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Turkeyscopes

By Tamara Brown | November 17

Aries (March 21 - April 19) There's something about this Thanksgiving that you're looking forward to, Aries. Sit back and figure out exactly what it is. Is it the home cooked food, the football games or just an overwhelming desire to baste your turkey in the privacy of your own home? Pesky relative to avoid: Narcoleptic Uncle Stu.

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Metro briefs

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

Giant panda cub debuts for public The National Zoo's giant panda cub Tai Shan will make his official public debut Dec. 8, the zoo announced Tuesday. Free, timed-entry tickets to the Panda House will be distributed via the zoo's web site beginning Nov. 21, according to www.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

Thursday, Nov. 17 Alliance for Quality Urban Education Symposium 10-11:30 a.m. , Kay Spiritual Life Center The School of Education will host the symposium "Transforming Teaching and Learning: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as a Basis for Reform in Urban Schools.

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DS 'Karts' Mario online

November 17

Chomp on a mushroom and hop in a kart; Mario and friends are back in a brand new racing adventure. "Mario Kart DS" for the Nintendo DS handheld packs in all the classic elements that fans of the series have enjoyed since the original Super Nintendo game, and adds something they've wished for since the Internet was invented: online play.

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Sports

Volleyball trying for PL title 5-peat

By Dan Jacobson | November 17

Since joining the Patriot League five years ago, the AU women's volleyball team has dominated its competition. The Eagles have won four straight Patriot League regular season and conference titles, and were victorious in the first 70 PL games they played.

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A choice no mom could love

By Kevin Hilgers | November 17

There are certain questions every kid asks his or her parents. "Where do babies come from?" "Why do people die?" And, at least from me: "Who do you love more: Me or my sister?" Explaining life and death is an easy thing because each one has a satisfying answer.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | November 17

Thursday, Nov. 10 Drug paraphernalia was confiscated from a male student in Anderson Hall. The item tested positive for marijuana. Employees of one of the shops in the Tunnel contacted Public Safety, asking that a university employee be removed from the shop.

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'Les Mis?rables' actress Henstock comes home

By Chris Patriquin | November 17

"Les Mis?rables," the critically acclaimed musical that has entertained millions for over 20 years, is coming to the National Theatre with the Washington Performing Arts Society this holiday season. The tale of love, loss and redemption follows ex-convict Jean Valjean as he works to redeem himself in the eyes of God.

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Sports

Hadavi, women's hoops tired of street clothes

By Jesse Epstein | November 17

Tala Hadavi keeps the high-end clothing stores in Friendship Heights and Pentagon City in business...and much to her chagrin. Ever since she's arrived on campus almost three years ago, injury and NCAA regulations have forced her to spend more time in skirts and high heels on the bench than she has doing what she does best: draining threes and spearheading the Eagles' attack.

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Bring the dorm noise, hear the complaints

By Mia Steinle | November 17

With only paper-thin walls to separate them, several thousand young people with erratic sleep patterns and disparate music collections are bound to cause some noise. Dorms on the campus' south side especially have the reputation for being loud. As it turns out, students agree that the raucous sounds on south side cause some major noise pollution.

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Ex-trustees' open letter blasts remaining board members

By Kyra Smerkanich | November 17

Four former members of the AU board of trustees who resigned following the investigation into ex-President Benjamin Ladner's finances released a statement in response to last week's town hall forum that said trustees purposefully adjusted the total value of Ladner's severance package to offset the amount he would have to pay back to the university and to the IRS.

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Problems with online registration stresses students

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

Spring 2006 registration began on Oct. 31, which is often a frustrating and stressful experience for some students. The Office of the Registrar has added new features to AU's course registration page, according to its web site http://american.edu/registrar, including changes to its online list of classes that identify the class as a general education, distance learning, topics or university college courses.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Minorities in higher ed need scholarships

November 17

According to new analysis, the percentage of minority students in American colleges is dropping at a dangerous rate. The National Council of Public Policy in Higher Education said that states need to do more to ensure that minorities continue on an upward trend in college graduation.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

November 17

Dear Editor, Reading Will Haun and David Grossman's respective pieces in The Eagle last week typified the problem that exists in American politics: This tendency to go to the extremes.ÿ While Mr. Haun may have overstated the case for the religious founding of our nation, Mr.

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Financial aid falling behind for minorities

By Debbie Kang | November 17

States must focus on the affordability of higher education at a time when tuition is rapidly increasing, but financial aid is falling behind for minority students, according to a recent report by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education The education and income levels of American workers will decrease in the next decade if states do not do more to improve the number of college graduates from minority groups, according to the report.

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First gender studies doctorate program created

By Malorie Sellers | November 17

Indiana University announced plans earlier this month to offer the first doctorate degree in the nation specifically in gender studies beginning in fall 2006. The difference between women's studies and gender studies has become a significant issue with the creation of the school's new gender studies doctoral program.

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AU Players and Directing Techniques class not afraid to take dramatic risks

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 17

The Katzen Arts Center promised to be a place where members of the Performing Arts Department could take risks and enhance their craft. The first performances there have used that sense of creative license to push the envelope and try new things: The American Five used mathematic equations as the basis for a duet between a synthesizer and a cello, and the Chamber Singers used kazoos to give the "Barber of Seville" a new life.

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