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Northeast endures 10 days of heavy rain, flood warnings still in effect

By Kate Oczypok | October 20

The northeast endured 10 days of torrential rain this month, causing flooding in many cities, including Boston's ninth wettest October on record. In Massachusetts alone, the flooding was estimated to have caused more than $6.5 million in damage, said Massachusetts Gov.

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National brief: Wilma is 21st named storm of the season

By Lauren Gardner | October 17

A tropical storm warning was in effect Sunday for the Cayman Islands and the system could affect the Katrina-battered Gulf Coast later this week, according to the Washington Post. The system, which is currently classified as a tropical depression, could become Tropical Storm Wilma.

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Online voting for SG rep elections debuts this week

By Jess Reamy | October 17

Students can vote for their Student Government representatives from the comfort of their own computers for the first time ever in the elections that run Monday through Wednesday of this week, according to a new bill unanimously passed by the General Assembly.

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Alcohol awareness week begins

By Sean Miller | October 17

Incidents of AU students caught intoxicated or with alcohol on campus increased over the past two years, a nationwide trend that has prompted university organizations and consumer advocates in Washington, D.C. to launch a campaign warning people about the negative effects of drinking.

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Thousands gather for Millions More, marking 10-year anniversary

By Kelly Kerr | October 17

Thousands gathered on the National Mall Saturday for the Millions More Movement, which featured Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The 12-hour event, which included poetry, music and speeches from prominent members of the African American community, took place on the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March.

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Metro brief: 'Deep Throat' awarded by Times reporter

By Lauren Gardner | October 17

Judith Miller, The New York Times reporter who was jailed for refusing to reveal a confidential source, presented an award Saturday to W. Mark Felt, the famous confidential source behind the Watergate scandal, according to the Washington Post. Nick Jones, the grandson of the former FBI associate director, accepted the award for Felt because Felt could not attend the ceremony.

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AUCC finalizes allocations after restructuring

By John Riley and Kendra Garstka | October 17

The AU Club Council finalized its budget allocations Sunday afternoon after weeks of deliberations and appeals and a complete restructuring of the council's operations, AUCC Chair Purti Bali said. When the final budgets were approved, the groups that received the most funding were the Latino and American Student Association, which received $6,200, the South Asian Student Association, which received $5,500, the Black Student Alliance and AU Queers and Allies, which both received $5,000.

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Mass tran secuirty threats prompt searches, evacuations

By Kelly Kerr | October 17

Despite threats to U.S. transportation systems, AU students returned back to campus safely and some AU students said they were affected by the delays and searches, but it didn't change their travel plans. As AU students vacationed across the U.S. over fall break, both Philadelphia's and New York City's public transportation systems faced terrorist threats and bomb scares.

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Prospectives, donors give mixed feedback on Ladner

By John Riley and Lauren Gardner | October 17

Student groups involved in recruitment and fundraising have received mixed reactions from potential donors and prospective students regarding the investigation of former AU President Benjamin Ladner's misuse of school funds and his subsequent termination.

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Study abroad mandatory at two national universities

By Elizabeth Royall | October 17

Goucher University in Baltimore and the new Soka University of America in Southern California have made study abroad mandatory for all its students to graduate. Starting with the class of 2010, Goucher University requires that all students must participate at least three weeks - if not a semester or year - in an intensive study abroad program.

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AU Christian groups offer aid to Katrina victims

By Seth Johnson | October 17

Twenty-two members of AU's Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship group spent fall break at Camp Hope, a shelter for victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The AU students were immediately put to work helping prepare and serve food, as well as kitchen work.

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Campus calendar

By Lauren Gardner | October 17

Monday, Oct. 17, 2005 Greenwood Follies and Other Old French Plays Arena Stage, 14th and T streets NW. Theatre Productions presents John DuVal's translation of Adam de la Halle's "Greenwood Follies," Rutebeuf's "The Miracle of Theophile" and an excerpt from "The Play of Adam.

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GW's Square 54 sparks debate between residents and school

By Lauren Gardner | October 17

Plans to build a mixed-use development at the site of the former George Washington University hospital has caused heated debate between planners at GW and Foggy Bottom residents. The complex would provide both Foggy Bottom residents and university students with much-needed retail and grocery stores, the city with tax revenues and GW with the investment income to develop other projects, namely more on-campus housing for students, said Tracy Schario, director of media relations at GW.

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AU questions Miers' experience

By Jimm Phillips | October 13

White House Counsel Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court on Oct. 3 has caused AU students and faculty to question her qualifications, judicial philosophy and her connections to President Bush. Ashley Mushnick, a junior in the School of Public Affairs and president of College Democrats, said Miers lacks the qualifications to be a Supreme Court justice.

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University survives scandal

By Kate Oczypok and Lauren Gardner | October 13

The Board of Trustees voted Monday that Benjamin Ladner would not return to lead the university, sparking memories of then-President Richard Berendzen's resignation in 1990 and reminding the AU community of its ability to weather scandal. School of International Service professor and faculty member-in-residence John Richardson taught at the university in 1990 when Berendzen abruptly resigned amid allegations he made indecent phone calls from his office.

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Students speak out on diversity

By John Riley | October 13

When Viola Irvin applied to American University her senior year of high school, she knew that it was a predominately white university, but it was more diverse than some of the other schools she was considering and actively marketed its large international population.

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RHA bill keeps military recruiters on campus

By Jess Reamy | October 13

The Residence Hall Association and the Student Government passed pieces of competing legislation in the past few weeks over whether military recruiters should be allowed on campus. The General Assembly, the SG's legislative arm, passed a bill in late September calling for the university to ban military recruiters from campus.

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