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Metro brief: Fenty accepts Pelosi invite, snubs Bush over District voting rights

By Jimm Phillips | January 25

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty declined a White House invitation to attend the State of the Union address Tuesday, instead choosing to come as a guest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., according to The Washington Post. Fenty sat in the House gallery among other guests invited by Pelosi.

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Faculty, students defend WGST program

By Ali Goldstein | January 25

Despite plans to increase the number of majors within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Women's and Gender Studies program is not likely to disappear, according to Gay Young, director of the WGST program. After students and alumni recently formed a WGST Facebook group, the rumor that the program would be cancelled circulated around campus.

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By Rebecca Kern | January 22

Wednesday, Jan. 24 "World War II: Halsey's Typhoon" Noon. Jefferson Room, U.S. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial (Yellow and Green lines) Bob Drury, co-author of "Halsey's Typhoon," will discuss the true tale of when Adm.

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National brief: Divorced couple divide house with wall

By Jimm Phillips | January 22

Workers have built a court-order wall in the home of a New York City couple who are going through divorce proceedings, according to the Associated Press. Simon and Chana Taub, whose two-year-long divorce case has been dubbed "The War of the Roses," both refuse to vacate the three-story rowhouse they share in Brooklyn's Borough Park.

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House passes '100 Hours' bills

By Jimm Phillips | January 22

The House of Representatives passed the final bill in the Democrats' "100 Hours Plan" Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The plan included six bills, as well as changes to House rules meant to reduce the influence of lobbyists and the deficit.

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Speaker examines issue of race in U.S. population

By Robin Bravender | January 22

AU professor Edward Smith grew up in a Washington, D.C., where the Redskins were an all-white football team, and black children and white children could not go to the same schools. Progress has been made since then, Smith said, but "America is always a work in progress.

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Metro brief: D.C. Dept. of Transportation putting more speed bumps in District border areas

By Jimm Phillips | January 22

The D.C. Department of Transportation will be installing additional speed bumps on residential streets near the District border, according to ABC 7 News. The new speed bumps, which will be placed by crews at 15 locations in Wards 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8, are being installed to curb the use of residential streets as shortcuts for commuters driving out of the District, according to ABC 7.

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Housing and Dining director to leave in February

By Brian Kalish | January 22

On Feb. 3, Housing and Dining Programs Executive Director Julie Weber will walk out of her office like she does at the end of every day. However, it will be her last time doing so, as she leaves behind 10 years at AU to begin a similar job 2,000 miles away at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.

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Students prefer e-mail over office hour visits

By Rebecca Kern | January 22

A recent survey conducted by The Minnesota Daily found that three out of four students said they would rather e-mail a professor than go to his or her office hours, and this trend seems to be true for students and professors at AU as well. Michaela McGill, a sophomore in the School of Communication, said she would rather e-mail a professor because it is convenient and saves her time.

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National bill to lower student loan interest rates

By Peggy Wu | January 22

The House of Representatives passed a bill that will cut interest rates on student loans in half by a vote of 356-71 Wednesday, which will affect college students across the U.S., including those at AU. Under the new bill, the College Student Relief Act of 2007 and also known as H.

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Campus briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | January 22

AU grad's film selected for Sundance "Girl 27," a documentary co-produced by Lindsay Webster, a 2003 graduate of the School of Communication, was selected to compete in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary tells the story of an underage dancer who was raped at a MGM party in 1937.

Spencer Siegel waits for his package in Anderson.

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Students to be notified of packages electronically

By Kyra Smerkanich | January 22

Housing and Dining is starting a new package system that will notify students of the status of their package electronically and allow them to swipe their student identification card to receive their packages. The goal of the system, according to Chris Moody, associate director of Housing and Dining programs, is to create a "paperless and tracking accountability system.

U.S.-Saudi AmbassadorTurki Al-Faisal emphasized the need for understanding in a speech on Friday.

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Saudi diplomat encourages tolerance, openness

By Kendra Garstka | January 22

Understanding and tolerance of one another as human beings is key to maintaining good relationships between the United States and Saudi Arabia, according to Turki-Al-Faisal, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "We need you to come to our part of the world .

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National brief: Journalist's killer gets 65-year sentence

By Jimm Phillips | January 18

The man convicted of murdering New York Times journalist David E. Rosenbaum was sentenced to 65 years in prison last Friday in D.C. Superior Court, according to The Washington Post. The sentencing came several months after Percey Jordan, 43, was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery of a senior citizen.

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By Brian Kalish | January 18

Thursday, Jan. 18 Table Talk: "Race Progress: Truth or Illusion?" Noon-1:30 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center lounge Panelists will provide perspectives on the 1857 Dred Scott decision and the 1957 founding principles of the Southern Christian Leadership Council.

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By Kyra Smerkanich | January 18

AU named No. 8 for Peace Corps alumni AU made No. 8 on the list of the top 25 medium-sized schools that have alumni serving in the Peace Corps, according to a press release from the Peace Corps Press Office. With 41 alumni currently serving, AU moved up three spots in the rankings from last year, according to the press release.

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Students look for other textbook sources

By Brittany Schell | January 18

Many American University students found alternative means of buying their books this semester instead of purchasing them from the campus bookstore. They said they found better prices for books at various Web sites. Curtis Harris, a sophomore in the School of International Service, said he bought all of his books on Amazon.