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New sorority reaches out to college moms

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

While most AU students worry about class and work, students like Danielle Cooney, a sophomore at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and mother of a 3-year-old son, Jorden, worry about leaving their baby at home with a diaper rash. Although groups that cater to student parents have received little attention on AU's campus, a growing number of universities are facing the need for on-campus day care centers, CNN reported.

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SIS ranked top international relations school

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 22

AU's School of International Service was ranked a top school in the field of international relations in the latest edition of Foreign Policy magazine. According to SIS Dean Louis Goodman, the Foreign Policy report was based on a study done by a social scientist at the College of William and Mary.

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FLY volunteers mentor, engage D.C. youth

By Ali Goldstein | March 22

Facilitating Leadership in Youth, an AU club that tutors and builds relationships with youth from the Barry Farms Public Housing Community in Anacostia, D.C., will see its first two students graduate from high school this spring. Three AU students volunteering in Anacostia started the club in the late 1990s after forming relationships with the area's youth.

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Students view professor's work through IMAX film

By Brian Kalish | March 22

The IMAX film "Hurricane on the Bayou" premiered at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum Monday night to over 500 people, including 22 AU students. The film was produced by MacGillivray-Freeman Films, of which Chris Palmer, a professor in the School of Communication and distinguished film-producer-in-residence, is president.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | March 22

For more information, contact Bettina Fisher at (202) 885-2074. Saturday, March 24 Literature Department Colloquium on Coetzee's "Disgrace" 9 a.m.-3 p.m. School of International Service Lounge A discussion of J. M. Coeztee's Nobel Prize-winning "Disgrace," a novel about post-apartheid South Africa.

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Career Center plans events, Fair to aid student job search

By Howard Perlman | March 22

AU students attending the 2007 Spring Job and Internship Fair in Bender Arena today from 1 to 4 p.m. will benefit from lead-in events that are part of the first-ever theme-based week leading up to the fair. The week's theme is "Your Future, What Are You Waiting For?," according to Christine Lam, the Career Center's assistant director of communications and marketing.

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Neighborhood OKs plan to renovate, expand McKinley

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

Plans for construction on the McKinley building received the go-ahead from the Zoning Commission of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D on March 15. Although AU submitted its 10-year Campus Plan in 2001, renovation and expansion of the McKinley building required special permission from the Zoning Commission because it was not included in the initial proposal for the tenure, ANC 3D Commissioner Alma Gates said.

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Health Center says Gardasil on back order

By Kim Selman | March 22

The Student Health Center announced earlier this year it would begin administering the HPV vaccine Gardasil by the end of February, but the vaccine is on back order and expected to arrive by the beginning of next week, according to Health Center Director Daniel Bruey.

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AU's Roosevelt Institution considered top think tank

By Brittany Aubin | March 22

AU's chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, the student think tank, is considered one of the top 10 in the country, according to President and co-founder Daniel Maree, a sophomore in the School of International Service. The Roosevelt Institution, which is the first student-run think tank, was created in November 2004 by four undergraduates from Stanford University.

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Texas university picked to host Bush library

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

Leaders of the United Methodist Church gave Southern Methodist University permission last Thursday to host a library complex and institute for President George W. Bush. Although SMU President Gerald Turner said he was grateful for the vote, some SMU professors voiced disapproval of the complex, the Dallas Morning News reported.

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Spotlight: Truman Scholar finalists

By Vanessa C. Mueller | March 8

Last year, AU was named a Truman Foundation Honor Institution for its "active encouragement of young people to pursue careers in public service." This year, three Truman Scholar finalists are AU students. The prestigious and highly competitive award provides up to $30,000 to be used toward a graduate degree in a public service field in exchange for committing to work in public service for three of the first seven years after they complete a Foundation-funded graduate degree.

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Vidulich, Manzanares win contested SG races

By Cassie Passinault | March 8

About 100 people waited in the Tavern Tuesday night to hear the results of the spring elections. Cheers filled the room as Comptroller-elect David Teslicko, Secretary-elect Alex Manzanares, Vice President-elect Jeffrey Hanley and President-elect Joe Vidulich were announced the winners of the Student Government's executive positions.

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King, Butler do whatever it takes to be Spartan strong

By Michael Carusi | March 8

The movie "300" was an enormous undertaking for both director Zack Snyder and star Gerard Butler. "Making a movie is always a challenge, but making a movie entirely on a blue screen is frickin' hard," Zack Snyder says about particular difficulties in the endeavor of filming "300.

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New president needed to fill some vacancies

By Missy Rosenberg , Jessica Jerrell and and Tara Shlimowitz | March 8

While the position of university president may be the highest profile vacancy on AU's campus, several other executive-level positions also remain open. University leadership is on track to fill two of those top-level positions: athletic director and head librarian.

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New athletic director to be chosen after spring break

By Jimm Phillips | March 8

The search for a new athletic director will conclude after Interim President Neil Kerwin makes a final decision based on a search committee's recommendations, but the person chosen is not likely to take over the position before early this summer, according to Vice President for Campus Life Gail Hanson.

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GW campus attack sparks investigation, safety debate

By Patricio Chile | March 8

A George Washington University student was attacked in a classroom on Feb. 20, which raised concerns about campus safety at GW and AU. According to the Hatchet, GW's newspaper, the victim of the attack was a female sophomore. She described her attacker as a 6-foot, 250- to 300-pound man and told the Hatchet he approached her while she was alone in GW's Academic Center building around 9 a.

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Middle East club focuses on dialogue

By Kelly Kerr | March 8

A George Washington University student was attacked in a classroom on Feb. 20, which raised concerns about campus safety at GW and AU. According to the Hatchet, GW's newspaper, the victim of the attack was a female sophomore. She described her attacker as a 6-foot, 250- to 300-pound man and told the Hatchet he approached her while she was alone in GW's Academic Center building around 9 a.

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