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Army digs for WWI weapons

By Kim Selman | November 5

Digging of the last known buried munitions pit from the World War I era in D.C. officially began Oct. 29 in an area that could be considered AU's backyard. Spring Valley Munitions Pit 3, the official name of the site, is located at 4825 Glenbrook Road, a property owned by AU and located directly next to AU's unoccupied official university president's house.

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International brief

November 5

Researchers at Granada University in Spain announced that drinking beer is better at preventing dehydration than water alone, according to the Granada Olive Press, an English-language newspaper in Granada. The months-long study shows beer can help quench thirst, hydrate the body and replace calories lost during physical exercise, university professor Manuel Castillo Garzon told the Olive Press.

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SG execs to resign, study abroad

By Jimm Phillips | November 5

Student Government Vice President Jeff Hanley and SG Comptroller David Teslicko will resign from their positions during the final Undergraduate Senate meeting of the semester, they announced Sunday afternoon during the senate's meeting Both said they are resigning because they will be studying abroad during the spring semester.

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Metro brief

November 5

A series of Halloween night shootings concentrated in the Columbia Heights and Georgia Avenue areas of Northwest D.C. left nine wounded and one dead with no suspects arrested as of Friday, The Washington Post reported. "We have no leads," Assistant Police Chief Diane Groomes told the Post.

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Metro calendar

November 5

Monday, Nov. 5 Film: "The Last Jews of Libya" Noon-1:30 p.m. WHERE: Pickford Theater, Library of Congress Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines) INFO: Filmmaker Vivienne Roumani Denn traces her family history from Turkish Ottoman rule through World War II and explores the relationship between the Jewish community and Libya.

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Campus brief

November 1

People involved in the Saffron Revolution attempted to educate AU students from Monday to Wednesday through activities on the main quad. Saffron Revolution's goal was to teach students about the 100,000 nonviolent protesters in Myanmar. Before the recent government crackdown became violent, the protesters demanded freedom and human rights in the country, according to an e-mail from Leslie Miller, president of Student Campaign for Burma.

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Kerwin speaks about vision for new AU plan

By Jimm Phillips | November 1

AU needs to reassert itself as a major player in D.C. and the metropolitan area, President Neil Kerwin said Tuesday during a speech in the McDowell Formal Lounge. The university has, at times, neglected its home city and region, he said. "The fact is, Washington, D.

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South Sudan crisis ignored in midst of Darfur attention

By Allie Feras | November 1

An amplified focus on the genocide in Darfur has drawn international attention away from tragedies occurring in south Sudan, filmmaker Jen Marlowe said at a panel discussion Tuesday evening. "The peace process that was started [in South Sudan] ... has been allowed to slide back into what looks like a slide back into civil war," Marlowe said.

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Cabs strike to protest meter system

By Patricio Chile | November 1

D.C. cab drivers went on strike yesterday to protest Mayor Adrian Fenty's decision to require time-and-distance meters instead of the zone system, leaving cab companies scrambling to provide cabs for Halloween revelers. Representatives from SoberRide, the Washington Regional Alcohol Program's free cab campaign for partygoers, expressed confidence Wednesday afternoon that the campaign would be unhurt by the strike.

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AU receives low grade for campus sustainability

By Chris Cottrell | November 1

AU received a D+ for environmental sustainability on a Sustainable Endowments Institute report card, which ranks U.S. and Canadian colleges. The second annual College Sustainability Report Card assessed 200 public and private universities with the highest endowments.

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Campus calendar

November 1

Thursday, Nov. 1 Close the School of Americas Interest Meeting 9-10:15 p.m. WHERE: Basement, Kay Spiritual Life Center INFO: This is a mandatory meeting for all people who are interested in or undecided about going on the trip to protest the School of the Americas Nov.

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AU makes no changes for D.C. drought watch

By Rachel Trainer | November 1

The D.C. area, including AU, has been under a drought watch since early October. While AU has not instituted any additional water restrictions as a result of the drought watch, it recently began implementing new programs to start conserving water, according to Willy Suter, director of Facilities Management.

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Metro brief

November 1

The operator of a yellow line train that fatally struck two Metro track workers in Alexandria last year lied to federal investigators about using her cell phone prior to the collision, according to reports and transcripts released last week by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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International brief

November 1

A U.K. man has pleaded guilty to sexual breach of peace and has been placed on the sex offenders' registry after he was caught having sex with a bike last year at a hotel in Ayr, Scotland, Telegraph.co.uk, a British online newspaper, reported. Deputy Fiscal Gail Davidson told the court two hotel employees keyed into Robert Stewart's room and found him naked from the waist down "holding the bike and moving his hips back and forth as if to simulate sex," according to the Telegraph.

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National brief

November 1

Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security, scolded his employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Saturday for holding a news conference last week in which FEMA staffers acted as reporters. "I think it was one of the dumbest and most inappropriate things I've seen since I've been in government," Chertoff told MSNBC at a real press conference.

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WAMU radio show ranked 'powerful' by research firm

By Jimm Phillips | November 1

"The Diane Rehm Show," which originates from WAMU 88.5 FM, a National Public Radio affiliate owned by AU, ranked on an industry list as one of the 10 most powerful programs in public radio. Audience Research Analysis, a public radio research firm that helped rank the programs, measured power based on the number of listeners the program drew to its station and away from competitor stations.

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Tuition costs increase nationwide

By Caitlin Hillyard | November 1

College tuition and fees are rising at twice the rate of inflation nationwide, including tuition at AU, according to a recent report by the College Board. According to the 2006-2007 Financial Plan and AU Financial Aid Application, the cost of tuition last year came to $29,206.

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