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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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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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News

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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Sports

Hockey set to play host, play for title

By Katie Munro | November 3

For the first time in school history, the No. 7 AU field hockey team will host the Patriot League tournament Saturday and Sunday at the Jacobs Recreational Complex. The top-seeded Eagles earned that right with their second-straight 5-0 PL regular season mark.

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News

Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | November 3

Thursday, Nov. 3 "The Ten Commandments: Criminal Law in Judaism" Noon-1:20 p.m., WCL, room 526. Rabbi Yosef Edelstein will lecture as part of WCL's Jewish Law Over Lunch series. Contact Jackie Ochs at 301-455-5237. "Women's Activism Against Militarism and War Culture" 3 p.

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News

Bender Library celebrates its millionth book

By Olga Khazan | November 3

To celebrate the acquisition of the one-millionth book to its collection, a ceremony featuring prominent AU student and faculty speakers was held at Bender Library on Wednesday. The one-millionth book, a first edition 1693 copy of John Locke's "Some Thoughts Concerning Education," was presented, as well as another book, a 1792 copy of Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Women.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

November 3

Dear Editor, In the October 31st edition of the Eagle, Eve Gatewood wrote, "Sometimes, even if one is right, fighting for the principle of something is not worth the cost. In the future any action taken to this magnitude should be the product of reflection and substantial thought.

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Campus brief: Campus bookstore raises over $1,900 for hurricane relief

By Kate Oczypok | November 3

The campus bookstore announced Tuesday it collected over $1,900 for Hurricane Katrina relief. The relief initiative was part of an overall effort by the Follett Higher Education Group, operator of the AU campus bookstore. More than $208,000 was raised in all Follett stores with 100 percent of the funds donated to the American Red Cross.

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