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Carville, Bolton debate Iraq war, '08 elections

By Allie Feras · Thursday, April 19, 2007

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton and Democratic political consultant and pundit James Carville debated over the Iraq War Monday night at the Forum on Current Affairs held in Bender Arena. The debate was moderated by George Stephanopoulos, anchor of ABC's "This Week.

National brief: Copycat school threats follow Virginia Tech shooting

By Jimm Phillips · Thursday, April 19, 2007

Schools and colleges in at least 10 states locked down or evacuated students yesterday in response to threats meant to capitalize on tension following Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech, The Associated Press reported. Threats at schools in Louisiana, Montana and Washington State were meant to copycat, or alluded to, Monday's shootings, which left 33 people dead.

Increase in price of college met with rise in income

By Christopher Cottrell · Thursday, April 19, 2007

Financing a post-secondary education is becoming more expensive every year. However, as tuition costs rise, so have the average incomes of incoming freshmen's families. Today's freshmen are financially much better off than previous generations, according to a report from the University of California at Los Angeles.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, D, speaks to a crowd of between 3,500 and 5,000 people that marched to the Capitol building on Monday in support of federal legislation that would give the District of Columbia a voting seat in the House of Representatives.

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D.C. citizens rally for voting rights

By Jimm Phillips | April 19

AU students joined thousands of people in a march down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol Monday, rallying at both ends of the march in support of legislation that would give the District of Columbia a voting member in the House of Representatives.

Students bow their heads in reflection and remembrance at a candlelight vigil in the Kay Spiritual Life Center Monday night. The vigil was held in honor of the 32 victims of the Virginia Tech massacre who were killed after Virginia Tech student Cho Seung-

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Students mourn Virginia Tech victims

By Kaylor Garcia | April 19

A media package mailed to NBC News may shed light on what the person who killed 32 people and himself Monday in two shooting incidents on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was doing in the time between the incidents. The new information came to light as AU, along with the rest of the nation, continued to mourn what has been called the worst mass shooting in U.

Xan Hopcraft, a future SIS grad school student, Rachel Weingartner, a sophomore in CAS, and Delawit Mesfin, a sophomore in SOC, smoke a hookah in a tent on the quad last week to promote Palestine Awareness Week.

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Palestine Awareness Week features hunger strike, film

April 16

On the first day of the Save Gaza hunger strike, Rachel Weingartner, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she was irritable. On the second, she smoked a lot. Weingartner refrained from eating during daylight hours for four days as a fundraiser for the Save Gaza organization.

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Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | April 16

Now through Wednesday, April 18 "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. S.W. Metro: Waterfront-SEU (green line) This play tells the story of a one-night stand between Frankie, a waitress, and Johnny, a short-order cook.

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RHA elects new executive board

By Jimm Phillips | April 16

Campus residents approved the new RHA constitution and elected the 2007-2008 RHA executive board - Dorothy Mejia as Residence Hall Association president, Jeffery Bloom as vice president of finance and administration, Jackie Buente as vice president of programming and Christine Felty as vice president of advocacy - current RHA President Jeffrey Hanley, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs, announced Friday.

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Survey says job market easier for college grads

By Michael Ono | April 16

AU graduating seniors will have a slightly easier time finding a job this year than last year's graduates, according to a recent survey by the job hunting Web site Monster.com. The study also found that over a period of one year, wages failed to increase despite employers hiring more students.

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Campus briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | April 16

Four AU students named AU Students Curtis Harris, a sophomore in the School of International Service; Maureen Reed, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences; Alison Shott, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs; and Katie Young, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, were selected Killam Fellows, according to American Weekly.

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Metro brief: Prosecutors drop charges against D.C. high school student

By Jimm Phillips | April 16

Federal prosecutors dropped charges in late March against Eugene Huff, 18, who was accused of shooting a fellow student outside Cardozo Senior High School, The Washington Post reported Friday. Channing Phillips, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office, told the Post they decided to drop the charges due to a lack of evidence.

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SG lowers executive, cabinet pay

By Cassie Passinault | April 16

During a special session of the Undergraduate Senate April 15, the Senate passed a bill to decrease the stipends of Student Government executives and their cabinet directors. The bill passed with 13 yeas, three nays and one abstention. Peter Wahlberg, senator for the College of Arts and Sciences and sponsor of the bill, said the bill's purpose is to "rationalize, standardize and simplify the bylaws of the SG.

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Alcohol-related death raises concern

By Patricio Chile | April 16

The death of a freshman student from alcohol poisoning two weeks ago at Rider University in Lawrence, N.J., has renewed concerns about the prevalence of drinking on college campuses. AU administrators said they are committed to preventing alcohol abuse at AU.

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National brief: Abstinence programs have little effect on teen behavior, according to study

By Jimm Phillips | April 16

A Congress-mandated study released on Friday shows that students who participated in abstinence-only education classes exhibited nearly the same sexual behaviors as students who did not take the classes, according to The Associated Press. The study, which was conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

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Rally advocates for more green reform

By Patricio Chile | April 16

Student members of Eco-Sense, AU's environmental sustainability club, joined hundreds of demonstrators in front of the Capitol on Saturday to demand that the government strengthen its efforts to reduce global warming. The event was part of "Step It Up 2007," a nationwide campaign held April 14 to send a message to Congress about reducing carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.

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Forum honors past activism

By Allie Feras | April 16

The 1960s and '70s were "an electric time" at AU, School of Communication professor W. Joseph Campbell said at the "I Remember AU When ... The Age of Protest" forum Tuesday night in the McDowell Formal Lounge. The forum, sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, the Kennedy Political Union, Campbell, SOC professor John Doolittle and the AU Archives, discussed the protests that erupted at AU during the '60s and '70s.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | April 12

Thursday, April 12 "I Remember AU When: The Age of Protest" 8 p.m. McDowell Formal Lounge What was AU really like during the age of protest of the late '60s and early '70s? "I Remember AU When" will take a look back to when the campus was a hotbed of dissent.

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Metro brief: St. Elizabeth's understaffed, group alleges

By Jimm Phillips | April 12

University Legal Services, a District-based disability advocacy organization, filed documents in U.S. District Court Monday alleging that St. Elizabeth's, the District's public mental hospital, lacks enough staff to maintain the facility and treat the patients, The Washington Post reported.

Nebraska Hall will open in the fall for housing.

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Students tour Nebraska

By Brian Kalish | April 12

Nebraska Hall is in the process of being renovated into a residence hall with apartment-style living that includes single rooms and a living room with a kitchen. The hall is scheduled to open in fall 2007, The Eagle previously reported. The hall "will provide students with another type of living experience," said Prakash Karnani, assistant director of Housing and Dining Programs operations.

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Proposed policy to limit minors' access to clubs

By Tony Romm | April 12

A newly proposed D.C. City Council policy would place greater restrictions on alcohol-serving nightclubs by requiring an adult to accompany all patrons under 18 years old after 11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends, The Washington Post reported last week.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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