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Green festival advocates environment

The Green Festival, held Sept. 24 and 25 in the Washington D.C. Convention Center, gave participants the opportunity to hear speakers, tour informational booths and participate in other activities that advocated and promoted environmentally-sound practices.

Commission to develop strategy on education

The U.S. Department of Education has assembled a new commission to develop "a comprehensive national strategy" on the future of the United States' post-secondary education system. In a speech from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings said that the commission will focus on the issues of steadily rising enrollment, declining affordability of higher education and the role of universities in America's global intellectual competitiveness, according to the New York Times.

Metro brief: Ray Charles' memorabilia on display

Ray Charles' manager donated several items of memorabilia from the soul music pioneer Wednesday to the permanent collection the Smithsonian Institute. Joe Adams, Charles' manager for more than 45 years and president of Ray Charles Enterprises, donated a pair of the singer's Ray-Ban sunglasses, a Braille Yamaha keyboard, a specially designed chess set and a gold-sequined jacket, among other things.

Scene brief: Book Fest brings big names to Mall

Thousands of people gathered at the Mall yesterday for the fifth annual National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress. Over 80 authors attended the festival, hosted by first lady Laura Bush. Several tents were set up between Seventh and 14th streets, each dedicated to a different literary genre.

Service group doesn't mind getting splashed

Anyone who frequents the D.C. Central Kitchen stands a good chance of running across a large group of volunteers wearing nametags stamped with reddish moons. Standing in the kitchen dicing potatoes, he or she might ask, "What on Earth does 'Burgundy Crescent' mean?" Burgundy Crescent is not a typical name for a community service or Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies group.

Kids paint picture of society

On Monday, the Intercultural Management Institute welcomed "Children's Art From Around The World" to American University. The exhibit, which runs in McKinley Hall through December, was made possible by The International Child Art Foundation (ICAF), a non-profit organization that promotes children's creativity and the arts both nationally and internationally.

Bethesda goes indie

It's not easy trying to expand the scope of a medium "mostly for superheroes and talking animals," comics legend Harvey Pekar said at this weekend's Small Press Expo, or SPX, at the Holiday Inn Select in Bethesda, Md. The Small Press Expo is the premiere independent comic book meeting in North America.

Speak out on Ladner

I'm writing this editorial because I'm upset by what Dr. Ladner has done and I'm upset at student body's apathy towards this issue. President Ben Ladner has disgraced the school and should resign immediately for two reasons: 1. He has already ruined his own credibility.

Confidential sources spark debate at American Forum

Last night's American Forum on the role of confidential sources fueled a heated disagreement between Mike Isikoff of Newsweek and Matt Cooper of Time Magazine over whether or not sources should be pressured to go on the record. "We're in a little bit of a danger of making a fetish of confidential sources," said Mike Isikoff.

Sheehan featured in war forum

Cindy Sheehan and other speakers compared the war in Iraq to the Vietnam War last night in the Kay Spiritual Center. A sign in front of the podium greeted students, proclaiming the message of the night, "Bring Them Home Now." The event, "Vietnam and Iraq: The Lessons Ignored and Forgotten," was sponsored by the Coalition for Action and Social Justice and organized by history professor Peter Kuznick.

Tasteful gore in 'History'

Sometimes David Cronenberg seems a little crazy. According to his International Movie Database biography, his nickname is "Deprave," and he is known as both "The King of Venereal Horror," and "The Baron of Blood." Kind of makes a person stop and wonder who this man is.

Coerced retirement insulting to love of the game

As a 23-year-old who's young at heart, one of the few ways to make growing up tolerable is to embrace the scenes of my youth. Maybe not the cloudy haze that once possessed my car on Saturday nights, but rathersuch times as when I scored 30 points in a middle school basketball game.

Out of context

"Even if Hurricane Rita destroys Texas - let's say it takes out Oklahoma, too - it still won't end pork politics in Congress." - A School of Public Affairs professor discussing Hurricane Rita's potential effects. An impressionable young girl and her mother were seen walking through the amphitheater Wednesday afternoon, serenaded by a blasting boom box on the stage.

MC5 guitarist offers guidance to young political activists

Since the day in 1965 that he teamed up with Fred "Sonic" Smith to form Detroit's MC5, guitarist Wayne Kramer has been one of the most influential and important political rock and roll musicians of all time. The first MC5 album, "Kick Out the Jams," which opens by entreating listeners to "decide whether they are part of the problem or part of the solution," is still regarded by many to be the greatest live album in the history of rock music.

MPAA president visits AU, condemns movie piracy

"Mom, Dad, this is Larry Kroger, the boy who molested me last month. We have to get married." This quote is from the National Lampoon classic "Animal House," CEO and President of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Dan Glickman's favorite movie.

This week in Eagle

Friday, Sept. 23 Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Bucknell Saturday, Sept. 24 Men's Soccer: 1 p.m. vs. Lafayette Volleyball: 2 p.m. vs. Colgate Sunday, Sept. 25 Field Hockey: 1 p.m. vs. Longwood

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