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Corps completes first of two Pit 3 extensions

By Christopher Cottrell | April 10

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed construction on the first of two extensions to its emergency containment structure at 4825 Glenbrook Road, Dan Noble, project manager of the Army Corps' military munitions response program, said during a Spring Valley community meeting Tuesday.

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Campus calendar

April 10

Thursday, April 10 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" 8 p.m. WHERE: Greenberg Theatre INFO: The Department of Performing Arts will present the opening night of its spring musical show, which is about an American woman who falls in love for the first time - with a married Italian man - during her vacation in Venice.

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OIT: No new 'phishing' at AU

By Laraine Weschler | April 10

There have not been any new e-mail "phishing" scams sent to AU e-mail addresses since the Office of Information Technology reported on March 20, according to Eric Weakland, director of network security. The "phisher," who claimed to be an AU webmaster, requested students to send personal information to a Yahoo e-mail address, The Eagle previously reported.

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SG hears input on rights bill

By Howie Perlman | April 10

An Undergraduate Senate vote this Sunday will determine if students will vote in a referendum April 28 on the implementation of a Students' Bill of Rights, according to Georgette Spanjich, who chairs the senate's Committee on Students' Rights. If students pass the referendum, the SG will lobby university administration and other AU bodies to make sure they implement the rights and policies outlined by the bill of rights, according to Class of 2010 Senator Julie Mills.

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Police blotter

April 10

Wednesday, April 2 A resident assistant in Leonard Hall reported two roommates were engaged in a verbal altercation. Public Safety officers and the resident director on duty responded. Housing and Dining placed one of the students in temporary housing until further notice and will continue to handle the situation.

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Magazine ranks SPA 14th on top graduate schools list

By Kristen Boghosian | April 10

AU's School of Public Affairs ranked 14th on U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2009" listing of best public affairs graduate schools. George Washington University's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, Georgetown University's Georgetown Public Policy Institute and eight other schools tied with AU for the placement.

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INTERNATIONAL BRIEF

April 10

A Venezuelan television network has banned U.S. cartoon "The Simpsons" from the country's airwaves, claiming the show was a potentially bad influence on children, Reuters reported yesterday. Venezuela's broadcasting regulator Conatel chose to replace the show with reruns of "Baywatch Hawaii," according to Reuters.

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College Republicans offer scholarship

By Maureen McCarty | April 10

The AU College Republicans will begin to offer the $5,000 Ira Jersey College Republican Scholarship at the end of this semester, club President Will Haun announced Tuesday. Students will need to hold a 3.2 grade point average, complete a minimum of 30 credit hours per academic year and maintain an active role in AU's College Republicans chapter in order to be eligible for the scholarship, said Jersey, a 1993 AU graduate and former member of the chapter.

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SG Arts Council launches with spring festival

By Ethan Klapper | April 7

The Student Government's Arts Council worked with various on-campus arts organizations to create their launch event, the Spring Arts Festival, which they held last week. The week's events included everything from a Department of Performing Arts production to choral performances and a networking opportunity with a Warner Brothers talent agent.

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Pope to speak at Nationals Park, CUA

By SANDRA FLORES | April 7

Forty AU students who contacted the Rev. David John Paul Mott, AU's Catholic chaplain, will attend Pope Benedict XVI's April 17 Mass at Nationals Park. Benedict will also address Catholic educators and the Catholic University of America the same day. Both events are "invitation only," and people will need to have papal tickets that dioceses distributed among local parishes upon request, according to Zenit, a nonprofit news agency that reports on the Catholic Church.

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Briefs

April 7

METRO WMATA considers new ad options Engineers at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority are mulling over the addition of new, interactive advertisements in D.C.'s stations and trains in a struggle for much-needed revenue dollars, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

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AU to switch e-mail to Google

By Allie Feras | April 7

The Office of Information Technology will move all AU e-mail accounts to Google before New Student Orientations begin in June, according to Chief Information Officer Dave Swartz. The change will give students access to Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar and Google Docs - applications that the current LotusNotes system does not support, Swartz said.

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SIS building architects promote green design

By Laraine Weschler | April 7

The key to responsible building is not lessening the negative impact, but making sure people and the environment benefit from the project, said Simon Nicholson, an instructor in the School of International Service who is on the building committee for the school's new building, during a panel discussion Thursday.

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Class launches campaign for HPV awareness

By Rachel Trainer | April 7

People should be able to speak out openly about sexually transmitted infections without the current stigma that is associated with them, according Giovanna Chesler, a School of Communication professor who helped create a Web site where people who have contracted STIs can submit their stories.

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U.S. dollar weak; students go for broke abroad

By Marisa Kendall | April 7

The falling value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies has made it increasingly expensive for AU students to study abroad. Europe is currently the most expensive region for American students to visit; the exchange rate in countries that use the euro is now .

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SG proposes senate, executive reform

By Rebecca Kern | April 7

A series of proposed amendments to the Student Government Constitution would make the SG comptroller and secretary appointed positions. The Undergraduate Senate held its first reading yesterday of the Commission on Reform's proposed amendments to the constitution, which the commission claims would improve the executive branch's efficiency and reduce the size of the senate.

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New Kogod major mixes business, music

By Jen Calantone | April 7

The Kogod School of Business unveiled a new degree program March 31 that will allow for students to follow a career path into the music business, according to Jesse Boeding, director of undergraduate programs in Kogod. After meeting with administrators from both Kogod and the College of Arts and Sciences, the accredited business and music programs combined into one curriculum - the Bachelor of Science in Business and Music - that will allow a student to graduate in four years, study abroad and have internships, Boeding said.

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