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Consultant to evaluate dining options, meal plans

By Allie Feras | January 28

The Office of Housing and Dining and the Office of Auxiliary Services hired a consultant to improve on-campus dining services, according to Executive Director of Housing and Dining Chris Moody. "We have a good opportunity to take a fresh look at our dining services," Moody said.

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D.C. schools closing could affect DC Reads

By Laraine Weschler | January 28

Proposed closures of 23 District schools would affect at least one DC Reads program - the one at Bruce Monroe Elementary in Northwest, according to Robin Adams, assistant director of the Community Service Center. Even if some of the schools shut down, the program would continue to serve the needs of children in the District.

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Obama to hold rally in Bender

By Jimm Phillips | January 28

Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will officially announce his endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama at a campaign rally at AU today. The rally, which will be held in Bender Arena, is scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m., according to a press advisory released by the Obama campaign. The rally is completely free and open to the public, according to Heidi Davis, media and communications director of the AU chapter of Students for Barack Obama. Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, will also appear at the rally.

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Obama touts change, Kennedy legacy at rally

By Bobby Allyn | January 28

Chants and cheers filled Bender Arena yesterday as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took the stage at a campaign rally to call for change and receive support from a key political family. During the rally, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., announced he was endorsing Obama.

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National brief

January 28

An elderly man has filed a lawsuit against the Blue Man Group, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday, claiming the actors forced a camera into his mouth to project images of his throat to the audience. James Srodon, 65, said when the "esophagus cam" entered his mouth, it was already covered in food, grime and bright blue paint from the trio's faces.

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Inauguration update

By Jimm Phillips | January 28

Members of the AU community who are planning to attend President Neil Kerwin's inauguration ceremony or the combined Inauguration Celebration and Founders' Day Ball will need to obtain tickets to get into either event. The inauguration ceremony, scheduled for 11 a.

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Dig begins again after delay

By Ethan Klapper | January 24

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will resume digging for World War I-era weapons near the AU campus today. The Army Corps halted digging Dec. 5 when a 75-mm munition discovered Nov. 19 was found to contain an explosive burster charge, The Eagle previously reported.

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January 24

Campus brief Students spend day off aiding elderly Several AU students and faculty spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day helping senior citizens in the D.C. area. Half of the 41 volunteers helped paint at Emmaus Center for the Aging while the rest spent time cleaning and doing other chores in the seniors' individual homes, according to Tasha Daniels, the operations and programs coordinator in the Office of Campus Life.

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Tree falls on North side, blocks roadway

By Rachel Trainer | January 24

Adverse weather conditions Thursday caused a large tree to fall on North side and block the road in front of McDowell Hall, according to William Suter, director of Facilities Management. No one was injured, but the tree nearly missed Josh Casey, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs, who was exiting McDowell just as the tree fell.

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Award-winning Jordanian teen athletes visit AU

By Lara Aqel | January 24

Ten Jordanian students came to AU Tuesday, where they participated in physical fitness activities, ate in the Terrace Dining Room and explored future career paths in health promotion. AU's International Institute for Health Promotion hosted the students, who were recipients of the King Abdullah II Award for Physical Fitness.

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AU Abroad subpoenaed

By Allie Feras | January 24

The New York Attorney General's office sent subpoenas and document requests to AU regarding the university's study-abroad programs. The investigation seeks to determine whether the university receives kickbacks from abroad program providers, according to The Washington Examiner. Arrangements between providers and universities are often undisclosed and could limit student options and increase prices, according to The New York Times. The kickbacks could include rebates, free and subsidized travel, unpaid seats on advisory boards, help with back-office services, marketing stipends and other benefits.

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Students volunteer, help Kenyans

By Laraine Weschler | January 24

AU students studying abroad in Nairobi, Kenya this semester are volunteering with relief efforts to help the 250,000 Kenyans displaced by recent violence following elections in December. The contested results of last month's elections in the country led to widespread violence, leaving 685 dead as of Tuesday, according to CNN.

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Georgetown paper fights for its name

By Christopher Cottrell | January 24

Students working at Georgetown University's largest on-campus newspaper, The Hoya, are not giving up in their struggle for independence from the university. However, a recent trademark dispute over the paper's name has proven burdensome. In August 2006, the president and directors at Georgetown applied for rights to The Hoya's masthead, according to information obtained from the U.

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SG executives discuss plans for semester

By Rebecca Kern | January 24

The Undergraduate Senate focused its first meeting of the semester on increasing student representation in the administration, revamping Phil Bender, Founders' Week and Eagle Nights and launching a bike-lending program for students. After a semester characterized by the elections and appointments of new Student Government executives, SG President Joe Vidulich said he hoped to focus less on the bureaucracy of the SG and more on "getting things done for students.

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Delayed permits slow AU projects

By Brian Kalish | January 24

Delays in AU's receipt of D.C.-issued building permits have pushed back the construction and opening dates for the Kogod School of Business expansion and the new School of International Service building, according to university architect Jerry Gager. Demolition is now complete on the former Experimental Theatre and Butler Instructional Center, which stood next to the existing Kogod structure.

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Web site provides information for women

By Jen Calantone | January 24

AU women have a new place to get information after Friday's launch of a new Web site called The Virtual Women's Resource Center. The Office of Campus Life and the Wellness Center launched the site, which Laura Kovach, a health educator in the Wellness Center, runs.

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Advocates, politicians rally against abortion

By Patricio Chile | January 24

Three Republican politicians voiced their support for tens of thousands of anti-abortion advocates who rallied at the National Mall and walked to Capitol Hill Tuesday as part of the annual March for Life demonstration. Members of AU Students for Life, an anti-abortion club on campus, attended the event along with other AU students.

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