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McNair focuses on a safer AU

By Samantha O'Neill | February 12

Campus safety has been a major concern for the AU community since the latter part of fall semester, when a series of sexual attacks occurred on campus. As a safeguard against crime, Michael McNair, the newly hired acting director of Public Safety, is determined to ensure that the campus is as safe as possible.

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D.C. looks to make bars smoke-free

By Lucia Walinchus | February 12

The D.C. government is considering a bill that would make it illegal to smoke in any bar, nightclub or restaurant in D.C. Advocates of smoke-free workplaces have also requested an initiative that will appear on ballots in November if the referendum is approved in a hearing Wednesday.

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Media influences campaigns

By Joseph Popiolkowski | February 12

American voters are hungry for and expect indicators, such as in a sporting event, in media coverage of the Democratic presidential race, said David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation magazine, at Tuesday night's American Forum in Ward 1. "Most of the media's coverage of American politics has been as a spectator sport," Corn said.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 12

Safety and security incidents from across campus this week

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | February 12

Senior is Mass. Cherry Blossom princess Senior Melissa Chin was chosen to represent Massachusetts as the 2004 Cherry Blossom Princess during the Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival to be held in D.C. March 27 to April 11. State societies chose one princess based on accomplishments, community service, leadership and poise.

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Kashmir forgotten in dialogue

By ZEHRA RIZAVI Zehra Rizavi | February 12

The people of Kashmir must be included in the dialogue between India and Pakistan about the disputed region, the president of the Kashmir Council of America said Sunday in a conference at Georgetown University. Ghulam Nabi Fai, the president of the council, said that the 13 million people of Kashmir, a region north of India and Pakistan, should have a right to determine the future of their region.

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Candidates square off

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 12

The Student Confederation, AU's undergraduate student government, held the first event of the spring election process Wednesday night in McDowell Hall Formal Lounge as 13 candidates stepped forward for the SC Nominating Convention. Six candidates for president, three for vice president and two apiece for comptroller and secretary took the podium to lay out their campaigns as the SC election cycle began.

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Campus Briefs

February 9

Campus Briefs covering the upcoming American Forum, SC Nominating Convention and last week's panel by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.

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Hearing delayed in DWI case

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 9

The preliminary hearing for Shelly Wentworth, the woman charged in the drunken-driving death of AU student Andrew Burr, was granted a continuance Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. The hearing was delayed by the D.C. Superior Court due to the defense attorney being out of town and is now scheduled for March 5, according to a press release from the U.

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AU drinking water lead-free

By April Astor | February 9

Despite the fact that water in some residential areas of D.C. was found recently to be contaminated with lead, AU's water is safe to drink, according to Willy Suter, director of Physical Plant Operations. Suter said his impression is that the lead contamination is only affecting residential service pipes.

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Japanese tea time at AU Sunday

By Stokely Baksh | February 9

Japanese international student Yuko Matsumoto shows off basic rituals involved in a traditional Japanese tea cermony, while fellow student Kyoko Furukawa explains the principles behind it. The two were among others who helped share food to about 60 hungry students eagerly waiting to try Asian cuisines.

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Pay hourly in Nebraska lot

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 9

Public Safety and Physical Plant Operations are moving ahead on a plan to provide a pay-as-you-go parking system in the Nebraska Parking Lot. The plan would call for the installation of automated pay stations in the lot, according to Thomas Leathers, manager of Transportation Services for Public Safety.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 9

Thursday, Feb. 5 A person reported suspicious activity during a class in the lower level of Anderson Hall. Medical assistance was needed in the Watkins Art Gallery. No hospital transport was necessary. Public Safety assisted a realtor on University property at Sutton Place.

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GA approves Taylor, Hoffman

By Kate Oczypok | February 9

The General Assembly, AU's student-body legislature, met yesterday to appoint Kyle Taylor as vice president of the Student Confederation and Liz Hoffman as director of the Student Advocacy Center, and to allocate additional funds for concerts. Kyle Taylor served as director of Eagle Nights for the fall semester as well as acting vice president of the SC since the beginning of the semester.

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Capacity crowd hits the Tavern for Talib Kweli concert Saturday

By Daniel Longino | February 9

When the Tavern opened at 7:20 p.m. Saturday night for rapper Talib Kweli's concert, the line of fans in the Mary Graydon Center overflowed outside. Kweli's rhymes brought in a crowd of more than 950 people - about 250 people over the fire capacity, according to assistant Student Union Board director Jason Geisinger's estimate.

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CVS to expand store

By Emily Carone | February 9

A 'general re-layout' is planned for CVS in Tenleytown, as it will expand into the adjacent space. A permit was granted Jan. 8 and renovations have begun.

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Turmoil in SC over governing document

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 5

In a move sparked by discussion of an internal department, the Constitutional and Procedural Review Board, the judicial branch of AU's student government, ruled that the Student Confederation Constitution is no longer applicable to the current form of government and called for it to be corrected.

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