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Smoking rules may change

By Allie Feras | December 3

A university policy that currently allows people to smoke anywhere outside could soon change, according to Student Government President Joe Vidulich.

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Profs 101: Kogod prof rocks out for freshman class

By Ashley Wolos | December 3

AW: Where did you grow up? RL: I grew up here in Washington, D.C., 'til I was 12 years old, then, moved to suburban New York City through high school. AW: Where did you attend college? RL: I went to Princeton University and then, I went to my first round of graduate school at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, [Mich.

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Metro brief

December 3

Pedestrian deaths in 2007 highest in 10 years The death of a 26-year-old man crossing a street Friday morning made the number of pedestrian deaths this year the highest since 1997, according to the D.C. Department of Transportation. A day later, a hit-and-run driver fatally struck a woman, raising the total to 25 deaths.

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Metro calendar

December 3

Monday, Dec. 3 Film: "The Concert for Bangladesh" 7-9 p.m. WHERE: Pickford Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines) INFO: View a film of George Harrison's first solo concert at Madison Square Garden.

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International brief

December 3

Thai politician accused of raising votes with Viagra An unidentified candidate for Thailand's parliamentary elections in December may have used Viagra to court elderly male voters at social functions, a campaign worker told the Bangkok Post Friday. "The politician is giving out Viagra to gain popularity and votes," said Sayan Nopcha, a campaign worker for the People's Power Party based north of Bangkok in Pathum Thai province.

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Group collects books for D.C. jails

By Rachel Trainer | December 3

Justice Not Jails, an AU prison activism group, collected more than 500 books in a book drive this semester to expand the libraries in all wings in the D.C. Department of Corrections, according to Ava Page, a member of the group. The group's goal is to use initiatives such as rehabilitation centers, affordable housing and education to mobilize convicted criminals rather than sending them to prison.

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University prez pay rising at dramatic pace

November 29

The salaries of public and private university presidents are rising rapidly, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual executive compensation survey. In fiscal year 2006, the most recent data available for private institutions, 81 private-institution presidents made at least a $500,000 per year salary, representing a 200 percent increase since 2001, the survey showed.

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Complaint questions VP vote

By Ethan Klapper | November 29

An anonymous person filed Nov. 19 a complaint against Student Government Vice President-elect Paul Grever for campaigning inside Mary Graydon Center before the polls closed, but the Board of Elections determined at a hearing the same day that Grever did not violate any policy, according to SG Board of Elections Chair Amy McConnel.

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Metro brief

November 29

Hundreds gathered at the Redskins' headquarters in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday to mourn team member Sean Taylor, who died one day after being shot at his home in Palmetto Bay, Fla. Fans formed a circle Tuesday evening around Taylor's number, 21, painted on a grassy area in front of Redskins Park, Fox 5 News reported.

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International brief

November 29

An 83-year-old woman from Guardbridge, Scotland, was saved from a potentially fatal super bug by ingesting feces from her daughter, according to The Telegraph, a U.K. newspaper. Ethel McEwan was near death from Clostridium Difficile, a bacteria that can cause severe colon infections, when she received the treatment, which involves feeding a close relative's liquid feces down a tube into the patient's stomach, the Daily Record, a Scottish newspaper, reported.

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'Red' campaign falls short in AIDS fight

By Allie Feras | November 29

The Product Red campaign could do more to fight AIDS in Africa if it focused less on consumerism, said Erin Burns, national organizer for the Student Global AIDS Campaign, at "The (Red) Question" forum Tuesday night in the McDowell Formal Lounge. "The messaging of the Red Campaign tricks people into thinking it is making a huge difference," she said.

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Vans to run from Nest to CVS

By Anthony Jaffee | November 29

The Student Government plans to begin running free shuttle vans next semester from AU's main campus to the Tenleytown branches of CVS and Whole Foods to give students a lower-cost alternative to The Eagle's Nest. The primary goal of the program is to pressure The Eagle's Nest to decrease its prices, according to SG President Joe Vidulich.

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Italian Embassy to host Kerwin's inauguration

By Jimm Phillips | November 29

rmine whether they will charge for tickets to AU's 2008 Founder's Day Ball, according to Presidential Chief of Staff David Taylor. If there is a charge, it will be no more than Founder's Day tickets have been in the past. Last year, Founder's Day tickets cost $15.

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Overprotective parents impact college success

By Caitlin Hillyard | November 29

College students with helicopter parents, or parents who constantly hover over their children's lives, may be getting more out of their college experiences than those whose parents don't interfere, according to a recent study by the National Survey of Student Engagement.

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Groups unite, display talents for AIDS slam

By Kaylor Garcia | November 29

The three students who make up Hard Hat Area stepped onto the Tavern's main stage and played a musical medley with their guitars and harmonica. Right next to the band, a long row of tables with representatives from several clubs sold shirts, gave out buttons and stickers and served cookies and drinks to entice students and give them information as part of AIDS Awareness Week.

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National brief

November 29

A former student is suing Chicago's DePaul University for designation as an honors student despite not having the qualifying grades. Michael Walters claims he participated in "grade forgiveness," a university policy in which low grades can be removed from the group of grades used to calculate grade point averages, according to the Daily Herald, an Illinois newspaper.

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Pa. loan agency exploits subsidy

By Christopher Cottrell | November 29

A Pennsylvania student loan agency exploited a federal subsidy program to receive $34 million from the government, according to an audit report issued last week from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Education. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency had been ineligible for the money it received between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2006, according to the report.

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