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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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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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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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Metro Calendar

September 10

Monday, Sept. 10 Black Cat Anniversary Party 8 p.m. WHERE: 1811 14th St. N.W. METRO: U Street-Cardozo (green line) INFO: The Aquarium, Facemat, Pessimist Parade and Dennis Kane will perform in celebration of The Black Cat's 14th anniversary. The event is free.

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AU to fund undergrad research

By Jimm Phillips | September 10

AU will begin funding undergraduate research projects this semester through three new programs, Interim Provost Ivy Broder told members of the Faculty Senate during its meeting Wednesday. The programs make up the university's first centralized effort to offer grant money for undergraduate research, Broder said.

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Douglas serves as acting secretary

By Kendra Garstka | September 10

Student Government President Joe Vidulich appointed Cait Douglas, one of his chiefs of staff, as acting secretary of the SG after Alex Manzanares, a sophomore in the School of Communication, resigned last week. "She's been doing a lot of publicity stuff for a lot of different departments," Vidulich said.

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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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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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Israeli, Palestinian youth leaders call for support

By Patricio Chile | September 6

Working toward conflict resolution between Israelis and Palestinians is the duty of young people across the world, including those at AU, said speakers from the OneVoice Movement at its presentation last night. OneVoice was founded as a grassroots movement in 2002 in response to escalating violence in Israel.

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National Brief

September 6

President Bush made an unexpected visit to Iraq Monday and said the number of U.S. troops may be reduced if security continually improves, The Associated Press reported. Bush and his war cabinet, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, met with U.

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SG execs provide Senate with summer reports

By Emily Blanck | September 6

The Undergraduate Senate held its first regular meeting of the semester Sunday afternoon, the main focus of which was receiving reports from Student Government executives about their work over the summer months. SG President Joe Vidulich cited expansion of the number of vendors that accept EagleBuck$ and creation of a women's resource center on campus as two of his main goals for the year.

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Former AU student faces prison sentence in drunk driving case

By Kendra Garstka | September 6

An AU student received a prison sentence after being charged last summer for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident in Long Island. Sayed Khaled El-Waraky, 20, was sentenced in late August to 1 1/3 to four years in prison. Justice Joseph Calabrese sentenced El-Waraky and recommended he be held for the maximum amount of time allowed, according to Newsday, a Long Island and New York City newspaper.

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