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Ladner can't lead university, trustees say

September 26

Posted 9/28/05 7:55 p.m. Hundreds of students crowded the tunnel around 5 p.m. demanding suspended President Ben Ladner's resignation and protesting the board of trustees meeting that took place today in the Butler Conference Room. Protesters blocked all entrances to the room, and about 20 students were invited in to the meeting to speak to the board.

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Sports

Despite late slide, Nats' have a base to build on

By Missy Rosenberg | September 26

The bubble of the Washington Nationals' dream inaugural season finally burst Sunday. The team's 6-5 loss to the New York Mets mathematically eliminated the Nats from the playoff race. (By most accounts, their prospects had been slim for the last week or so.

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Campus brief: AU hosts 'Civitas' diversity forum

By Mary Specht | September 26

AU is not a bastion of liberal thought, but rather a place of intellectual diversity, according to professor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Allan Lichtman at a forum Thursday. "Not here, not now, not ever has a value orthodoxy been imposed" at AU, he said.

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Tech bits

September 26

EB Games website sells out of Xbox 360s EB Games, the online equivalent of Electronics Boutique, has stopped taking preorders for the Microsoft Xbox 360, set for release on Nov. 22. The store has sold out of their launch allotment. There is no word on when a second batch of Xbox 360s would become available.

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News

Clark calls for better U.S. action

By Michael Lucibella | September 26

Four-star General Wesley Clark spoke to an audience of American University students Sunday night in the amphitheater, calling upon them to assume a leadership role in the future of the United States. His speech touched upon a variety of topics that he sees as challenges facing the United States in the coming years.

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Moviegoers won't be 'Wow'-ed by retro roller skating flick

By Jorge Del Pinal | September 26

A movie about roller-skating in the late 1970s starring Bow Wow would make anyone skeptical. Even for Bow Wow fans, the premise just sounds a little dumb. Thankfully, "Roll Bounce" isn't as dumb as it sounds. The story: Bow Wow plays X, an everyday '70s teenager who concentrates on his love of roller-skating to deal with the death of his mother.

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Sports

turf column

By Jesse Epstein | September 26

September 2005 will not be remembered as the brightest moment in American University's history. But, I'm getting sick and tired of hearing people complain about money misspent for things that don't affect the school. So, ion honor of my frustration, I'm going to complain about the thousands of dollars AU did spend for a "good reason.

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News

Ladner contract questioned

By Mary Specht | September 26

"... As a condition of his employment, Ladner is required to accept lodging on University property. He shall have full use, possession, and enjoyment for himself and his family of a residence house to carry out his duties as President. All costs for maintenance, repair, insurance, utilities, telecommunications, dining, housekeeping services, and residence staff will be paid for or provided by the University.

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Opinion

Leave fall break alone

By Will Mount | September 26

The Administration is considering several different proposals to radically change the fall academic schedule. Beginning in 2006, all options, except Option A (the status quo) will remove at least one day of Fall Break and one study day. As approved through Residence Hall Association Resolution 1 on September 17, 2005, the Residence Hall Association strongly opposes any fall schedule plan that removes holidays from the fall calendar.

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Green festival advocates environment

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 26

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.

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News

Commission to develop strategy on education

By Casey Piper Coes | September 26

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.

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Metro brief: Ray Charles' memorabilia on display

By Lauren Gardner | September 26

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.

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Scene brief: Book Fest brings big names to Mall

By LEANA ZBOROVSKY | September 26

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.

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News

Service group doesn't mind getting splashed

By Rebecca Shillenn | September 26

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.

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News

Kids paint picture of society

By Drew Richardson | September 26

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.

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Bethesda goes indie

By Danny Friedman | September 26

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.

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Opinion

Speak out on Ladner

By Emily Freifeld | September 26

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.

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