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Metro brief: Metro train splits at Silver Spring station

By Lauren Gardner | September 22

The first two cars of a red line train broke away from the rest while leaving the Silver Spring station Tuesday morning, abandoning the rest of the train on tracks south of the station, according to the Washington Post. The incident occurred at 9:07 a.m.

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Jodie Foster sticks to 'Plan'

By Robyn Abzug | September 22

"Flightplan" shows viewers three simple things. Sean Bean likes playing slightly boring authority figures, Jodie Foster favors confined spaces, and Hollywood has a thing for psychologically damaged mothers who may or may not have imaginary children. In the movie, Foster ("Silence of the Lambs," "Panic Room" - in which Foster spends much of the movie in a claustrophobic room) plays propulsion engineer Kyle Pratt.

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Number of international students falls from last year

By Sarah Alsgaard | September 22

The number of undergraduate international students studying at AU has decreased from 369 last year to 331 this year, according to AU's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. "I think it's a combination of factors," said Fanta Aw, director of International Student Services at AU, of why the numbers are decreasing.

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Sports

AU women's teams drop D.C. rivals: Two put-back goals give women's soccer vital win over GW

By Jordan Beane | September 22

The AU women's soccer team hasn't had much luck so far this season, falling victim to a number of sloppy losses and dormant offensive performances. Yet, the Eagles haven't given up on the season, perhaps hoping the rest of the fall should offer some second chances.

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Campus Calender

By John Riley | September 22

Thursday, Sept. 22 "Civility in the Classroom" (CIVITAS week event) 12:00 p.m., Hurst Hall, room 210 The Center for Teaching Excellence is sponsoring this event for faculty looking to explore how civility can foster intellectual discourse, cooperation and learning.

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Experts speak about U.S.-Mexico gap

By Sean Miller | September 22

A massive development fund aimed at closing the wage-gap between Mexico and the United States is the only way to decrease the flow of illegal-immigrants crossing the border, according to a panel of experts convened yesterday at AU. "The biggest reason [for crossing into the U.

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Web may win in comic wars as newspapers start to go stale

By Jeff Lambert | September 22

Will the web replace everything as a medium? Nicholas Gurewitch, publisher of weekly webcomic "Perry Bible Fellowship," says yes. "It is an unstoppable force," he said. "Like the 'Nothing' in 'The Never-ending Story.'" In an age where satellite radio is establishing dominance over FM, where newspapers are scrambling to establish a Web presence to avoid extinction and television is continually in the hands of the consumer, the role of the Internet in our media landscape is growing greater with each passing moment.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

By Ben Turner | September 22

Dear Editor, The Conduct Council class, which several administrators and I helped to put together this summer, meets throughout the semester, has two five page papers and includes a mandatory "comprehensive training on the student disciplinary system and the Student Conduct Code.

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Political site intrigues students

By Kate Oczypok | September 22

Members of AU's political student groups have expressed both interest and concern over a new web site that aims to give students more ideas from the political right. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, intellectualtakeout.com hopes to increase conservative students' presence in campus debates.

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Sports

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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