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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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New airport checks created

By Kim Petereson | January 22

International students coming back into the United States after winter break faced a new addition to airport security this year. The U.S.-VISIT, a program implemented by the Department of Homeland Security on Jan. 5, photographs and digitally fingerprints foreigners entering the United States.

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Gospel choir celebrates King's legacy through song

January 22

A photo brief on the AU Gospel and Jazz Ensemble, who paid Martin Luther King a musical tribute on Monday afternoon.

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School data on insecure Web site since '02

By Evan Wagner | January 22

Personal information belonging to almost every one of AU's 13,000 computer network users has been available to anyone on the Internet for about a year and a half through a series of loopholes in the my.american.edu Web portal. University officials were informed of the problem by The Eagle last Monday and were given a week to address the issue prior to the publication of this article.

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Pipes brings debate

By Christopher Marsh | January 22

Dr. Daniel Pipes, a well-known and controversial authority on the Middle East, spoke Tuesday night to a crowd of 150 in the McDowell Formal Lounge. The event, sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union, came under criticism by several interest groups on and around campus.

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Running a campaign 101

By Kate Oczypok | January 22

The AU Campaign Management Institute, a program of the Center for Congressional and Professional Studies, has just completed its 2003 Winter Lobbying Session. The center is a research, study and teaching program that focuses on Congress, the presidecy and the way they relate to each other.

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