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Breaking News: Arson sets trash afire in Anderson and Letts

By Mackenzie Ryan | December 4

A series of fires in Anderson and Letts halls early Friday morning are currently under investigation for arson, according to Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs. Five fires were set in trash cans in bathrooms and laundry rooms through the buildings, and evidence of attempted fires - which did not ignite - were found in five additional areas, and included posters on some residence-hall doors.

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Public Safety hires director

By Keith F. Shovlin | December 4

Mike McNair, formerly of the University of Maryland-College Park Police, will serve as acting director of Public Safety as of Wednesday, according to Pat Kelshian, executive director of Risk Management and Safety Services. "[McNair] is a very strong leader," Kelshian said.

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AU Abroad announces first director, moves to new location in 'dramatic' reorganization

By Stokely Baksh | December 4

AU Abroad's first director was hired a month ago, but only started working on Monday, and one of her first duties has been to move into a new building. Still, these hassles won't deter her from her goals.

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Student held at gunpoint

By Mackenzie Ryan | December 4

An AU sophomore was robbed at gunpoint in the National Cathedral area Sunday morning. Jill Tyler was waiting for a ride at 3000 Wisconsin Ave., to take her to her job at the Cheesecake Factory, around 7:15 a.m. when a man dressed in black approached her and asked for her purse. She initially refused. "He pulled a gun and held it to my stomach," Tyler said. "He said, 'Give me your purse, I don't want to have to shoot you.'"

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Campus Briefs

November 24

Campus briefs, including reports on a new Web site for purchasing textbooks, local charities around Thanksgiving and a successful Thanksgiving Turkey drive

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SmarTrip cards now testing on D.C. buses

By Emily Carone | November 24

Good news for those who have trouble scrounging up exactly $1.20 to ride the Metrobus - Metro started testing the use of SmarTrip cards on several routes in D.C. and Maryland last Monday, Nov. 17. All Metrobuses and many other transport systems in the D.C. area will eventually accept SmarTrip cards, which are reusable plastic fare cards that can be used on the Metrorail system.

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Stronger drinks lead to blackouts

By Marissa Friedman | November 24

College students often drink more alcohol in one night than they think, according to a recent study. "Students tend to have pretty liberal views about what constitutes a single drink," said Duke University Medical Center professor Aaron M. White, the author of the study.

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Law magazine honored

By Kate Oczypok | November 24

The 2002-03 American Jurist, the AU Washington College of Law news magazine, was voted the number one law magazine by the American Bar Association. American Jurist won the honor under the leadership of Shea Scanlon, who was the editor in chief during the 2002-03 winning year.

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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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