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September 25

Wednesday, Sept. 27 Yellowcard with Anberlin and My Favorite Highway 7:30 p.m. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. N.W. Metro: U Street/African American Memorial (green line) Yellowcard, known for their violin-centered emo-rock, will perform live with Anberlin and My Favorite Highway at the 9:30 Club.

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Military veterans debate U.S. presence in Iraq

By Howard Perlman | September 25

The United States should keep a presence in Iraq to keep law and order in a region that will destroy itself in the chaos of its instability, said Rajai Hakki, an undergraduate in the School of International Service and a former Marine, at a forum Wednesday on the experiences and post-war analyses of military veterans of the Iraq War.

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Talk addresses power of words

By Ali Goldstein | September 25

Words are critical in political communication, and Abraham Lincoln was a politician who used language to encourage understanding in America in his second inaugural address, said Ronald White, a Lincoln scholar and theologian at a Table Talk Lunch Forum Wednesday.

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Seniors to begin Teach for America application process

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | September 25

Teach for America, an organization with the goal of closing the academic achievement gap between low-income and high-income areas of the country, is currently recruiting on campus. The program seeks to recruit teachers to work specifically in low-income areas of the country, both urban and rural.

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Faculty join search committee

By Jimm Phillips | September 21

AU's full-time faculty have selected School of Communication Professor Patricia Aufderheide, College of Arts and Sciences Professor Alan Kraut and Senior Reference Librarian Mary Mintz to serve as faculty representatives on the Presidential Search Committee, according to AU faculty members.

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'Survivor' winner shares stories, provides advice

By Brian Kalish | September 21

Everyone has the ability to effect change in his own way, said Ethan Zohn, the $1 million winner of the CBS show "Survivor: Africa" during the keynote address of Civitas Week Tuesday night in Bender Arena. After winning "Survivor," Zohn took all his winnings and gave back to the community.

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National briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 21

Arrest made in Duquesne shootings Authorities arrested Brittany Jones, a sophomore at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Tuesday in connection with a recent shooting incident that reportedly involved five members of the school basketball team. Reports indicate Jones is facing charges of reckless endangerment, carrying a firearm without a license and criminal conspiracy after she allegedly helped six armed men enter a school dance where the shooting took place, according to the AP.

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Blue lights to have cameras

By Elyse Franko | September 21

The campus blue light system is undergoing changes to make lights more visible and reliable, said Public Safety Chief Michael McNair. A total of 25 new blue light phone systems are being installed all over campus, McNair said. These lights will be located near the old ones, which will be removed once all the new lights are installed.

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Metro brief: D.C. schools seek health funding

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 21

D.C. officials hope a grant from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will provide them with approximately $7 million to help meet the health needs of the growing number of children requiring special medical attention. The money would increase the annual budget for school health services, according to The Washington Post.

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Companies seeking more college grads

By Rebecca Kern | September 21

Approximately 55 percent of entry-level businesses are planning to hire more college graduates in 2007 than they hired in 2006, according to a recent survey from CollegeGrad.com. Rae Ann Bories-Easley, AU's outreach and marketing director for the Career Center, said students can access CollegeGrad.

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Dorms to get condom machines by end of month

By Alexa Antonuk | September 21

By the end of this month, AU students will be able to purchase condoms, along with sodas and snacks, in the vending areas of the dorms. As part of a pilot program, condom machines will be installed in "discreet locations near the vending areas in dorms," said Student Government President Ashley Mushnick in an e-mail.

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Campus briefs

September 21

Senate appoints Judicial Board members The Undergraduate Senate confirmed three new members to the Judicial Board Sunday to prepare for the upcoming fall elections. Former Student Government Secretary Joe Vidulich was confirmed to chair the Judicial Board, replacing Class of 2006 graduate Marlon Brown.

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SG to explore AU smoking policy

By Cait Douglas | September 21

The Undergraduate Senate has chosen to focus on how the university smoking policy can best suit all students as one of its last acts of the legislative term. Ben Murray, speaker of the Senate, said he hopes the Senate can reach out to the student body to find out what students want.

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Campus calendar

By Kendra Garstka | September 21

Thursday, Sept. 21 Wellness Fair 11 a.m.-3 p.m., quad Take advantage of free health screenings, including blood pressure, hearing, vision, glaucoma, flexibility, strength and body fat composition. Contact Kathy Haldeman at (202) 885-3276. U.S. Foreign Policy Forum 1-2:30 p.

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Civitas Week focuses on creating community

By Brian Kalish | September 21

Civitas Week is an annual event at AU that was launched in 2003, said Bernie Schulz, special assistant to the vice president. The week aims to "heighten awareness of how we treat one another, regardless of who you are at the university," he said. It shows us "how we treat individuals, whether it be someone waiting on us in the Marketplace or situations in the residence halls," Schulz said.

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Graduation rate stable at AU, falls nationally

By Rebecca Kern | September 18

The United States is no longer the world leader in completion of college based on a recent report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. While the U.S. leads the world in the proportion of 35- to 64-year-olds with college degrees, it ranks seventh as a developed nation with 39 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds with associate degrees.

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Alcohol-related hospital transports on the rise

By Andrew Chong | September 18

The "red zone," Housing and Dining's nickname for the first five weeks of the semester, lived up to its name this year with a significant increase in hospital transports since Welcome Week than in previous years, creating concern among faculty and staff. According to studies conducted by the Office of Campus Life, approximately 25 to 30 students are transported during the year because of alcohol overdose.

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