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  1. I’m sorry if anyone might have been offended by my choice of words. 
    To the extent my actions caused pain to anyone, I regret it.
    What I did was wrong.
     We see apologies consistently in the news and social media as well as our own lives. But what really determines a REAL apology? Is simply saying sorry and acknowledging your actions enough? Or is there more that needs to be …more

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  2. Monday, November 23, 2020
    8PM
    A live streamed event. 
    Join Dean Vicky Wilkins and Sean Austin for a screening of Rudy. Sean will offer insight and commentary on the film.
    Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) wants to play football at the University of Notre Dame, but has neither the money for tuition nor the grades to qualify for a scholarship. Rudy redoubles his efforts to get out of the steel mill where …more

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  1. Tuesday, November 24, 2020
    1PM
    A live streamed event.
    In the media, political sphere, and social conversation, speakers often describe hate, bigotry, violence, anger, and irrational behavior as mental illness. We sometimes also use mental health language and metaphors for emphasis. These choices are often unconscious, and very rarely accurate?
    How does the choice to use mental health imagery …more

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  2. Join us for a virtual meeting of AU Gamers after a stressful week of classes! Play games with your fellow students that range from strategic board games and war games to hilarious video games and party games!  New members are always welcome, and bringing friends is encouraged. Each week there will be games to play online with new friends, and even opportunities to run your own games!

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  3. The Office of the University Chaplain invites you to Soup with Substance – a simple lunch (vegetarian & vegan soups) with food for thought.  Topics vary each month!  50 Seats available, RSVP required to KSLC@american.edu.  Please let us know if you have any dietary or disability-related accommodation requests.

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    Kay Spiritual Life Center
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  4. Faculty Senate Meeting. 
     

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  5. The Future of Internet Freedom: Policy, Technology and Emerging ThreatsThursday, December 3, 2020 2:30 -4 PM Eastern
    This will be a virtual event conducted via zoom. Reservations are required and can be reserved for free online, https://internet-freedom.eventbrite.com
    Event Description:Internet Freedom has become one of the most pressing human rights issues of the day, but controversies continue …more

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  6. Thursday, December 3, 2020
    4:15PM
    A live streamed event.
    The marketplace of ideas was first referenced in 1919 by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. during the Supreme Court case Abrams v. United States. The majority ruling sought to prosecute an anarchist for his anti-war views under the Espionage Act of 1917. Justice Holmes Jr. dissented to this by appealing to the marketplace of ideas as an …more

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  7. Join us for a virtual meeting of AU Gamers after a stressful week of classes! Play games with your fellow students that range from strategic board games and war games to hilarious video games and party games!  New members are always welcome, and bringing friends is encouraged. Each week there will be games to play online with new friends, and even opportunities to run your own games!

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  8. Program:Pacem: A Hymn for Peace, Robert SpittalSimple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs, Frank TicheliEine Kleine Nachtmusik, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSt. Paul Suite, Gustav HolstConcerto for Bass Clarinet, Geraldine Green. Featuring 2020 AU Concerto and Aria Competition winner Yannick Joseph
    Join AU's two largest instrumental ensembles, the AU Symphonic Band and the AU Symphony Orchestra, for a live Zoom …more

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  9. Wednesday, December 9, 2020
    1PM
    A live streamed event.
    In an age where political division is at an all-time high and where political debates among peers are increasingly hostile, the role of educators and academia is unique. Some have equated college campuses with the tools of leftist indoctrination. Others believe college should serve as the ultimate market-place of ideas, where ideas, including …more

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  10. Thursday, December 10, 2020
    4PM
    A live streamed event.
    Slurs, taboo words, things you say to people when you’re mad, upset, or distressed- what do all these have in common? They often draw surprised reactions; they’re not the typical language we use in everyday interactions. But what defines slurs or taboos? What defines typical? Can we form objective rules/patterns governing the use …more

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