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Abroad fair previews programs

By Michael Ginsberg | September 10

Students who attended AU's study abroad fair Thursday found information on more than 100 study abroad programs in 34 countries. AU Abroad program representatives, some of whom are former AU Abroad participants, answered students' questions and shared their own experiences.

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Richardson: Cut student loans for service

By Patricio Chile | September 10

New Mexico Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson announced a proposal to cut student loans if college graduates complete a year of community service, a plan that some AU students said they support, but question whether Richardson would follow through with it.

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Metro Brief

September 10

The body of Effi Barry, the former first lady of the District and ex-wife of former mayor and current council member Marion Barry, D-Ward 8, will lie in state next week in the John A. Wilson building, according to The Washington Post. Barry died Thursday in Annapolis after suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, the Post reported.

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Web site offers cheaper text options

By Carolyn Phenicie | September 10

At a time of year when many AU students's wallets are suffering the loss of hundreds of dollars in textbook bills, one Web site, Bookfinder.com, could save students money. The site, an online service that searches thousands of booksellers' Web sites, could save an incoming AU freshman with an average schedule more than $550 on textbooks.

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AUCC caucus reps elected

By Howard Perlman | September 10

Club leaders elected this academic year's AU Club Council caucus representatives Friday evening. Some of the responsibilities of the caucus representatives are to attend AUCC meetings and allocate funds to student clubs by voting on club budget proposals, according to Kristen Lyon, AUCC chair and a junior in the School of International Service.

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International Brief

September 10

Osama Bin Laden has invited Americans to "embrace Islam" as a means to prevent further attacks, in a video released days before the sixth year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The al-Qaeda leader also mocked President Bush, comparing him to "one who plows and sows the sea: he harvests nothing but failure," according to The Associated Press.

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Drivers attempt to unionize

By Allie Feras | September 10

AU Solidarity plans to launch a campaign this week to raise awareness for the shuttle bus drivers' attempts to unionize, according to Natalie Harris, a sophomore in the School of Communication and a member of AU Solidarity. The Undergraduate Senate will vote next Sunday on a resolution in support of the drivers.

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National Brief

September 10

Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American scholar, returned to her home in Potomac, Md., this past week after spending 105 days in an Iranian prison, according to The Associated Press. Esfandiari, head of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, was released after Lee Hamilton, director of the Wilson Center, made a direct appeal to Iran's Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the AP reported.

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Campus Brief

September 10

This summer, the Washington College of Law's Pence Law Library received interior renovations and alterations, according to an article published in American Today. The changes included reconfiguring the library's space, replacing old furniture, and modernizing its aesthetics, American Today reported.

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SG Brief

September 10

The Undergraduate Senate passed "A Bill to Restrict Privileges, Perks and Other Favors Granted Specifically for the Benefit of Members of the Student Government" with a 9-3 vote and one abstention, at Sunday's meeting. The bill, sponsored by College of Arts and Sciences Senator Peter Wahlberg, "attempts to underpin, with an ethical basis, the work that we do" by prohibiting exclusive programming and events and requiring "that they be, at least in theory, open to everyone," Wahlberg said.

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Construction on campus progresses

By Brian Kalish | September 6

Although the renovation of Nebraska Hall and the first floor of Mary Graydon Center recently opened up, a number of other construction projects are in progress on campus. These projects include constructing a new School of International Service building, expanding the Kogod School of Business into the adjacent New Lecture Hall and building a canopy over the walkway connecting the Butler Pavilion with the Friedheim Quadrangle.

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Threats show need for text alert system

By Kaylor Garcia | September 6

Last week, college campuses nationwide were targets in a series of bomb threats. AU's Washington College of Law received a threat last Tuesday, and like the other threats, no bomb was found and no attack occurred, The Eagle previously reported. Such reports raise concerns in students like Hillary Shankman, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, about their safety in a high-profile city.

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Protesters agree to $100 fine in April Rove incident

By Jimm Phillips | September 6

Six AU students agreed to pay $100 "post-and-forfeit" fines when they appeared in the D.C. Superior Court Wednesday as settlements of misdemeanor charges that they crossed a police line during a protest against Karl Rove on April 3, according to two of the students involved in the case.

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AU drops to No. 6 on political ranking

By Patrictio Chile | September 6

The Princeton Review ranked American University the sixth most politically active college in the country, one year after placing AU at No. 1. George Washington University holds the top spot this year. Most Politically Active is one of 62 rankings lists in eight categories in the Princeton Review's "Best 366 College Rankings - 2008 Edition.

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Health Center offers alternatives to controversial pill

By Allie Feras | September 6

The Student Health Center now offers generic birth control pills in an effort to keep the cost to students down, according to Student Health Center Director Dan Bruey. The use of the new pills also expands the range of contraceptive options beyond a pair of drugs, which a national organization wants banned.

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Two question types added to GRE

By Carolyn Phenicie | September 6

Beginning Nov. 1, AU students taking the GRE could face one of two new question types not previously included on the test, according to the Educational Testing Service's Web site. There are two new question types: numeric entry and text completion. For numeric entry questions, test takers complete a math problem and answer using a fill-in-the-blank format rather than a set of multiple-choice answers.

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Secretary Manzanares resigns

By Kim Selman | September 6

Alex Manzanares, former Student Government secretary, and Spencer Siegel, former SG outreach director, resigned from their positions at a special session of the Undergraduate Senate last night. Both Manzanares, a sophomore in the School of Communication, and Siegel, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote letters announcing their resignations that were presented to The Eagle staff and the SG.

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