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Students express frustrations in town hall meeting with board

By John Riley and Kyra Smerkanich | November 14

In an attempt to promote a feeling of openness and transparency, members of AU's board of trustees met with students and faculty members Thursday night to discuss former President Ben Ladner's severance package, improved board governance and the need for communication between board members and the rest of the university community.

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Campus calendar

By Kelly Kerr | November 14

Tuesday, Nov. 15, through Jan. 25 Wide Angle NW National Geographic Society - Explorers Hall 1145 17th St. 202-857-7588 Metro: Farragut North (Red Line) or Farragut West (Blue and Orange lines) Admission: Free This new exhibit features a diverse selection of wide-angle photographs from around the world taken from National Geographic's latest book, "Wide-Angle: National Geographic's Greatest Places.

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SG Senate approves 'Be' campaign funds

By Jess Reamy | November 14

The Undergraduate Senate appropriated a total of $18,500 to the Student Government executives yesterday in two bills, one providing $8,500 for the Founder's Day Ball and the other providing $10,000 for additional "Be" campaign expenses. The funds will be taken out of an account called AUTO Restricted, which has about $30,000 reserved for purchasing a new AUTO van if it's needed.

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Dalai Lama stresses peace, values at MCI center

By Katie Trawinski | November 14

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, spoke of cultivating global peace through compassion at the MCI Center yesterday. Tenzin Gyatso is believed by the Buddhist people to be the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. In 1959, nine years after Tibet was invaded by China, the Dalai Lama was forced into exile in India.

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Campus hopping becoming a common trend

By Rebecca Kern | November 14

A nationwide survey of college students recently found that it is a common trend for students to transfer schools or at least take classes at other schools. This new trend, called "campus hopping," was researched in the survey, which was administered to approximately 237,000 students from 528 universities this year.

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School updates broadcast through cell phones

By Kelly Kerr | November 14

Several colleges across the U.S. switched their current cell phone plans to new deals that will provide students with campus-related information on their phones, according to the Chronicle for Higher Education. Blackboard announcements, cancelled classes and location changes for campus events will now be available to students immediately via their cell phones.

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AU shocked by death of Class of 2005 president

By Kate Oczypok | November 14

Chris Salazar, a member of AU's class of 2005, died last night after losing his balance and falling from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment around 1:50 a.m. Sunday morning, according to police.

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Board of trustees strives for transparency

By Max Kopper | November 14

The search for AU's next president will take time, said new Board of Trustees Chairman Gary M. Abramson at a meeting last Friday. "We don't see how any kind of presidential search can end until next year, until next spring or summer," he said. After the meeting, Vice Chair Thomas A.

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KPU speaker bashes feminism

By Josh Goodman | November 14

"There are eternal differences between men and women," said political author and commentator Phyllis Schlafly at a speech last week at AU. Schlafly lashed out at the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and today. "They said they wanted liberation - what they meant was liberation from home, husband, family and children.

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'Helicopter parents' becoming problems on college campuses

By Michael Lucibella | November 14

A new issue that has been popping up across colleges in the U.S. is a phenomenon termed "helicopter parents," according to Issam Khoury, resident director of Letts Hall. So named because they have a tendency to hover over their child, these parents become involved in their children's campus lives, even dealing with issues between their son or daughter and his or her roommate.

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SG Senate supports ex-board members' frustrations

By Jess Reamy | November 14

The Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution yesterday supporting the four former members of the board of trustees who have resigned in recent months, in addition to a bill calling on the board to amend its bylaws in accordance with the recommendations by the Ad-Hoc University-Wide Committee on Reformation of University Governance.

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Airline files for bankruptcy

By Kate Oczypok | November 14

Dulles-based Independence Air filed for bankruptcy protection last week, a move that could leave many AU students with one less traveling option in the coming months. According to washingtonpost.com, Flyi Inc., the airline's parent company, said the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will have no effect on passengers for now and vowed to continue through the holiday season its 220 daily departures to 36 different destinations.

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Metro brief: Md. county near homicide record

By Kelly Kerr | November 14

Prince George's County is two murders away from breaking its record high for homicides, with seven weeks remaining in 2005, according to the Washington Post. The record set in 1991 was 154 homicides. One hundred fifty-two people have been murdered in Prince George's in this year; this is an average of one homicide every other day.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | November 10

Friday, Nov. 3 A female student in Letts Hall experienced an alcohol-related illness. The student was transported to Sibley Hospital. A digital camera was stolen from a student's room in McDowell Hall. A student in Ward Circle Building reported feeling pain and was transported to Sibley Hospital.

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'The View' films at AU

By Brian Kalish | November 10

On Wednesday morning, members from each of AU's sororities participated in a live national television broadcast of ABC's daytime talk show "The View." Star Jones, one of the five co-hosts of "The View," is an AU alumna and was president of the AU chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

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Eagle Endowment awards grant for community service

By Kendra Garstka | November 10

The Eagle Endowment, an Office of Campus Life-sponsored opportunity that gives a $1,000 grant to a member of the AU community for public or community service, recently awarded the annual prize to Monique Toussaint, a senior in Kogod School of Business and Alpha Nu Omega's Iota Chapter.

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Girls protest Abercrombie 'attitude' shirts

By Kate Oczypok | November 10

Two dozen Pittsburgh girls are calling for a "girlcott" of Abercrombie and Fitch's attitude T-shirts, a product popular among many AU students. The girls are participants in Allegheny County's Girls as Grantmakers organization, a two-year program in which girls discuss and explore ways to make a difference in the community by reviewing and funding grant proposals designed by peers, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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