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Ruckus reps address student concerns

By Mary Specht | March 17

Representatives from Ruckus, the music and movie downloading service available to students living on campus tabled in Mary Graydon Center Tuesday to give an update on how the program is being implemented on campus. "We want students to be coming back to Ruckus on a daily basis to find out what's going on on campus," said Claire Brunton, who manages AU's Ruckus account.

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CUA cuts scholarships

By Elliot Smilowitz | March 17

In a move that student journalists say could restrict their voice on campus, Catholic University of America's Michael Hendricks, vice president for Enrollment Management, decided to end institutional scholarships for the campus newspaper, yearbook and student government.

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City Calendar

By Emily Carone | March 17

Thursday, March 17 Comedy: D.C. Comedy Fest March 17-20, Locations and times vary Comedy acts from D.C. and North America will be performing throughout the city during the first D.C. Comedy Fest. Comedy classes will be offered. Admission is $10-$20. See www.

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Cut sports teams granted one-year reprieve by Ladner

By Ian Quillen | March 17

AU President Benjamin Ladner announced that the elimination of three AU athletic programs, Men's and Women's Tennis and Golf, will be delayed until after the 2005-2006 school year, in a release dated March 4, the final day of classes before AU's spring break.

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Alternative Break offers travel, aid

By Olga Khazan | March 17

While many AU students spent their spring breaks lounging on beaches, spending time with friends or simply sleeping, a few broadened their cultural horizons through AU's Alternative Spring Break program. This year, the program led trips to Brazil, Jamaica, Greece, Vietnam and the Cherokee Nation in western North Carolina, with students traveling in groups to explore the areas' cultures and to study societal issues.

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KPU receives funds for high profile speaker

By Jess Reamy | March 17

The Kennedy Political Union and the Student Union Board received funds totaling $74,000 for campus activities this spring from the General Assembly, the legislative branch of the Student Confederation on Tuesday. KPU will receive the bulk of those funds, with $60,000 for a guest speaker.

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Campus Brief: Mussell shares experiences with students

By Mary Specht | March 17

Kay Mussell, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, mingled with students, gave a speech and answered questions at her Dialogue with the Dean event Wednesday night in the McDowell formal lounge. "I'm really impressed with the quality of questions students ask," she said.

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City Calendar: March 3-6

By Emily Carone | March 3

Events in D.C. from March 3-6.

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Mazda 3 hits AU roads via Zipcar

By Janel Knight | March 3

Zipcar, a company that allows people to rent a car by the hour or day, added three Mazda 3's, a compact four-door car, to its AU fleet this month. Other cars, including BMW and Volkswagon models, are available for the same cost. AU announced its partnership with Zipcar in August, and since then the Zipcar vehicles at AU have been the most used in the D.

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Campus Brief: Film explores women's hardships

By Kate Oczypok | March 3

In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, the Women's and Gender Studies Program at AU held a screening of "Lilya 4-Ever," a story of a Russian teen who gets caught in rape and prostitution.

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Campus Brief: Competitive elections needed, politicians say

By Claire Maude | March 3

Panelists stressed the need for competitive elections at a forum on gerrymandering and redistricting hosted by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies last night in McDowell Formal Lounge. Less competitive elections mean that Congress is "more populated by hard-edged partisans that make it more difficult for congress to get its job done," said former Congressman David Skaggs (D-CO).

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Pamphlet explains policies to residents

By Ariel Amante | March 3

The Student Advocacy Center distributed "The Before You Do Something Stupid, Read This Guide," a pamphlet outlining options and possible consequences when a student violates the Student Conduct Code or Residence Hall Regulations, to student mailboxes last week.

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Campus Brief: Professor wins Sadker Award for advertising

By Kate Oczypok | March 3

AU's School of Education awarded Jean Kilbourne with the Myra Sadker Equity Award for her work on women in advertising. After she received the award, Kilbourne discussed her documentary "Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising's Image of Women." Kilbourne has worked in the advertising field for more than 20 years and is the author of "Can't Buy Me Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel.

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Despite violence in Lebanon, peace awaits, prof says

By David Hodges | March 3

As Middle Easterners watch protests in Lebanon and elections in Iraq, AU professor Abdul Aziz Said is optimistic that people from the region may embrace more liberal and less repressive systems of government. "There is a crisis of governance in the Middle East," said Said, the Mohammad Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace in the School of International Service.

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PR club hosts national networking event at AU

By Melinda C. Hall | March 3

Public communication majors can network and learn from public relations professionals at "PR in D.C.: It's Not Just Politics" April 1 and 2, the first regional activity sponsored by the AU Public Relations Student Society of America. About 50 out-of-state and AU students have registered to attend, including undergraduate students from Maine, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.

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Taylor wins SG presidency

By Mary Specht | March 3

Posted March 3, 2005. Kyle Taylor won the Student Government presidency with 55.8 percent of 711 votes and will assume the position April 17. Joe Gallina got 43.7 percent of the vote in the run-off election held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. "[I feel] overwhelmed, but all the exhaustion sort of disappeared," said Taylor, a junior in the Kogod School of Business and the School of International Service.

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Poor body image leads to poor health

By Ariel Amante | March 3

The Extreme Measures Tour of colleges kicked off its national body image campaign and Eating Disorders Awareness Week on Monday night at AU, as more and more young women have plastic surgery and eating disorders, said tour co-coordinator Beth Nichols. The event featured a woman who dealt with complications due to breast implant surgery, a plastic surgery expert, a woman who recovered from an eating disorder and a mental health professional, who all shared their experiences and knowledge to increase awareness of plastic surgery risks and eating disorders.

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