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AU given middling grade for LGBT help

By Chris Cottrell | October 11

AU received slightly above-average rankings on a recent study that rated universities' friendliness toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and employees, but was rated lower than two other D.C. area schools. AU received 3.5 of a possible five stars, or 61 percent on the Campus Climate Index survey.

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International brief

October 11

British man finishes 13-year trek around world Jason Lewis, a British man, became the first person to circumnavigate the globe without the help of motors, sails or anything other than his own muscle power after completing a 13-year trek Saturday. The trek ended in the English town of Greenwich, which is south of London.

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National brief

October 11

jailed shoplifter's 'drugs' are crystallized cat urine A Florida woman was released from jail last week after lab tests revealed a substance in her handbag was crystallized cat urine and not drugs, according to United Press International. Police found what appeared to be a vial of methamphetamines in Cynthia Hunter's purse after she was arrested almost two months ago for shoplifting outside Tampa, according to UPI.

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Metro calendar

October 8

Monday, Oct. 8 Panel Discussion: "Disaster! In the Eye of the Storm: Katrina, Catastrophe and the Media Amid the Wreckage" 7 p.m. WHERE: George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St. N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) INFO: Reporters and editors from The New Orleans Times-Picayune and NPR discuss what it was like to report from the frontlines of Katrina.

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AU College GOP, Dems plan, release online newsletters

By Sarah Caffey | October 8

The AU chapters of the College Republicans and College Democrats are releasing new club newsletters this semester. Students will only be able to view the newsletters online on each club's Web site. The College Republicans have already published two issues of its newsletter, The Right Wing, on its Web site.

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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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