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Metro Brief

By Emily Carone | April 12

Metro brief on the announced May opening date for the National World War II Memorial.

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Health center improves, plans move to McCabe

By Jeannette Kimmel | April 12

Students accustomed to walk-in hours at the Student Health Center are surprised to learn that they have been discontinued to make way for new policies. This is part of a new initiative to improve services at the center, according to Bethany Chiaramonte, director of the center.

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AU's disabled obstacles

By Evan Wagner | April 12

It is well-known that many AU buildings and offices, such as Gray, Hurst, Roper, McCabe, Watkins, Kreeger, Asbury, Hamilton and the School of International Service are not accessible to physically disabled students. Though this problem is expected to be reduced over the next decade or so as various buildings undergo renovation, it seems that the most frustrating obstacles the disabled or physically challenged have to surmount are less obvious and yet probably easier to fix.

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Alum protests drug war in court

By Ashley Bleimes | April 12

An AU alumnus is making waves with his stance against the drug war by being held in contempt of court until he agrees to serve jury duty, officials said. Alumnus David Guard refused to serve jury duty in 2003 based on his anti-drug war stance.

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Delegate Norton helps pass race profiling bill

By Jeff Allen | April 12

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is taking credit for the racial profiling section of an omnibus transportation bill that recently passed the House.

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Foreigners have more restrictions

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 12

The number of students traveling to AU from abroad is decreasing because of new rules regarding foreigners coming to the United States, according to Robert Pastor, AU's vice president of International Affairs.

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Tunlaw shuttle service to be discontinued

By Kate Oczypok | April 8

The shuttle service to the Glover-Tunlaw apartment building has been discontinued because the building no longer houses members of the AU community, according to Tom Leathers, manager of Transportation Services for Public Safety.

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Metro Brief

By Emily Carone | April 8

D.C. Council is looking for a way to make schools safer in the wake of the shooting at Ballou Senior High School on Feb. 3. A bill debated during an open D.C. Council hearing last Monday would create a Metropolitan Police Department School Safety office and would shift the responsibility of school safety to the chief of police.

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Campus Briefs

April 8

News on a Russian acting troupe at the Greenberg Theatre and Campus Beautification Day in this week's Campus Briefs.

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African Student Organization models African clothes in Tavern

By John Mulcahy | April 8

Feature pick of the fashion show in the Tavern, conducted by the African Student Organization.

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Police Blotter

April 8

Overview of Public Safety reports around campus for the week of April 2 to Aptil 7.

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Bush, Kerry reveal their college plans

By Story Elmore | April 8

Bush and Kerry have revealed their plans for college students in the coming administration, allowing The Eagle to provide a comparison and an account of the candidates.

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Tent educates AU on Mideast

By Kate Oczypok | April 8

Students for Justice in Palestine held its second annual Palestine Awareness Week April 5 through 8 by featuring various events around campus. Today's events include a forum entitled "Prospects for Activism Against Apartheid Wall" and a documentary in the School of International Service lounge.

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Pipes protests speech protest

By Timothy Taylor | April 8

Daniel Pipes, a controversial authority on the Middle East, claims a staff member of the American Civil Liberties Union protested his speech at AU in January. Pipes posted on his Web site that ACLU National Field Organizer Matt Bowles went to the speech and sponsored a protest against him.

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Eggs, decorated Ukrainian style

By John Mulcahy | April 8

Thirty-five students attended the 14th annual Easter egg painting event sponsored by the Russian Club. Students learned a technique called Pisanki, a traditional Ukrainian art done by drawing on an egg with hot wax and layering multiple shades of dye.

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Red Cross creates terrorism strategies

By Elliot Smilowitz | April 8

The American Red Cross is developing several strategies to use water vehicles to transport emergency supplies in the event of a terrorist attack or other emergency that closes off roads or bridges. One plan calls for having a military-style landing crafts on call to move, while another proposes putting 10 permanently based landing crafts in important areas.

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Christopher Reeve speaks to AU students

By Zehra Rizavi | April 8

Christopher Reeve's soft smile and occasional chuckle belied his physical condition as a paraplegic when he spoke to AU students via satellite Tuesday. He encouraged people in the crowd to recognize the resilience of the human spirit and live their lives intrepidly.

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