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Student charges $1.09 at Eagle's Nest

By Valiant Michelona · Thursday, April 1, 2004

An AU student used her debit card for a small purchase at the Eagle's Nest late Wednesday evening, inconveniencing the nine cash-carrying patrons waiting impatiently behind her in line. Freshman Rachel Matthews purchased a 20-ounce bottle of Diet Coke with her credit card instead of cash, despite the transaction's total of $1.

Pipe problems flush out student use of campus toilets!

By Annasus Dier and Ettenneaj Lemmik · Thursday, April 1, 2004

According to AU's Director of Facilities, I.P. Knightly, all restroom facilities on campus will close for five days beginning this afternoon at 3 p.m. "High lead content in the water has been causing build-up that clogs pipes around campus," Knightly said.

FBI Agents storm SIS!

By James Jesus Angleton · Thursday, April 1, 2004

On Wednesday morning, armed FBI agents stormed the School of International Service building and arrested Dean Julius Rosenberg and professors Azzam Azzam, Robert Hansen and Alger Hiss. FBI agents also took 40 boxes filled with documents and what appeared to be a weapons cache.

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China, broadcast and SOC

By Stokely Baksh | March 29

Journalism may be one of the last professions in the world that still has an air of romanticism. This feeling is sometimes inspired by films like those from AU's recent Reel Journalism Film Festival, which highlighted the dedication of journalists like Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in uncovering the Watergate scandal, and of Sydney Schanberg in the midst of the Khmer Rouge in war-stricken Cambodia.

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Archbishop remembered at ceremony

By Story Elmore | March 29

More than 80 members of the AU community attended a campus ceremony last Wednesday to commemorate the life of El Salvador's Monsignor Oscar Romero. Archbishop Romero, a well-known opponent of violence, was assassinated by the Salvadoran military. During the time, the small Central American country was involved in civil war.

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Train bill sponsored in wake of Madrid

By Phil Turner | March 29

In the wake of the Madrid terror attacks that left over 200 people dead, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is leading the charge into an inquiry about rail safety to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the United States. Last week, Norton sent a letter to Homeland Security Committee Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) requesting a full committee hearing on the nation's rail and subway systems.

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Metro Briefs

March 29

Short news clips from the D.C. Metro area.

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Cherry blossoms draw all ages to festival

By Andrew Peternith | March 29

The Washington Monument provided the backdrop as a multitude of kites, tethered to energetic children below, took to the sky this weekend. Early Saturday rain could not keep away the hundreds of people who ventured to the National Mall to celebrate the two-week Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Campus Briefs

March 29

News briefs from AU's campus: course evaluation data to be placed online; delays of student government swear-in ceremony; AU outreach program on Friday.

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McNair named new director

By Keith F. Shovlin | March 29

Mike McNair is calling AU a permanent home, as he became the official director of Public Safety Thursday, leaving behind his acting title. With his new title, McNair is moving ahead with a plan for a student patrol originally brought up in the student elections last month.

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Reflection on genocide

By David Hodges | March 29

"My son asks 'How come we don't have old people in Rwanda?'" says Justine Rukeba Mbabazi, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed over 800,000. She isn't sure how to answer that question. Hutus killed her entire family and she now lives in Canada with her son.

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Student financial burden discussed by Congressmen

By Seth Johnson | March 29

Congress is planning to act through a series of laws to reduce the financial burden of loans on college students. At issue is whether student loans should be consolidated, and if so, how frequently. Currently, borrowers can consolidate their loans at a fixed interest rate once they start repaying their loans, but cannot reconsolidate when rates fall lower.

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Abortion rights march looks to mobilize AU students in McDowell

By Kate Oczypok | March 29

NARAL Pro-Choice USA held a program to gather supporters from the AU community and promote the March for Women's Lives on April 25 at the National Mall. The program, which was also a "mobilization party," was held in the McDowell Formal Lounge on March 25, but AU was not the only college campus to be having such a program.

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McDonalds reduces fat, simplifies menu

By Emily Carone | March 29

The McDonald's "super size" is the latest casualty in the war against obesity. The fast food chain announced March 2 it would begin to phase out super-sized fries and soft drinks and create a simplified menu with a balance of choices for customers. The super-sized fries will be gone by the end of 2004, but the super-sized drink may reappear as a special promotion.

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Hart resigns after four seasons

By Jesse Epstein | March 29

American University Women's Basketball coach Shann Hart resigned Friday to pursue other coaching opportunities. The resignation ends a four-year run at AU, in which Hart led the Eagles to a 50-63 record, concluding with her secondstraight winning season with a 16-13 mark and a trip to the Patriot League championship game.

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Campus rivalry on the north and south

By Joshua S. Wu | March 29

Vietnam, Korea and the U.S. Civil War stand as reminders of how embracing geographic identity has built community while polarizing parties into conflict. While AU does not have a Berlin Wall or a Mason-Dixie line to call its own, there is nonetheless a chasm on campus that can simultaneously stir up passions and build community, and that is the Northside-Southside divide.

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The thin blue line on campus

By Mackenzie Ryan | March 29

The routine of Public Safety officers has not changed, despite the armed robbery last week outside the Rockwood Building, as patrol changes were implemented after a series of sexual attacks last semester. "Even in our crazy society, we're in an area where we expect to feel safe, and that's a privilege," said Sgt.

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | March 25

Briefs from around campus on the passing of an assistant dean, a 16-hour charity dance marathon, and the AU Reel Journalism film festival.

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RIAA defies new ruling

By April Seipp | March 25

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed more lawsuits Tuesday against individuals who use peer-to-peer networks to download copyrighted music files for free, including some D.C.-area college students. A total of 532 people are included in this new round of lawsuits.

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Satirical news no match for serious news

By Zehra Rizavi | March 25

AU senior Nellie Ghandar settles back into the sofa and laughs as Jon Stewart, host of the "The Daily Show," describes in mock seriousness the signing of an interim constitution by the Iraqi Governing Council as the first step in the American "Operation Get Us the Hell Out of Here.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

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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