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A choice no mom could love

By Kevin Hilgers | November 17

There are certain questions every kid asks his or her parents. "Where do babies come from?" "Why do people die?" And, at least from me: "Who do you love more: Me or my sister?" Explaining life and death is an easy thing because each one has a satisfying answer.

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News

Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | November 17

Thursday, Nov. 10 Drug paraphernalia was confiscated from a male student in Anderson Hall. The item tested positive for marijuana. Employees of one of the shops in the Tunnel contacted Public Safety, asking that a university employee be removed from the shop.

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News

'Les Mis?rables' actress Henstock comes home

By Chris Patriquin | November 17

"Les Mis?rables," the critically acclaimed musical that has entertained millions for over 20 years, is coming to the National Theatre with the Washington Performing Arts Society this holiday season. The tale of love, loss and redemption follows ex-convict Jean Valjean as he works to redeem himself in the eyes of God.

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Sports

Hadavi, women's hoops tired of street clothes

By Jesse Epstein | November 17

Tala Hadavi keeps the high-end clothing stores in Friendship Heights and Pentagon City in business...and much to her chagrin. Ever since she's arrived on campus almost three years ago, injury and NCAA regulations have forced her to spend more time in skirts and high heels on the bench than she has doing what she does best: draining threes and spearheading the Eagles' attack.

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News

Bring the dorm noise, hear the complaints

By Mia Steinle | November 17

With only paper-thin walls to separate them, several thousand young people with erratic sleep patterns and disparate music collections are bound to cause some noise. Dorms on the campus' south side especially have the reputation for being loud. As it turns out, students agree that the raucous sounds on south side cause some major noise pollution.

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News

Ex-trustees' open letter blasts remaining board members

By Kyra Smerkanich | November 17

Four former members of the AU board of trustees who resigned following the investigation into ex-President Benjamin Ladner's finances released a statement in response to last week's town hall forum that said trustees purposefully adjusted the total value of Ladner's severance package to offset the amount he would have to pay back to the university and to the IRS.

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News

Problems with online registration stresses students

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

Spring 2006 registration began on Oct. 31, which is often a frustrating and stressful experience for some students. The Office of the Registrar has added new features to AU's course registration page, according to its web site http://american.edu/registrar, including changes to its online list of classes that identify the class as a general education, distance learning, topics or university college courses.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Minorities in higher ed need scholarships

November 17

According to new analysis, the percentage of minority students in American colleges is dropping at a dangerous rate. The National Council of Public Policy in Higher Education said that states need to do more to ensure that minorities continue on an upward trend in college graduation.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

November 17

Dear Editor, Reading Will Haun and David Grossman's respective pieces in The Eagle last week typified the problem that exists in American politics: This tendency to go to the extremes.ÿ While Mr. Haun may have overstated the case for the religious founding of our nation, Mr.

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News

Financial aid falling behind for minorities

By Debbie Kang | November 17

States must focus on the affordability of higher education at a time when tuition is rapidly increasing, but financial aid is falling behind for minority students, according to a recent report by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education The education and income levels of American workers will decrease in the next decade if states do not do more to improve the number of college graduates from minority groups, according to the report.

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News

First gender studies doctorate program created

By Malorie Sellers | November 17

Indiana University announced plans earlier this month to offer the first doctorate degree in the nation specifically in gender studies beginning in fall 2006. The difference between women's studies and gender studies has become a significant issue with the creation of the school's new gender studies doctoral program.

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News

AU Players and Directing Techniques class not afraid to take dramatic risks

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 17

The Katzen Arts Center promised to be a place where members of the Performing Arts Department could take risks and enhance their craft. The first performances there have used that sense of creative license to push the envelope and try new things: The American Five used mathematic equations as the basis for a duet between a synthesizer and a cello, and the Chamber Singers used kazoos to give the "Barber of Seville" a new life.

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News

Salazar remembered as dynamic leader, passionate activist

By Kate Oczypok | November 17

The death of Class of 2005 president Chris Salazar has left many AU students celebrating the life of an individual who left his mark on the school as a community leader and activist.

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News

AU happy with Bon App?tit as food service provider

By Kelly Moynihan | November 17

AU students are generally happy with Bon App?tit, the school's food service provider, and its socially responsible practices despite students at more than 200 colleges protesting their campus food providers. Schools such as University of Portland and University of California are protesting their campus food providers, specifically Aramark and Sysco, for buying food overseas to save money instead of supporting local farmers and artisans, according to Time magazine.

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Sports

Yohannes charge secures men's return to nationals

By Ian Quillen | November 14

As AU and Princeton's last runners crossed the line in Saturday's NCAA Mideast Regional, the team race for second place - and a spot in the NCAA Championships - was too close to call. Princeton's top two runners finished fifth and sixth, both ahead of eighth-place AU sophomore Steve Hallinan on the course in Bethlehem, Pa.

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News

SG Senate supports ex-board members' frustrations

By Jess Reamy | November 14

The Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution yesterday supporting the four former members of the board of trustees who have resigned in recent months, in addition to a bill calling on the board to amend its bylaws in accordance with the recommendations by the Ad-Hoc University-Wide Committee on Reformation of University Governance.

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News

'Helicopter parents' becoming problems on college campuses

By Michael Lucibella | November 14

A new issue that has been popping up across colleges in the U.S. is a phenomenon termed "helicopter parents," according to Issam Khoury, resident director of Letts Hall. So named because they have a tendency to hover over their child, these parents become involved in their children's campus lives, even dealing with issues between their son or daughter and his or her roommate.

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