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Located at the top of Embassy Row in prestigious northwest Washington, D.C., American University's campus is a safe, liveable 84-acre home base. Students have easy access to the University shuttle, the subway, and taxis to all the incomparable resources of the nation's capital.
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The 1998 Higher Education Act requires all postsecondary institutions to make a good-faith effort to distribute voter registration forms to each degree- or certificate-seeking student who attends classes on campus. The DC Board of Elections and Ethics provides downloadable voter registration capability to eligible DC voters at www.dcboee.org. The DC Board of Elections and Ethics may also be contacted at 441 4th Street NW, Room 215 North, Washington, DC 20001; phone 202/727-2525; fax 202/347-2648. Voter registration information and assistance are also available at the main desks of each AU residence hall.
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The Nation's Capitol
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Washington, D.C., locat-ed along the Potomac River, was chosen as the permanent site for the capital of the United States by Congress in 1790.

SIZE: 68 sq. miles
MOTTO: Justitia Omnibus (Justice to all)
BIRD: Wood Thrush
FLOWER: American Beauty Rose
TREE: Scarlet Oak
SONG: The Star-Spangled Banner
FLAG: Adopted in 1938. Design was based on the shield from George Washington's family coat of arms.


ORIGIN OF NAME: The District is named after Christopher Columbus.
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