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Metro brief

February 16

A carjacking suspect shot at police Thursday night at Third and Upshur streets N.W. after the police attempted to stop the suspect's car, The Washington Post reported. Authorities said a man wearing a ski mask and black clothing forced a woman out of her SUV at the 300 block of Taylor Street, N.

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Campus brief

February 16

AU's Residence Hall Association won four awards at the No-Frills conference Feb. 8. Among the four awards granted was the School of the Year for the Central Atlantic Region award - "the highest honor a member school can obtain," according to Jay Nagle, RHA's national communications coordinator and a junior in the Kogod School of Business.

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Metro calendar

February 16

Monday, Feb. 16 Ford's Theatre open house 9 a.m.-5 p.m. WHERE: Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St. N.W. METRO: Metro Center (red, orange and blue lines) INFO: Plays and National Park Service ranger-led talks will celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

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SG brief

February 16

Student Government Vice President Andrew Woods and Director of Events Ben Schorr updated the Undergraduate Senate Sunday about Founders' Day Ball developments. Schorr told senators the sale of additional tickets on Saturday went according to plan and 10 tickets were left over.

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AU student devotes year for service

By Clint Rice | February 16

Raphael Dunfey, a sophomore in the School of International Service, devoted an entire year of his life to service when he deferred his enrollment at AU to spend a year in D.C. as a City Year volunteer. "I wasn't sure if I wanted to go to school right away," he said.

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Metro brief

February 12

Faced with a budget shortfall of more than $150 million, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials are considering money-saving options that include closing the rail system early, The Washington Post reported. According to the Post, Metro General Manager John B.

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Police blotter

February 12

Feb. 4 A student reported a fire outside of Constitution Hall and extinguished the flames with water. The Department of Public Safety responded and noticed a large pile of newspaper ashes on the step landing near the Tenley field side doors. Public Safety contacted the Grounds Department to remove the ashes.

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U. of the People offers cost-free online courses

By Clint Rice | February 12

Shai Reshef is starting a new online university, complete with courses, students, professors and deans. What it will not have, however, is tuition. The University of the People, as it is called, relies heavily on volunteers and both retired and active professors.

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USPS cuts could affect AU

By Lindsey Anderson | February 12

The U.S. Postal Service may cut one day of mail delivery per week due to budget deficits, possibly affecting AU students and the university mail delivery system. Postmaster General John E. Potter proposed the delivery cuts to Congress on Jan. 28, asking the legislators to rescind the requirement that mail be delivered six times per week in order to compensate for the U.S. Postal Service's deficit of $2.8 million last year, according to The Washington Post. The post office will likely face a $6 billion loss this fiscal year unless action is taken, Potter told the Post. Delivery on the da

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Metro calendar

February 12

Thursday, Feb. 12 Film: "Passion for Sustainability" 12:30-1:30 p.m. WHERE: Bender Library, Media Classroom INFO: This documentary focuses on Portland, Ore., businesses with a set of environmentally sustainable practices called The Natural Step. CONTACT: For more information, call Chris Lewis at 202-885-3257.

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Campus brief

February 12

AU was named to the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition given to schools for community service, according to an AU press release. The 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll award is given to schools that show outstanding community service skills throughout a one-year period.

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Clubs find peace through Frisbee

By Katie Litvin | February 12

Two AU clubs on opposite sides of the political spectrum, Students for Justice in Palestine and AU Students for Israel, tabled on the main quad Tuesday on behalf of one cause: Frisbee. Chelsea Lund, a senior in the School of International Service, brought together many of AU's clubs to support the union of sports and conflict resolution.

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International brief

February 12

A firefighter died after a 40-story Beijing luxury hotel, scheduled to open this year, burned down Monday near the end of the Chinese New Year's celebrations, CNN.com reported. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel was unoccupied at the time of the fire, but one firefighter died of smoke inhalation.

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Senate urges bookstore change

By Lindsey Anderson | February 12

The AU Undergraduate Senate unanimously passed a resolution Feb. 1 encouraging the Campus Store to list the ISBNs of textbooks online rather than directing book buyers to the Follett Higher Education Group's Web site. The resolution seeks to alter the bookstore's relationship with Follett, its textbook provider, before its contract with the company expires in June, according to Class of 2012 Sen. Jared Alves, one of the bill's sponsors. Rather than merely directing students to efollett.com to purchase their books, the resolution encourages the university to list the ISBNs, authors and editions of textbooks.

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Site gives students deals on food, clothes

By Marisa Kendall | February 12

A new Web site that offers discounts to local restaurants, retail stores and events is beginning to attract AU students with its deals. CityShopGirl.com, founded in October of 2008 by Kelly Collis Fredrick, lets users register for free to receive daily e-mail updates about promotions in the D.

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Speaker emphasizes sexual purity

By Justin Van Der Horn | February 12

A Wellness Center-sponsored abstinence education program that focused on sexual purity ended Monday night with students openly challenging the presented views. During the question-and-answer session, some students in the audience challenged what they described as religious overtones, exclusion of gay people and rhetoric pertaining to sex victims.

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National brief

February 12

Police arrested a Middletown, Ohio, teenager after he allegedly ordered more than $37,000 worth of candy and charged it to his former high school, reported WLWT.com. Jad Holmes, 18, ordered more than 100,000 candy bars and lollipops from a candy manufacturer using the school's purchasing number, police told WLWT.

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