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AU students now able to download Napster service

By Kate Naseef | September 8

The music downloading service Napster, which offers one million downloadable music files and radio service was launched on campus last Thursday and is available to all students living in the residence halls. Approximately 875 of the 3500 students living on campus have downloaded the program so far, said Carl Whitman, the executive director of the Office of Information Technology.

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Washington College of Law introduces Podcasting service

By Kate Oczypok | September 8

The Washington College of Law has begun Podcasting many of the school's lectures and events, a program that is the first of its kind among law schools. Podcasts are a new addition to iTunes, the music-downloading program popular among many college students.

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Campus brief: Class on GLBTA issues to be offered at AU

By Dave Colon | September 8

A class about public speaking on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues is being offered this fall after two years of planning, said Mindy Michels, director of the GLBTA Resource Center. The class works with AU's Rainbow Speakers Bureau, which Michels established in 1997 to teach students how to speak about GLBT topics, like the difference between civil unions and marriage and adoption laws in different states.

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Metro brief: Hurricane victims seek shelter at D.C. Armory

By Lauren Gardner | September 8

A total of 295 survivors of Hurricane Katrina arrived at Dulles International Airport Tuesday from New Orleans, on their way to settle into a temporary shelter opening at the D.C. Armory. The evacuees arrived on two commercial aircraft and were then taken to the armory on Metrobuses.

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Students upset over decreasing meal plan options

By John Riley | September 8

Students who want to buy food from Jamba Juice and Chic-Fil-A will have to dig deeper into those wallets this semester following AU's decision to take the two restaurants off its meal plan. The decision to allow students to use their meal blocks at Jamba Juice and Chic-Fil-A in place of the Terrace Dining Room was an interim option provided to students when the Tavern was under renovation a couple of years ago, said Julie Weber, director of Housing and Dining Programs.

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Campus calendar

By John Riley | September 8

Thursday, Sept. 8 Student Honors Board Elections 9:00-5:00 p.m., University Honors Center, Hurst Hall Honors students can vote for the Student Honors Board. "Being Your Best" Workshops 12:45-2:00 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. For more information, contact the Counseling Center at x3500.

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Area colleges welcome storm victims in Katrina's wake

By Lauren Gardner | September 8

Colleges and universities in the D.C. metro area and across the country are opening their dormitories and classrooms to students from Gulf Coast-area schools affected by Hurricane Katrina. AU, Georgetown University, the George Washington University, Howard University and the Catholic University of America have developed unique assistance plans based on how each school can best allocate its resources.

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Students stranded by Park Bethesda shuttle cuts

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | September 8

Housing and Dining Programs dropped Park Bethesda shuttle's Sunday service and cut operating hours on other days because the building was not meeting its target revenue, according to director Julie Weber. To meet the target, the university reduced the shuttle budget when it chose a new shuttle service provider June 1.

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AU students plan relief week for hurricane victims

By Mary Specht and Jess Reamy | September 8

More than 100 students from colleges closed by Hurricane Katrina's destruction have enrolled at AU to salvage their semesters, greeted by special accommodations and a week of events to raise donations for disaster relief. When the hurricane hit, classes had not yet started at Tulane, where most of AU's transfers expected to start school.

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High tech laundry, higher prices

By Mary Specht | September 1

New laundry machines installed in all campus dorms will raise the price of a load by 35 cents but will ensure more reliable service and provide a Web service to notify users by email or text message when their laundry is done or when a machine becomes available, according to Director of Housing and Dining Julie Weber.

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Campus brief: Bon Appetit wins award

By Mary Specht | September 1

Bon App?tit, the company that supplies food to the Terrace Dining Room, has won an award from the Ecological Society of America for its environment-friendly practices. Bon App?tit, based in Palo Alto, Calif., runs more than 190 cafeterias in office buildings, universities and other venues, according to an AU press release.

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September 1

Thursday, Sept. 1 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center Fall Mixer 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 203 Meet the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center staff, make new friends and reconnect with old ones.

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AU Library ranked 12th worst in U.S.

By Kate Oczypok | September 1

Bender Library was ranked 12th on the Princeton Review's "This is a Library?" list, which named the 20 worst libraries among national colleges and universities based on students' assessments of library facilities. "I think the ranking is inaccurate," said Pat Wand, University Librarian.

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Metro brief: Newborn panda undergoes physical

By Kate Oczypok | September 1

The still unnamed male panda cub born this July at the National Zoo underwent his fourth physical Tuesday since his birth. The cub, born seven weeks ago, weighed approximately six pounds at his most recent examination, according to The Washington Post. "He was crawling on the table today, and we had to keep a hold on him," said Lisa Stevens, assistant curator at the National Zoo in a previous interview.

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New virus protection installed with few software conflicts

By Mary Specht | September 1

About 2,800 installations of a new virus protection program have gone smoothly except for some software conflicts, according to Eric Weakland, director of network security in e-Operations at AU. More than 1,200 students had help installing the program from personnel at e-Operations help desks in Mary Graydon Center and Tenley Campus.

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Ladner on leave to limit "distraction" from start of year

By Mary Specht | September 1

The Board of Trustees announced Tuesday night that it chose to suspend President Benjamin Ladner to avoid "a distraction as we began the new academic year" and to expedite the investigation, according to a statement released to The Eagle from board chair Leslie Bains.

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Hurricane Katrina devastates South, disrupts students

By Kate Oczypok | September 1

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, one of the biggest weather disasters in United States history, has disrupted the lives of thousands across the Gulf Coast region including hundreds of college students trying to salvage their semesters at other schools.

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