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Talent show kicks off Spring Fling

By Brian Kalish | April 20

AU's first ever Spring Fling event began last night with a talent show in the Woods-Brown Amphitheater, co-sponsored by Eagle Nights. Six groups performed in front of nearly 200 students who could then purchase tickets to vote for their favorite groups. All proceeds benefited the newly created Student Media Collective, comprised of The Eagle; The Talon, AU's yearbook; American Word, the online student paper; and American Literary, AU's literary journal.

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Metro briefs

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 20

GW moves aid costs to donors George Washington University is trying to counteract increased operational costs by shifting some financial aid costs away from the university budget and passing them on to donors. Funds raised through GW's advancement office can now be used toward financial aid, relying less on tuition funds.

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Cities attract college grads

By Rebecca Kern | April 20

A new analysis by The Associated Press shows that increasing numbers of college graduates are heading to large cities in search of jobs and housing. Trisha Reichler, a professor in AU's literature department, said she came to D.C. as a student at the George Washington University.

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SPA sophs fundraise to build Africa school

By Elyse Franko | April 20

The School of Public Affairs Leadership Sophomore Class is co-sponsoring a dance on April 21 to raise money to build a school for AIDS orphans in Uganda. According to the World Health Organization, Uganda is one of a few countries to have experienced a decrease in HIV/AIDS prevalence in the past 15 years.

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Eye solution linked to fungus

By Kyra Smerkanich | April 20

Fusarium, a fungal infection that can cause red or swollen eyes, blurry vision and blindness may be linked to the usage of ReNu eye contact solution. According to the Food and Drug Administration, there have been 109 cases of suspected fusarium that are currently under investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and public health officials in 17 states.

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D.C. Council candidates discuss schools, health

By Jimm Phillips | April 20

Four candidates vying for seats on the D.C. City Council debated the best way to provide students with opportunities to excel and constituents with equal health care facilities at a forum held at Woodrow Wilson High School Tuesday. Councilmembers Kathy Patterson, D-Ward 3, and Vincent Gray, D-Ward 7, who are candidates for Council chair, as well as Councilmember Phil Mendelson, D-At Large, and former D.

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Police blotter

By Lauren Gardner | April 20

Wednesday, April 12 A computer monitor was reported stolen in Mary Graydon Center. Officers responded and are still investigating. Thursday, April 13 Two individuals reported having items taken from their locker in Jacobs Fitness Center. The items have not been recovered.

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National briefs

April 20

Former student found dead in Ore. Evian DiStefano, a former AU student, was found dead on a forest road east of Portland, Ore., last Thursday, according to the Mail Tribune, a southern Oregon news source. A passer-by discovered DiStefano's body shortly after midnight on an access road through Mount Hood National Forest to the Columbia Gorge, Multnomah County Sheriff's Lt.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | April 13

Thursday, April 13 Making the Most of Your Benefits Brown Bag Lunch: Building Your Financial Future Noon-1 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 5 Learn about the importance and advantages of early retirement planning with particular emphasis on maximizing retirement plan contributions.

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Classroom bias doesn't affect grades

By Olga Khazan | April 13

A recent study showed that conservative students perform equally well as liberals in courses involving political or social issues, which could be due to the open and accepting nature of the college environment, said Susan McDonic, assistant professor of anthropology at AU.

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Notre Dame permits 'Vagina Monologues' performance

By Rebecca Kern | April 13

The University of Notre Dame's president will continue to allow the performance of the play "The Vagina Monologues" and the school's gay film festival, a decision that contrasts with his January speech questioning the appropriateness of both events according to The New York Times.

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Campus brief: 2006 AU commencement speakers announced

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 13

The AU administration announced the graduation speakers for this year's commencement ceremonies, including former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker, CEO Of The Washington Post Donald Graham, theatre director Michael Kahn and Associate Judge of the District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Vanessa Ruiz.

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Half a million people protest immigration laws in D.C. Monday

By Kate Oczypok | April 13

In Washington, D.C. thousands of people marched in an immigration rally Monday afternoon. Participants marched in Hispanic neighborhoods past the White House then converged on the National Mall. Hundreds of thousands of pro-immigration demonstrators mobilized in the nation's capital and in as many as 100 cities across the country in a powerful display of grassroots muscle-flexing to protest Congress' failure to reshape immigration laws.

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Events mark Holocaust Remembrance Week

By Tiffany Heimbuch-Maybee | April 13

The Jewish Student Association hosted Holocaust Remembrance Week, which featrued a variety of events focusing on different aspects of the Holocaust, ending with a speech by "Nazi Hunter" Arnold Weiss. The Jewish Student Association presented the speaker Arnold Weiss to speak of his experiences in Germany as a Jewish boy in an orphanage and being sent to the United States on Sunday.

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Organization encourages resident involvement

By Rebecca Kern | April 13

D.C. Appleseed, a nonprofit organization that focuses on solving important public policy problems in the D.C. metropolitan area, is holding a contest to compile new public policy input from D.C. area residents, according to their Web site, dcappleseed.org.

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History of Civil War decays

By Jimm Phillips | April 13

Civil War battlefields from Glorieta Pass, N.M., to Gettysburg, Pa., are endangered, according to a Civil War historical preservation society. The Civil War Preservation Trust released its annual list of the 10 most endangered Civil War battlefields on Feb.

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Metro reports second-busiest day in 30-year history

By Marissa Newhall | April 13

Police closed much of 16th Street Monday as hordes of immigration rights supporters marched from Adams Morgan to a rally on the National Mall. The festive march stopped traffic in the late afternoon and had many downtown workers leaning from windows to cheer and observe.

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