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Latin American Studies professor known for love of teaching, penguins

By Vanessa C. Mueller and Patrick Ambrosio | June 19

In more than 40 years at AU, College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Jack Child has become known for many things, including loving penguins, impersonating Fidel Castro and teaching one of the most popular classes on campus. "Having had two classes with Dr.

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Traffic safety still an issue on campus

By Carolyn Phenicie | June 19

Pedestrians face a perilous walk around downtown D.C., but students on AU's more residential campus say they don't have it much easier. Students find crossing from the recently built Katzen Arts Center to main campus particularly perilous due to the short countdown time given at the crosswalks.

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Calm before the NSO storm

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

Most AU students are first introduced to the Woods-Brown Amphitheater when they visit campus for NSO, or New Student Orientation. Hosted by the Office of Campus Life, NSO is where many incoming freshmen get acquainted with campus, get a first look at life in D.

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AU student drives drunk, hits 4 in Long Island

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

An AU student visiting a fraternity brother on Long Island was thrown out of a bar drunk and then drove his car into a crowd of people, hitting four and critically injuring two, according to a Nassau County, N.Y., Police Department press release. Sayed Khaled El-Waraky, 19, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury, one count of third-degree assault and one count of drunken driving in Glen Cove, N.Y.

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New trustee profiles

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Stephanie M. Bennett-Smith was the first female president of New Jersey's Centenary College. Now in retirement, she serves as the board secretary to the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation's board of trustees and serves on several other university and philanthropic boards.

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AU alum works to end the War on Drugs

By Kyra Smerkanich | June 19

Many AU grads go on to shake up policy and politics in the nation's capital, but School of Public Affairs alumnus Kris Krane has enjoyed more success than most in a lesser-known political arena: fighting the War on Drugs. Krane, a political science major and member of the Class of 2000, was recently named executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or SSDP, a non-profit organization headquartered in D.

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Summer classes help students finish on time

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

While school's out for the summer for some AU students, others choose to take summer classes to finish their degrees on time or to have something to do while working in the city. There are currently 3,529 students enrolled for the summer. Linda Bolden-Pitcher, university registrar, said in an e-mail that she expects enrollment to increase in the next few weeks with the beginning of the next summer session on July 3.

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Mushnick asks Senate to remove 13 trustees

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Thirteen members of the AU board of trustees must be removed from office and students need to be given voting rights on the board, according to Student Government president Ashley Mushnick in a letter she hand-delivered to the Senate Finance Committee chairman last week.

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TSU president misues funds

By Rebecca Kern | May 1

Texas Southern University President Dr. Priscilla Slade has been accused of misusing school funds for personal expenses, in a situation similar to the misuse of American University funds by former President Benjamin Ladner. Slade was fired by the university for allegedly spending state funds amounting to $86,000 on furnishing her home, $138,000 on landscaping and exterior improvements and $56,000 on security-related equipment and labor, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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Reflection marks SG transition ceremony

May 1

The Student Government transitioned into a new administration yesterday with a ceremony rich with praise for the outgoing executives and full of promises from the new student representatives. Incoming President Ashley Mushnick, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, acknowledged the "big shoes" she has to fill and commended the outgoing administration for professionalizing the SG.

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7 AU students, alums receive Fulbrights

By Lauren Gardner | May 1

Seven AU students and alumni are 2006 Fulbright scholars, and one student is an alternate, according to Francine Blume, acting executive director at the Career Center. The results are the culmination of a rigorous process that begins a year before the applicants can expect to hear if they have been selected, Blume said.

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Controversy ensues over Sprinkle event accomodations

By Mike Scher | May 1

Sex brings out the best and the worst in people, said Aaron Tobler, president of the College of Arts and Sciences' Graduate Student Council at last Tuesday's Love Art Lab featuring former porn star Annie Sprinkle. Tobler was speaking of what he thought was a bias on the part of the University Center, which handles event scheduling and placement, to shut down the Annie Sprinkle event that he had helped to bring to campus.

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Taylor's mission continues

By Jess Reamy and Cait Douglas | May 1

Some initiatives of former President Kyle Taylor's administration are still ongoing, although the newly elected Student Government executives have been sworn into office, In his last act as president, Taylor vetoed the Meal Plan legislation passed last week.

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Metro calendar

By Kyra Smerkanich | May 1

Sunday, April 30 Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Through Oct. 1 National Gallery of Art Metro: Judiciary Square (red line), Archives-Navy Memorial (yellow and green lines) and Smithsonian (blue and orange lines).

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Library celebrates end of the year with free coffee, cookies

By Jeannette Kimmel | May 1

Bender Library will host its end-of-the-semester Final Perk this Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. in The Mud Box, which will include a movie, giveaways and free coffee and cookies for students. "We're kind of going all out for this," said Nick Banovetz, assistant to the librarian.

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Fair educates AU about consumer choices

By Megan Slack | May 1

Students in Charlene Gilbert's "Communication and Social Change" class held a Consumer Fair on the quad last Friday to educate students about the importance of practicing ethical buying habits. Those who stopped by the fair were invited to try samples from vendors that follow organic guidelines or use fair trade business models, like Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Honest Teas.

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MGC construction, falling profits lead to Jamba's closure

By Brian Kalish | May 1

The Mary Graydon Center will receive a 9,000 square foot addition at the end of this semester that will see new spaces added and the permanent closure of Jamba Juice. The bridge project, as it is known, will begin in late May, according to Michael Elmore, senior director of the University Center.

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