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'Osama Found' link uses AIM to spread

By April Seipp · Monday, Feb. 23, 2004

A virus-like computer game called "Osama Found" has been plaguing AOL Instant Messenger users, including many here at AU, for the past few weeks. Those who have the game on their computers most likely got it after receiving an Internet link from others on their AOL Instant Messenger buddy lists.

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A night to dance at Founder's Day

By Stokely Baksh · Monday, Feb. 23, 2004

Grabbing the fingers of her boyfriend and pulling him closer during a dance, sophomore MK McKenna was among many beautifully made-up girls who took Saturday night off from distressed studying to enjoy the festive atmosphere at Founder's Day Ball.

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AU ranks No. 13 in Peace Corps volunteers

By Emily Carrone · Monday, Feb. 23, 2004

AU was recently ranked 13th in a national ranking of colleges and universities whose alumni joined the Peace Corps. According to the list released by the Peace Corps last month, AU shares the 13th spot in the "medium-sized colleges and universities" category with Boston College, Tulane University and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Suspect appears in court

By Rebecca Bellville | February 19

The man accused of murdering former AU student Tymon Birchett was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Enzo Maximilian Costa, who confessed about two weeks ago to murdering Birchett in Birchett's Massachusetts Avenue apartment in December, will be held until his next scheduled court date on April 2.

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Georgetown U. students clash with neighbors

By Luz Lazo | February 19

Growing tensions between Georgetown University students and neighborhood residents recently hit the roof as leaders of the Citizens Association of Georgetown encouraged area residents to videotape students' disruptive behavior. At a meeting of the Alliance for Local Living last month, association leaders said that concerned residents could film students' misconduct and send tapes to University officials, local media or the Metropolitan Police Department so that legal measures could be taken against the students.

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Student OK after meningitis case

By Stokely Baksh | February 19

An AU student is doing better after being hospitalized for the rare disease bacterial meningitis, according to Student Health Center Director Bethany Chiaramonte. The student was admitted over the weekend, when the illness was diagnosed and treated early.

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First week of SC campaigns ends

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 19

Students have been campaigning for elected positions in the Student Confederation, AU's student government, since the nominating convention last Wednesday, but since that week the campaigns have taken interesting turns. As 10 days remain until voting begins, the contest for SC president has changed with the withdrawal of candidate Noah Black and continued actions against the campaign of Polson Kanneth and his running mate for Vice President, Jason Trombley.

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Tenleytown businesses may face relocation

By George Los | February 19

Proposed changes to Wisconsin Avenue's Tenleytown corridor have threatened to close Babe's Billiards Cafe and Martens Volvo, near the Safeway grocery store, and put larger residential and mixed-use buildings in their place. IBG Partners, LLC, a real estate acquisition company, has entered into a contract-purchase agreement with the owner of the building at 4600 Wisconsin Ave. NW, which currently houses Babe's Billiards, a popular hangout for AU students.

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MTV interviews AU's political groups on the Quad

By Stokely Baksh | February 19

AU College Democrats and College Republicans joined together to speak their minds for MTV's satellite station, MTV University, yesterday on the Quad. A VJ asked 25 to 30 people in the crowd about their feelings on the platforms of their favorite candidates, giving the students the opportunity to shout out slogans and sound bites.

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Prof. covers media in Central America

By Jeanette Kimmel | February 19

School of Communication professor Rick Rockwell held a book signing this Monday to promote his 2003 book, "Media Power in Central America," which explores the political and media landscape of Central America. Rockwell and co-author Noreene Janus began researching for the book in the 1990s, when they conducted more than 150 interviews in six Central American countries from El Salvador to Nicaragua.

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Getting internships is on everyone's to do list in D.C.

By Joshua S. Wu | February 19

Some schools are known for their parties and their school spirit while others for their money-generating sports programs, but one the defining characteristics of AU is the large number of students who intern or are involved in co-op work. According to internship advisor Marie Spaulding, 75 to 80 percent of undergraduate students and 49 percent of graduate students report that they have done at least one co-op or internship while at AU.

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KPU to host Desmond Tutu

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 16

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will speak in Bender Arena on March 18 as part of the 35th anniversary of the Kennedy Political Union, AU's student-run speaker series, said Eric Morley, KPU director. "I am excited we have another international figure, another world leader coming to speak," Morley said.

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Campus Briefs

By Stokely Baksh | February 16

Brief news from around campus: MTV stopping by the Quad, and a communications professor presenting on power relations in Central America

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Club Council awards half of allotted money to new, old clubs

By Stokely Baksh | February 16

About $10,000 was awarded to clubs this semester after the General Assembly, AU's undergraduate student legislature, allotted $20,000 to the AU Club Council to distribute since it felt club programming at AU was most important, according to council chair Evan Wagner. Article includes all club allocations

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Greenberg awning protested

By Phil Turner | February 16

A longtime District resident put forth a petition at a Thursday night neighborhood advisory commission meeting to alter the signs outside the Greenberg Theatre. Richard Randall, who lives on Quebec Street, said the signs concerned ANC 3E - the neighborhood governmental unit that oversees Tenleytown, AU Park and Friendship Heights - and its citizens.

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Work-study vital for AU

By Mishri Someshwar | February 16

While some work-study students just bustle around offices, filing away papers or making appointments, considering their work-study jobs as just jobs, others have gained valuable experience useful in their professional and personal lives while coping with the pressures of working and classes.

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Gay marriage called into question

By April Astor | February 16

School of Communication professor Rodger Streitmatter is worried about the recent ruling by Massachusetts' highest court granting marriage rights to same-sex couples. "I'm a little bit concerned that it will change from being a human rights issue into a political football," he said.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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