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November 7

Tristeza "A Colores" (Better Looking Records) Sounds like: Godspeed You Latin Santana! C- The only purely instrumental bands that seem to make it big anymore have to add some sort of regional aesthetic to their work. Maybe it's because narrative gets so much harder without a discernible frontman - your lead singer has to be a city.

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Sports

Reception no good for AU's displaced NFL fans

By Jesse Epstein | November 7

For five weeks, I've been following my Dallas Cowboys through text messages, NFL.com and phone calls from friends in far-off places where they actually show the Boys' games. In enemy (read: Redskins) territory, I rarely see a game on T.V. myself. In an ironic twist, when the Skins played on Sunday night against this region's second favorite team, the Eagles, and the Giants played at 4:15 p.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Facebook expression is no place for hate

November 7

A student at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh has been disciplined by the school for starting a Facebook group against the gay-straight alliance at the private Catholic institution, a right he absolutely holds, but executed in repulsive, if not atrocious, taste.

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Sports

Eagle men's soccer tumbles early on, rises from pitch as PL regular-season champions

November 7

The AU men's soccer team shut out Army, 3-0, on what was an oh-so-sweet Senior Day as AU clinched home field advantage for next weekend's PL tournament. The Eagles beat out Lafayette for the top spot on a head-to-head tiebreaker. Both teams were 5-2 in the PL, but AU defeated Lafayette earlier in the season, 2-1, in double overtime.

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Tech bits

November 7

'New Super Mario Bros.' on the way for Nintendo DS Mario is back. Japanese gaming magazine "Famitsu" has released new details on "New Super Mario Bros." for the Nintendo DS, the first original side-scroller to star Mario since "Super Mario World." "New Super Mario Bros.

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News

SG Senate allots funds for SIS dinner

By Jess Reamy | November 7

The Undergraduate Senate voted unanimously yesterday to give $600 to the SIS Undergraduate Council for its annual SIS International Dinner. The $600 is less than 1 percent of the current Senate-controlled Student Government fund, according to SG Comptroller Zach Ulrich.

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The hit list

November 7

1. "The Apprentice," by Scooter Libby In 1996, "The Apprentice" hit bookstands. An inspiring tale of conservative family values? Not so much. It's actually an extremely dirty erotic novel, many direct excerpts from which were recently published in an article in The New Yorker.

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Anti-gay Facebook group sparks First Amendment controversy

By Dave Colon | November 7

A university in Pennsylvania is involved in a First Amendment controversy involving the Facebook, an online college community popular among many AU students. Duquesne University sanctioned sophomore Ryan Miner after he used anti-gay language on Facebook.

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Campus briefs

November 7

AU Rhodes Scholars named Last week, AU named Kyle Taylor, Student Government president, Natalie Hand and Forrest Dunbar for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship offers funding for two to three years of intense graduate study at Oxford, according to an article in the American Weekly.

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Weekend Katzen showcase puts AU students and faculty at center stage

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 7

The Katzen Arts Center opened its doors Friday for a weekend of art and music, including painting, sculpture, piano concertos and vocal performances, meant to show the quality and wide range of programming the AU and the Katzen have to offer. The first event was a night of Mozart performed by AU faculty and resident musicians to an old (but still sold out) crowd in the 213-seat Abramson Recital Hall.

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Club aims to raise environmental awareness

By Kyra Smerkanich | November 7

Eco-Sense, AU's environmental awareness club, is holding a variety of events throughout the week aimed at raising awareness about environmental issues. Eco-Sense focuses on supporting environmentalism on and off campus by raising student awareness, volunteering and initiating political activism.

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Campus calendar

By Lauren Gardner | November 7

Monday, Nov. 7 Washington Chu Shan Opera: The Monkey Ring The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Metro: Metro Center Engaging storytelling, lavish costumes and highly stylized performance characterize this rare presentation of Chinese culture and opportunity to see an ancient art brought to life by director Zhu Chu Shan, opera star Judy Huang and their company.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Drinking ignorance leads to death, jail

November 7

Four brothers of Chi Tau fraternity at the University of California-Chico were sentenced to jail after pleading guilty for the drinking-related death in February of one of their members, making a gross statement about the irresponsibility of college. students While at a party, the now deceased student drank excessive amounts of alcohol, and was given too much water by his brothers.

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Sports

Senior Day extra special for volleyball, who avenges only PL loss in program history

By Dan Jacobson | November 7

Maybe it was destiny that on Senior Night, AU faced the team that handed AU its first-ever Patriot League loss. Playing like every point was their last, the Eagles (22-8, 13-1 PL) avenged their earlier loss to Army (19-5, 10-3) with a clean 3-0 sweep (30-22, 30-25, and 30-22) Saturday night in front of a thunderous crowd at Bender Arena.

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Web site provides 'Candy' fix for D.C. residents

By Melanie Mitzman | November 7

If DailyCandy.com were a student on campus, she would be the girl who's well liked by everyone, gets good grades and is invited to every party and campus event throughout the school year. But what makes her especially different is the fact that she remains humble, and despite her high social status, wants everyone else to join in on the fun.

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Opinion

Religious roots run deep

November 7

America was founded on the values of the Jesuit Christian faith, and those that try and shut that out of American culture does so at the peril of the nation. History shows that Christian values are at the heart of America's founding fathers, documents, laws, and influences.

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Opinion

All thumbs

November 7

Thumbs up... AU Sports... Field hockey won the Patriot League title, and men's soccer and girl's volleyball aims to do so this weekend. Congrats on great play, and the WHOLE campus should come out and support the Eagles! Kyle Taylor... Be Cause he's doing an awesome job! Masters of Arts.

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