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SG brief

October 8

The Undergraduate Senate confirmed Caitlin Douglas as the Student Government secretary by a roll call vote of 13-2 with eight abstentions. "Students need to care more about what the Student Government does," Douglas said. "I really want to get more student input.

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Georgetown tightens alcohol rules

By Rachel Trainer | October 8

Stricter drinking regulations and punishments for Georgetown University students, announced by Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Todd Olsen in an Aug. 27 welcome letter to the student body, evoke comparisons to the newly tightened policies at AU.

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Prez support mainly on Internet

By Bobby Allyn | October 8

Although several presidential candidates enjoy support from AU students via Facebook, this support has not translated into the formation of in-person meetings of these groups at AU, with three exceptions. Groups of AU students meet in support of Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.

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SANC advocates for indigenous peoples

By Allie Feras | October 8

The Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution Sunday encouraging the university to designate the second Monday of each October as Indigenous Peoples Day in addition to Columbus Day. The resolution encourages the AU community to enhance understanding of Native Americans' achievements and contributions to the United States and AU, according to the resolution.

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News briefs

October 8

CAMPUS BRIEF AU grad students and faculty raise awareness about death row inmate Graduate students from the School of Communication rallied for a death row inmate with guidance from two AU professors, according to an SOC announcement. The students, who all take a class with SOC professor Gemma Puglisi, wrote op-ed pieces and tabled on the quad to bring attention to the case of Troy Davis, a death row inmate in Georgia, according to the announcement.

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AU alumnus killed in Afghanistan

By Jimm Phillips | October 8

Sgt. Zachary Tellier, a 1998 AU graduate, was killed by enemy fire in Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Cape Cod Times. Tellier, 31, had served in Afghanistan since January with his unit - the Fourth Squadron, 73rd Calvary Regiment, Fourth Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, according to the Concord (N.

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Fighting AIDS

By Laraine Weschler and Amanda Krause | October 8

AU students raised more than $13,000 for the Whitman-Walker Clinic at Saturday's AIDS Walk Washington, according to the event's Web site. AU Fights AIDS!, the AU team that participated in the walk Saturday morning, had the largest number of participants - 280 - in the walk and was fifth in fundraising with $13,173.

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Metro brief

October 4

Community groups returned almost 70,000 free condoms last week after complaining that the paper packaging is flimsy, which could render the condoms ineffective, The Associated Press reported. The D.C. Department of Health's HIV/AIDS Administration distributed the condoms as part of a campaign to fight AIDS in the District, The Washington Post reported.

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Campus calendar

October 4

Thursday, Oct. 4 First Annual ILSP Conference on International Law 4-6 p.m. WHERE: WCL 603 INFO: Adrien Wing, a professor at the University of Iowa, will speak on the issues of international law, secularism and the Islamic world at the first annual ILSP Conference on International Law.

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International brief

October 4

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television banned all radio and television commercials featuring sexually suggestive language and behavior or featuring scantily clad women, according Chinadaily.com, China's only English-language press agency.

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Police blotter

October 4

Wednesday, Sept. 26 A student reported he was receiving threatening e-mails from another student. A student was transported from Jacobs Fitness Center to Georgetown Hospital for a head injury. The student collided with someone while playing football. Two students reported being assaulted without provocation by an unknown individual at the Tenley AU shuttle stop.

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Survey finds risk of viruses increases with downloads

By Christopher Cottrell | October 4

More than half of all students who download or file-share unlicensed files from the Internet experience viruses on their computers, a recent survey by the Business Software Alliance showed. AU has taken measures to prevent the spread of viruses among computers on campus, including requiring students to use Cisco Clean Access on their computers.

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EagleBuck$ expanding beyond Tenley

By Bobby Allyn | October 4

EagleBuck$ will now be accepted at more vendors across the District, according to Chris Moody, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs. Two CVS locations - in Tenleytown at 4555 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. and in Spring Valley at 4851 Massachusetts Ave.

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AU Greeks defy stereotypical roles

By Anthony Jaffee | October 4

Fraternity and sorority life often brings to mind stereotypical scenes reminiscent of the 1978 film "Animal House," complete with parties, alcohol, sex and mayhem. Yet according to Greeks and non-Greeks, this stereotype doesn't hold up at AU. Veronica Torres, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs who serves on AU's Greek Life Public Relations Committee, said what AU fraternities and sororities lack in the "Animal House" aspect of Greek life they more than make up for in scholarship and community service.

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Campus brief

October 4

Dr. Gordon Adams, a former senior White House official for national security and foreign relations budgets, was recently announced as one of AU's new professors of international relations for the School of International Service, according to a press release.

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Students canvass S.C. for Obama

By Amanda Hamedany | October 4

On Saturday, approximately 20 members of AU's Students for Barack Obama traveled to Florence, S.C., to lend their support to the senator's campaign. More students from AU traveled to South Carolina than any other school in the District, according to Dave Simnick, co-director of AU's chapter of Students for Barack Obama.

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Breastival raises $2,000 for cancer research

By Allie Feras | October 4

The Breastival raised more than $2,000 for breast-cancer research, said Vanessa Mueller, director of Women's Initiative. "I'm really, really proud of our volunteers and what the campus community has done," Mueller said. The Breastival promoted breast cancer awareness, said Sarah Brown, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of Women's Initiative.

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