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Va. law prevents expulsion for suicide attempts

By Harry Spencer | March 5

The Virginia state legislature passed an amendment that would prevent colleges and universities in Virginia from expelling students who attempt to commit suicide. AU has no policy on suicide and reviews each case of attempted suicide or self-inflicted harm individually, according to AU's Dean of Students Faith Leonard,.

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SG Vote: Your guide to Student Government elections

By Kendra Garstka and Cassie Passinault | March 5

Today and tomorrow, AU students will able to elect Student Government executives electronically through their my.american.edu portals. This election, there are only two contested executive races: secretary and president. The executive hopefuls made appearances before various campus groups over the weekend to try and win their endorsements.

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N.C. students fined for sleeping through alarms

By Jennifer Bennett Hanson | March 1

Two students at Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C., were recently fined $150 each for sleeping through a fire alarm, causing students to complain about many other fines they feel are excessive. However, AU differs from Saint Augustine in that it AU does not fine students for not leaving the residence halls during a fire alarm, but instead files charges with the Judicial Affairs and Mediation Services Offices, said AU's South Campus Area Director Amber Lange in an e-mail.

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AU Abroad moves into Morocco

By Rachel Wood | March 1

American University students can study in Morocco in a new enclave program starting in fall 2007, AU Study Abroad representatives announced on the AU Abroad Web site. This will be the first AU program to take place in Morocco. Centered in Rabat, Morocco's capital, the program will offer courses in anthropology and art history, as well as the economics and politics courses traditionally offered by AU abroad programs.

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Campaigns use Facebook for grassroots efforts

By Patricio Chile | March 1

A new movement in politics is coming from an unexpected medium - the social networking Web site Facebook has emerged as a way for AU students to show their support for the 2008 presidential candidates. James Lynch, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs, started a Facebook group supporting John McCain.

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Gallaudet taking preemptive action to retain accreditation

By Howard Perlman | March 1

Gallaudet University worked to retain its accreditation last month after the Middle States Commission on Higher Education postponed its decision on reaccrediting the university. AU students said they think Gallaudet's preemptive actions will help the school retain its accreditation.

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SG waives exec credit requirement

By Cassie Passinault | March 1

The Undergraduate Senate decided Monday to waive the credit requirement for Alex Manzanares, a freshman in the School of Communication and the College of Arts and Sciences, to allow him to run for Student Government secretary in a last-minute decision. According to current SG bylaws, any student wishing to run for an executive office must have at least 45 credits, not including credits from classes a student is currently taking.

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SOC e-newsletter gives job, internship advice

By Robyn Slagle | March 1

The search for a job or internship during college is often a stressful and difficult time for students. However, the new e-newsletter careers.COMM may alleviate some worries for students in the School of Communication. Lenore Webb, the SOC career adviser in the Career Center, started the e-newsletter in October 2006.

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Activists, Md. prisoners discuss death penalty

By Brian Kalish | March 1

Bonnita Spikes, whose husband was murdered during a convenience store robbery, said she does not want his killers to receive the death penalty if they are caught, at a forum in the School of International Service lounge Tuesday evening. The forum, organized by the AU Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, hosted Spikes, who now serves as an anti-death row activist.

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University office vacancies impeded some SG goals

By Patrick Ambrosio and Kyle Butts | March 1

While campaigning last year for the position of Student Government vice president, Pat McGill promised to replace the annual Founder's Day Ball with "Bender Bash," a carnival in Bender Arena that would conserve funds for other events.

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Campus briefs

March 1

College Democrats hold first meeting following suspension Josh Goodman, a junior in the School of International Service, was named acting treasurer Tuesday at the College Democrats' first meeting since being suspended and losing their spring funding. All campus clubs are allotted money through the AU Club Council and are required to fundraise 10 percent of the funds they are given, The Eagle previously reported.

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Campus calendar

By Brian Kalish | March 1

Thursday, March 1 "The Danish 'Flexicurity' Labor-Market Model and the Question of Cross-National Transferability of Institutions" 12:45-2 p.m. Clark Hall, room 130 Anna Ilsoe, research fellow at the University of Copenhagen's Employment Relations Research Centre, will outline Denmark's flexicurity and whether it could be transferred to the United States.

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Conference looks at use of Facebook as evidence

By Tony Romm | March 1

Lawyers and college administrators debated whether Facebook should be used as a law enforcement tool at a conference on student policing and privacy hosted by Stetson University Monday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. AU does not use Facebook as evidence against students, according to Gail Hanson, vice president for Campus Life.

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Metro brief: Tenleytown hardware store robbed

By Jimm Phillips | March 1

District police continued to search yesterday for a woman suspected of being involved in the Tuesday robbery of a Tenleytown hardware store, according to NBC4.com. A group of men reportedly robbed the Ace Hardware store, located in the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue N.

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Campus brief: Kogod professors conduct FTC study on advertising

By Kyra Smerkanich | February 26

Kogod School of Business professors Michael Mazis and Manoj Hastak recently completed two studies for the Federal Trade Commission that concluded while the public does believe testimonials in advertising, results of including testimonials vary, according to a report in American Weekly.

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Search committee to decide on making final candidates public

By Jimm Phillips | February 26

The Presidential Search Committee will decide whether to release the names of final candidates for AU's presidency and conduct site visits with them based on how much confidentiality the candidates feel they need, according to Presidential Search Committee Chairman Gary Abramson.

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Utah university blocks use of YouTube.com

By Harry Spencer | February 26

Brigham Young University recently added Youtube.com, the popular user-generated video Web site, to a list of URLs blocked to its students. The school blocks sites it considers to contain violent or pornographic material. AU blocks no Web sites currently, but has the capacity to do so if deemed necessary.

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