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Metro Brief

By Emily Carone | September 2

Brief metro news: Metro station managers will attend civility training Oct. 1 in response to rising customer complaints and greater stress on station managers.

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AU students, profs attend GOP convention

By Rebecca Bellville | September 2

Two AU College Republicans who are in New York City for the Republican National Convention this week were encouraged by the upbeat atmosphere there, despite the appearance of anti-Republican protesters at one of their events.

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Students welcomed, again

By Phil Turner | September 2

Student, faculty and administrative leaders officially welcomed students to the 2004-2005 school year at the Opening Convocation in the Woods-Brown Amphitheater on Friday morning. After a procession led by the City of Washington Pipe and Drum band, the platform speakers, including AU President Benjamin Ladner, Student Confederation President Polson Kanneth and University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Pat Aufderheide, addressed a large gathering of students and staff.

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U.N. appoints WCL prof to human rights position

By Phil Turner | July 12

Washington College of Law professor Robert Goldman was appointed in July to be an independent expert for the United Nations on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, according to the Associated Press.

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'Sex and the City' author speaks first for KPU

By Kate Oczypok | July 12

Candace Bushnell, author of the best-selling novel turned television series "Sex and the City," will speak at AU Sept. 2 by sharing her perspective on single urban living. This marks KPU's first speaker of the year.

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Students celebrate Independence Day, despite weather's tyranny

July 12

Despite rainy conditions, AU students managed to celebrate Independence Day in a number of ways.

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Interns sponsor powwow

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | July 12

Interns, Native Americans and onlookers gathered on the Quad Saturday afternoon, July 10 for the Washington Internships for Native Students POWWOW.

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Health Center director soon to arrive

By Rebecca Bellville | July 12

New Student Health Center Director Daniel Bruey, who currently directs Temple University's Student Health Services, will begin work at AU Aug. 30, with no current plans of changing the center, he said.

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Homeland Security stays across street

By Phil Turner | July 12

The Department of Homeland Security will now permanently reside across the street from AU at the Nebraska Avenue Naval Security Complex after the passage of a House bill, which squelches the fears of D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Homes Norton (D-D.C.) that the department would move outside the city, taking thousands of federal jobs with it.

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A week without sales tax

By Anne Godlasky | July 12

There will be no sales tax on clothing, shoes, accessories and school supplies in D.C. stores from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15, the D.C. Council announced in late July.

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Freshman Service Experience's first student-directed year succeeds

By Stokely Baksh | July 12

With less than a week before classes begin, 545 AU freshmen have completed more than 14,000 hours of community service around the District by volunteering in landscaping, maintenance, and working with children and the elderly as part of AU's annual Freshman Service Experience, according to FSE leaders.

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WCL prof acts as delegate at Democratic Convention

By Stokely Baksh | July 12

Washington College of Law professor Jamin Raskin went to the Democratic National Convention in Boston as a John Kerry delegate elected by Democrats Abroad. He tells of his experience at the convention and his views on expatriate voting power.

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Bill against file-sharing passes in Senate

By Rob Chamberlain | July 12

Congress has been working on a bill that could dramatically aid the Recording Industry Association of America in its quest to stop illegal file-sharing. The bill aims to involve the Justice Department in suing file-sharers while giving the department $2 million to fund the effort.

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New birth control suppresses periods

By Jessica Macdonald | July 12

Television ads began running in June for a birth control pill that makes women menstruate only four times a year, versus the 13 periods women have when on traditional birth control, according to The Washington Post.

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AU sounds off on Democratic National Convention

By Kate Oczypok and Anne Godlasky | July 12

AU students and professors report back from and comment on the Democratic National Convention, which will conclude tonight after Kerry gives a speech introduced by former AU professor Max Cleland.

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Police fine drivers using hand-held cell phones

By Emily Carone | July 12

The Distracted Driving Safety Act went into effect July 1, making it illegal to drive in D.C. while using a hand-held cell phone.

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Gurnee replaces Woods as Catholic chaplain

By Anne Godlasky | July 12

The Rev. William Gurnee will greet the AU community this fall as he takes the place of Roman Catholic Chaplain Keith Woods in the Kay Spiritual Life Center. Gurnee said he was "thrilled" when he found out that Cardinal McCarrick, the archbishop of D.C., had assigned him to AU.

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