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New master's degrees prep students for jobs

By Lauren Gardner | December 13

AU is working to add more professional master's degree programs in science and sociology this year. Professional master's degree programs aim to prepare graduate students for the working world through more practical experience, rather than the theoretical focus of traditional master's degree programs. This fall, AU joined the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's group of universities that are developing professional science master's degrees.

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Students introduced to Kwanzaa

By Rochelle Chounet | December 13

AU's chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority hosted an event in the McDowell Formal Lounge Thursday night to explain Kwanzaa, an Africa-based holiday that is celebrated the day after Christmas. This has been an annual event for the sorority for the past four years, said Samantha Thomas, a Zeta Phi Beta sister who graduated in May.

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Groups get in the spirit with events

By Lauren Gardner | December 13

Some on-campus religious groups are planning holiday activities for finals week with parties and special religious services, while others are emphasizing good deeds to get into the holiday spirit. The Jewish Student Association, Hillel, Catholic Student Association, and many more campus groups are celebrating the season.

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Students play irreverent 'Reindeer'

By Terissa Schor | December 13

AU students put on the play "Eight Reindeer Monologues" Friday and Saturday. The irreverent performance featured the reindeer discussing an accusation that Santa Claus raped Vixen.

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A swinging good time

By Terissa Schor | December 13

The AU Jazz Ensemble performed 'A Swingin' Affair' on Friday and Saturday nights for the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Night at the Greenberg Theatre on Wisconsin Avenue.

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Campus Calendar

December 13

Upcoming events on campus for the week of Dec. 13.

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Baseball's return to city in jeopardy

By Emily Carone | December 9

The D.C. Council passed preliminary plans to build a new baseball stadium in Anacostia last Tuesday, but the future of the newly named Washington Nationals is still in jeopardy. Six council members approved the stadium plans, four voted against it and three abstained.

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Students hope Bhangra beat will catch

By Stokely Baksh | December 9

Amola Trivedi and Arti Shah want to start a Bhangra dance competition on campus, but first they need dancers. "We've known that we wanted to start this for a year or two," said Shah, a junior in the School of Public Affairs. "There weren't many people to join before because of time commitments."

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Hillel celebrates Hanukkah

By Anthony Bodin | December 9

Hillel, the center of Jewish life at AU, has numerous programs planned to celebrate Hanukkah, said Amy Levine, AU Hillel director. Hanukkah, which is celebrated for eight days and nights, honors the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The word Hanukkah means "dedication.

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Police Blotter

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | December 9

A log of events to which Public Safety and local police departments responded from Dec. 4-8.

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National Brief: Buddhists also celebrate holiday season

By Rochelle Chounet | December 9

In the winter, Christmas and Hanukkah are not the only religious holidays celebrated. Buddhism, a religion with more than 1 million American followers, will celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day on Dec. 7, which celebrates the founder of the Gelugpa order of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Baseball in D.C. spans the century

By Jordan Beane | December 9

Major League Baseball owners on Friday officially announced approval for the Montreal Expos to move to D.C., and the team was renamed the Washington Nationals. While some are excited about the District's new baseball team, others are not. Regardless, many baseball fans are using this time to reflect on the history and future of the nation's pastime in the nation's capital.

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AU keeps donors satisfied

By Brittney Galloway | December 9

Some people who donate money to universities are displeased because the schools do not use the money the way the donors wish, The New York Times reported Nov. 27. However, this is not a problem at AU, school officials said. AU has a high level of donor satisfaction because it is "very donor-centered" and takes into account what donors want to have done with their money, said Scott VanDeusen, director of annual campaigns in the Office of University Relations.

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SC constitution passes

By Mary Specht | December 9

Students passed the proposed SC constitution, with 148 votes in favor, 40 against and six abstaining, in a special election yesterday in Mary Graydon Center. The new constitution will change the name of the SC to Student Government and the GA to Undergraduate Senate. The composition of the US will include five senators from each class, four at-large, two from the College of Arts and Sciences and one from each of the other schools.

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Youth can fight abuse

By Kate Oczypok | December 9

Women between the ages of 16 and 24 represent the group most likely to be abused, according to a program on teen dating and domestic abuse held at AU yesterday. Kisan Patterson, a staff attorney for Break the Cycle, a nonprofit organization that aims to help youth end domestic violence, spoke at the program.

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Campus Brief: Library open longer, AUTO goes to airports

By Mary Specht | December 9

The library will stay open from 8 a.m. on Tuesday to midnight on Dec. 17 to offer students more time to study there for finals. The Student Confederation will contribute approximately $2,000 to help fund the extra hours of operation, said SC President Polson Kanneth. "The students requested 24-hour access, and the Student Confederation helped make it happen by contributing financially," said librarian Patricia Wand. "Student input is vital to the library, and I am pleased that the students worked so diligently with the library to achieve this goal."

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Campus Brief: Alternative gifts help human rights

By Kate Oczypok | December 9

AU students will have the opportunity to do some "alternative" Christmas shopping this year with the Alternative Gift Fair, which will be Friday in the Mary Graydon Center. Project Hope International, a campus group that combats human trafficking and works with a D.C. nonprofit organization of the same name, is sponsoring the event.

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