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'Rocky Horror Picture Show' does the Time Warp again

By Roddy Flynn | October 27

It's that time of year again, so break out the fishnets, add some more eye shadow, grab some high heels and get ready to take that jump to the left! "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is coming to Ward 1 Saturday and Sunday night. Androids Fighting Productions has been working harder than ever to make sure the sophomore performance of "Rocky Horror" is every bit as outrageous as the first.

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Pests seen crawling campus, dorms

By Tiffany Heimbuch-Maybee | October 27

Students at American University have reported seeing rats, cockroaches or other vermin around campus, but are divided on whether the issue is a major problem facing AU. "Western Pest Services is on campus every Tuesday and Friday to perform routine inspections of common areas on campus both on the grounds and inside buildings," said Stephanie DeStefano, Grounds Operations coordinator for AU.

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Sports

Sports briefs

By Ian Quillen | October 27

Field hockey players get PL, national honors AU field hockey freshman attacker Irene Schickhardt was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Week for her play in last week's action. She netted a hat trick in AU's 3-2 overtime win at Holy Cross on Saturday.

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Sports

NHL on OLN is no-see TV

By Pat Ambrosio | October 27

This should have been a fantastic season for NHL fans. Sidney "The Next One" Crosby is skating alongside the legendary Mario Lemieux in Pittsburgh, while Jaromir Jagr has regained his scoring touch in New York (10 goals in 10 games). A crackdown on obstruction and a reduction in the size of goaltending equipment has improved the offensive flow of the game.

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DJ Aphrodite makes listeners fall in love

By Jeff Lambert | October 27

When British-born DJ Aphrodite, the irrefutable "Drum 'n' Bass King," comes to D.C. on Friday for his CD release party, listeners can expect, in the words of the King himself, "good groves, lots of energy, and great bass lines." For the uninitiated, Aphrodite sums up drum 'n' bass as "the most energizing, upbeat genre of electronica.

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SG lobbies Congress to protect higher education

By Kendra Garstka | October 27

Student Government President Kyle Taylor is encouraging students to send letters to their Congressmen and women to protest former President Benjamin Ladner's settlement package. Taylor sent out a letter urging Congress to take action to appropriately deal with issues concerning Ladner.

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'Zorro' should not ride again

By Cecilia Campbell-Westlind and Andrew Gardner | October 27

"The Legend of Zorro" is far worse than anyone could have ever, ever expected. After seeing it, viewers will wish longingly for the two hours and ten minutes of wasted life back. "Legend" stars Antonio Banderas as Don Alejandro de la Vega by day, Zorro by night.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

October 27

Dear Editor, Wow.ÿSo Ben Ladner signs a contract that was never approved by the Board of Directors, then rips the school off for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars, until the scandal is discovered and he is fired.ÿ Now the board wants to give him an extra $4 million?ÿ Way to get tough, guys.

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Opinion

Blood in the sand: uncertain future after Gaza

By Christa Blackmon | October 27

There's an old movie that has a scene depicting the Arab army sitting in a town hall in Damascus. They had gotten there ahead of the British, who they knew would replace the Turks as their lords, but with much more ambiguous titles. This was their chance to win independence.

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Sports

Volleyball aces Howard in home win

By Dan Jacobson | October 27

If the Howard Lady Bison see AU volleyball players serving in their nightmares for the next couple days, you can't blame them. On Tuesday night at Bender Arena, the Eagles had 19 aces, eight alone by junior Elizabeth Maloney, as the Eagles cruised past Howard, 3-0 (30-18, 30-10, 30-13).

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Board of trustees under Senate investigation

By Megan Slack | October 27

The U.S. Senate is requesting all documents related to the investigation into former President Benjamin Ladner's expenses, as well as information about the $3.75 million severance package the board awarded Ladner following his resignation.

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Forecast sunny for film

By Chris Patriquin | October 27

Gore Verbinski continues to amaze, consistantly bringing his A-game to the director's chair. This outing he brings neither pirates nor intelligent mice, but a story about life. The life in particular is that of a weatherman who must learn that, like the weather, life is not always predictable or pleasant.

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Sports

Ditch the Betamax, BCS

By Jordan Beane | October 27

JORDAN BEANE Right now there are six college football teams in the top 25. Six. Surely not all of them will make it through the season with an unblemished record, but I'm certainly pulling for it. Anything to mess with the creators of the Bowl Championship Series is fine by me.

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Universities nationwide face presidential scandals

By Brian Kalish | October 27

Following the removal of Benjamin Ladner as AU's president, students, faculty and administrators have been wrapped up in news reports and student protests, but AU isn't the only school that's faced a change in leadership after a presidential scandal in recent years.

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Opinion

Ben Ladner's new joke on AU students

By Chris Hunter | October 27

There's a new joke being passed around the halls of American University these days. It goes something like this. How do you know when your University's Board of Trustees have been corrupted? When you wake up in the morning and Ben Ladner's there to pee in your corn flakes because he stole your milk money.

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Sports

Maryland halts field hockey's streak at 15

October 27

The No. 5 AU field hockey team suffered its first loss, 2-1, Wednesday to its rivals, the No. 3 Maryland Terrapins at Jacobs Recreational Complex. It was the most anticipated match-up in AU field hockey history, with a possible No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament on the line.

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Opinion

Fmr. board members on Ladner severence package

October 27

We write to set the record straight. The golden, now platinum, parachute given Ben Ladner is not a mere $950,000 the Board of Trustees has disingenuously claimed. It is the entire $3.75 Million reported in the newspapers. Each and every dollar is a gift. The University owes Ben Ladner nothing.

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