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Ataris breaks SUB contract

By Emily Zemler | November 24

An estimated 400 AU students filled the Tavern on Saturday night to see the Ataris play its final show on a national tour. Despite the high attendance, however, the Ataris' visit was not successful on all fronts. "I'm happy because all in all it was a success," Jason Geisinger, assistant director of the Student Union Board, said. "But we were taken advantage of so badly. [The Ataris] took our contractual obligations to an extreme."

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Students post roommate ads online

By Margaret McElligott | November 24

AU students struggling to find housing this year have a new option to make their search a little easier. Liveoffcampus.com, a Web site started by three George Mason University students, has been advertising heavily around AU's campus and offers a unique approach to the apartment hunt.

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Breaking News: Public Safety Director leaves AU

By Keith F. Shovlin | November 24

Public Safety Director Colleen Carson is no longer with the University as of late Tuesday, according to an internal AU memo. Pat Kelshian, executive director of Risk Management and Safety Services, which oversees Public Safety, would not comment on why Carson left the University.

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Vigil for Chinese detainees

By Stokely Baksh | November 24

The flicker of candlelight was seen on the main Quad last Friday as 30 Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil to 'rescue' practitioners who are persecuted in China. Members from AU's Falun Dafa Club and the AU community showed up to give their support and bring awareness to the campus about practitioners such as Dr. Charles Lee, who has been detained in China for over 10 months.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | November 24

Public safety and general police reports from around campus

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Town Hall Meeting addresses sexual attacks

By Rebecca Bellville | November 20

Several changes and improvements are in the works to make AU's campus safer and better lit, according to student government and administration officials at a town hall meeting Tuesday night. The meeting was held in response to the five unwanted sexual attacks that female students have experienced so far this semester, three of them occurring late last Wednesday and early last Thursday.

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Fourth attack in a week

By Evan Wagner and Joseph Popiolkowski | November 20

A female student was grabbed by an unknown assailant last night in an apparent sexual attack in the garden adjacent to the amphitheater, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The attack was the fourth such incident in the past week and is the sixth reported incidence of an unwanted sexual advance on campus this semester.

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Moseley Braun stresses equality in politics

By Stokely Baksh | November 20

If Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun won the election, she would be the first black person and the first woman to become president. Braun spoke Wednesday at AU's Washington College of Law to a crowd of more than 200 people about her background in politics, emphasizing that equality needs to be in front of the law.

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Students replace Park Bethesda desk staff; residents petition

By Kim Peterson | November 20

Park Bethesda, AU's 258-unit leased apartment complex in Bethesda, Md., transferred management of its front desk last Monday from Capital Properties to AU students. The change will give students better service and an opportunity to work in the building, according to Resident Manager Kecia Baker.

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Web exclusive: Government to repay employees' school loans

By Holli Chmela | November 20

To entice new college graduates to work for the federal government, President George W. Bush signed a bill last Tuesday that will increase the amount federal agencies can provide employees to help repay their student loans.

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20 Athletic scholarships cut next year

By Jesse Epstein | November 20

The AU Athletics Department cut all Swimming and Diving scholarships last week, a move that will reallocate funds to other athletic projects. The policy goes into effect for the 2004-05 season, which means no incoming freshman will be awarded athletic scholarships for the Men's or Women's Swimming and Diving teams.

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Park Bethesda neighbors are happier with college residents

By April Astor | November 20

Park Bethesda is a University-owned apartment building available to upperclassmen. AU acquired the building last August. Originally, there was neighborhood opposition to AU's acquisition of the building, according to Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs. However, she said neighbors' concerns have dwindled over time.

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Ambassador speaks on global economy

By Evan Wagner | November 20

Expanding global markets, reducing barriers to trade and working through multilateral institutions such as the United Nations and World Trade Organization are the best ways for the United States to work with small countries like New Zealand in making the world a safer place, New Zealand Ambassador John Wood said Monday night.

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Protested display unchanged

By Rebecca Bellville and April Astor | November 20

Against the wishes of a committee organized by an AU history professor, the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum intends to continue with its planned display of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945.

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Toy drive kicks off

By Stokely Baksh | November 17

A campus-wide toy drive to benefit the D.C. Children's Hospital begins today and will continue through Thursday, Dec. 4, the night of the benefit show "Reindeer Rock Show" in the Tavern. D.C. Children's Hospital cares for children who are critically or terminally ill, and who cannot be at home for the holidays.

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Expect a harsh, cold winter

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

D.C. is in for another wicked winter weather season this year, according to local forecasters.

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TDR to survey campus

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

The best way to evaluate how students feel about campus eateries may not be through Today@AU, but rather by setting up computers in TDR, the Joint Committee on Dining Services discussed Nov. 3. The survey examines all dining venues on campus such as the Terrace Dining Room, the Tavern, The Eagle's Nest, Einstein Bros.' Bagels, Jamba Juice, Chik-Fil-A and Salsa.

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