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By Lauren Gardner | November 21

Monday, Nov. 21 The First Noel: Annual Cathedral Cr?che Exhibit (on-going until Jan. 8) Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues, NW, Rare Book Library Exhibit Room Washington National Cathedral continues its tradition of exhibiting nativity scenes from its collections of cr?ches from around the world.

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Networking more than card collecting

By Sean Miller | November 21

People think networking is simply approaching a potential employer in a social setting, making inconsequential small talk, getting a business card and firing off an e-mail the next day asking for a job. In practice though, collecting business cards just means adding people to your list of contacts and turning that card collection into job offers isn't always successful.

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Sports

Five-game thriller leads to fifth PL championship

By Dan Jacobson | November 21

There are two lessons a person would take away from the Patriot League Volleyball Tournament: Never underestimate the heart of a champion and never count out AU in a match no matter how big the deficit. In two straight matches, AU came back from within a game of elimination to earn its fifth straight Patriot League title and trip to the NCAA Tournament.

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Suspenseful new 'Harry Potter' film is franchise's best

By Chris Patriquin | November 21

Wow. Under the guidance of Mike Newell, the Harry Potter franchise continues its dark descent from children's fantasy to more adult-oriented entertainment. The act of compressing a 734-page novel into a two-and-a-half-hour film is no small feat, but the cast and crew of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" have done an admirable job.

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Simulated battle a real 'bang'

By Max Kopper | November 21

Editor's Note: Eagle contributing writer Max Kopper traded in his civilian duds for camouflage gear on Nov. 5 and 6 to be an "embedded" reporter with the Georgetown Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or ROTC, program during a training exercise in Virginia.

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Sports

Sports brief: Swimmers take solo and relay honors at Patriot Invitational

By Carolyn Fox | November 21

AU swimmers dived into the pool against some fierce competition this weekend at the Patriot Invitational. As of Sunday morning, the AU women's team was ninth overall and the AU men's team was eighth. The three-day meet, hosted by George Mason University, featured eleven teams - the hosts, AU, Duke, Yale, Md.

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D.C. Improv hits home

By Phuong Nguyen | November 21

Self-proclaimed as the "the nation's premiere comedy venue," the D.C. Improv Comedy Club and Restaurant has much to live up to. Though this venue has only been tickling funny bones since 1992, the club chain originated in New York City in 1963. This chain can proudly chalk up credit for kick-starting the careers of stars like David Letterman, Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno and Andy Kaufman in front of that signature exposed-brick background.

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Andrew Bird eaten up by Black Cat

By Chris DeWitt | November 21

Something's up with Andrew Bird. Despite the obvious being-named-after-a-class-of-animals thing (check your taxonomy, kids), the man lives on a farm with chickens and he named his new record "The Mysterious Production of Eggs." Physically, he has a nose like a beak, and he's really skinny, meaning he must eat like a bird.

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Metro briefs

By Kate Oczypok | November 21

Cell phone bandit and boyfriend arrested Federal and state officials are wrangling over who will prosecute the woman accused of robbing four Northern Virginia banks while chatting on her phone and the boyfriend who allegedly helped her do it, according to www.

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G-town good for crepes, tea

By Juliana Thrope and Vikas Chopra | November 21

With our adventurous tastes, we have set out to bring you an array of good restaurants to experience while here at AU. We'll take you through many easily accessible neighborhoods and stay within a college student's budget. This month, we head down to Georgetown to find some of the lesser-known eateries in this popular location.

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Sports

AU men's hoops will welcome freshmen

By Kevin Hilgers | November 21

A bad cold kept AU men's basketball coach Jeff Jones from the sideline for the AU men's basketball team's Nov. 9 exhibition game against Catholic, so he had to watch the game tape at home in bed. But at one point, he saw something that may have told him the cold medicine was messing with his mind.

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Feminist champions womens' fight for equality

By Kendra Garstka | November 17

As the second half of a feminist debate sponsored by the Kennedy Political Union, feminist Patricia Ireland spoke about the current state of feminism to an audience of about 70. Ireland stressed the importance of student involvement in an always-changing movement that is about "choices.

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Opinion

All thumbs

November 17

Thumbs up... Hip-hop Jumpoff... The Tavern was bumpin' last night as students gathered to let loose on humpday. Women & gender studies.. Indiana University is offering a doctoral program in this area, taking the lead nationwide. Harry Potter... The new flick is out, and AU somehow scored some tickets.

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Opinion

McCain: O, what a pain

November 17

It is no secret that Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and President George W. Bush do not quite get along. McCain has always cherished his reputation as a maverick, and he certainly has not minded wearing that mantle since President Bush slung a little mud his way in South Carolina before going on to win the nomination and the presidency in 2000.

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Heart fights head for control

By Blair Bryant Nichols | November 17

In the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, I saw the painting "Cupid and Psyche Under the Nuptial Bower" (bear with me, it was a slow week). It was a representation of the marriage between the mythological agent of desire and the incarnation of our brain's facility for emotion.

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Sports

'Halo?' or headstands for hoops?

By Jordan Beane | November 17

It's almost that time. The squeak of shoes on the hardwood, the sounds of a blaring pep band, the catcalls of "AIIIIRRRBBAAALLLLL" after a missed shot, and the yells of drunken college students screaming at opposing players, all point to one thing: College basketball is back.

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'Walk the Line' doesn't Cash in

By Chris DeWitt | November 17

Like other biopics of its ilk, Fox's "Walk the Line" comes oh-so close to being fantastic, but inevitably fails to live up to the hype of both the subject and the film itself. The movie is basically an overview of Johnny Cash's (Joaquin Phoenix) life. It hits most of the hotspots: Cash's troubled youth, his Air Force days, his asshole father, his first marriage, his drug addiction and his affair with and subsequent marriage to June Carter (Reese Witherspoon).

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