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Classes canceled Monday

January 26

Snow fell Sunday night and Monday classes are canceled. Students were quick to enjoy the winter wonderland, as two AU students had a snowball fight. The snow angels and falling flakes fostered images of sleeping in and a day off.

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New web site fights identity theft

By Kim Peterson | January 26

Early last month, the Department of Education unveiled a Web site aimed at educating students about identity theft, a crime that Secretary of Education Rod Paige said affected 10 million Americans last year. Article also includes tips on preventing identity theft from the Department of Education.

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Professor, First Amendment law activist dies

By Stokely Baksh | January 26

Professor Emeritus Burton Wechsler, veteran professor at AU's Washington College of Law and champion for progressive activism and First Amendment Law since 1948, died Jan. 18. Throughout his career, Wechsler has represented many interests: NAACP; Welfare Rights Organization; citizens charged with contempt of Congress by the House Un-American Activities Committee; anti-Vietnam War protesters seeking to demonstrate in public parks; peace activists challenging anti-leafleting ordinances; anti-nuclear demonstrators; Playboy magazine.

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Debate on faith goes on

By Rebecca Byerly | January 26

Muslim Scholar Akbar Ahmed and Dr. Judea Pearl engaged in their second interfaith dialogue on Jan. 20. The event, "Choosing Hope - A Dialogue in Search of Common Ground," was held at Harrison Auditorium, in the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Burr remembered by friends, family

By April Astor | January 26

Saturday was a sad day for many AU students who gathered in Kay Spiritual Life Center for a memorial service for junior Andrew Burr, killed Jan. 18 in an automobile accident. As students and family members filed in, songs by Burr's favorite bands played in the background.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | January 26

Police and security events around campus since our last issue, reported by Keith Shovlin

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Bus maps delayed until late February

By Rob Chamberlain | January 26

While the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority planned to have free paper maps of the area bus system this month, the maps are not expected to be available until the end of February. The reason for the delay, according to Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein, is that it took longer than expected to design the maps.

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NCOR returns to AU

By Kate Oczypok | January 26

The National Conference for Organized Resistance held its annual conference this past weekend. "NCOR is an AU club that holds annual conferences for activists in the area," said Megan O'Brian, one of the organizers of the NCOR event at AU and first-year graduate student.

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Campus News Briefs

January 26

News section editors Stokely Baksh, Kate Oczypok deliver brief news from around campus.

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AU clubs spark drive for voters

By Kyle Long | January 26

With the Democratic Presidential primaries heating up around the nation, some student organizations are taking steps to encourage their classmates to register to vote and obtain an absentee ballot. "Generally, about two months prior to an election you'll have to contact your home state about registering," said College Republicans President Ibbie Hedrick.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | January 22

Safety occurrences around campus since our last issue.

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Acting Vice President appointed

By Rebecca Bellville | January 22

While Student Confederation President Nick Terzulli appointed Eagle Nights Director Kyle Taylor to be the acting SC vice president, it is unclear how long this appointment will last. At Sunday's meeting of the General Assembly, AU's student body legislature, Terzulli named Taylor as his choice to replace Marguerite Meyer, who resigned as vice president effective this semester because she is only taking one class and SC executives are required to be full-time students.

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Teacher reaches out to a wider classroom

By Rachel Cothran | January 22

"To me, life is a verb - so you can't just talk about what you're going to be. You have to live it." So said Dr. Mark Bergel, the executive director of A Wider Circle, a local nonprofit organization that provides educational and outreach programs to adults and children.

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Burr Memorial Service Saturday

By Keith F. Shovlin | January 22

A memorial service for student Andrew Burr, who died Sunday night in a car accident, is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Kay Spiritual Life Center, according to University Chaplain Joe Eldridge. Eldridge met with Burr's parents as well as other family and friends to set the date and style of the service. The service will be presented in "Quaker style" allowing anyone who wants to speak, is given a chance to reflect, Eldridge said. "We want to do something that honors the integrity of Andy Burr and something that will be meaningful to his closest friends and family," Eldridge said. "People will speak as the spirit moves."

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AU student dies in car accident

By Keith F. Shovlin | January 22

AU student Andrew Burr was killed in a car accident involving four other students Sunday night at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Edmunds Street, near the Naval Observatory. The accident occurred when a Buick Riviera was struck from behind by a Subaru Outback while it was stopped at a red light at about 9 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

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AU Crew to move

By April Astor | January 22

Overcrowding at the Potomac River boathouse where AU and Georgetown University teams practice will lessen soon. The AU Crew teams are planning to move out of Thompson's Boathouse, currently used by AU, Georgetown, and other school teams and rowing clubs. AU's Crew teams will complete a move to the Anacostia Community Boathouse Association boathouse on the Anacostia River by the end of spring break, according to Graham Stubbs, captain of Men's Crew at AU.

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | January 22

Briefs on the STA Travel agency, a new science degree, and the AU Democrats' choice of candidates.

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