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Men's soccer's drops both matches to Ivy Leaguers at Yale Classic In the prelude to its Patriot League opener, the AU men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Yale on Sunday, 3-2 in overtime. Competing at the Yale Classic in New Haven, Conn.

Doves show fosters concert faux pas

"You guys, this is not a Van Halen concert." Manchester's Doves blinded audience members with their bright lights and Brit slur at Baltimore's Sonar Saturday night, but not before a group of five drunken townies came close to ruining the night for people surrounding them.

Campus calendar

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Meet the Many Faces of Peace Corps 1111 20th St. NW (Peace Corps Headquarters) 6:30 p.m. Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North 800-424-8580 Peace CorpAfrica Regional Director Henry McKoy will speak about what sharing diversity means to people in developing nations.

Tech bits

Nintendo unveils 'Revolutionary' Controller After months of speculation, Nintendo last week unveiled the controller design for its next-generation console, "Revolution." As the name implies, the device is truly different. The controller looks much like a T.

Redoing a dome and city

When people think of the Superdome in 25 years, they won't be thinking of the memorable sports moments that have occurred there, but the shocking and horrific images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Superdome has been home to Super Bowls, Final Fours and heavyweight championship matches.

Death brings smiles, sells DVDs

Think of the cute, harmonic "Alvin and The Chipmunks." Now imagine them getting brutally slaughtered. This is "Happy Tree Friends," a collection of cute and furry animals that are just begging to be mutilated. No matter what the story is, each episode ends with a bloody "Kill Bill"-esque death for each adorable forest creature.

Fashion king

It seems as if men are always getting pushed to the side when it comes to fashion. The power and prestige resides with the women's wear designers, and on the red carpet the "Who are you wearing?" question is always directed towards the female. Men's fashion is harder to pull off.

Staff editorial: AU's Civitas week

The university will be sponsoring a week of activities it hopes will make the campus a more "civil" environment. While it is certainly a noble venture, whether or not it is necessary is another question. We feel the biggest impediment to active student participation in Civitas, is the lack of knowledge many students have of the program.

Volleyball turns south on West Coast trip

The AU women's volleyball team got the NCAA tournament rehearsal it wanted. It just couldn't get the win. The Eagles dropped three in a row - including two sweeps to top 25 teams - at the San Diego Invitational last weekend. AU (5-7) didn't win a game at the hands of No.

This week in Eagle

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Women's Soccer: 3 p.m. vs. George Washington Volleyball: 7 p.m. at Georgetown Friday, Sept 23 Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Bucknell Saturday, Sept 24 Men's Soccer: 1 p.m. v. Lafayette Volleyball: 2 p.m. vs. Colgate

Quick bites

Busboys and Poets 14 and V s, NW (202) 387-7638 Metro: U Street/Cardozo-African American Civil War Memorial (green line) B- Oh, thank heavens! D.C. has another trendy coffeehouse/lounge/restaurant/bar/bookstore/club/"performance caf?"/place to go when it's really, really, REALLY necessary for one to tangibly convey having reached the outer orbits of absolute hipster ecstasy.

Editorial cartoon

Field hockey fends off pesky Tigers

Thankfully coaches don't get paid for pretty wins alone, otherwse AU field hockey coach Steve Jennings would need a temporary loan. After an arduous win Sunday against Towson, 2-1, nobody sees the problem more than him. The Eagles (7-0) found another victory for the standings, but uncovered a new issue: effort.

Metro brief: Traffic cameras installed in D.C.

A red light camera and two new speed cameras were activated Friday in D.C. as part of the city's expansion of traffic photo-enforcement, according to The Examiner. The red light camera will survey northwest-bound traffic at Florida and New York Avenues in Northeast.

Course credit offered for serving on Conduct Council

This semester students can get course credit for serving on the Conduct Council, the group that determines guilt and punishment for breaking campus rules, in an effort to encourage more students to serve on the body. Offering credit will entice more students to serve on the council, adding crucial student perspective to the body's verdicts, according to Ben Turner, director of the Student Advocacy Center.

All thumbs

Thumbs up D.C. Preparedness... We're glad that D.C. has a plan for any potential disasters. Being able to stay put is a plus as long as TDR is fully stocked. Chicken Tenders... They're selling like hotcakes in the Tavern. Too bad we can't get them every Saturday night in TDR.

Ladner's personal chef laid off

Posted Sept. 16 at 1:43 a.m. President Benjamin Ladner's personal chef, whose salary was paid by the university, was laid off Thursday amidst the board's investigation of Ladner's spending, according to the Washington Post. Sally Ekfelt, the secretary who coordinated the Ladner's social schedule, has also been transferred to the president's office to serve as an assistant to David Taylor, Ladner's chief of staff.