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Campus Brief: Reading initiative earns Eagle Endowment

By Kate Oczypok | January 24

The Eagle Endowment for Public and Community Service and the Graduate Student Council awarded two AU graduate students, Paul Glick and Lindsey Kingston, with the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Grant. A five-member committee selected Glick and Klingston for the $1,000 award.

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How to have a ball in Washington

By Mary Specht | January 24

Learn what to do when attending a party where alcohol is too expensive, the bartenders card like crazy, and where, as one college student from Maine put it, "there's too many old people."

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Police Blotter

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | January 24

Wednesday, Jan. 12 At 12:33 a.m. Public Safety took an informational report regarding an offensive message written on a resident assistant's white board hanging on the door. At 1:48 a.m. Public Safety took an informational report in the McKinley building regarding a female student who left power tools in an art classroom.

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Senior brings laundry service to University

By Mary Specht | January 24

A D.C. laundry business began service at AU this semester and may soon accept EagleBuck$, according to part-owner Evan Geronemus, a senior in the Kogod School of Business. The business, Soapy Joe's, picks up laundry in the lobby of all AU residence halls, including Park Bethesda and on Tenley Campus, as well as at the Berkshire Apartments.

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Campus Calendar

By Kate Oczypok | January 24

All events are free unless otherwise listed. To submit an event for the Campus or City calendars or become the Calendar Editor e-mail Editor@TheEagleOnline.com. Monday, Jan. 24 Last Day to Add a Course Contact the registrar or access your my.american account for your last chance to add a course or change your grade option from A-F, which factors into your grade point average, to pass-fail, or vice versa.

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Budget dispute stalls Lot 18 dig

By Kate Oczypok | January 24

Modified from story originally posted at www.TheEagleOnline.com Jan. 20. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily stopped excavating AU's Lot 18 this Friday until further notice due to depleted funds, according to Todd Sedmak, associate director of AU Media Relations.

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'Apprentice' runner-up gives advice for success

By KEOSHA JOHNSON | January 24

A runner-up of NBC's reality television show "The Apprentice" told students how to succeed in life and business when he spoke at the University Club Wednesday. "I feel presidential tonight," said Kwame Jackson, who was one person away from working for Donald Trump in the first season of the show. In his speech, Jackson talked about his pathway from earning his Harvard MBA to landing on a reality show.

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Bush speech dubbed 'historic'

By Theodora Blanchfield | January 24

George Walker Bush was sworn in Thursday afternoon for his second term as the 43rd president of the United States, giving a speech that an AU professor has called "historic" in its foreign policy focus. The 55th presidential inauguration, organized by the Presidential Inauguration Committee, followed the traditional schedule, with Bush sworn in after Vice President Dick Cheney.

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Cells, laptops 'risky'

By David Hodges | January 24

Prolonged cell phone use can damage DNA beyond repair and males who rest laptops on their laps can reduce chances of reproduction by damaging the environment needed to create sperm, according to several new studies. A German research group called Verum and a British group called the National Radiological Protection Board concluded in separate studies that while there is no hard evidence to indicate dangers from cell phone use, "uncertainties remain and a continued precautionary approach to their use is recommended until the situation is further clarified.

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AU students protest inauguration, hit with pepper spray

January 13

More than 100 AU students protested on Inauguration Day, several of whom were affected by pepper spray that D.C. police used to control crowds around Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street during the parade.

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Frats and sororities recruit

By Melinda C. Hall | January 13

As the semester starts, students in fraternities and sororities at AU have only two things on their minds: Greek Week, seven days of events in April, and recruitment, better known as rush. Rush events are slowly taking the stage on campus as recruitment begins full force and students post hundreds of "Go Greek" fliers across campus.

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**Don't let a few flakes keep you from The Eagle**

January 13

Due to a combination of snow, the inauguration and dubious D.C. drivers (and, of course, the fact that the University is closed), the Thursday edition of The Eagle will not appear in print, but... New stories and photos, including plenty of inauguration coverage, campus news wrap-ups, sassy Scene stuff, sports and opinions will be available here. And check out the Monday, Jan. 24 edition for more!

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Martin Luther King to be celebrated with service

By Emily Carone | January 13

Members of the AU community will travel into D.C. to help others in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory on Monday. This is part of a national event called "Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service." AU's Community Service Center, Interfaith Council and the Black Student Alliance will organize students to help senior citizens in the Shaw-Howard University area.

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'Apprentice' Kwame delivers 'lessons' at AU

By KEOSHA JOHNSON | January 13

Students roughed the snowy weather conditions on Wednesday night to see the runner-up of NBC's reality TV show "The Apprentice" speak in the University Club about his time on the show and his advice on succeeding in life. "I feel presidential tonight," said Kwame Jackson, who was one person away from working for Donald Trump in the first season of the show. In his speech, Jackson talked about his pathway from earning his Harvard MBA to landing on a reality show.

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Campus Police Blotter

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | January 13

Safety and security on campus for the week of Jan. 10.

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Campus Brief: Dorm phone service trashed for fall

By Jeannette Kimmel | January 13

Campus Brief on new type of phone lines.

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Students safe from tsunami, but help with relief

By David Hodges | January 13

There have been no reports of injury or death among AU students, alumni, faculty or staff due to the tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia, though some were in the region at the time of the disaster. To help the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes and possessions, some AU students and faculty have combined resources to contribute to relief efforts for those in India, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, where the tsunami took more than 150,000 lives.

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