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Metro Brief

By Emily Carone | April 26

Metro Brief: a menagerie of panda statues to be visiting the District of Columbia from May to September.

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Online exclusive: Former Dean supporters reorganize

By Greg Rosenberg | April 26

"Say it loud. I'm the grassroots and I'm proud!" The Deaniacs are chanting for a new cause - Democracy for America. Last month, former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean announced the formation of a group aimed at defeating President Bush and "taking back our country."

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Online exclusive: Hawk on campus

By April Astor | April 26

A red-tailed hawk swooped across the Quad twice Wednesday, April 28, scaring and delighting students. "I was so frightened," said sophomore Ashley Futrell, of the School of Public Affairs. "I was simply enjoying the weather and eating cake and punch. I looked up and there it was, perched in a tree. Our eyes met and I knew what he wanted - he wanted me to fear him. So he opened his wide wings and dove towards my head, causing me to drop my cake and punch."

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Senior speakers listed

By Keith F. Shovlin | April 26

Each year, select students are given the chance to address their peers alongside renowned speakers and the leaders of the University. This year, Ylber Bajraktari, Ethan Bassett, Judi Byers, Akua Gyekye and Danielle Kosanovich will represent their class as student speakers during the commencement ceremonies on May 9.

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Secretary of state comes to campus

By Kate Oczypok | April 26

Students lined up last Thursday at the campus bookstore for Madeline Albright, former secretary of state, who was signing her latest book, "Madam Secretary: A Memoir." Her book chronicles her experiences in the White House during the Clinton years and diplomacy in world affairs.

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Campus Briefs

April 26

Campus briefs on a Kogod summer program and an Associated Press speaker brought to AU by the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Weapons inspector speaks

By Kate Oczypok | April 26

On Thursday, David Kay, former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, gave advice to AU students about what he called "a remarkable period of time we're entering." Kay, who began his government career as a special assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., told students that the United States is about to go through what is only the second fundamental transformation in the paradigm of looking at national security and terrorism.

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N.E.R.D. rocks Bender

By Grant Ritter | April 26

Throne, Fountains of Wayne and N.E.R.D., three bands unlikely to be used in the same sentence, let alone play the same show, managed to collaboratively rock AU's Bender Arena on Friday night. The concert, sponsored by the Student Union Board, drew in a crowd of 2,395 people, according to the offical audit by Ticketmaster.

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Facilities of National Zoo animals will be renovated

By KIAH CULVER | April 26

The National Zoo will undergo intense modifications, replacing several animal facilities in accordance with the Asia Trail project. The zoo will initiate ground clearing on April 28, said Peper Long of public affairs at the zoo.

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Increase of STDs in youths proves costly

By George Los | April 26

According to a study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earlier this year, nearly half of all new STD cases occurred in people between the ages of 15 and 24. The three most common diseases - human papillomavirus, trichomoniasis and chlamydia - made up 88 percent of cases among young adults, according to the study.

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Commencement speakers announced

By Keith F. Shovlin | April 26

As the Class of 2004 prepares to depart AU, students will hear from a top CNN journalist, a member of the 9/11 Commission and an Israeli scholar during commencement ceremonies on May 9.

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Police Blotter

By Jamie Lee Lardner | April 22

Safety and security events from around campus since Friday, April 16.

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It's (almost) summertime and livin's easy

By Kate Oczypok | April 22

To beat the heat of the residence halls, students flocked outdoors to the Quad to enjoy the sunshine. When the temperature rose into the 80s this past week, students were found playing catch, studying and catching up on sleep. With less than a week left of classes and finals just around the corner, the Quad should continue to remain crowded well into May.

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SIS sponsors environmental forum

By Seth Johnson | April 22

The School of International Service will take part in the 34th annual celebration of Earth Day today by sponsoring a forum on the environment, according to SIS professor Paul Wapner, who is also an environmental policy analyst. The student group EcoSense will also participate in the SIS Earth Day events.

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Museum explores terror

By April Seipp | April 22

A special exhibit on terrorism will open May 6 at the International Spy Museum, joined by a lecture on May 19 that explores the mindset of terrorists. The exhibit, called "The Enemy Within: Terror in America - 1776 to Today," highlights nine major events and periods in U.

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Seniors hold final celebration of the year

By Kate Oczypok | April 22

It all began with the Opening to a Really Great Year, or O.R.G.Y. week, last semester. Now, the Class of 2004 will spend its final week together celebrating its graduation from AU. "After the Class of 2001, senior and O.R.G.Y. weeks seemed to go downhill," said EJ Stern, Class of 2004 president.

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Voting: A basic right?

By Emily Carone | April 22

The Helsinki Commission has not yet responded to Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton's (D-D.C.) request for a trial on District voting rights, according to the commission's spokesman. Norton sent a letter to members of the Helsinki Commission April 11 in response to the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights finding that D.

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