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Displaced students to return to La.

Based on current registration numbers, 86 percent of Tulane students displaced by Hurricane Katrina will return to the university next semester, 4 percent below what would be expected during a normal year, according to insidehighered.com. The American Council on Education and seven other higher education institutions issued guidelines shortly after the hurricane urging colleges that admitted displaced students to welcome them as guests, not permanent students, according to insidehighered.

The hit list

1. Snow Your mama used to tell you things like, "No, honey. You are special. Just like a little snowflake. No two are the same!" Your mama may have been only half right. True, no two are, in fact, exactly the same. All snowflakes do, however, follow the same rough outlines.

Correction: Corrections

"Les Miserables" is not being presented by the Washinton Performing Art Society, as reported in the Nov. 17 issue of The Eagle. It is a Cameron Mackintosh production.

Wrestlers rally late, drop Terps

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - With the AU wrestling team trailing at Maryland, 12-3, midway through Sunday's meet, AU coach Mark Cody delivered an order to senior Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov. "We're going to need you to get the fall," he told the sixth-ranked 165-pounder.

Reynolds' physical comedy outweighs formulaic script

For the second time this fall, Ryan Reynolds stars in a comedy as a sardonic wiseass beside Anna Faris and a large supporting cast. But unlike his chain-restaurant-inspired, twenty-something-slacker film "Waiting...," which served up poor comedic timing and misguided casting, his newest movie, "Just Friends," is a welcoming place to be.

Tech bits

Clinton, Lieberman write federal game regulation act Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., revealed a new bill on Nov. 29 that would institute federal regulation of video game sales. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., co-authored the Family Entertainment Protection Act, which will be submitted when Congress reconvenes next week.

Berlin brings the rock, food

So I've covered language barriers, public transportation, the wonder that is Poland, the startling epidemic of vapid teenage travelers and Parisian riots. Therefore, the time has come. With only three weeks left and counting, I hereby devote this abroad column to the real Berlin and my two favorite subjects: food and music.

University librarian will leave AU to work in UAE

Few AU students are familiar with Patricia Wand, but as the university's librarian for the past 16 years, she has changed the library's operations by implementing new programs and fostering a spirit of teamwork. Working behind the scenes on the library's first floor, Wand has overseen the day-to-day operations of the library.

Music notes

The Positions "Bliss!" (Lazyline Records) Sounds like: Chicago meets 10,000 Maniacs (and a sprinkling of the Rentals for harmony). B Whatever category is the opposite of emo would be the category The Positions falls into. Not that they don't talk about breaking up, because they do.

Students don thrift store finest for dance

Students sifted through the racks at area thrift stores for the perfect outfit to wear for a thrift store prom held in the McDowell Formal Lounge on Saturday. The prom, which was sponsored by the Leonard Hall Residence Hall Association, fulfilled the service in IDEAS, which stands for Internationalism, Diversity, Ethics, Action and Service, a new programming model for AU Housing and Dining Services and the university at large.

Despite strong visuals and gameplay, 'Kingdom' lacks mainstream appeal

Don't read this review. Still there? Good. That's the sort of blind ferocity needed to pick up the controller and jump head first into "Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes." This Xbox Action/RTS (that's real-time strategy, ya'll) takes over where it's predecessor "Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders" left off: in the heat of battle.

All thumbs

Thumbs up... Gospel Choir concert... The choir filled Kay with rapturous sounds as they jammed and swayed to holiday beats. Congrats on another awesome concert! Snow forecasts... We don't want to to jinx the forecast, but be prepared for around 5 inches of winter delight on Tuesday.

Women's hoops splits home weekend

The AU women's basketball team dismantled Wagner, 71-58, Saturday behind 38 combined points from revitalized senior guard Tala Hadavi and junior guard Tara Williams. Hadavi rebounded from a four-game shooting slump, sinking her first five shots from the field.

Iron & Wine team with Calexico, sell out 9:30 Club

When we last left Iron & Wine, it had just finished a sparse acoustic set in Dublin, Ireland ("Iron & Wine subdue Dublin," Nov. 8, 2004). In the year since then, Iron & Wine - brainchild of native Floridian Sam Beam - covered that ubiquitous Postal Service song "Such Great Heights," which was subsequently used in the "Garden State" soundtrack and an M&Ms commercial, and teamed up with eclectic Arizona collective Calexico - say that 10 times fast - for "In the Reigns," a five-song EP.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor, I am as big as a Nationals fan as the next person.ÿ I was there for opening day, I was there for the game that student life sponsored.ÿ I have the hat, I have the programs.ÿ I am a fan.ÿ However, this new stadium is a bad idea.ÿ ÿThe mayor has attempted to sell the citizens and the residents of the District of Columbia on it with the premise that it will be good for economic development and points to that wonderful example of what Camden Yards have done for Baltimore, as well as Campbell Field for Camden, NJ.

SG supports voting rights for the District

The AU Undergraduate Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of supporting Congressional representation with voting rights for Washington, D.C., and increased financial accountability on the university's board of trustees yesterday.

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