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Conference looks at use of Facebook as evidence

By Tony Romm | March 1

Lawyers and college administrators debated whether Facebook should be used as a law enforcement tool at a conference on student policing and privacy hosted by Stetson University Monday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. AU does not use Facebook as evidence against students, according to Gail Hanson, vice president for Campus Life.

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Metro brief: Tenleytown hardware store robbed

By Jimm Phillips | March 1

District police continued to search yesterday for a woman suspected of being involved in the Tuesday robbery of a Tenleytown hardware store, according to NBC4.com. A group of men reportedly robbed the Ace Hardware store, located in the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue N.

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Campus brief: Kogod professors conduct FTC study on advertising

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 26

Kogod School of Business professors Michael Mazis and Manoj Hastak recently completed two studies for the Federal Trade Commission that concluded while the public does believe testimonials in advertising, results of including testimonials vary, according to a report in American Weekly.

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Search committee to decide on making final candidates public

By Jimm Phillips | February 26

The Presidential Search Committee will decide whether to release the names of final candidates for AU's presidency and conduct site visits with them based on how much confidentiality the candidates feel they need, according to Presidential Search Committee Chairman Gary Abramson.

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Utah university blocks use of YouTube.com

By Harry Spencer | February 26

Brigham Young University recently added Youtube.com, the popular user-generated video Web site, to a list of URLs blocked to its students. The school blocks sites it considers to contain violent or pornographic material. AU blocks no Web sites currently, but has the capacity to do so if deemed necessary.

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AU officials discuss budget, presidential search

By Jimm Phillips | February 26

AU students' tuition and housing costs will rise by 6 percent annually in 2008 and 2009 in the budgets passed by the board of trustees Friday, according to Interim Provost Ivy Broder and Vice President of Finance Donald Myers. The board also allowed for two modifications to the increase.

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Muslim panel explores different sects, Islam in America

By Ali Goldstein | February 26

A Sunni and a Shi'a speaker called for dialogue between the two Islamic sects during the panel discussion, "Sunni-Shi'a Differences: Realities, Myths, and Challenges" in the McDowell formal lounge Feb. 22. Imam Abo Fazel Nahidian from the Manassas Mosque, a Shi'a mosque in Virginia, and Sunni professor Sulayman Nyang from Howard University were the featured speakers of the event, which was sponsored by the Minaret of Freedom Institute and the American University Muslim Student Association.

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National brief: 'Kentucky Fried' rats overrun NYC restaurant

By Jimm Phillips | February 26

About a dozen rats were seen scampering around the eating area of a Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell restaurant in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood Friday, according to the Associated Press. Onlookers began to amass outside the restaurant's windows after a television crew began filming the rat onslaught.

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Mass. prof allowed to grow research marijuana

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | February 26

A judge at the Drug Enforcement Administration ruled that a University of Massachusetts professor should be permitted to grow research-grade marijuana, a press release by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies reported last week, according to The Washington Post.

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Lounge access divides residents

By Jewel Edwards | February 26

Some residents on the first floor of Anderson Hall say they dislike the newly refurbished lounge because it does not have couches and is often locked or unavailable when residents want to use it. "It's nice, but it's not special," Anderson first floor resident Joseph Clark, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business said.

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U of Illinois ordered to retire controversial mascot

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | February 26

The National Collegiate Athletic Association ruled that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign should retire its mascot, Chief Illiniwek, last week. Although the university said in a report on their Web site that students have been protesting the mascot since 1989, AU students had mixed reactions about the use of Native American mascots for athletic teams.

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Forum opens a discussion about campus diversity

By KEOSHA JOHNSON | February 26

Controversial, racially motivated postings on the Daily Jolt and Facebook were the reason for Thursday's University Diversity forum, that examined race relations on campus. About 150 students from American, Howard, Georgetown and George Washington University attended the two-and-a-half hour forum in the Tavern.

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Gannett purchases second Fla. college newspaper

By Howard Perlman | February 26

Gannett Company, Inc., announced Feb. 13 its purchase of its second student newspaper in Florida, reviving debate about whether it is advantageous for students to have private companies controlling their campus papers. An article printed in the Central Florida Future, the student newspaper at the University of Central Florida, said Gannett purchased the Future through Florida Today, a daily newspaper.

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Week raises awareness about eating disorders

By Deandra Morse | February 26

Different programs marked Eating Disorder Awareness Week at AU, which is meant to inform students about various types of eating disorders and how they can get help through informative workshops dealing with nutrition, fitness and body image. The objectives of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week are to promote understanding of illnesses such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, to make treatment more accessible to those who suffer from them and to prevent people from developing such disorders in the future, according to the National Eating Disorders Association's Web site.

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Metro brief: Fenty uses flashing lights and sirens to stay on schedule

By Jimm Phillips | February 26

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty frequently uses the sirens and flashing lights on the cars of his police security detail to keep his entourage's path clear on city streets, The Washington Post reports. Fenty, who took office Jan. 2, wants to be on time to events so he can attend as many community meetings as possible.

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Housing and Dining to streamline room draw

By Brian Kalish | February 26

Room Draw began this past week with applications for Nebraska Hall due last Friday and will continue through March 19 when the draw occurs. The room draw process this year will be very similar to what occurred last year with some minor changes, according to Paul Lynch, assistant director of Housing and Dining Programs, who is responsible for room assignments and billing.

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Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | February 26

Monday, Feb. 26 Hot Chocolate and German Movies 6 p.m. Goethe-Institut, 814 Seventh St. N.W. Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown (red, green and yellow lines) Enjoy a creamy cup of German-style hot chocolate and films by some of today's award-winning German directors.

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