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Library aims to satisfy with renovations, contest

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New carpeting, new furniture and a fresh coat of paint are all visible changes to Bender Library, but behind the drying paint and improved cushions, staff members have worked for the past nine months to figure out other ways to improve the library. This improvement effort comes after the discovery, through observations and surveys, that many students, mainly undergraduates, are disappointed with the library's services.

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North Side ups the ante

Students from North Side participated in casino games and events in the Amphitheater on Sunday. "Our goal this year in Leonard RHA is to bring the community together and build a sense of pride in our diversity," said Micah Winograd, the president of the Residence Hall Association in Leonard.

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Protesters say Taiwan democracy attacked

Protestors gather weekly on the corner of Van Ness Street and Wisconsin Avenue to express their opinion that "the current president [of Taiwan] stole the election." According to Jiausen Jih, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian damaged the democracy in Taiwan, and now the protestors, in their 20th week, gather every Saturday because "they seek the truth.


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John Kerry volunteer predicts victory in 2004

It's official, Kerry campaign worker Drew Richardson says. "John Kerry will be president." The AU sophomore came to this conclusion after three months of toiling in the heart of the political machine: Sen. John Kerry's D.C. campaign headquarters.




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Bush-bash, Kerry-smash

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

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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American Indian museum opens

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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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SC Board of Elections chair resigns

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

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."



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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