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Campus brief: Collegiate Society fosters political debate

By Brian Kalish | March 8

Thursday, March 8 "Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Brass Tacks" 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington College of Law, room 603 Experts will discuss the best practices when assisting law students with disabilities. For more information, call (202) 274-4075.

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By Brian Kalish | March 8

Thursday, March 8 "Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Brass Tacks" 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington College of Law, room 603 Experts will discuss the best practices when assisting law students with disabilities. For more information, call (202) 274-4075.

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Metro brief: District police ticketing for drivers' cell phone use more frequently

By Jimm Phillips | March 8

Thursday, March 8 "Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Brass Tacks" 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Washington College of Law, room 603 Experts will discuss the best practices when assisting law students with disabilities. For more information, call (202) 274-4075.

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National brief: Daylight-savings change could cause Y2K-like glitches

By Jimm Phillips | March 8

Changes to the date daylight-savings time could cause a time glitch reminiscent, but not as serious, as the potential effects of the much-hyped "Y2K bug" in some computers, according to The Associated Press. Daylight savings time will begin March 11 this year.

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"Maxed Out" reveals the hidden costs of credit card debt in America

By Bryan Koenig | March 8

Initially, I planned on being done with The Eagle after the end of basketball season, but apparently my one reader was going to be disappointed with that, so here I am. As a compromise, we're introducing a new feature this week: The Ryan Smyth Fact of the Week, where you'll get to read about everyone's favourite new Islander (we here at The Eagle use Canadian spelling when talking about him.

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Delta Zeta evicts 12 at DePauw U

By Kaylor Garcia | March 5

The national committee of the Delta Zeta sorority recently kicked out 23 of the 35 members of DePauw University's Delta Zeta chapter, including all the chapter's overweight members and the only Korean and Vietnamese members, causing a massive controversy within the sorority and on DePauw's campus, according to The New York Times.

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Sexual assault underreported in D.C., at AU

By Patricio Chile | March 5

The majority of students who are victims of sexual assault at AU do not report it, according to JoAnna Smith, director of Women's Initiative. Smith pointed to the most recent version of the Annual Security Report provided by the AU Department of Public Safety, which shows only one case of a forcible sex offense on the main campus in 2005.

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NYU Republican stunt draws negative reactions

By Jen Calantone | March 5

A New York University College Republican event titled "Find the Illegal Immigrant" created controversy and elicited negative responses from AU students. The event was announced on the NYU College Republicans Web site and was scheduled to occur Feb. 22.

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Metro brief: Teen shot in Union Station

By Jimm Phillips | March 5

Two people have been arrested in connection with a Sunday night shooting outside Union Station that left a teenager seriously wounded, The Washington Post reported. Police said the incident began around 5:35 p.m., when an altercation began between a group of youths, an adult man and an adult woman.

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SG strengthens academic integrity

By Howard Perlman | March 5

The Undergraduate Senate met Sunday to discuss its recommendations on revisions to the Academic Integrity Code and to vote on two resolutions and an unrelated bill supporting federal funding for AU. The Senate was joined by an Academic Integrity Code working group that has met regularly over the past few years to evaluate the AIC and improve AIC procedures that are problematic or not formally addressed.

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Club educates about organ donation

By Emily Blanck | March 5

AU's new chapter of Students for Organ Donation's main objective as a student-run nonprofit is promoting awareness of organ donation, which the founders of the club say is an underdiscussed topic. The club was co-founded by AU undergraduate students Bridget Burke and Courtney Jones with Anastasia Snelling as faculty advisor, and was officially recognized as a university organization in January.

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Multitasking impedes schoolwork

By Kelly Barrett | March 5

While multitasking has become a way of life for young people today, it can also be a distraction when it comes to schoolwork, according to several AU students. Multitasking affects the brain's learning systems, which results in people being unable to learn when distracted, according to University of California Los Angeles psychologists on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' Web site.

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National brief: Associated Press bans Paris Hilton news for one week

By Jimm Phillips | March 5

The Associated Press reported Friday that it instituted a week-long ban on news relating to celebrity hotel heiress Paris Hilton beginning Feb. 19. While the news agency admitted nothing "too out-of-the-ordinary happened in the Hilton universe" during the self-imposed blackout, it did not report on the ejection of one of Hilton's friends from a birthday party held at a Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Many students unaware of how AUCC funding process works

By Michael Lucibella , Laura Schuetz and Aurora Matthews | March 5

Despite two recent, highly publicized controversies about student club funding, many students and student representatives still have little knowledge about how their student activity fees are allocated to AU clubs, leading to confusion over who is responsible for overseeing club activities and how much funding groups are allocated.

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Campus brief: AU honored for environmental projects

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 5

The National Wildlife Federation honored AU for innovative conservation projects that achieve "especially ambitious conservation goals," according to a university press release. The honor came in the 17th annual edition of the National Wildlife Federation's "Campus Ecology Yearbook" and highlighted 48 campus projects that focus on conservation and sustainability, with nine receiving special recognition, the press release said.

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By Rebecca Kern | March 5

Monday, March 5 D.C. Independent Film Festival Through March 11; times vary University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Metro: Van Ness-UDC (red line) The D.C. Independent Film Festival is an award-winning festival that showcases world-premiere films, award-winning features, shorts, animation and documentaries by local, national and international filmmakers.

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Va. law prevents expulsion for suicide attempts

By Harry Spencer | March 5

The Virginia state legislature passed an amendment that would prevent colleges and universities in Virginia from expelling students who attempt to commit suicide. AU has no policy on suicide and reviews each case of attempted suicide or self-inflicted harm individually, according to AU's Dean of Students Faith Leonard,.

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