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Jerusalem women speak about their lives, faith and visions for students

By Kate Oczypok | March 18

Partners for Peace organized its 6th annual tour entitled "Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision." The program was sponsored at AU by the Women and Gender Studies Program. Three women, one Christian, one Muslim, and one Jew shared their stories about living in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

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Gao Zhan sentenced

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

On March 5, former AU researcher Gao Zhan was sentenced to seven months imprisonment and eight months of community confinement after she pled guilty to illegal arms exports and tax fraud last fall, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Gao faced a possible sentence of 10 years.

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Protest arrests lead to suppressed police report, lawsuit

By Emily Carone | March 18

Over 400 people were wrongly arrested during a protest on Sept. 27, 2002, according to a report released March 11 by a special commission of the D.C. Council. The report also concluded that that the Metropolitan Police Department then tried to place the blame elsewhere.

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Online Exclusive: Theology students not denied aid in D.C.

By Lucia Walinchus | March 18

While the Supreme Court decided last month to uphold Washington state's decision to deny state financial aid to college theology students, this ruling will not affect colleges in D.C. According to the D.C. education office, 37 states have similar laws though D.

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Forum addresses vanishing coverage of a leading killer

By Jeannette Kimmel | March 18

Since 1981, when the AIDS epidemic first became a crisis, the media has covered this terminal disease, but now the question has risen as to whether or not the media has covered it enough, according to the panelists at AU's recent American Forum. Although the numbers of deaths caused by AIDS, which is a leading cause of death among young people around the world, is increasing, the amount of coverage by the media has decreased significantly.

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Online Exclusive: Judge throws out part of Va. admission lawsuit

By April Astor | March 18

The admissions policies of seven public colleges in Virginia that reject illegal immigrants who apply are in question after part of a lawsuit against the schools was dismissed last month. The lawsuit, Equal Access Education v. Burton, is regarding the Virginia schools' policies of not accepting illegal immigrant applicants.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

Safety and security incidents around campus for the last week

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Kanneth wins presidency

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 18

Polson Kanneth was elected president of the Student Confederation, AU's student government, on March 4 after a one-day election runoff against Steve Gilbert. Both had beaten out competition from three other candidates in the general election, which was held from Feb.

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 4

Campus News Briefs about a Table Talk Forum Wednesday in Kay and an upcoming event with AU alum Rick Leventhal.

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Gao Zhan faces sentencing Friday

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 4

Former AU researcher Gao Zhan will be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to unlawful export of items to China and tax fraud back in November. She faces up to 10 years in prison, according to the plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney.

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Student sent to hospital after gas released in Beeghley Building

By Ben Connors | March 4

A student was sent to the hospital after inhaling a gas released from chemicals her Organic Chemistry teacher mixed Wednesday night. As the gas diffused across the room, the student began to have trouble breathing and lost feeling in her fingers, and 911 was called, according to her lab partners Cibrina Hoffman and Peter Baenziger.

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State dept. issues warnings for travelers

By Emily Carone | March 4

As students prepare for spring break, certain warnings are being released to keep students healthy. Statements like "don't drink the water in Mexico" may be considered old jokes, but these warnings are true. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 20 and 50 percent of all international travelers each year get traveler's diarrhea, also known as TD, from pathogens in water and food.

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Breaking News: Kanneth wins SC presidency

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 4

Polson Kanneth was elected president of the Student Confederation, AU's student government, Thursday night after a one-day election runoff against Steve Gilbert. Both had beat out competition from three other candidates in the general election, which was held Saturday through Tuesday.

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Election results lead to runoff

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 4

The elections for president of the Student Confederation, AU's student government, will go to a runoff on Thursday, as no candidate received the required number of votes when the results were announced Tuesday night. The other SC executive positions are locked in place as the respective candidates await the final vote.

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Gym use on the rise

By Samantha O'Neill | March 4

Lately hundreds of AU students are determined, pushing themselves to their limits in order to obtain a noteworthy goal: to lose weight and get into shape. Since January this year, the number of students who regularly work out at Jacobs Fitness Center has increased; creating long lines in which people are forced to wait as much as thirty minutes before beginning their workouts.

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Independent study aims to 'break the silence'

By Timothy Taylor | March 4

One AU freshman is working to open students' eyes and mouths about sexual abuse in relationships. Jessica Hollander believes it is time to "break the silence" about sexual abuse and unhealthy relationships. To do this, she has started an independent study with the Women's Initiative and the Women's and Gender Studies department with the goal of starting some sort of program or organization to increase awareness of unhealthy relationships.

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Senate committee's next step unclear

By Rebecca Bellville | March 4

The Senate Finance Committee is waiting to receive financial records from charities suspected of funding terrorist activities, including the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, before deciding the next step in its investigation of these groups, according to a Senate official.

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