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AU community reacts to Rita

By Lauren Gardner | September 29

In the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, AU students and professors have both praised and criticized both how the media covered the storm and how the government responded to aid the victims. Zach Silverman, a junior in the School of International Service, is originally from Houston.

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By Kate Oczypok | September 29

Thursday, Sept. 29 Table Talk Lunch Series 12:00 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. "Hurricane Katrina: The Politics of the Disaster." Free to students; a donation of $5 from faculty and staff is requested. Reservations required. Contact x3320. Training Opportunity: Exploring Intercultural Communication 1-5 p.

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Ladner contract questioned

By Mary Specht | September 26

"... As a condition of his employment, Ladner is required to accept lodging on University property. He shall have full use, possession, and enjoyment for himself and his family of a residence house to carry out his duties as President. All costs for maintenance, repair, insurance, utilities, telecommunications, dining, housekeeping services, and residence staff will be paid for or provided by the University.

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Branch falls on student

By Max Kopper | September 26

Posted Sept. 27 at 12:06 a.m. A large branch broke off a tree and crashed onto the quad, injuring a student outside of the Batelle-Tompkins building Monday around 3:30 p.m., witnesses said. The student was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. Public Safety officers did not comment on the extent of the student's injuries.

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GA working to make future Senate a more useful body

By Jess Reamy | September 26

The General Assembly has been working hard to make changes that will make the future Senate a more useful body for its members and the students they represent, despite dwindling membership, according to Speaker Richard Bradbury. After elections are held Oct.

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Shuttle service added

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | September 26

Due to shuttle service budget reductions by the University, AUTO will provide supplemental Park Bethesda shuttle service, according to SG President Kyle Taylor and AUTO Commissioner Mohammad Khan. AUTO's new shuttle service will run for the rest of the semester, Taylor said.

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Bill supports removal of military recruiters from AU

By Jess Reamy | September 26

The Student Government supports the removal of military recruiters from American University, according to a bill passed yesterday by the General Assembly that will be signed into effect by President Kyle Taylor. The bill was brought before the assembly in response to a November 2004 federal circuit court ruling allowing universities to bar military recruiters from their campuses without risking the loss of federal money.

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Campus calendar

By Lauren Gardner | September 26

Tuesday, Sept. 27 Communicating Science Through Film: An Evening with Alex Singer 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Marian Koshland Science Museum Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial or Judiciary Square Cost: Students - $5 Registration required, (202) 334-1201 Join film director and Emmy-award winner Alex Singer for a discussion of the challenges and techniques of conveying science through film.

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National brief: Officer shot at Citrus Bowl

By Kate Oczypok | September 26

A University of Central Florida police officer was shot to death Saturday afternoon by an Orlando police officer as fans were arriving to watch the Citrus Bowl. The officer was working with the state of Florida to help curb underage drinking, according to the Washington Post.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | September 26

Thursday Sept. 22 A fire alarm was pulled in Anderson Hall at 2:40 a.m. Officers investigated and, finding no signs of smoke or fire, deemed the alarm pull to be malicious. A student was experiencing severe abdominal pain and shortness of breath in McCabe Hall.

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Ladner breaks silence regarding probe

By Mary Specht | September 26

President Benjamin Ladner would resign if allegations he misspent more than $500,000 of AU's money were true, but said "emphatically that they are not," in an interview yesterday. "If I had done all the things that they claimed, I should resign. But I have not, and that's the truth," Ladner said.

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Ladner can't lead university, trustees say

September 26

Posted 9/28/05 7:55 p.m. Hundreds of students crowded the tunnel around 5 p.m. demanding suspended President Ben Ladner's resignation and protesting the board of trustees meeting that took place today in the Butler Conference Room. Protesters blocked all entrances to the room, and about 20 students were invited in to the meeting to speak to the board.

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Campus brief: AU hosts 'Civitas' diversity forum

By Mary Specht | September 26

AU is not a bastion of liberal thought, but rather a place of intellectual diversity, according to professor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Allan Lichtman at a forum Thursday. "Not here, not now, not ever has a value orthodoxy been imposed" at AU, he said.

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Clark calls for better U.S. action

By Michael Lucibella | September 26

Four-star General Wesley Clark spoke to an audience of American University students Sunday night in the amphitheater, calling upon them to assume a leadership role in the future of the United States. His speech touched upon a variety of topics that he sees as challenges facing the United States in the coming years.

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Green festival advocates environment

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 26

The Green Festival, held Sept. 24 and 25 in the Washington D.C. Convention Center, gave participants the opportunity to hear speakers, tour informational booths and participate in other activities that advocated and promoted environmentally-sound practices.

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Commission to develop strategy on education

By Casey Piper Coes | September 26

The U.S. Department of Education has assembled a new commission to develop "a comprehensive national strategy" on the future of the United States' post-secondary education system. In a speech from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said that the commission will focus on the issues of steadily rising enrollment, declining affordability of higher education and the role of universities in America's global intellectual competitiveness, according to the New York Times.

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Metro brief: Ray Charles' memorabilia on display

By Lauren Gardner | September 26

Ray Charles' manager donated several items of memorabilia from the soul music pioneer Wednesday to the permanent collection the Smithsonian Institute. Joe Adams, Charles' manager for more than 45 years and president of Ray Charles Enterprises, donated a pair of the singer's Ray-Ban sunglasses, a Braille Yamaha keyboard, a specially designed chess set and a gold-sequined jacket, among other things.

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