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National brief

December 6

An unidentified person has been dumping large amounts of horse manure outside a strip mall in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. Two piles began appearing four months ago, said Ron Teekell, the owner of a storage company next to the dumping site.

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Grassroot efforts aid in Myanmar movement

By Bobby Allyn | December 6

Locally led efforts are important to the ongoing struggle for democracy in Myanmar, according to Thelma Young, campaigns coordinator from the U.S. Campaign for Burma at a panel Wednesday night at the Kay Spiritual Life Center. "Most people have no idea about the mass atrocities still happening in Burma," Young said.

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AU Dems caucus

By Jen Calantone | December 6

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won a mock caucus held Tuesday by the AU College Democrats. Twenty-six students of a group of 60 showed their support for Obama's candidacy in the caucus.

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Student advances to singing contest semifinals

By Kim Selman | December 6

Leeanna Goldstein Rubin, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, beat out 3,600 entrants from 53 countries to become one of only 35 semifinalists in the Voice of McDonald's 2008 International Singing Contest. The competition is open to the more than 1.

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Campus brief

December 6

Podcasts produced weekly by School of Communication professor Rick Rockwell's "Broadcast Journalism I" class can now be found on iTunes. The class produces a newscast every Wednesday and has aired six since producing its first one on Oct. 24. "This is the real thing," Rockwell said.

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Panel: Afghan region unstable

By Jeanette Lenoir | December 6

The Taliban has strengthened in the southern provinces of Afghanistan since 2005 and progress in the region is heading in the wrong direction, according to experts at a security policy forum hosted Wednesday by George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

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Metro brief

December 6

A new light-rail line addition to Metrorail could draw an additional 47,000 riders daily, according to projections released Monday by Maryland transportation officials. Many local residents are unhappy with the new plans, which were first publicized last night at an open house in Silver Spring.

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ClassAlert system eases registration process at AU

By Allie Feras | December 6

AU students can now receive text message or e-mail alerts when a class they want to take opens up, according to Joel Croft, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business who wrote the program.

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Campus calendar

December 6

Thursday, Dec. 6 Mission: Improv-able's Holiday Blow-Out 11 p.m. WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: Mission: Improv-able is holding its final performance of the semester. This show will work in conjunction with The Smile Train, the world's leading cleft palate charity, in order to raise money to sponsor a child abroad.

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Post publishes AU class project

By Rachel Trainer | December 6

The Iraq war is the most important 2008 election issue to students, according to School of Communication professor Jane Hall, who taught a class in which students conducted a national survey on students and the upcoming election.

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Police blotter

December 6

Thursday, Nov. 29 A parent reported that his son had fallen in Hughes Hall and did not seek medical attention. Officers made contact with the student, who again refused to seek medical attention. A staff member reported that a student outside Anderson Hall was trying to dismantle a boot placed on his car.

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Political campaigns target students via open-records law

By Christopher Cottrell | December 6

Students at the University of Texas at Austin received controversial phone calls on election day 2006 from Democratic Party advocates, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Friday. The university provided the students' phone numbers to the interest group under Texas' open-records law.

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International brief

December 6

Holiday thieves stole nearly 16 tons of ham last weekend from a meat factory in Sydney, Australia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. "This is the first time I've seen our hams robbed in 20 years," Anthony Zammit, co-owner of the meat warehouse, told the Morning Herald.

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Founder of Lab School dies at 78

By Jimm Phillips | December 6

Sally L. Smith, head of the learning disabilities master's program in the College of Arts and Sciences' School of Education, Teaching and Health, died Saturday due to complications from myeloma. Smith, 78, founded the Lab School of Washington in 1967 as a place where students with learning disabilities could get instruction through an arts-based program and an individualized education plan.

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Grever's SG victory reaffirmed

By Howie Perlman | December 3

The Undergraduate Senate reaffirmed the validity of Paul Grever's vice presidential victory in the Nov. 19 special election, despite the wishes of some senators to pass a resolution condemning his win because of allegations he violated campaign rules. The senate was not able to confirm or reject the results of the election as it was able to do in previous terms because of a change in the senate's bylaws, said Senate Speaker Caitlin Hodgkins.

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AU may consider hybrid shuttles

By Ethan Klapper | December 3

AU may purchase hybrid shuttle buses in future years as part of its regular shuttle replacement plan, according to Mark Feist, assistant director of Facilities Management.

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SG brief

December 3

Senate passes bill endorsing creation of women's center The Undergraduate Senate Sunday passed a bill endorsing the creation of a Women's Resource Center during its last meeting of the semester Sunday. The bill, which passed 21-2-3, requires SG President Joe Vidulich to lobby the administration in support of a proposal by Women's Initiative Director Vanessa Mueller to create the center.

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