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National brief: Dark chocolate improves blood vessel function, study shows

By Jimm Phillips | March 26

Scientists presented findings Saturday from a clinical trial that showed eating dark chocolate improves blood vessel function, according to Reuters. Scientific researchers from the Yale Prevention Research Center, one of the groups involved in the study, presented their findings at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting in New Orleans, Reuters reported.

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Senate certifies SG elections, approves first female chair

By Cassie Passinault | March 26

After a presentation by now-former Board of Elections chairman Joe Pavel, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs, the Undergraduate Senate certified the results of the spring Student Government elections held March 5 and 6. Though many questions arose regarding the presidential elections, it was found by the BOE that neither write-in votes nor abstentions would have had an impact on the result.

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Campus brief: Agriculture Exchange Returns to AU

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 26

A community-supported agriculture program that brings organic fruits and vegetables to campus from local farmers will begin its second year at AU, according to American Weekly. Students and faculty members can pay $485 to be shareholders, which will allow them to receive 20 weeks of fresh produce and herbs from a farm in West Virginia owned by Allan Balliett, American Weekly reported.

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Metro calendar

By Rebecca Kern | March 26

Now through May 28 Katrina: Mississippi Women Remember - Photographs by Melody Golding Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, noon-5 p.m. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. N.W. Metro: Metro Center (red, blue and orange lines) Fifty-three photographs by photographer Melody Golding document Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the determination of Gulf residents.

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Metro brief: House vote on D.C. representative legislation postponed

By Jimm Phillips | March 26

Supporters of legislation that would give the District of Columbia a full seat in the House of Representatives temporarily postponed a vote on the measure Thursday after a Republican legislator attempted to use it as a way of weakening the District's gun restriction laws, according to The Washington Post.

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New sorority reaches out to college moms

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

While most AU students worry about class and work, students like Danielle Cooney, a sophomore at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and mother of a 3-year-old son, Jorden, worry about leaving their baby at home with a diaper rash. Although groups that cater to student parents have received little attention on AU's campus, a growing number of universities are facing the need for on-campus day care centers, CNN reported.

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SIS ranked top international relations school

By Kyra Smerkanich | March 22

AU's School of International Service was ranked a top school in the field of international relations in the latest edition of Foreign Policy magazine. According to SIS Dean Louis Goodman, the Foreign Policy report was based on a study done by a social scientist at the College of William and Mary.

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FLY volunteers mentor, engage D.C. youth

By Ali Goldstein | March 22

Facilitating Leadership in Youth, an AU club that tutors and builds relationships with youth from the Barry Farms Public Housing Community in Anacostia, D.C., will see its first two students graduate from high school this spring. Three AU students volunteering in Anacostia started the club in the late 1990s after forming relationships with the area's youth.

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Students view professor's work through IMAX film

By Brian Kalish | March 22

The IMAX film "Hurricane on the Bayou" premiered at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum Monday night to over 500 people, including 22 AU students. The film was produced by MacGillivray-Freeman Films, of which Chris Palmer, a professor in the School of Communication and distinguished film-producer-in-residence, is president.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | March 22

For more information, contact Bettina Fisher at (202) 885-2074. Saturday, March 24 Literature Department Colloquium on Coetzee's "Disgrace" 9 a.m.-3 p.m. School of International Service Lounge A discussion of J. M. Coeztee's Nobel Prize-winning "Disgrace," a novel about post-apartheid South Africa.

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Career Center plans events, Fair to aid student job search

By Howard Perlman | March 22

AU students attending the 2007 Spring Job and Internship Fair in Bender Arena today from 1 to 4 p.m. will benefit from lead-in events that are part of the first-ever theme-based week leading up to the fair. The week's theme is "Your Future, What Are You Waiting For?," according to Christine Lam, the Career Center's assistant director of communications and marketing.

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Neighborhood OKs plan to renovate, expand McKinley

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

Plans for construction on the McKinley building received the go-ahead from the Zoning Commission of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D on March 15. Although AU submitted its 10-year Campus Plan in 2001, renovation and expansion of the McKinley building required special permission from the Zoning Commission because it was not included in the initial proposal for the tenure, ANC 3D Commissioner Alma Gates said.

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Health Center says Gardasil on back order

By Kim Selman | March 22

The Student Health Center announced earlier this year it would begin administering the HPV vaccine Gardasil by the end of February, but the vaccine is on back order and expected to arrive by the beginning of next week, according to Health Center Director Daniel Bruey.

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AU's Roosevelt Institution considered top think tank

By Brittany Aubin | March 22

AU's chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, the student think tank, is considered one of the top 10 in the country, according to President and co-founder Daniel Maree, a sophomore in the School of International Service. The Roosevelt Institution, which is the first student-run think tank, was created in November 2004 by four undergraduates from Stanford University.

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Texas university picked to host Bush library

By Dyane Jean Francois Fils | March 22

Leaders of the United Methodist Church gave Southern Methodist University permission last Thursday to host a library complex and institute for President George W. Bush. Although SMU President Gerald Turner said he was grateful for the vote, some SMU professors voiced disapproval of the complex, the Dallas Morning News reported.

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Spotlight: Truman Scholar finalists

By Vanessa C. Mueller | March 8

Last year, AU was named a Truman Foundation Honor Institution for its "active encouragement of young people to pursue careers in public service." This year, three Truman Scholar finalists are AU students. The prestigious and highly competitive award provides up to $30,000 to be used toward a graduate degree in a public service field in exchange for committing to work in public service for three of the first seven years after they complete a Foundation-funded graduate degree.

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Vidulich, Manzanares win contested SG races

By Cassie Passinault | March 8

About 100 people waited in the Tavern Tuesday night to hear the results of the spring elections. Cheers filled the room as Comptroller-elect David Teslicko, Secretary-elect Alex Manzanares, Vice President-elect Jeffrey Hanley and President-elect Joe Vidulich were announced the winners of the Student Government's executive positions.

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