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SG Senate approves AUTO commissioner

By Katherine Seaton · Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

The Student Government Senate approved Nicholas Russotto as AUTO Commissioner Nov. 1.

Speaker explains Foreign Service

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

Barbara Cummings’ car was bombed, she had a run-in with the Dalai Lama and she “faked” language skills during her 27 years with the U.S. Foreign Service.

Embassies offer students sweet deal

By Marisa Kendall · Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

Each year, scores of AU students don their Halloween costumes after class and set out with the goal of getting candy from as many foreign countries as possible.

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Commentary: Frank talk from U.S. rep

By Graham Vyse | November 1

A little after 4 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 29, just hours after House Democrats unveiled their bill to reform health care in America, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., arrived at the Library of Congress looking tired.

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SG subsidy funds club travel

October 28

AU clubs and organizations can now apply for a travel subsidy to cover costs for trips further than 50 miles away.

LOVE LOCKDOWN â€” Socks on the door handle usually mean only one thing â€” do not enter! Tufts University instituted a school-wide policy against â€˜sexilingâ€™ earlier this year. AU has no plans to implement a similar rule.

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Tufts provides hope for ‘sexiles’

By Melissa Mason | October 28

A new rule at Tufts University prohibits sexual activity in the residence halls while a roommate is present, but AU residence life has no plans of implementing a similar rule. The rule does not prevent “sexiling” outright, but prohibits depriving the roommate of study or sleep time.

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Giving back: old-school style

By Sarah Parnass | October 28

From 1958 until somewhere in the early 1970s, AU students elected the Ugly Man on campus and some years, The Ugly Professor, too.

VEGAN DYNASTY â€” Peta2â€™s â€˜Vegetarian-Friendly Collegeâ€™ competition pits AU against nearby Georgetown University in the first round. Last year AU beat out SUNY Purchase to take home the victory.

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AU seeks vegetarian glory for second straight year

By Sarah Parnass | October 28

Peta2 kicked off its annual “Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges” competition this month, and AU is once again among the top 32 universities across the country vying for the title spot.

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Adjunct professors teach for joy, not benefits

By Sarah Rudnick | October 28

Adjunct professors at AU receive minimal benefits compared to full-time professors.

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Groups plan energy fund

By Andrew Gall | October 28

EcoSense, Student Government, Alpha Phi Omega and the College Democrats have teamed up to move AU toward greater sustainability by creating a Clean Energy Revolving Fund.

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Catholic Univ. goes ‘solar’ for greener campus

By Meg Fowler | October 28

The Catholic University of America will install the largest solar-energy system in the D.C. metropolitan area, with over 1,000 solar panels on four campus buildings in November.

CONTAMINATION â€” Dr. Bill Hirzy, chair of AUâ€™s Chemistry Department, worked for the EPA from 1981 to 2008. He says that despite pleas from department employees, the department still refuses to undertake a risk assessment of flouride in drinking water.

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Hirzy: EPA drags feet on flouride

By Howie Perlman | October 28

The Environmental Protection Agency ignores the dangers of fluoride in drinking water, according to Dr. Bill Hirzy, the chair of AU’s Chemistry Department.

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South Korean organization uses media to inform northern neighbors

By Meghan Sweeney | October 28

North Korea is the Bermuda Triangle of media, prompting some North Koreans to purchase illegal TVs, radios, DVDs and CDs to expand their knowledge of the outside world, according to guest speaker Eunjung Park from Open Radio North Korea.

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Police blotter

October 28

The latest DPS actions reported to The Eagle.

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Burst pipe floods Leonard

By Rocio Gonzalez | October 25

A broken water pipe flooded the first floor of Leonard Hall Thursday afternoon.

HEALTHY DEBATE â€” RNC Chairman Michael Steele and DLC Chairman Harold Ford Jr. entertained parents and students Oct. 24 in Bender Arena.

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Steele, Ford Jr. argue health care

By Howie Perlman | October 25

The Kennedy Political Union hosted the chairmen of both political parties to a debate on health care reform Saturday night. Michael Steele and Harold Ford Jr. discussed the main bill under consideration in the House of Representatives that proposes national health care reform.

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Tuition climbs above U.S. average

By Meg Fowler | October 25

Like universities across the country, AU’s total tuition amount increased this year — and even more than the national average.

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SG Senate has male majority

By Lindsey Anderson | October 25

The Undergraduate Senate represents and advocates for AU students, but does the Senate’s makeup reflect the AU student body?

WTF? â€” Jack Douglass, a senior in the School of Communication, earns nearly $2,000 a month from his YouTube channel Jacksfilms. His biggest hit, â€œThe WTF Blanket,â€ has over 7 million views and is a parody of the now-infamous Snuggie. Here Douglass models two of his personal Snuggie collection.

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Student strikes YouTube gold

By Brookes May | October 25

More than 7 million people have watched the YouTube video, "The WTF Blanket," by Jack Douglass, an AU student.

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Senator knocks Political Science

By Sarah Rudnick | October 25

Political science, a field widely studied by AU students, is not worth federal support according to Sen. Tom A. Coburn, R-Okla., who proposed an amendment to cancel its funding Oct. 7.

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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