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Metro considers closing doors early in new budget

By Stefanie Dazio · Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority might stop running weekend trains at 2 a.m., not 3 a.m. to close the budget gap, according to Lisa Farbstein.

Undergrad Senate appoints Levitt as director of KPU

By Allie Mooney · Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Undergraduate Senate confirmed the appointment of SG newcomer Josh Levitt as director of Kennedy Political Unit for the 2010-2011 year.

DIGGING FOR ANSWERS â€” Speakers at the educational panel included, from right, Steven Hirsh, the senior Spring Valley project manager at the Environmental Protection Agency, Beth Resnick, the director of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins University and Dr. William Hirzy, the chair of the AU Chemistry Department.

AU senior hosts panel on Army Corps' weapons excavation

By Christopher Cottrell · Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Students and local residents learned at a panel discussion Wednesday evening about the history of the AU Experimental Station and where the Army Corps of Engineers’ dig for World War I-era munitions is headed in the future.

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Tuition will increase 5 percent

By Sylvia Carignan | June 1

The university will increase undergraduate tuition, housing and meal costs this fall. Tuition will also increase for Master of Business Administration students.

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Student Government to require Senators to hold office hours

By Anna Scalamogna | June 1

Undergraduate senators will be required to hold office hours next semester, according to a new Senate bill passed on March 28.

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New study says college campus violence on the rise

By Stefanie Dazio and Mitch Ellmauer | June 1

Violent attacks at college campuses have risen dramatically in the past 20 years, according to a study released last week.

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AU senior featured in USA Today's 'Degrees of Difficulty' series

By Meg Fowler | May 30

AU senior Brandon Krapf was featured Friday in a video on the USA Today website that is part of the week-long series “Degrees of Difficulty.”

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SG President Nate Bronstein hosts 'fireside' Web video

By Julia Ryan | May 13

New Student Government President Nate Bronstein hopes to better connect to the AU community through his recently launched “fireside chat” video series.

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Gas leak causes Bender Library evacuation

By Julia Ryan | April 27

Students were forced to evacuate Bender Library for half an hour on Tuesday morning after a gas odor was detected throughout the building.

CLASH â€” AU students gather outside of Katzen Arts Center on Thursday afternoon to protest Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Orenâ€™s visit to AU. During Orenâ€™s speech, groups of students stood up and walked out. Oren ignored them at first but said â€œI wish you would stay and ask questions,â€ after the third group left.

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Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren: Peace in Israel still possible

By Julia Ryan | April 25

Michael Oren, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, confirmed Israel’s commitment to peace talks and a two-state solution with Palestine when he spoke at Katzen Arts Center Thursday. Protesters both supporting and opposing Oren attended the presentation, and Public Safety Officers stood by.

PIE TIME â€” Quinn Pregliasco, next yearâ€™s director of Womenâ€™s Initiative, pies Class of 2010 Senator Steve Dalton during this past weekâ€™s Spring Fling events. All proceeds of the pie-throwing benefitted the Clean Energy Revolving Fund.

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Spring Fling Week an SG fundraising success

By Anna Scalamogna | April 25

This weekend the Student Government put on a Spring Fling using funds which would have been spent on the Founders’ Day Ball.

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WCL and Kogod place in higher education rankings

By Sarah Parnass | April 25

In recently released rankings, the Washington College of Law tied with the University of Maryland for 48th best law school, and two of Kogod School of Business’ graduate programs made the list of the 15 best graduate programs as ranked by business students.

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Q&A: SG President MacCracken reflects on past year

By Meg Fowler | April 25

A Q&A with former SG President Andy MacCracken.

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AU receives $52.6 million in donations, adds scholarships

By Nicole Glass | April 25

AU raised $7.6 million above its AnewAU campaign goal for endowments, allowing the university to increase the number of scholarship awards for the incoming freshmen class.

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American University retention rate at record high

By Julia Ryan | April 21

AU Admissions has become more selective, according to statistics from AU’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE â€” AU placed third out of 266 schools in the national RecycleMania with a cumulative recycling rate of 64.9 percent. The universityâ€™s recycling rate was the highest for all participating D.C. schools. The North side residence halls came in first place in the internal recycling competition with 10.75 pounds recycled per capita.

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American University wins third place in national recycling contest

By Julia Ryan and Stefanie Dazio | April 21

AU took third place out of 266 schools nationwide in the RecycleMania Competition with a cumulative recycling rate of 64.9 percent, according to Housing and Dining Programs.

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Insufficient funding stalls renovations of Letts Hall elevators

By Allie Mooney | April 21

Facilities Management and Housing and Dining Programs are working together to take the first steps in addressing a rash of elevator outages affecting Letts Hall South this semester.

BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES â€” Concerned AU students ask questions during the Student Advocacy Center-sponsored panel on recent changes to the Student Conduct Code. The Code now allows AU to discipline students for off-campus behavior.

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Changes to Conduct Code apply off campus

By Stefanie Dazio | April 21

The Student Advocacy Center held a panel on changes to the Student Conduct Code, which will cover students’ actions committed off campus.

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Tenleytown Whole Foods now accepts EagleBucks

By Mitch Ellmauer | April 21

The Tenleytown Whole Foods grocery store will now accept EagleBucks as a form of payment, according to Housing and Dining Programs.

ALL-NIGHTER â€” Students participate in Saturdayâ€™s Relay for Life in Bender Arena. The all-night event raised an AU record $48,000 for cancer research. This year was AUâ€™s third independent relay. Prior to 2008, relays were held with the George Washington University and the Catholic University of America, among other D.C. schools.

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Cancer donations hit record at annual Relay for Life event

By Helen Killeen | April 21

The AU community raised over $48,000 for cancer research at the annual Relay For Life event in Bender Arena Saturday night.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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