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Seniors plan class gift

November 13

The Class of 2004 voted to renovate the Letts-Anderson Quad as its Senior Class Gift and plans to raise $50,000 by the end of the school year, said Melissa Chin, co-chair of the Senior Gift Committee.

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Summit seeks D.C. input

By Rebecca Bellville | November 13

A weekend summit billed as "America's largest town hall meeting" is meant to gauge how D.C. residents - including students - think the District government should plan for the future.

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Citizen Summit seeks residents' thoughts

By Rebecca Bellville | November 13

A weekend summit billed as "America's largest town hall meeting" is meant to gauge how D.C. residents - including students - think District government should plan for the future. At the third Citizen Summit in four years, set to take place all day Saturday at the Washington Convention Center, residents will discuss public education, adding more officers to the Metropolitan Police Department, the availability of affordable housing and other issues.

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Scholar speaks on Islam

By Rebecca Byerly | November 13

World-renowned African scholar and Islamic expert Mualimu Ali Mazrui joined professors, deans and students to break the traditional fast for the Muslim month of Ramadan in the Kay Spiritual Life Center yesterday before his lecture on Islam and the West.

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Police Blotter

November 13

Monday, Nov. 10 Theft of student, staff or faculty property was reported inside the Sports Center. Tuesday, Nov. 11 A hospital transport was needed from the Mary Graydon Center. People were found in possession of drug paraphernalia in Park Bethesda. Property was left unattended inside Hurst Hall.

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Adjuncts cut from programs, students struggle

By Joshua Wu | November 10

A move to reduce the number of adjunct professors has decreased the number of sections opened in some programs next semester, according to College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kay Mussell. Among the programs affected are the Graphics Design Department and the American Studies major.

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Slow mail due to anthrax scare

By Rebecca Bellville | November 10

Mail delivery at AU should return to normal today after being halted Friday when the possibility of anthrax spores shut down 11 D.C.-area postal facilities. The false alarm shut down the Friendship Station Postal Office, AU's last stop for mail, when suspected anthrax spores were found at its mail-sorting facility in Anacostia.

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A little something extra

By Erin Fagan | November 10

The AU Honors Program seeks to be more than academic, said Professor Maria Green Cowles, the Program's associate director.

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Half of GA walks out in protest

By Keith F. Shovlin | November 10

The General Assembly, AU's student legislature, ended its meeting abruptly Sunday as at least 13 members walked out over the impeachment of a representative. Although the members walked out, they will not face suspension as they plan to attend the next meeting this Friday.

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Riots mar de Lozada's term

By Rebecca Byerly | November 10

A feeling of hostility met former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Wednesday when he spoke about his resignation and the future of his country at Kay Spiritual Life Center.

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AU may establish in Nigeria

By Mackenzie Ryan | November 10

AU may help establish an American-style university in Nigeria, an undertaking approved by the Board of Trustees Friday that could determine how AU fulfills its goal of becoming a global university.

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AU ranks high on survey

By Kate Oczypok | November 10

AU ranked in the 90th percentile of Doctoral-Extensive schools in the nation, scoring highest in enriching educational experiences, while first-year students gave the University a score of 71, out of a possible 100.

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Weekend conference hosted at AU to promote animal rights

By Rebecca Byerly | November 10

Hundreds of animal rights activists gathered in the Ward Circle building Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the third National Student Animal Rights Conference.

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Love thy neighbor

By Ashley Bleimes | November 10

While people who live in the same neighborhood as colleges often complain about living near students, AU's neighbors seem to have less of a problem.

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Study reveals white students drink more

By KIAH CULVER | November 10

Rates of binge drinking among white college students are considerably lower when more racial minorities attend a school, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

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Police Blotter

By Stokely Baksh | November 10

Wednesday, Nov. 5 Theft was reported as equipment was stolen from inside the McKinley building. Medical assistance was needed from inside Nebraska Hall. Medical assistance was refused from inside the Jacobs Fitness Center in the Sports Center. There was a vehicle accident in the Nebraska lot; no injuries were reported.

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North American elections examined

By Stokely Baksh | November 10

The election problems experienced by the United States in 2000 can be used to advance democracy in Canada and Mexico, according to Dr. Robert Pastor, AU vice president of International Affairs. That discussion is coming to the AU campus on Nov. 14 and 15 in the Mary Graydon Center rooms 2 through 7.

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