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Princeton Review names AU 'most politically active'

By Kendra Garstka | August 31

The Princeton Review recently ranked AU the most politically active school in the nation. Saul Newman, a professor in the School of Public Affairs, said part of the reason AU is so politically active is because its students already have an active interest in politics.

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KPU 'Steps' into a new year

By Cait Douglas | August 31

The Kennedy Political Union began the year with one of the most successful Welcome Week presentations of the Capitol Steps in recent years, drawing over 1,000 students. KPU Director Taylor Robinson said she was pleased with the event's success. "[It was] nice to kick off with a well-attended event and an energetic audience," she said.

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World brief: Canadian intellectual released from Middle East prison

By Kyra Smerkanich | August 31

Ramin Jahanbegloo, an Iranian-Canadian writer, was released from the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, according to CNN.com. The Evin prison became infamous when Zahra Kazemi, a fellow Iranian-Canadian intellectual, died after she received a blow to the head, although prison officials initially reported she died of a stroke, CNN.

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Campus briefs

August 31

AU greets 52 new full-time faculty members for fall semester AU welcomed 52 new full-time faculty members in the fall of 2006, according to American Weekly. The new faculty members received a breif orientation from deans, staff and fellow faculty. The incoming faculty members were also given a speech by second-year philosophy professor Farhang Erfani, who spoke about his first-year expriences at AU.

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Senior Class Council organizes O.R.G.Y. fellowship events

By Jessica Krupke | August 31

Next week's annual Opening to a Really Great Year, or O.R.G.Y. week, marks the official kick-off of senior year for the Class of 2007 with a full schedule of events. O.R.G.Y. week is a class spirit tradition that this year's senior class will continue from Sept.

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Counseling joins health Center with focus shift

By Allie Feras | August 31

Students seeking psychiatric services will now have to pay for them, a change prompted by the Aug. 1 relocation from the Counseling Center in Mary Graydon to the Student Health Center on the first floor of McCabe. "After receiving input from students and conducting extensive research into models on other campuses, representatives from relevant Campus Life Offices arrived at a decision that would benefit the most students," said Dr.

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Students upset with exit of fave TDR worker

By Brian Kalish | August 31

Students returning to AU may have noticed some changes to TDR as well as the departure of cafe manager Ted Canto, who some students called the face of the dining hall. "He provided a face for TDR; he was always out in TDR, not just someone behind the scenes," said Meg Imholt, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Freshmen volunteer in city

By Caroline Gilger and Ali Goldstein | August 31

Over 500 freshmen spent an estimated total of 13,000 hours volunteering in D.C. communities last week during the annual Freshman Service Experience. FSE matches groups of freshmen with upperclassmen leaders to explore the city through community service. This year's activities ranged from playing with children at the New Community Church to preparing communications at the National Breast Cancer Coalition.

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Candidates use Facebook to reach young voters

By Rebecca Kern | August 31

Candidates running for local and federal offices in Maryland are appealing to college-aged voters by creating Facebook and MySpace profiles and groups. The Facebook, created by Harvard graduate Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, has more than 8 million student members.

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Metro briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | August 31

D.C. suburbs ranked among wealthiest Census figures show that Fairfax, Howard and Loudoun County are the three most prosperous large counties, The Washington Post reported, with Loudoun County having a median income of $98,000. Local economists say that the recent rise in income can be attributed to the influx of government jobs following the Sept.

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Trustees add one student, two faculty to board

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Despite facing new legislative threats from the U.S. Senate and AU's Student Government, AU's board of trustees unanimously adopted a plan of governance overhaul last month, including a decision to add two non-voting faculty trustees, one non-voting student trustee and one recent graduate with full voting rights to the board.

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Latin American Studies professor known for love of teaching, penguins

By Vanessa C. Mueller and Patrick Ambrosio | June 19

In more than 40 years at AU, College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Jack Child has become known for many things, including loving penguins, impersonating Fidel Castro and teaching one of the most popular classes on campus. "Having had two classes with Dr.

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Traffic safety still an issue on campus

By Carolyn Phenicie | June 19

Pedestrians face a perilous walk around downtown D.C., but students on AU's more residential campus say they don't have it much easier. Students find crossing from the recently built Katzen Arts Center to main campus particularly perilous due to the short countdown time given at the crosswalks.

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Calm before the NSO storm

By Marissa Newhall | June 19

Most AU students are first introduced to the Woods-Brown Amphitheater when they visit campus for NSO, or New Student Orientation. Hosted by the Office of Campus Life, NSO is where many incoming freshmen get acquainted with campus, get a first look at life in D.

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AU student drives drunk, hits 4 in Long Island

By Lauren Gardner | June 19

An AU student visiting a fraternity brother on Long Island was thrown out of a bar drunk and then drove his car into a crowd of people, hitting four and critically injuring two, according to a Nassau County, N.Y., Police Department press release. Sayed Khaled El-Waraky, 19, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury, one count of third-degree assault and one count of drunken driving in Glen Cove, N.Y.

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New trustee profiles

By Jess Reamy | June 19

Stephanie M. Bennett-Smith was the first female president of New Jersey's Centenary College. Now in retirement, she serves as the board secretary to the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation's board of trustees and serves on several other university and philanthropic boards.

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AU alum works to end the War on Drugs

By Kyra Smerkanich | June 19

Many AU grads go on to shake up policy and politics in the nation's capital, but School of Public Affairs alumnus Kris Krane has enjoyed more success than most in a lesser-known political arena: fighting the War on Drugs. Krane, a political science major and member of the Class of 2000, was recently named executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or SSDP, a non-profit organization headquartered in D.

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