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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.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 16

Safety and security occurrences around campus reported since last issue

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AU awaits Dylan show

By Emily Zemler | February 16

AU is buzzing with the excitement of what Student Union Board Assistant Director Jason Geisinger is calling the "biggest show we've had in at least 15 years." Folk legend Bob Dylan will perform his Grammy-winning music in Bender Arena on Saturday, April 3.

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Banner goes up in flames

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 16

The elections for the Student Confederation, AU's student government, took a negative turn early Thursday morning when a campaign poster hanging on the Quad was set on fire. The 6-foot-by-6-foot poster had a large hole burned into the center and several other burn marks, Public Safety reported.

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Bob Dylan knockin' on AU's door

By Emily Zemler | February 12

Bob Dylan and his band will play AU's Bender Arena on Saturday, April 3, as part of his upcoming nationwide tour, which begins on March 1 in St. Louis. The concert, presented by I.M.P., will be open to the public as well as AU students. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Saturday, Feb.

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Mayor Williams discusses District's concerns in summit across street

By Stokely Baksh | February 12

Education was the key concern among Ward 3 residents who attended last night's Neighborhood Citizen's Summit at the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, where D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams spoke about the challenges and solutions that face the District.

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McNair focuses on a safer AU

By Samantha O'Neill | February 12

Campus safety has been a major concern for the AU community since the latter part of fall semester, when a series of sexual attacks occurred on campus. As a safeguard against crime, Michael McNair, the newly hired acting director of Public Safety, is determined to ensure that the campus is as safe as possible.

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D.C. looks to make bars smoke-free

By Lucia Walinchus | February 12

The D.C. government is considering a bill that would make it illegal to smoke in any bar, nightclub or restaurant in D.C. Advocates of smoke-free workplaces have also requested an initiative that will appear on ballots in November if the referendum is approved in a hearing Wednesday.

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Media influences campaigns

By Joseph Popiolkowski | February 12

American voters are hungry for and expect indicators, such as in a sporting event, in media coverage of the Democratic presidential race, said David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation magazine, at Tuesday night's American Forum in Ward 1. "Most of the media's coverage of American politics has been as a spectator sport," Corn said.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 12

Safety and security incidents from across campus this week

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | February 12

Senior is Mass. Cherry Blossom princess Senior Melissa Chin was chosen to represent Massachusetts as the 2004 Cherry Blossom Princess during the Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival to be held in D.C. March 27 to April 11. State societies chose one princess based on accomplishments, community service, leadership and poise.

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Kashmir forgotten in dialogue

By ZEHRA RIZAVI Zehra Rizavi | February 12

The people of Kashmir must be included in the dialogue between India and Pakistan about the disputed region, the president of the Kashmir Council of America said Sunday in a conference at Georgetown University. Ghulam Nabi Fai, the president of the council, said that the 13 million people of Kashmir, a region north of India and Pakistan, should have a right to determine the future of their region.

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Candidates square off

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 12

The Student Confederation, AU's undergraduate student government, held the first event of the spring election process Wednesday night in McDowell Hall Formal Lounge as 13 candidates stepped forward for the SC Nominating Convention. Six candidates for president, three for vice president and two apiece for comptroller and secretary took the podium to lay out their campaigns as the SC election cycle began.

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Campus Briefs

February 9

Campus Briefs covering the upcoming American Forum, SC Nominating Convention and last week's panel by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.

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Hearing delayed in DWI case

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 9

The preliminary hearing for Shelly Wentworth, the woman charged in the drunken-driving death of AU student Andrew Burr, was granted a continuance Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. The hearing was delayed by the D.C. Superior Court due to the defense attorney being out of town and is now scheduled for March 5, according to a press release from the U.

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