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Buddhist meditation draws students

By Kate Jennings | September 13

On Wednesday in the late afternoon, students gathered in a circle on the floor of the Kay Spiritual Life Center around Buddhist Chaplain Bhante Katugastota Uparatana.

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NASA finds two new planets

By Claire Maude | September 13

A group of scientists announced at NASA headquarters Aug. 31 that they found two new planets outside of the solar system, a discovery that one AU professor said is not very surprising, considering the astronomically high number of expected planets in the universe.

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PandaMania visits AU with colorful bears on the Quad

By Stokely Baksh | September 13

The University has been hit with PandaMania, as 90 decorative sculptures will leave their downtown area resting homes at Foggy Bottom and McPherson Square for safekeeping on the Quad.

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Republicans cancel speaker

By Kate Oczypok | September 13

The American University College Republicans chose to cancel their kickoff speaker, syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin, last week due to her controversial book about the Japanese internment.

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Friends, families pay respects to Pentagon's 9/11 victims

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | September 13

On Sept. 11 this year, the only sound over Arlington Cemetery was the air traffic flying overhead during a somber moment of silence at 9:37 a.m. for the American Airlines flight 77 victims and Pentagon victims.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | September 13

The bi-weekly police blotter.

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Ladner files complaint against student Web site

By Stokely Baksh | September 13

A decision is still pending over an Internet domain name dispute filed by AU President Benjamin Ladner this summer with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) against the student-run Web site benladner.com and the site's owner Ben Wetmore over ownership rights of the domain name.

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Levinson, humor and politics

By Stokely Baksh | September 13

Pull Quote: "Humor and politics come in two parts, but very often politics itself creates its own humor," Levinson said. "It's harder to fun of it now because it's so ludicrous on its own." BY STOKELY BAKSH Eagle Staffwriter Connie Brean: What's the thing people remember about the Gulf War? A bomb falling down a chimney.

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Levinson, humor and politics

By Stokely Baksh | September 13

Pull Quote: "Humor and politics come in two parts, but very often politics itself creates its own humor," Levinson said. "It's harder to fun of it now because it's so ludicrous on its own." BY STOKELY BAKSH Eagle Staffwriter Connie Brean: What's the thing people remember about the Gulf War? A bomb falling down a chimney.

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Cheap books sought

By Valerie Smith | September 13

In response to the rising costs of textbooks, students are exploring alternative retailers such as Amazon.com and Half.com in hopes of finding a better bargain.

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Sept. 11 remembered

By Phil Turner | September 13

The three-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks gave friends, family members and victims in D.C. a chance to remember and mourn the nearly 3,000 innocents slain on that day in the attacks in New York City, Shanksville, Pa., and the nation's capitol.

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Police Blotter

By Caroline Solomon | September 9

Safety and security events from around campus since Thursday, September 2.

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Protests close Sudanese Embassy

September 9

Four hundred people amassed in Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row Monday, giving up their Labor Day break to protest what they believe is genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.

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Students find voting difficult

By Patrick Besha | September 9

College students have a harder time registering to vote than other eligible voters, partially because of confusion over whether they can claim residency in the location of their schools. "Some states make it very difficult for students to vote," said Lisa Arakaki, assistant director of Special Events at AU.

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Campus Briefs

By Khai Ha | September 9

Campus brief on the expiration of American University's contract with Reston Limousine.

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Class of 2005 to donate lounge to Katzen Center, funds to library

By Kate Oczypok | September 9

The Class of 2005 will contribute a student lounge in the Katzen Arts Center as its senior class gift, it was announced last night at an event at Chef Geoff's restaurant. The senior celebration at Chef Geoff's was part of the Class of 2005 Opening to a Really Great Year, or O.R.G.Y. Week.

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International enrollment up from 9/11 slump

By Brittney Galloway | September 9

International student enrollment this year at AU has increased, up from a downward trend since Sept. 11, 2001, according to Fanta Aw, director of International Student Services. The undergraduate program increased the number of freshman international students from 23 last year to 44 this year, according to Aw.

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