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Metro officials estimate the program could save students up to $1,000 per year.

D.C. student leaders discuss Metro fares

By Olivia Stitilis · Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

Student representatives from D.C. area universities met Sept. 9 with three Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority administrators and John Childers, president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, to discuss implementing a student Metro discount.

Campus brief

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

AU alumnus David Drobis will receive the Arthur W. Page Society's 2008 Hall of Fame award, according to a press release from the society. Drobis will receive the award for his outstanding achievements in the public relations field, specifically for his outstanding work with Ketchum, the agency where he worked for 36 years, according to a press release.

Police patrol D.C. bars, clubs

By Nick Platt · Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

A program that allows individual or groups of clubs and bars to hire Metropolitan Police Department details at reduced cost will continue to operate next year and receive another $1 million in funding - a move AU students have mixed reactions about. The "reimbursable detail program," which D.

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International brief

September 22

The scope of China's tainted milk scandal proved to be much larger than officials first anticipated, according to The Washington Times. Three of the nation's largest milk producers tested positive for the industrial chemical melamine which lead to the death of four infants, reported the Times.

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EagleEye faces revisions

By Jen Calantone | September 22

Housing and Dining Programs is currently considering changes to the EagleEye program, including its name, according to Director of Residence Life Rick Treter. Housing and Dining Programs is considering additional changes to the program, according to Treter.

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Machine creates 'phantom' votes in D.C. primary

By Carol Cummings | September 22

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled that an electronic voting machine is the cause for thousands of "phantom" votes to appear in the results of the Sept. 9 D.C. Congressional and Council Primary election. A cartridge from a machine in D.C.'s 141st voting precinct, located at the Frank D.

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Metro brief

September 22

Owners of the newly constructed Nationals baseball stadium continue to refuse to pay $3.5 million in rent for a period of time last spring. The Lerner family refuses to pay the multi-million dollar rent on the establishment until construction is complete.

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SG Brief

September 22

The Undergraduate Senate confirmed the appointment of two class council members and two members of the Judicial Board at their meeting Sunday. The Senate unanimously approved the appointment of Tim Hoagland as an associate member of the Judicial Board and Emily Ann Kokol as chair of the Board of Elections.

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Panel discusses impact of climate change on economy

By Carla Neuhaus | September 22

No sector of the economy is immune from climate change, Keya Chatterjee, deputy director of climate change at the World Wildlife Fund said during "Climate Change Roadshow," a discussion in the School of International Service lounge Wednesday. "If we don't react, the next generation will have to pay for it," she said.

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Metro calendar

September 22

Monday, Sept. 22 Music - The Dandy Warhols 7 p.m. WHERE: 9:30, 815 V St. N.W. METRO: U St./African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green line) INFO: Rock out to the psychedelic sound of The Dandy Warhols. They will be playing with Darker My Love and The Upsidedown.

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Prez candidates differ on education

By JAE CHOI | September 18

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee John McCain's differing educational platform policies would affect all college students in universities across the country; still, many AU students are currently unaware of what either candidate's policies entail.

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College costs continue to rise

By Rachel Lynne Smith | September 18

As everything from milk to gas continues to increase in cost, AU's average tuition cost rose by 6 percent this academic year, an increase that is in line with the national trend for tuition hikes. AU's average tuition cost for full-time students this academic year rose to $32,816.

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Campus calendar

September 18

Thursday, Sept. 18 Israeli-Palestinian Negotiation Partners Network discussion 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: The Peacebuilding and Development Institute will sponsor this discussion on the current political situation in Israel and Palestine, the peace process and how both sides see the way forward.

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Kogod professor dines with Condoleezza Rice

By Diana Fernholz | September 18

Ghiyath Nakshbendi, a Kogod School of Business professor, attended the Iftaar dinner presented by the State Department this past Monday, which celebrated the end of daily fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who hosted the dinner and delivered the opening remarks, invited Nakshbendi to the event.

FIGHTING FOR SPACE - AU club sports teams are fighting for space on campus to practice. They get less time on the fields on the Tenley and main campuses due to increased use by intramural sports and sudden cancellations due to Army Corps of Engineers acti

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Club sports forced off field

By Lindsey Anderson | September 18

A lack of field space at AU has left the university's club sports teams struggling to find time and space to practice, according to some sports club presidents. Construction by the Army Corps of Engineers and growth in the number of intramural teams has contributed to the shortage.

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Students question abstinence-only sex education

By Laura Flynn | September 18

The pregnancy of Bristol Palin, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's soon-to-be-wed 17-year-old daughter, has caused AU students and faculty to scrutinize Palin's abstinence-only views regarding sex education in public schools. Eleni Bakst, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs, said she believes that abstinence-only sex education wastes an opportunity that could teach students about safe sex.

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Md. colleges freeze tuition

By Mattie Wong | September 18

In order to curb the growing cost of tuition, schools across the country have been freezing their college tuition rates. All 11 public universities in Maryland currently have this system in place, but no such tuition freezes are in the works at AU because it is a private university.

DO DRINK THE WATER - The DC Water and Sewer Authority announced it would end a program replacing lead water pipes in the District. The program began in 2004 after lead levels reached four times the EPA limit. It was ended after lead levels returned to acc

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Pipe replacement suspended

By Will McGauran | September 18

Issues regarding the water quality in D.C. once again became a target for public debate earlier this month after DC Water and Sewer Authority announced that it would end an accelerated lead water pipe replacement program in the District because the water is now safe to drink.

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Housing and Dining to conduct new student monitoring program

By Jen Calantone | September 18

Housing and Dining Programs planned to send an e-mail to all on-campus residents Friday to unveil EagleEye, a new program that will gather information about resident students' personal life, academics, social life and overall AU experience that AU officials will then track, according to documents The Eagle has viewed.

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AUCC to evaluate budget requests

By Rachel Delevie-Orey | September 18

In the next few weeks, the AU Club Council will release its 2008-2009 budget, which will affect the activities of more than 200 clubs and organizations on campus for the rest of the academic year. AUCC Chair Alex Livingston said the AUCC will distribute between $130,000 and $150,000 in university funds.

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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