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College in Pa. requires profs to teach freshman seminar

By Kelly Kerr | November 7

Professors at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania are among a handful in the nation who are required by the universitywhere they work to teach a mandatory freshman liberal arts seminar, a program with an objective similar to AU's general education program, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Homeless man stabs four near White House

By Tiffany Heimbuch-Maybee | November 7

Despite a violent knifing near the White House, a normally very secure area of Washington, D.C., AU students still feel relatively safe on campus. A homeless man was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempting to kill four tourists with a knife in Lafayette Park.

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Metro brief: Hundreds rally outside RFK stadium to end the AIDS epidemic

By Lauren Gardner | November 7

Nearly 300 people infected with HIV from across the country rallied outside Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Saturday to call on the president, Congress and society to renew commitments to end the AIDS epidemic, according to The Washington Post. The crowd, organized by the Campaign to End AIDS, then marched to Anacostia Park to call attention to the virus's growing devastation of the black community, especially in D.

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Students draw parallels between Ladner and Libby scandals

By Kelly Kerr | November 3

Some AU students are drawing a connection between the recent removal of former AU president Benjamin Ladner and the indictment of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Ladner resigned as president after a months-long investigation into his dining and entertainment accounts showed he used university money for personal expenses.

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Presidential search will include input from students

By Sean Miller | November 3

AU will take its first steps in the hunt for a new president at a hearing today with students and faculty, university officials said. A committee of four trustees, led by Matthew Pittinsky, founder of Blackboard Inc. and an AU alumnus, will consult with university and student leaders to decide how to proceed in the search for a new president - a process that could take more than a year.

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D.C. may go smoke-free

By Steve Dorsey | November 3

Some Tenleytown businesses said they are not overly worried about new D.C. legislation that would outlaw smoking in most indoor public places. Last week, the D.C. Council's Health Committee approved legislation that would ban smoking in all bars and restaurants in the District by 2007, according to The Washington Post.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | November 3

Friday, Oct. 28 A staff member reported that property was missing from the Kogod School of Business. The property is believed to have been misplaced. A student parked in the Sports Center Garage was discovered to have fraudulent parking registration. The car was booted and fines were assessed.

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Male population on U.S. college campuses dwindles

By Lauren Gardner | November 3

National trends have shown that the number of college-going males is dwindling, making gender diversity an issue on many college campuses, according to USA Today. Nearly nine million women attended college in 2001, compared to 6.96 million men the same year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics' Web site.

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Investigative journalism maintains quality, panel says

By Lauren Gardner | November 3

Companies that own newspapers do not have a great commitment to investigative journalism, but journalistic quality has not weakened since the era of the Watergate investigation, a panel of journalists said at an American Forum Tuesday. Patrick Sloyan, director of the Fund for Investigative Journalism, said the current trend at newspapers has been against investigative journalism.

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Students want representation on board of trustees

By Kendra Garstka | November 3

Recently elected AU board of trustees chair Gary Abramson told student leaders on Tuesday he is open to the idea of putting student representation on the board, which is beginning to rebuild itself following the resignation of four trustees and the removal of former President Benjamin Ladner.

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National brief: Charles and Camilla make first U.S. visit since marriage

By Kate Oczypok | November 3

Prince Charles and his second wife, Camilla, visited the United States on Tuesday for the first time since their marriage. The two began their trip in New York at Ground Zero and visited with 9/11 survivors' families, according to The Washington Post. They ended with a champagne reception at the Museum of Modern Art.

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AU board cooperating with U.S. Senate investigation

By Megan Slack and Josh Goodman | November 3

The AU board of trustees is cooperating fully with the U.S. Senate investigation into its decision to award a $3.75 million severance package to former President Benjamin Ladner, and is turning over all documents related to the probe, according to recently elected AU board of trustees chair Gary Abramson said.

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McDonald's nutrition facts to be on food packaging by 2006

By Malorie Sellers | November 3

McDonald's Corporation unveiled plans to add easy-to-read nutrition information on all product wrappers by March 2006. Icon and bar chart graphics on McDonald's food product packaging will provide nutritional guidelines for calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates and sodium based on the government's daily recommended allowances, according to an article from the Poynter Institute online.

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Rosa Parks honored in U.S. Capitol

By Kate Oczypok | November 3

Visitors pay their respects to civil rights heroine Rosa Parks on Monday at the Rotunda in the Capital Building. Thousands traveled and waited in long lines to witness Parks as she lay in honor. Her hearse was followed by long motorcade which included an empty 1950s era District public bus.

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Campus brief: Campus bookstore raises over $1,900 for hurricane relief

By Kate Oczypok | November 3

The campus bookstore announced Tuesday it collected over $1,900 for Hurricane Katrina relief. The relief initiative was part of an overall effort by the Follett Higher Education Group, operator of the AU campus bookstore. More than $208,000 was raised in all Follett stores with 100 percent of the funds donated to the American Red Cross.

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Bender Library celebrates its millionth book

By Olga Khazan | November 3

To celebrate the acquisition of the one-millionth book to its collection, a ceremony featuring prominent AU student and faculty speakers was held at Bender Library on Wednesday. The one-millionth book, a first edition 1693 copy of John Locke's "Some Thoughts Concerning Education," was presented, as well as another book, a 1792 copy of Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Women.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | November 3

Thursday, Nov. 3 "The Ten Commandments: Criminal Law in Judaism" Noon-1:20 p.m., WCL, room 526. Rabbi Yosef Edelstein will lecture as part of WCL's Jewish Law Over Lunch series. Contact Jackie Ochs at 301-455-5237. "Women's Activism Against Militarism and War Culture" 3 p.

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