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In-dorm professor makes dinner for students

By David Hodges | September 27

School of International Service professor John Richardson, who lives in Anderson Hall, prepared dinner for students on Sunday.

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Bush, Kerry differ on how to provide college cash

By Kelly Monihan | September 23

Along with national security and gay marriage, money for college students is an important issue in this year's election, with both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) proposing to provide more of it.

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Bush-bash, Kerry-smash

By Rebecca Bellville | September 23

The College Republicans and College Democrats duked it out in a two-hour dodgeball match in Bender Arena Tuesday night. The match, which the Republicans won 5-2, is the first in a series of sporting events between the two clubs this election year.

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Benefits of XP update outweigh bugs

By Valerie Smith | September 23

The late-August release of a Microsoft security update has created problems for some colleges' technology departments, but AU "doesn't have any major issues with it," according to AU's e-operations Executive Director Carl Whitman.

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Campus Briefs

September 23

Eagle staff members present news from the upcoming week on and around campus.

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American Indian museum opens

By Emily Carone and Chris Nye | September 23

More than 60,000 people pulsed to the beat of native drums Tuesday as American Indians from around the hemisphere gathered for the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. It was the largest gathering of American Indians in history. After a conch shell sounded at 9:30 a.m., tribes in full native dress paraded in alphabetical order from the Smithsonian castle to the new museum.

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Pakistani President Musharraf speaks to expats

By Zehra Rizavi | September 23

If Pakistan intends to become a credible and respected player in the international arena, it must correct its false image of an intolerant, belligerent Muslim state, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan, said Wednesday to a gathering of nearly 1,800 Pakistani-Americans in D.C.'s Mayflower hotel.

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Kucinich visits AU

September 23

Former Democratic presidential candidate Congressman Dennis Kucinich stopped by last night for an SPA dinner and discussion series.

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Dept. of Ed. strikes down Georgetown's confidentiality policies

By Eleanor Carr | September 23

The U.S. Department of Education ruled in July against a Georgetown University policy that restricted sexual assault victims' access to information about their attackers. Georgetown required sexual assault victims to sign a confidentiality agreement in order to learn the outcome of the disciplinary process against their attackers.

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New D.C. stadium planned

By Megan Slack | September 23

Rumors that the Montreal Expos might move to Washington are gaining legitimacy with the District's announcement on Tuesday for plans to build a new stadium on the Anacostia waterfront.

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Alumna named 'Heart hero'

By Kate Oczypok | September 23

The Heart of America Foundation named Brianne Schwantes, a 2003 graduate of AU, a National Hero of the Heart. The Heroes of the Heart program honors exemplary individuals who represent the "Heart of America," according to the program's Web site.

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Gay adults mentor foster teens

September 23

D.C. officials recently announced that they would create a program in which gay adults would mentor 15- to 18-year-olds in foster care who say they are gay or are questioning their sexuality. Wanda Alston, director of the Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Affairs, which was created Sept. 8, is facilitating the new program.

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Police Blotter

By Caroline Solomon | September 23

A listing of notable events reported by Public Safety for the week of September 17.

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SC Board of Elections chair resigns

By Kate Oczypok | September 23

Student Confederation President Polson Kanneth asked Board of Elections Chair David Blum to resign yesterday and appointed senior Marc Malon, who served as Kanneth's campaign manager last spring, as acting chair. "I gave Mr. Blum the option to resign, but I was prepared to let him go," Kanneth said.

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Washington College of Law Hosts Debate

By Khai Ha | September 23

On Tuesday, appellate judge Keith Harper and professors Richard J. Pierce Jr. from George Washington University and Jamin Raskin from AU's Washington College of Law debated Pierce's academic article "Judge Lamberth's Reign of Terror at the Department of Interior? A Debate About Cobell v. Norten."

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Civitas Week aims to perk up politeness

By Katie Jennings | September 23

The Office of the Vice President of Campus Life kicked off "Civitas Week" on Monday. The week will feature five days of events, presentations and initiatives aimed at promoting civility and respect on the AU campus, according to the office. Several student organizations co-sponsored a voter registration drive held on the Quad.

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"Brainwashing 101" creator visits campus

By Khai Ha | September 23

The College Republicans presented a preview of the movie "Brainwashing 101," a film that explores the issue of liberal biases on college campuses, on Monday night in Ward Circle Building, marking the first screening of the documentary at a university.

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