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Dalai Lama stresses peace, values at MCI center

By Katie Trawinski | November 14

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, spoke of cultivating global peace through compassion at the MCI Center yesterday. Tenzin Gyatso is believed by the Buddhist people to be the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. In 1959, nine years after Tibet was invaded by China, the Dalai Lama was forced into exile in India.

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Barbershop play cuts up Arena

By Marissa Chmiola | November 14

"The minute you find a barbershop, that's when you feel at home," states a character in "Cuttin' Up," now playing at the Arena Stage. Few homes are as lively as the barbershop home that writer-director Charles Randolph-Wright creates in "Cuttin' Up." An eclectic sampling of visitors frequent Randolph-Wright's fictional barbershop, sharing wit and wisdom, telling stories of history past and turning out some riotous banter.

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Mothertongue celebrates its seventh year

By Neal Fersko | November 10

Every month, it stands out as a bold curiosity on the Black Cat's schedule: "Mothertongue: Women's Spoken Word $5 Backstage." The inevitability of it showing up each second Wednesday has been an unshakeable truth for the past seven years. Mothertongue, in adherence to its mission statement, commits itself to nurturing an empowering atmosphere where women "use their voices, art, talents and skills to build a just and inclusive community.

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Sports

Hoop notes: Guards key to season start

By Kevin Hilgers and Dan Jacobson | November 10

Ingram leads in exhibition win over Catholic Andre Ingram scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and freshman Garrison Carr scored 18 off the bench Wednesday night as AU defeated Catholic University, 71-63, in a home exhibition. The Eagles started three guards, including freshman Derrick Mercer at point guard.

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Metro brief: GW doctors visit Pakistan

By Kate Oczypok | November 10

In the aftermath of September's devastating earthquake in Pakistan, eight doctors and nurses from the George Washington University Hospital traveled to lend their medical expertise to injured victims Oct. 14, according to The Hatchet, GW's student newspaper.

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Out of context

November 10

"I always thought Paul McCartney looked like a mouse." -Neal Pattison, SOC professor Like a deer in the headlights, a young woman stepping off the AU shuttle near the Katzen Arts Center froze when she saw, well, a deer idling on the lawn. Then, like a deer in most non-headlight situations, the AU student ran away.

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Opinion

Corrections

November 10

In the Nov. 7 article, "Four UC students sentenced to jail," The Eagle incorrectly referred to the University of California Chico. Chico is a school in the California State University system, not part of the University of California system. In an Oct. 31 article about DCist.

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Opinion

Change has its costs, but status quo is worse

By Eve Gatewood | November 10

I would like to address the concerns of one of my readers, who In his letter to the editor published Nov, 4 he stated that "The only way, the board of trustees can be changed is through an act of Congress" and further admonishes students "to lobby our representatives" so that AU "can fix the fundamental flaws that [I] refuse to acknowledge need fixing.

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Campaign volunteers work to bring in voters in off-year election

By Sean Miller | November 10

Candidates, citizens and advocacy groups mobilized in Virginia on Tuesday in an effort to increase voter turnout on what is typically an ignored Election Day. Official parties and partisan organizations alike worked hard to generate greater participation in this off-year election and boost what is usually a low voter-turnout.

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Top 10

By Josh Kramer | November 10

Top 10 fish on the Seafood Watch "avoid" lists (which Bon App?tit follows for TDR) that sound like things you probably wouldn't want to eat, anyway: 10. Conch 9. Snapper 8. Hake 7. Shark 6. Sole 5. Toothfish 4. Rockfish 3. Monkfish 2. Tilefish 1. Orange

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Opinion

All thumbs

November 10

Thumbs up... Harry Potter... AU is offering a chance to see the new flick a day early! Hopefully everyone has their ticket. Thanksgiving... If you're sick of TDR by now as well, cheer up! Turkey Day and all the delectable eats it brings is right around the corner! Would someone please pass the sweet potatoes? Board of Trustees townhall meeting.

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Documentary doesn't follow 'Protocol'

By Josh Kramer | November 10

Sometimes even intellectually stimulating subject matter can't help a bad documentary. "Protocols of Zion," a movie by Mark Levin about anti-Semitism after September 11, lacks the focus and objectivism it needs to make it a good film, although Levin presents a great deal of interesting information in the movie.

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'The View' films at AU

By Brian Kalish | November 10

On Wednesday morning, members from each of AU's sororities participated in a live national television broadcast of ABC's daytime talk show "The View." Star Jones, one of the five co-hosts of "The View," is an AU alumna and was president of the AU chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

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Eagle Endowment awards grant for community service

By Kendra Garstka | November 10

The Eagle Endowment, an Office of Campus Life-sponsored opportunity that gives a $1,000 grant to a member of the AU community for public or community service, recently awarded the annual prize to Monique Toussaint, a senior in Kogod School of Business and Alpha Nu Omega's Iota Chapter.

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Gershwin opera ends the season on a high note

By Drew Richardson | November 10

With the coming of November, the leaves began falling and the air started cooling, but Monday night it was "Summertime" at the Kennedy Center, as the Washington National Opera performed Gershwin's American classic, "Porgy and Bess." Directed by Francesca Zambello, the performance featured strong lead characters, interesting set design and a story that connected with the American crowd in a way that classic opera from Verdi or Puccini could not.

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Soccer prepares for PL tourney

By Ian Quillen | November 10

For the second time in as many seasons, the AU men's soccer team will host the Patriot League Tournament, Friday and Sunday at Reeves Field. But this year has been hardly anything like the last. In 2004, led by seniors Thomas Myers in goal, Sean Albright, Charlie Koniver and Nick Zaron on defense, Shawn Kuykendall at midfield and Dave Marut up front, the Eagles entered the PL playoffs with a 9-1-1 mark in their last 11 games.

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Tackle all your troubles: watch a ballgame

By Carolyn Fox | November 10

Sometimes all it takes to make a bad night good is a great tackle. I sat on the couch two Sundays ago failing miserably at snapping out of a mood I had been in since Wednesday. It had been one of those weeks, the kind when gravity won more often than balance, and food dropped on my shirt instead of in my mouth.

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