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October 6

Thursday Oct. 6 Fall 2005 Job and Internship Fair 1:00- 5:00 p.m., Bender Arena. Interact with recruiters from a variety of organizations looking to hire AU students. Participants are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their r?sum?. Registration required.

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Shooting at Avalon apartments leaves AU student injured

By Steve Dorsey | October 6

A resident of the Avalon Foxhall apartments in the 4100 block of Massachusetts Avenue was shot and wounded in an attempted robbery Monday night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. MPD spokesmen declined to comment on whether the victim was an AU student.

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FDA disapproves of Plan B going over-the-counter

By Kyra Smerkanich | October 6

The Food and Drug Administration decided not to approve Plan B, an emergency contraceptive, as an over-the-counter drug, which has led to tension within the FDA and has many questioning the role politics play in women's health. The issue of emergency contraceptives has become controversial because it focuses on the abortion issue and the role politics plays in women's health.

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Week aimed to educate about mental health awareness

By Lauren Gardner | October 3

Active Minds, the AU counseling center and Pi Kappa Alpha are collaborating to educate the public about mental illness as part of the national Mental Illness Awareness Week this week. Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual, national observance that was started by a 1990 Presidential proclamation to focus attention on the high incidence of mental illness in America, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Web site.

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National brief: MU of Ohio fined thousands on disciplanary records

By Kate Oczypok | October 3

Miami University of Ohio has been fined $27,500 for failing to give sexual assault victims written notices of the outcomes of disciplinary proceedings regarding their cases. According to an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education web site, this past summer the Department of Education found that the university had violated a federal law, known as the Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to disclose information about crimes on their campuses.

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By Kelly Kerr | October 3

Monday, Oct. 3 Christopher Kennedy Lawford Olsson's Books & Records- The Lansburgh, 418 Seventh St. NW 7:30p.m 202-638-7610 Admission: Free Christopher Kennedy Lawford is the author of "In Symptoms of Withdrawal: A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption," which recounts his time in Hollywood with the elite and his experiences with politics in Washington.

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Student Government calls for Ladner to resign as president

October 3

The Student Government's General Assembly passed a resolution yesterday calling for President Benjamin Ladner to step down, adding its voice to more than half a dozen university groups calling for the president to resign or be removed by the board of trustees.

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New SIS building to embody mission

By Kyra Smerkanich | October 3

The new School of International Service building will incorporate the guiding principles of the SIS program by focusing on ecology, economy and equality, according to representatives from the architectural firms designing the building and overseeing its construction.

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Fall break reduced to one day for 2006 year

By Jess Reamy | October 3

Next year's fall break will be shortened to one weekday in order to bring an earlier end to the semester, according to administration officials. During consideration of changes to be made to the Fall 2006 academic calendar, Student Government President Kyle Taylor proposed the compromised solution, which the General Assembly endorsed and the university approved last week.

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'Breastival' promotes women's health issues

By Olga Khazan | October 3

AU's first annual "Breastival" was held on the quad Saturday in order to raise awareness about breast cancer and other women's issues. The event which was sponsored by the Women's Initiative, featured free games such as "pin the boob on Clawdette" and "water-boob darts," as well as music, free food, and information from several women's organizations.

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Alumni, parents speak out about Ladner

By Kimberly Peterson | October 3

Although AU has been appearing in the headlines of numerous news outlets due to the ongoing Ladner probe, many parents and alumni feel out of the loop about the investigation into President Benjamin Ladner's spending, and those who have heard the news are concerned about money management at the university.

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Metro brief: Georgetown guards want higher pay

By Kate Oczypok | October 3

Campus security guards petitioned Friday at Georgetown University, joining with campus groups and a major union in an effort to raise wages and benefits for the guards. The new demand for increased wages comes after Georgetown's decision last March to raise all contracted workers' salaries and benefits to at least $13 an hour by July from the former minimum compensation of $11.

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AU raises money for AIDS walk

By Irene Colthurst | October 3

Twenty AU students raised over $1,300 to participate in the Whitman-Walker Clinic's 19th Annual D.C. AIDS Walk Saturday, a $600 increase from last year. The students were joined by nearly 3,000 other walkers along the five-kilometer route, which started and ended in Freedom Plaza.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | October 3

Monday Sept. 26 A fire alarm was activated in the financial aid building at 12:43 a.m. Public Safety canvassed the area, and the D.C. Fire Department was called in. Smoke was detected, but there did not appear to be any flames. The cause was determined to be electrical in nature, and related to electrical work being done inside the building.

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Campus brief: Panelists debate U.S. drug policies

By Max Kopper | October 3

Panelists debated U.S. drug policy and its development Friday in the SIS lounge at a forum presented by the International Development Program Student Association. Panelists included Sanho Tree, director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and Dr.

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Fall break travel more expensive this year

By Steve Dorsey | October 3

The airline, train and automobile industries have been hit hard by rising costs in the aftermath of September's hurricanes, leaving AU students in search of alternative transportation for traveling over fall break, which begins later this week. Northwest and Delta are the most recent airline victims of the spiking cost of travel; both announced their bankruptcy last month.

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National briefs

By Kate Oczypok | September 29

New Orleans police superintendent retires The police superintendent of New Orleans announced his retirement Tuesday in the aftermath of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. Eddie Compass chose to retire after several hundred of his officers deserted the force during the hurricane and two officers committed suicide.

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