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Dems plan to slash student loan rates

By Peggy Wu | November 20

With control of the House and Senate, Democrats plan to make college more affordable by cutting the interest rate on student loans in half, raising the tax deductibility of college tuition and increasing the Pell Grant's maximum amount, which would affect students across the country, including those at AU.

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Raskin: Students must know rights

By Bill Debaun | November 20

Citizens must understand and exercise their constitutional freedoms, said Washington College of Law Professor Jamin Raskin at the Kennedy Political Union's seventh installment of its Finest Faculty lecture series Thursday. Raskin, a newly elected Maryland state senator, teaches courses on constitutional and international economic law at the WCL.

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APO aids area for 24 hours on 'D-Day'

By Allison Young | November 20

Alpha Phi Omega's second annual Do Your Service Day, dedicated to community service projects such as the Help the Homeless Walk, planting trees in Crestwood Park and the Miss Wheelchair D.C. Pageant, began on Friday night and lasted through Sunday morning.

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Campus briefs

By Brian Kalish | November 20

WCL program releases report, critiques local voting machine problems A group of international lawyers and judges participating in the Washington College of Law Humphrey Fellowship program recently released a report on local problems with the 2006 U.S. midterm elections.

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Campaign aims to make recycling easier

By Molly Doyle | November 20

Facilities Management is looking to improve recycling on campus by launching a pilot recycling program after winter break on the third and sixth floors of Anderson. The program will include changes such as new recycling bins that are brightly colored in order to distinguish what type of recyclable material goes in each.

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Golden Key inducts Kerwin as honorary member

By Ali Goldstein | November 20

The AU chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society inducted Interim President Neil Kerwin as part of its fall ceremony at the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church yesterday. Visit TheEagleOnline.com for the story by Ali Goldstein.

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Metro brief: D.C. police chief to resign at start of Fenty's term

By Jimm Phillips | November 20

D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey will resign when Mayor-Elect Adrian Fenty is sworn in Jan. 3, according to The Washington Post. Ramsey, who was hired by Mayor Anthony Williams eight years ago, sparred with Fenty on a number of issues, including police deployment, according to The Post.

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Experts say drug war policies unsuccessful

By Marissa Newhall | November 20

The United States' international policies regarding the War on Drugs are hurting the environment and spreading anti-American sentiment throughout Central and South America while doing little to reduce drug use in the U.S., according to a panelist of drug policy experts who spoke at the national Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference Saturday.

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SG Senate passes bills, fills seat

By Cassie Passinault | November 20

The Undergraduate Senate passed two bills at its meeting yesterday, one to improve community relations with Aramark employees and one to allocate additional money to the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Council. School of International Service Senator Rosie Scott sponsored the Aramark employee bill, which gives Aramark employees the option of being featured on a poster as a way to better inform students of who is working for them, Scott said.

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Health Center to offer free campus HIV tests

By Carolyn Phenicie | November 16

The Student Health Center will offer free, anonymous HIV testing tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. as part of a city-wide program to get all D.C. residents tested for HIV. "In conjunction with the D.C. Department of Health Administration for HIV Policy and Programs, the Student Health Center is piloting periodic, free, anonymous HIV testing," said Dan Bruey, director of the Student Health Center, in an e-mail.

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Media outlets may help voters lean left, panelists say

By Elyse Franko | November 16

The rapid spread of political slip-ups through outlets like YouTube and Internet news sites may account for the Democrats' win in the midterm elections, according to panelists at Tuesday's American Forum, "The Midterms and the Media." Republican bungles like George Allen's now-infamous "macaca" comment and Rush Limbaugh's attack on Michael J.

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Band Leaves "Trail of Dead" at 9:30

By Chris Moreno | November 16

On Tuesday night the 9:30 club came alive with the performances of two raucous powerhouses, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead and The Blood Brothers. The bands showed the audience what it means to be showmen in the world of loud, fast, rock music.

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Campaigns target youth on HIV/AIDS awareness

By Jimm Phillips | November 16

Groups, both nationally and at AU, are using awareness campaigns to inform young people about HIV/AIDS prevention as a new study says young people in the United States are at a persistent risk for HIV infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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Campus calendar

By Kendra Garstka | November 16

Thursday, Nov. 16 "Comparative Research on Environmental Politics: Experiences from the Field in East Asia and the EU" 12:45-2 p.m., Gray 130 Lecturer Miranda Schreurs is associate professor of government and affiliate professor of law at the University of Maryland.

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Blue Crew rallies school spirit, grows in numbers

By Andrea Chong | November 16

AU Blue Crew, the recently launched student fan group aimed toward a stronger focus on the university's athletic teams, has grown in number and spirit in the past three months, with more than 580 members, as opposed to the previous 25-member Screaming Eagles, according to Vice President for Finance Ryan Spilhaus.

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UN necessary to fight terrorism

By Lauren Fullbright | November 16

The United States should not go it alone when it comes to fighting terrorism, said Gillian Sorensen, former assistant secretary-general of the United Nations in a speech in Hughes Hall Monday. Sorensen told AU students that the United States must work closely with the United Nations to find solutions to international problems.

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Campus brief: WCL students to hold mock trial in Maryland Judicial Center

By Brian Kalish | November 16

Students in the criminal trial advocacy sections at the Washington College of Law will hold a mock murder trial in front of current and retired judges Nov. 18 at the Montgomery County Judicial Center, according to a WCL press release. The mock trial is the final exam for the law students in these sections because "they simulate the preparation of a real criminal trial," Liz Boals, assistant director of the WCL trial advocacy program, said in an e-mail.

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