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March 22

News briefs from around campus: University tap water and AU Professor Alan Kraut

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Tampering rumors disproved

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

Allegations of election tampering were raised and quickly dismissed, prior to spring break according to officials in the Student Confederation, AU's student government. After the final results of the election were announced March 4, a student posted on the American Daily Jolt, a Web log administered by AU students, that she could vote on the my.

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Hearing waived in case of DWI death

By Rebecca Bellville | March 18

The woman who has been charged in the drunken-driving death of AU junior Andrew Burr waived her right to a preliminary hearing March 5. Shelly Wentworth will appear in court again April 9 for a status hearing, according to Channing Phillips, spokesman for the U.

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Students safe in Spain

By Rebecca Bellville | March 18

AU students studying in Madrid, Spain, this semester were not hurt when bombs struck a train station there during the morning rush hour last Thursday. "They're fine. They're doing very, very well," said Maria Caballero, director of the AU Abroad program in Madrid.

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Alternative break on the Mekong

By Jessica Macdonald | March 18

While the majority of AU students prefer to hit the beaches of Cancun, Mexico, or Florida on spring break, I took a trip with the Alternative Spring Break program to Vietnam. Even though the 21-hour flying time was less than favorable, the incredible history and culture of the country made me less weary of the logistics of travel.

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Reporter tells Iraq war stories

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | March 18

AU alumnus and Fox News Channel reporter Rick Levanthal came to talk with students and answer questions about his nine weeks covering Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq on March 5. Leventhal shared his experiences covering the war from different areas such as pre-war planning, security issues, relationships with the troops and interacting with the local Iraqi people.

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Provost Kerwin to stay at University for a little longer

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

A campus brief for March 18, 2004

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Jerusalem women speak about their lives, faith and visions for students

By Kate Oczypok | March 18

Partners for Peace organized its 6th annual tour entitled "Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision." The program was sponsored at AU by the Women and Gender Studies Program. Three women, one Christian, one Muslim, and one Jew shared their stories about living in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

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Gao Zhan sentenced

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

On March 5, former AU researcher Gao Zhan was sentenced to seven months imprisonment and eight months of community confinement after she pled guilty to illegal arms exports and tax fraud last fall, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Gao faced a possible sentence of 10 years.

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Protest arrests lead to suppressed police report, lawsuit

By Emily Carone | March 18

Over 400 people were wrongly arrested during a protest on Sept. 27, 2002, according to a report released March 11 by a special commission of the D.C. Council. The report also concluded that that the Metropolitan Police Department then tried to place the blame elsewhere.

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Online Exclusive: Theology students not denied aid in D.C.

By Lucia Walinchus | March 18

While the Supreme Court decided last month to uphold Washington state's decision to deny state financial aid to college theology students, this ruling will not affect colleges in D.C. According to the D.C. education office, 37 states have similar laws though D.

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Forum addresses vanishing coverage of a leading killer

By Jeannette Kimmel | March 18

Since 1981, when the AIDS epidemic first became a crisis, the media has covered this terminal disease, but now the question has risen as to whether or not the media has covered it enough, according to the panelists at AU's recent American Forum. Although the numbers of deaths caused by AIDS, which is a leading cause of death among young people around the world, is increasing, the amount of coverage by the media has decreased significantly.

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Online Exclusive: Judge throws out part of Va. admission lawsuit

By April Astor | March 18

The admissions policies of seven public colleges in Virginia that reject illegal immigrants who apply are in question after part of a lawsuit against the schools was dismissed last month. The lawsuit, Equal Access Education v. Burton, is regarding the Virginia schools' policies of not accepting illegal immigrant applicants.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

Safety and security incidents around campus for the last week

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Kanneth wins presidency

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

Polson Kanneth was elected president of the Student Confederation, AU's student government, on March 4 after a one-day election runoff against Steve Gilbert. Both had beaten out competition from three other candidates in the general election, which was held from Feb.

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 4

Campus News Briefs about a Table Talk Forum Wednesday in Kay and an upcoming event with AU alum Rick Leventhal.

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Gao Zhan faces sentencing Friday

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 4

Former AU researcher Gao Zhan will be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to unlawful export of items to China and tax fraud back in November. She faces up to 10 years in prison, according to the plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney.

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