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Metro brief: Police account of Alexandria shooting disputed

By Kate Oczypok | March 2

A passenger yesterday disputed the initial police account of the fatal shooting of a teenager in the parking lot of an IHOP restaurant over the weekend, saying the off-duty Alexandria police officer was not directly in front of their Jeep when he began firing, according to The Washington Post.

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Federal spending on abstinence-only programs debated

By Olga Khazan | March 2

Many American University students said they feel the federal government should support abstinence sex education programs provided those programs include information about contraceptives as an alternative to abstinence. A lawsuit was dropped last week that aimed to cut federal funds for a national teen abstinence program that some said was being used for Christian proselytizing, according to CNN.

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U.S. business schools competing for Ph.D. profs

By Rebecca Kern | March 2

Business schools at universities across the nation are competing for a dwindling supply of doctoral business professors to teach the increasing number of business students, according to CNN.com. Richard Durand, the dean of the Kogod School of Business since July 2005, said the business field has a doctorate system that differs from most other fields.

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AU finance review finds internal controls satisfactory

By Mary Specht | March 2

A nearly completed review of AU's internal financial controls, commissioned months before former President Benjamin Ladner was ousted for misusing university funds for his personal expenses, has so far found the controls satisfactory, according to Don Myers, vice president of finance and treasurer.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | March 2

Thursday, March 2 "Cracks in the System: The Adequacy of U.S. Health Care Regulation in a Global Age" 1-5 p.m., WCL, room 603 The Administrative Law Review's annual symposium will address the adequacy of our regulatory state in the context of healthcare, with a focus on the federal and state response to a pandemic or biological terrorist attack.

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AU Abroad enclaves 'don't immerse'

By Allison Bailey and Amanda Glensky | March 2

Although over 60 percent of students will study abroad before they graduate, some students find they are not satisfied with the study abroad experiences offered to them through AU Abroad, particularly those students who participate in the enclave programs.

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Activist, comedian encourages involvement

By Elizabeth Royall | March 2

Civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory spoke Tuesday at the Kay Spiritual Life Center, encouraging the audience to not just complain about the problems of the world but to take action. No group in history has made more progress in 40 years than black people in America, he said.

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DJs promote Web-only radio station

By Carolyn Phenicie | March 2

WVAU, the university's student-run radio station available only via Web stream, has launched several new projects to expand its reach to the AU community. A group of disc jockeys from the station recently launched an advertising campaign featuring posters proclaiming, "WVAU: We Exist.

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Campus briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 2

HR moves to New Mexico Avenue Over Spring Break, about 40 AU staff members from Human Resources and the Payroll Office will relocate from their offices in the Sports Center Annex to new quarters in 3201 New Mexico Ave., Suite 350. Parking ticket stubs from the lot behind the building will be validated.

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U.S. business schools competing for Ph.D. profs

By Rebecca Kern | February 27

Business schools at universities across the nation are competing for a dwindling supply of doctoral business professors to teach the increasing number of business students, according to CNN.com. Richard Durand, the dean of the Kogod School of Business since July 2005, said the business field has a doctorate system that differs from most other fields.

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Medical debate stays execution

By Lia Comerford | February 27

The execution of a California man was postponed Tuesday after prison officials said they could not satisfy the requirements set by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel, according to The Washington Post. The prisoner, Michael Morales, has been on death row since he was convicted of murdering a 17-year-old girl in 1983.

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Students reject fake resume site

By Kelly Moynihan | February 27

Lying on resumes is becoming a popular tactic to land a dream job, according to News.com. A new website helps students to do so, but AU students are unsure it's worth the risk. Fakeresume.com helps its customers lie on their resumes to get the jobs they "deserve.

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AU faculty challenge Supreme Court case

By Laraine Weschler | February 27

AU faculty from the Center for Democracy and Election Management (CDEM) filed a report for a Supreme Court case Feb. 7. The case, Randall v. Sorrell, challenges Vermont's campaign finance law which limits campaign expenditures for elections. Under Vermont law, candidates for governor can only spend $300,000 on campaigns in a two-year period, according to an article in The New York Times.

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Harvard president resigns

By Kelly Kerr | February 27

Embattled Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers resigned last Tuesday after developing a deep rift with some members of the school's faculty, a situation not unfamiliar to the AU community. Summers' five-year tenure has been rife with controversy since almost the start of his term.

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Student think tank talks policy

By Tiffany Heimbuch-Maybee | February 27

Catherine Kozak, a senior in the School of International Service and president of the Roosevelt Institution at AU, spoke about the incongruencies of students' voices and the direction of activist and progressive policy at a conference Saturday. Student opinions are largely ignored in the legislative process, and the Roosevelt Institution hopes to change that, Kozak said.

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Students opt for social justice with Alternative Break

By Elyse Franko | February 27

Nearly 100 AU students have chosen to spend their spring breaks learning about human rights or volunteering with non-governmental organizations. AU's Alternative Break programs are social justice-based and involve community service, said Shoshanna Sumka, AU's Alternative Break program coordinator.

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Production discusses women's issues

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 27

Women's Initiative presented their fourth annual production of the "Vagina Monologues" this weekend, a production designed to raise awareness about the social issues concerning female sexuality. The actresses recreated various personal experiences through a series of monologues ranging from a dominatrix who explained her love of moaning to a Native American woman who told how her husband sexually abused her.

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