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State legislatures pass Plan B laws

By Rebecca Kern | March 6

The Food and Drug Administration's inability to decide whether the emergency contraceptive Plan B, also called the morning after pill, should be available without a prescription, hassled state legislatures to monitor the availability of the drug, according to The Washington Post.

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Students reject fake resume site

By Kelly Moynihan | March 2

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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Professor promotes community, moves to Hughes

By Laraine Weschler | March 2

School of Communication Professor John Doolittle moved into an apartment on the second floor of Hughes Hall three weeks ago in an effort to better understand all aspects of college life. Students welcomed AU's newest faculty-in-residence at an informal reception in the McDowell Formal Lounge Monday night.

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Flu activity low for AU, District

March 2

According to the most recent flu activity report released by the Centers for Disease Control, the District of Columbia reported little flu activity, and AU has reported few confirmed cases of the flu, according to Dan Bruey, director of the Student Health Center.

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National briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 2

Miss. bans abortions, South Dakota follows A state House committee voted to ban most abortions in Mississippi, which already has some of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. The bill, approved by the House Public Health Committee on Tuesday, would allow abortion only to save the pregnant woman's life.

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Medical debate stays execution

By Lia Comerford | March 2

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 opt for social justice with Alternative Break

By Elyse Franko | March 2

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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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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