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AIDS Walk raises $685 grand

By Luz Lazo | October 9

Almost 8,000 people participated in the AIDS Walk Washington on Saturday morning. The event, which raised nearly $684,882, will benefit the Whitman-Walker Clinic, which works with D.C.-area HIV and AIDS patients.

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AU club allocations completed for fall semester

By Joshua Wu | October 9

After three weeks of discussion and hearings, the AU Club Council has released club fund allocations for the 2004 fiscal year.

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AU professors plan protest of Smithsonian

October 9

Several national and international groups, including AU professors, are planning to protest an upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. Museum Director, Gen. John Dailey said that the Smithsonian will display the B-29 airplane "in all of its glory as a magnificent technological achievement," a phrase that many find objectionable. The exhibit is expected for Dec. 15 and will be presented in the museum's new annex at the Dulles International Airport. The Enola Gay will be displayed with other World War II aircraft. AU history professor Peter Kuznick said he doesn't oppose an exhibition of the Enola Gay, but what he finds to be inappropriate is the manner in which the plane will be displayed. "Clearly, the Enola Gay is more than a magnificent technological achievement," Kuznick said. "If [the Smithsonian] wanted to celebrate World War II military technology they could choose any B-29. The Enola Gay is the most symbolically significant plane there is for one reason - it dropped the first atomic bomb and wiped out most of the population of the city of Hiroshima."

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Travel agency's future in doubt

By Ashley Mushnick | October 9

AU Auxiliary Services has confirmed that STA Travel, the on-campus travel agency, will not renew its contract with AU. However, this decision will not be confirmed by the STA Travel Corporation until December.

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Burglary, crime rates fall on AU campuses

By Keith F. Shovlin | October 9

Crime has dropped across the board at AU, according to the Department of Public Safety's Annual Security report, released Sept. 24. "Certainly we're thrilled about it," said Colleen Carson, director of Public Safety. "[The drop] has been a trend for us as long as we've been doing the report, and certainly as long as I've been here.

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Symposium to celebrate SIS program anniversary

By Keith F. Shovlin | October 9

AU's School of International Service will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of its International Communication Studies program on Oct. 17 with a Global Symposium on International Communication.

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Police Blotter

By Dan Findley | October 9

Each edition, The Eagle prints a report of crimes on campus, as recorded by the Department of Public Safety.

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Speed past green lights, get fined

October 8

The Metropolitan Police Department is considering the expansion of the automated technology it uses to catch drivers who break the law. MPD spokesman Kevin Morison said the department is "exploring the possibility of using the red light camera infrastructure to ticket for speeding through a green light. This can be done by adding a certain chip to the cameras that are currently mounted on red lights in the District and can be used to photograph people who run red lights, he said. Morison said that the red-light cameras currently detect vehicle speed, but that this addition would ensure greater accuracy. As of now, the department does not issue tickets for speeding picked up by the red-light cameras, which have been in use since August 1999. The red-light cameras are triggered by sensors embedded in the pavement. If a car passes over the sensors after the light has turned red, a picture is taken, but this does not lead to a ticket. If the car continues to drive through the intersection, another picture is taken, which could then result in a ticket and a fine.

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Gorbachev speaks to more than 4,000

By Joseph Popiolkowski | October 2

Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the U.S.S.R., told an audience of more than 4,000 AU students Tuesday night that the United States must assist the international community while recognizing the dangers of creating an empire. "Any repetition of the attempt to impose a political utopia on the world is unacceptable," he said.

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Vice President Tom Meyers resigns

By Keith F. Shovlin | October 2

Vice president of Enrollment Services Tom Myers resigned yesterday, a memo from AU President Benjamin Ladner stated.

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Reaction to smoking ban mixed

By Ari Natter | October 2

The University's "Smoke Free in 2003" ban on cigarette sales and smoking in and around residence halls has caused a mixed reaction on campus. Some students have embraced the smoking ban, while others have not. Still others believe that smoking should be banned from the residence halls, but the Eagle's Nest should still sell cigarettes.

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AU reacts to California recall

By George Los | October 2

AU students express mixed feelings about their plans to vote in the election to recall California's governor Tuesday.

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Helicopter lands at AU

By Keith F. Shovlin | October 2

A U.S. Park Police helicopter landed on Reeves Field Thursday afternoon to transport a construction worker to Baltimore's Union Memorial Hospital. "The D.C. Fire Department had an emergency where they had to helicopter a patient immediately to the Baltimore Trauma center," said Colleen Carson, director of AU's Department of Public Safety.

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Walk helps AIDS clinic

By Rebecca Bellville | October 2

Those taking part in Saturday's AIDS Walk Washington will benefit an organization that works extensively for the health of those with AIDS and HIV, as well as D.C.'s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

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Cigarettes and health: Tips to quit

By Jenn List | October 2

Media-savvy preventative and educational campaigns such as Truth try to raise important questions about tobacco use, especially among college-aged smokers. Specifically, why is smoking so addictive, what is its appeal and how can people quit?

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AU tunes in to Dean

By Stokely Baksh | October 2

About 60 students showed up to listen to Howard Dean's National House Call on Monday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the McDowell Formal Lounge. The event was taped by ABC for "Good Morning America."

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Student evaluations to be posted on the Web

By John Riley | October 2

The Student Confederation recently proposed a solution to help students make informed decisions concerning class - post teacher and course evaluations on the my.american.edu Web portal.

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