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No one running for secretary

February 21

Kevin Gilnack, who had been running unopposed for the secretary position in student government, has dropped out of the race. Gilnack, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, said that he would not be able to stay in D.C. for the summer for personal reasons, thus making him unable to fulfill the position's requirements. He wishes good luck to anyone interested in becoming a write-in candidate for the position. Read more...

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Campus Brief: Library announces winners of V-Day Raffle

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 21

The following people won $50 Best Buy gift certificates in Bender Library's student-only Valentine's Day raffle, according to Nick Banovetz, assistant to the librarian: Mike Greene, Christine Daly, Teresa Gallup, Tahani Magie, Joy Henry and Ezra Krumhansl.

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Students encouraged to teach English abroad

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

AU will work to increase enrollment this summer in Learning Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that sends U.S. college students abroad to teach English in rural villages. The group, which recruits from Harvard, Stanford, American, Georgetown and New York universities through campus and program volunteers, will send the first group of five AU students to Panama this summer.

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AU history 'Honored'

By David Hodges | February 17

The history of AU, and the honors program's place in it, was celebrated on Wednesday at a tea talk in Hurst Hall. Professor Abdul Aziz Said, a veteran of the school for half a century, explained to the audience what it means to be from AU and how its alumni have "a lineage to be proud of.

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Campus Briefs: Bender Library loves you

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 17

Bender Library spread the love on Valentine's Day by offering free candy and a chance to win $50 gift certificates to Best Buy. The library staff wanted to "get a chance to tell [the students] we appreciate them," said Julie Darnell, library development coordinator.

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Death penalty considered racially 'unfair'

By KATE SULLIVAN | February 17

The death penalty should be abolished because its application is racially biased, said federal public defender Gary Christopher during a Thursday speech sponsored by the AU student group Campaign to End the Death Penalty. There is a "very substantial racial disparity in the application of the death penalty," Christopher said.

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War is not child's play, author says

By Melinda C. Hall | February 17

Princeton professor Peter W. Singer visited AU yesterday to sign copies of his new book, "Children at War," which looks at the international problem of forced military conscription facing children of all ages and both genders. More than 3,000 children are active in warfare worldwide, along with 500,000 children in armies but not fighting in hot wars, Singer said.

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GA may pay $600 to parliamentarian

By Mary Specht | February 17

The General Assembly, the Student Confederation's legislative branch, could appropriate a maximum of $600 to pay a professional parliamentarian who attended a hearing on the bylaws Jan. 31. After the hearing, the Government Operations Committee decided not to have the parliamentarian write the bylaws, which could have cost $4,000.

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BET comic promotes worship

By Ariel Amante | February 17

About 50 students gathered in Battelle-Tompkins Atrium Monday night, sitting at tables intimately situated among red, black and white balloons and streamers. Yes, it was Valentine's Day, but the First Love Comedy and Poetry Caf?, co-sponsored by the Black Student Alliance and One Accord, a campus religious group, focused on a different kind of love than most Valentine's events.

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Mexican ambassador stresses democracy

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Mexico has been fighting throughout history for democracy, a "great and formidable instrument to success," former Mexican ambassador to the United Nations Adolfo Aguilar Zinser said Monday at AU. In the talk "Has Democracy Really Come to Mexico?" Zinser also highlighted Mexico's relationship with the United States.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Summary of the week's incidents.

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Campus Briefs: Religious students volunteer with children

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Twelve students helped children in a D.C. housing project by taking part in a regular volunteer opportunity called "Daybreak" on Saturday. Students took AUTO vans to Lincoln Heights, a community in Southeast D.C., before 10 a.m. to meet with the director of the program, according to Candace Krieger, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs who coordinates Daybreak.

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Campus Brief: Dean chats with students

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

Eric Ratner, resident director of McDowell Hall, and professor W. Joseph Campbell of the School of Communication hosted the second "Meet the Dean" program Wednesday evening. Dean Louis Goodman of the School of International Service, the guest of honor at the event, spoke with 25 students and faculty, including Gail Hanson, vice president of Campus Life, and Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining.

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City Calendar

By Mary Specht | February 17

Calendar of Events.

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Proposed bill limits 'meth' ingredient

By Theodora Blanchfield | February 17

A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that would limit the sale of pseudoephedrine, an ingredient commonly found in over-the-counter cold medicines, because it can be used to make methamphetamine, a harmful and illegal drug.

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Examiner tabloid seeks to steal local readers from The Post

By Valerie Smith | February 17

The Examiner, a free daily tabloid-sized newspaper, debuted in the D.C. metro area at the beginning of February and looks to provide a local-leaning alternative to established D.C. newspapers. The Examiner circulates 260,000 copies daily and delivers for free to more than 200,000 homes in D.

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Metro Brief: D.C. ranks in 5 worst cities for asthmatics

By Emily Carone | February 17

D.C. is the fifth most challenging place for asthmatics to live, according to a recent study done by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Washington jumped from No. 50 to No. 5 on the "Asthma Capitals" list. The ranking is based on 12 questions about topics such as annual air quality, pollen level, poverty and school inhaler access laws.

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