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AU women's teams drop D.C. rivals: Volleyball tops Hoyas in five

By Dan Jacobson | September 22

Coming back from a 2-1 deficit, the AU women's volleyball team ended a three-game losing streak by defeating Georgetown, 3-2 (27-30, 30-28, 28-30, 30-25, 15-13), on the road Tuesday night. AU (6-7) came in having lost six of seven, while Georgetown entered with a two-match winning streak.

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Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | September 22

Aries (March 21 - April 19) Are you feeling spontaneous this week? Surprise your friends with a new hairstyle. That's right, cut your roommate's hair while he or she sleeps. You'll get lucky in: Hughes Hall. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) On Wednesday, you may feel as though you are surrounded by people who just don't think the same way you do.

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National brief: College freshman investigated for terrorism ties

By Lauren Gardner | September 22

A freshman at the University of Memphis is being investigated on suspected ties to terrorism after federal agents found a pilot's uniform, a map of Memphis International Airport and pilot-training materials in his off-campus apartment last week, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Sports

AL MVP: Who's it going to be?

By Jordan Beane | September 22

With only a few weeks left in the season, the MVP race in the American League is once again wide open. After all, it was last year when Vladimir Guerrero put the Angels on his back and pulled them into the playoffs, winning the MVP award along the way. So it seems about that time to take stock of the race, and the three main contenders.

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Jimmy Carter hosts town hall meeting

By Brian Kalish | September 22

Former President Jimmy Carter took students' questions on everything from the youth vote to the Iran hostage situation on Monday, the day he was in D.C. to present his commission's findings on election reform to President Bush and Congress. "It's hard to say, but we have problems with this greatest democracy on earth," said Carter, whose Commission on Federal Election Reform made 87 recommendations to improve the electoral process, including photo IDs for all voters, an impartial election administration and a paper trail for electronic voting machines.

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Opinion

Sheehan, phone home

September 22

Brining Cindy Sheehan to our campus to discuss America is unnecessary and irresponsible. If academics is meant to support the free exchange of ideas, it makes little sense to bring in a speaker that has done little but alienate her family and become an icon of the left's causeless Bush hatred.

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Opinion

Is the sun rising again on the Middle East?

By David Manchester | September 22

The stagnant political situation in the Middle East was given new life September 12th when Israel completed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan. On that day, all Israeli security personnel completed the removal all the Israeli settlers living in the Gaza Strip, some of whom had been there for over 30 years.

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Pres. Bush's approval rating plummets

By Kate Naseef | September 22

President Bush's job approval rating sank to an all-time low of 42 percent in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but many other factors could also be adding to the lack of approval, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll from Sept. 11. Leonard Steinhorn, associate professor of communication, cited Iraq, Katrina, the deficit and debts as major reasons.

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Report questions over $500,000 spent by Ladner

By Mary Specht | September 22

An investigative report questioned President Benjamin Ladner's spending of more than a half-million dollars on vacations, parties and food, the Washington Post reported. Ladner was also operating under a second contract negotiated a few years after he arrived at AU in 1994, unknown to many board members.

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Skin cancer on the rise for youths

By Lauren Gardner | September 22

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed an increase of nonmelanoma skin cancer among men and women under 40, and found a disproportionate increase in basal cell carcinoma in young women. The increased likelihood of cancer in that age group emphasizes the need to focus on skin cancer prevention in young adults, the study said.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Loss of int'l students

September 22

Considering itself a "premier global university," AU never misses a chance to pat itself on the back for its high international enrollment. This year, however, the university has seen a drop in the number of students coming from overseas. There are 331 foreign students this year, as opposed to 369 last year.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | September 22

Friday, Sept. 16 A staff member reported that another staff member was refusing to leave an office in Mary Graydon Center and was being combative. A Washington Semester student reported that her wallet had been stolen from her room in Capital Hall. Jacobs Fitness Center staff reported that there was a suspicious person in the area.

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Mario's new game is almost a grand slam

September 19

The pennant race is heating up, and Mario and his friends are getting caught up in the love of the game. In "Mario Superstar Baseball," classic Nintendo characters from the Mushroom Kingdom, like Donkey Kong, Luigi and Bowser, take their conflicts to the baseball diamond.

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Shofar, so good for horn blowers

By Lauren Kelleher-Mahony | September 19

About 150 members of the Washington, D.C. Jewish community tried to break the world record for most shofar horns blown at once Thursday in the amphitheatre, but fell short of the 387 people necessary. The event turned out to be a "dress rehearsal to go for the record next year," said Debbie Rubin, editor of Washington Jewish Week, which cosponsored the gathering with AU's Hillel and local synagogues.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | September 19

Friday, Sept. 9 Staff reported a drug violation in Anderson Hall. Public Safety responded, and took possession of drug paraphernalia, which tested positive for marijuana. Two shirts were stolen from an office in the Osborne Building. A concerned resident of Letts Hall reported that another student was in need of immediate medical assistance.

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National brief: Chicago train derails, kills one

By Kate Oczypok | September 19

One person was killed and over 80 people were injured Saturday when a train derailed in Chicago. According to The Washington Post, the five-car Metra train was traveling from Joliet, Ill. to Chicago with 185 passengers and four crew members. It derailed around 8:30 a.

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Music bits

September 19

What Made Milwaukee Famous "Trying Never to Catch Up" Self-released record Sounds Like: Spoon covering Staind C- The spotlight on the debut LP from What Made Milwaukee Famous points towards Lars Goransson and Michael Kincaid. Both of them aren't actually part of the band.

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