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Sole secretary candidate drops out

By Mary Specht | February 24

The only candidate for Student Government secretary withdrew from the race Wednesday, leaving the position open for a write-in candidate or a presidential appointment. Kevin Gilnack, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, said he withdrew because he could not be at AU over the summer for personal reasons and would be unable to fulfill the duties of secretary during that time.

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Singles in a hurry make choices on looks, not love

By Valerie Smith | February 24

Mitsubishi Motors released a commercial in 2000 for its Eclipse that asked viewers: "Have you ever looked at someone and said, 'Check her out, she looks loyal?' Or, 'Whoa, look at the morals on that guy?'" After a pause, the commercial provided the answer most audience members were thinking: "No.

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Alumni's 'Autism' an Oscar favorite

By Daniel Longino and Megan Slack | February 24

AU alumna and former adjunct professor Gerardine Wurzburg are nominated for the Best Documentary Short Subject category at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony. Three other School of Communication alumni also worked on the film: Gary Griffin served as cinematographer, Barbara Ballow as the editor and Elissa Ewalt as an associate producer.

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City Calendar

By Mary Specht | February 24

Stuff to do around the city this week, from music to comedy to demonstrations.

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Campus Brief: AU, U.S. govt. team up for master's program

By Melinda C. Hall | February 24

An executive master of public administration degree will be offered for AU students, according to a recent agreement signed Jan. 31 to create a joint program between the School of Public Affairs and U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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Black Panther Bobby Seale urges social progress

By Charlie Caffrey | February 24

Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, stressed the importance of making human connections in progressive movements and recalled his experiences with the party in the '60s and '70s last night in the Kay Spiritual Life Center.

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Campus Brief: WCL dean discusses history of law school

By Kate Oczypok | February 24

Dean Claudio Grossman spoke about the Washington College of Law's goals and educational purposes as the guest of honor last night at the third "Dialog with the Dean" program. Grossman spoke to about a dozen students on the history of the Washington College of Law.

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Teachers' union fights Bush plan

By Doree Damoulakis | February 24

Daniel Kaufman, senior press officer for the National Education Association, announced Monday to a School of Communication class the organization's opposition to President Bush's proposal to expand the No Child Left Behind Act to high schools. Kaufman said that the NEA, the nation's largest teachers' union with 2.

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Candidate starts write-in campaign for SC secretary

By Mary Specht | February 24

Posted Feb. 26, 2005. Zach Silverman launched a write-in campaign for SC secretary as a candidate with no SC experience who could "bring a personality to the table that is unique." ÿ "There's a lot of people running in these elections ... that aren't representing the entire student body," said Silverman, a sophomore in the School of International Service and Alpha Epsilon Pi member.

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Protesters win suits against police

By Chris Nye | February 21

D.C. awarded $7,000 and $10,000 each to protesters who claimed they were wrongly arrested in a 2002 World Bank protest. The settlement, reached three weeks ago, gives hope to George Washington University students filing a similar suit and may motivate some AU students to question police misconduct in inauguration protests.

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Video surveillance leads to vandal's identification

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 21

Public Safety used video technology to help capture a man in his 60s responsible for several etchings of naked women in elevators in Bender Library and Mary Graydon Center, according to Michael McNair, director of Public Safety. The etchings appeared off and on for a year, and the man was caught Feb. 14 by Public Safety.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

Public Safety reported incidents from Feb. 16-18.

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Fun at Founder's Day Ball

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

More than 400 students celebrated AU's annual Founder's Day Ball with dancing and grinding, and glitz and glamour Saturday at the Galleria at Lafayette Center in Dupont Circle from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.

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Student's bag stolen at Tenley stop

By Mary Specht | February 21

An AU graduate student was mugged during the afternoon near the Tenleytown Metro on Feb. 8 as others stood nearby, which has made her question the safety of Tenleytown and the concern of bystanders.

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Ahmed first Muslim to address National Cathedral

By Claire Maude | February 21

The National Cathedral held its first service ever to honor a Muslim, School of International Service professor Akbar Ahmed, on Sunday afternoon. Senior Rabbi Bruce Lustig joined Ahmed and Bishop John Chane by reading a passage from Hebrew scripture and speaking about the work that Ahmed has done.

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Comptroller candidate withdraws

By Mary Specht | February 21

Amy Klinger withdrew her candidacy for Student Government comptroller in an announcement Monday, citing an internship that would compromise her ability to serve. "I have been given the opportunity to pursue an internship that is of great significance to my future career goals," said Klinger, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and Kogod School of Business. She wished both remaining candidates for comptroller, Ali Khan and Zach Ulrich good luck, endorsing neither. Read more...

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Campus Calendar

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

Events sponsored by campus groups this week.

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