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N.J. professor requires voting

By Alexander Bruce | October 7

A literature professor in New Jersey made national headlines earlier this year by requiring her students to enter voting booths in the 2004 presidential election. Merrill Skaggs, 66, who teaches at Drew University, said she was surprised to learn at a conference this summer that only 37 percent of college students voted in the 2000 presidential election.

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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Tuition expected to rise by unknown amount

By Jeannette Kimmel | October 7

AU Provost Neil Kerwin and vice president of finance Don Myers expect a 4.5 to 6 percent increase in tuition fees for 2005-2006, they announced in a Town Hall Forum held on Tuesday in Kay Spiritual Center.

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Coming Out Week opens closet for students

By Mary Specht | October 7

AU recognized National Coming Out Week, which began Monday, with a series of presentations, speakers and workshops. AU Queers and Allies and the GLBTA (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally) Resource Center are co-sponsoring the events. "It's a way to celebrate people who are GLBTA and their roles in the community," said Allison Waithe, president of AU Queers and Allies.

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Sigma Chi to raise funds for kids' charity

By Kate Oczypok | October 7

Poker, betting and hide-and-go-seek are all hallmarks of Derby Days, the Sigma Chi fraternity's fourth annual weeklong raiser to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. Ten to 12 years ago, Sigma Chi adopted the Children's Miracle Network as their official philanthropy in chapters across the country. Aaron Killian, Sigma Chi president, hopes to raise $2,000 through Derby Days, which would beat last year's total of $1,500.

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Students may propel careers at fair

By Mary Specht | October 7

Future spies, lawyers, social workers and others will have the chance to meet their employers today at the AU Career Center's Job and Internship Fair from 1 to 5 p.m. in Bender Arena. The annual fair features roughly 100 employers, including representatives from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Justice and the Peace Corps.

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Fewer apply for master's business degrees at AU, nationally

By Kate Stasik | October 7

Seventy-eight percent of traditional Master of Business Administration programs have fewer applicants this year than in 2003, according to a survey released earlier this year. The Graduate Management Admission Council conducted the annual study, called "The Application Trends Survey."

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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VP debate spurs strong reactions

By Theodora Blanchfield | October 7

In this year's only vice presidential debate, neither Vice President Dick Cheney nor Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) passed up an opportunity to throw insults at each other. No topic was off limits on Tuesday night, from gay marriage to education to the common insult of this election, Sen. John Kerry's alleged "flip-flopping" on whether it was right to go to war in Iraq.

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Hot or Not, Craig's List spark voter drives

By Lisa Pickoff-White | October 7

The owners of the Hot or Not and Craig's List Web sites understand that it's easy to forget about registration deadlines or absentee ballots, so they created Web sites that fill out voters' registration forms, tell voters where to send them and when they're due.

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Governor of Puerto Rico speaks as part of Hispanic Heritage Month

By Anthony Bodin | October 7

Puerto Ricans must fulfill their obligation to defend America in respect for their beneficial commonwealth relationship with the United States, Puerto Rican Governor Sila M. Calder¢n said in a speech in Ward 1 Monday night.

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Students, polls say Bush improved in second debate

By Rebecca Bellville | October 7

Some students in AU political clubs think President Bush performed better in the second presidential debate than he did in the first, which more evenly matched him with his opponent, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). A Friday poll conducted by ABC News showed that 44 percent of viewers thought Kerry won the debate, while 41 percent said Bush won. An ABC News poll after the first debate had 45 percent of viewers favoring Kerry's performance and 36 percent favoring Bush.

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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Rehm looks back on 25 years of radio

By Stokely Baksh | October 7

WAMU staple Diane Rehm talks about her experiences starting out in radio, working through a neurological disorder, and her plans to continue. "Right now, I have no interest or thought of retirement," Rehm said. "What I do is of importance to the country and I love what I do. It's like participating in a college classroom everyday and I feel like I've earned so many college degrees already."

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Colleges get an F

By Kelly Kerr | October 4

The former president of Vermont's Middlebury College believes there is something seriously wrong with the college establishment - and now that he has stepped down he has spoken out. In an opinion piece The New York Times published about three weeks ago, John McCardell remarked on college life, including tenure for professors, the professor-student ratio and the drinking age.

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