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Pennsylvania Avenue re-opens to public

By Emily Carone | November 11

The portion of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House officially reopened Tuesday in a ceremony attended by first lady Laura Bush and Mayor Anthony Williams. Part of the street had been closed for the past 10 months as construction crews renovated the street, partially obscuring the White House from outside viewers. Now it is a calm pedestrian plaza, lined with benches and more than 40 streetlights, a major change from when it was a busy thoroughfare.

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Police blotter

By Theodora Blanchfield | November 11

Safety and security events around campus since Thursday, November 4.

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Katzen Center appoints curator

By Stokely Baksh | November 11

Katzen Arts Center gained a director earlier this week when College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kay Mussell appointed AU alumnus and arts curator Jack Rasmussen after a three-month search. "[Rasmussen] has a great deal of experience in the art world," Mussell said.

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Activist work continues after Nov. 2

By Melinda C. Hall | November 8

AU student activists have chalked messages on sidewalks, set up tables, passed out fliers and campaigned for candidates. Now they have to transition to life after the election. Senior Will Matthews, who is studying political science and print journalism, works for USAction, a nonpartisan organization that focuses on voter registration. The group registered 550,000 new voters before last week's election.

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Coyotes lurk in District

By Emily Carone | November 8

Coyotes have officially debuted in Washington just a short distance from AU in Rock Creek Park. The first official coyote sighting was in September, but there have been unofficial sightings since May, according to the Rock Creek Park National Park Service Web site. Kevin Sullivan, D.C. Wildlife Services state director, said the coyotes have probably been around a lot longer than that. He said the National Zoo reported coyotes eating a few of its small birds two or three years ago.

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Coffee could cause heart disease

By Jennifer Tyre | November 8

Drinking more than one cup of coffee per day can intensify low-level inflammation, according to a study in last month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This is a possible primary factor in the development of heart disease, Reuters reported.

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Campus Calendar

November 8

The Eagle News desk lists interesting events approaching.

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Photo exhibit focuses on SOC professors

By David Hodges | November 8

Students, faculty and other guests viewed large digital photographs at The Digital Image Gallery at the Red Brook Gallery in downtown Washington on Thursday. Artists featured in the exhibit included DIG founders, local artists and School of Communication faculty members, including Bill Gentile and Ann Zelle.

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GA bill urges student role in teacher tenure

By Mary Specht | November 8

The General Assembly passed a resolution at a meeting yesterday urging the CAS Educational Policy Committee to keep current policies in place that allow students to have a voice in determining professor tenure. The committee is considering changing the tenure process so that only other tenured faculty would constitute the rank and tenure committees, eliminating the student members.

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Election depression grips students

By Rebecca Bellville | November 8

Rob Famigletti, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs and a Sen. John Kerry supporter, said he couldn't get out of bed Wednesday. "I couldn't deal with the fact that all the hard work we did resulted in failure," Famigletti said. Famigletti's feelings are similar to some other Kerry supporters who expected an entirely different outcome on Nov. 3.

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Campus Briefs: Delta Chi, Park Bethesda shuttle, tuition and shuttle meetings

November 8

The News desk provides three briefs of events affecting campus this past week.

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Unparalleled security for inauguration

By Phil Turner | November 8

District security forces did not wait for the outcome of last week's presidential election to begin planning what is being heralded as an unprecedented security effort for the Jan. 20 inauguration, The Washington Post reported.

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Students encouraged to apply to med school

By Khai Ha | November 8

The College of Arts and Sciences held an information seminar for students interested in pre-med last Thursday in the Beeghley building. "I'm attending to see what scholarships are available and whether I'm heading in the right direction," said Heather Williams, a freshman in CAS. Students were encouraged to request information about medical school and to apply as soon as possible. They were also warned against using Advanced Placement credits in lieu of classes because not all medical schools would accept them. Throughout the evening, speakers gave advice and addressed concerns students had, most notably about financing a medical school education.

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Brockovich encourages women to take political positions

By Melinda C. Hall | November 8

Erin Brockovich, whose work against an energy company was made famous in the 2000 film named for her, was one of four activists who spoke about women's health issues in McDowell Hall Formal Lounge on Saturday. The all-day program, Strong Women Saturday, presented issues dealing with health of the mind, body and emotions. International awareness was also promoted, and women were encouraged to mobilize and run for political office at any level.

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Excavation for WWI weapons resumes on South Side

By Mary Specht | November 4

Next week the Army Corps of Engineers will resume work to remove World War I-era chemical weapons materials from Lot 18, the area encompassing the Financial Aid Building, part of Public Safety and an AU-owned house on Rockwood Parkway. A siren test will take place tomorrow.

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Democrats nervous, then fearing the worst

By Rebecca Bellville | November 4

8:50 p.m. Tuesday night, Ward 1 - Between 100 and 200 students gather in a relatively low-key atmosphere, lounging in chairs and eating sandwiches with friends. The College Democrats and AU Students for Kerry have decorated the room with streamers and posters reading "Help is on the way" and "Nov. 2: Regime change." A few hundred red, white and blue balloons hang in clear plastic from the ceiling.

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Parking policy criticism driven by students

By Mary Specht | November 4

Representatives from AU's Graduate Leadership Council and the Washington College of Law's Student Bar Association voiced concerns about the vagueness of AU's off-campus parking policy in a meeting with administrators Thursday. "There's nothing in writing in [AU's] 'good neighbor policy' that says, or that would even allude to, what students should do in regards to parking," said Zen Hunter-Ishikawa, executive chair of the GLC. "I realize that the university is taking the 'good neighbor policy' and applying it to parking. What students are asking for is ... to have [that interpretation] on paper so that students can review it."

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