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Washington Ballet season opener a success

By Jackie Shafir | November 7

Whip out the pink taffeta and watch "Billy Elliot" and "Center Stage" - that's right, it's ballet season at the Kennedy Center. And what a start it had! The Washington Ballet Company opened its seventh season with a show of three pieces: "Serenade," "Carmen" and "Nine Sinatra Songs.

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Four UC students sentenced to jail after binge drinking death

By Steve Dorsey | November 7

Four fraternity members at the University of California's Chico campus were sentenced to jail after they pled guilty to charges related to the death of a student, The Chronicle for Higher Education reported last week. Although AU ranks higher than the national average in the rate of the use of drugs and alcohol by students, no student has suffered from hyponatremia, or water intoxication, as a result of drinking too much water after an episode of binge drinking like the incident in California, according to Faith Leonard, dean of students at AU.

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Sports

Women's rugby gives home field a try

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 7

Energized by a home crowd for the first time, the AU women's rugby team dominated Catholic University in every aspect Saturday afternoon, winning 65-0 on the Massachusetts Avenue field. AU out-ran the opposition from the opening whistle, keeping play on Catholic's end throughout the affair by playing solid defense.

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Nintendo DS innovates gameplay

November 7

Touching gets better over time. Since its release last November, the Nintendo DS has steadily accumulated a strong library of video games built around the two-screen handheld's innovative interactivity. The DS is the only portable gaming system on the market featuring a microphone and touch screen.

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AU Hillel holds special Shabbat for Interfaith Month

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | November 7

In an effort to provide a better understanding between faiths, AU Hillel held a special Shabbat service in Kay Spiritual Life Center as part of Interfaith Month. The service was held to mark the beginning of the day of rest in accordance with God creating the Earth for six days and then resting, according to a guide passed out for non-Jews at the service.

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National brief: Tornados tear through Midwest, killing at least 16

By Lauren Gardner | November 7

A tornado tore across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky early Sunday, killing at least 22 people and injuring at least 200, according to The Washington Post. The storm damaged hundreds of homes and knocked out power to thousands of customers. Natural gas leaks were also reported.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

November 7

Dear Editor, This article is not about the ethics of the ex-president of American University but it is rather about the ethical dimensions revolving around what one might call "Ladner-gate." Pens whose ink was paid by Ladner were competing to tear him apart once he became officially the scapegoat of a political affair that will always remain behind closed boards.

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News

Field hockey 3-peats as Patriot League champs

By Katie Munro | November 7

"Offense wins games, but defense wins championships." Never was that mantra truer than with the 2005 AU field hockey team. For the third straight year, the Eagles (19-1, 5-0 Patriot League) captured the PL Tournament title by posting wins Saturday over Lehigh, 7-0, and Sunday over Holy Cross, 4-2, at the Jacobs Recreational Complex.

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ROTC endures two-day training mission

By Max Kopper | November 7

AU's ROTC program was part of a two-day training mission in Fort Ambrose Powell Hill, Va., this weekend. The mission involved 21 cadets from AU as part of a force totaling 129 ROTC cadets. Cadets were involved in activities ranging from a three-hour night march to a simulated rescue mission of an injured American diplomat in foreign territory.

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News

Reflections could 'Dance Forever'

By Olga Khazan | November 3

What has tribal African drums, half-naked dancing men, orange spandex and a strobe light? Though it sounds like the makings of a really low-budget rave, all of these elements intermixed perfectly to complement the beautiful ballet stylings of the Washington Reflections Dance Company in a one-time performance on Oct.

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Presidential search will include input from students

By Sean Miller | November 3

AU will take its first steps in the hunt for a new president at a hearing today with students and faculty, university officials said. A committee of four trustees, led by Matthew Pittinsky, founder of Blackboard Inc. and an AU alumnus, will consult with university and student leaders to decide how to proceed in the search for a new president - a process that could take more than a year.

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Opinion

AU students: grow up!

By Jonathan D. McPike | November 3

Everyone else has put in his two cents on Ladnergate, so I suppose that I might as well do the same. Blame it on the uninteresting news cycle. Winston Churchill - and a lot of others since - once said, "Show me a young conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Fired up about smoking in D.C.

November 3

The ban on smoking in restaurants and bars in the District is all but assured, and passions are ignited on both sides. Smokers are understandably upset that their ability to blow smoke is being fanned out by others. Some non-smokers are upset that they have to cough through a meal and leave smelling like they were smoking themselves.

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Sports

Don't forget to give me my IM T-shirt

By Jordan Beane | November 3

Championships are not always won in packed stadiums or sold-out arenas. Sometimes they can be won in empty gyms, where the only fan is a house mate waiting for a ride home, the refs want the game to be over with so they can finish their homework, and the prize is not a trophy or a check, but a T-shirt.

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News

Wainwright heats up 9:30 Club

By Rebecca Armendariz | November 3

The church of Rufus Wainwright is a smoky club in northwest D.C. He rests helpless and made-up on a white crucifix, his hands tied, his chest heaving under an electric blue tunic. "Gay Messiah," a swirling, wispy acoustic song about the coming of a homosexual savior (who will, in fact, be wearing tube socks) plays behind him, and the words resonate from his tilted throat, a call to his followers.

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Scene brief: Kennedy Center will host live simulcast of opera

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 3

Aching for some opera but can't afford the $50 ticket? Love the Kennedy Center but prefer to enjoy the last nice days of autumn outside? The Washington National Opera has found a solution. In honor of their 50th Anniversary, the opera will host a free simulcast performance of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" on the National Mall this Sunday, Nov.

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Metro brief: GW students as extras in Nicole Kidman movie

November 3

More than a dozen George Washington University students have been cast as extras for the filming of the science fiction movie, "The Visiting," starring Nicole Kidman. While some students said they expected a positive experience by making an appearance in a major motion picture, sophomore Alex Tatum, an extra hired last week, said the work was not as glamorous as expected, GW's student newspaper The Hatchet reported.

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