed an appeal last week after learning it would lose its school sponsorship due to citations of inconsistencies in paperwork and a probation violation for holding social events.

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AU flu cases rise for first months from 2007 to 2008

By Marisa Kendall · Monday, March 3, 2008

AU has seen an increased number of flu cases in the first two months of this year, mimicking a trend of higher numbers of flu cases nationwide. Since Jan. 1, the Student Health Center has reported between 90 and 100 cases of Influenza, according to Dan Bruey, the director of the Health Center.

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March 3

The Undergraduate Senate voted to override Student Government President Joe Vidulich's veto of the smoking bill the senate passed last week. The senate voted 19-7-0 in favor, attaining the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto. The bill will create smoke-free courtesy zones prohibiting smoking at all building entrances and shuttle stops and during densely populated outdoor events and evacuations.

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Bon Appetit to lower beef, cheese buys

By SANDRA FLORES | March 3

Bon Appetit plans to cut down on the beef and cheese it purchases in the coming year, Helene York, director of Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation, said during a presentation Thursday. The company plans to reduce its purchases of beef and cheese by 10 percent as soon as possible, she said.

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Metro calendar

March 3

Monday, March 3 Panel Discussion: "Voices of the 20th Century" 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: Renowned figures from the arts, media, sports and politics will participate in a moderated discussion about the black experience during the last century.

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February 28

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.

CULTURES CONVERGE - AU students play dominoes with Cuban citizens. A group of AU students are in the country this semester as part of an AU Abroad enclave program. They have incorporated the current political transition into their classes.
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Abroad students witness Cuba's transition

By Patricio Chile | February 28

The transition of Cuban leadership last week made headlines around the world, but AU students participating in the spring 2008 Cuba enclave witnessed Cuban citizens' reactions firsthand. Raúl Castro, 76, became president of Cuba Sunday. He succeeded his older brother Fidel, 81, who resigned Feb.

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Open Library to be source for readers

By Lauren Cater | February 28

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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Police blotter

February 28

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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Security breaches on rise at colleges

By Christopher Cottrell | February 28

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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Viral videos focus on environment

By Jen Calantone | February 28

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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Campus Calendar

February 28

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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Vidulich vows veto of smoking legislation

By Rebecca Kern | February 28

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.

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

By Patricio Chile | February 25

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

February 25

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

By SANDRA FLORES | February 25

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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Briefs

February 25

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

By JAE CHOI | February 25

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

By Jen Calantone | February 25

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.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

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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