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For AU field hockey, home is sweet

By Katie Munro | September 8

It took only 23 seconds for the AU field hockey team to christen the William I. Jacobs Recreational Complex last Saturday. After waiting several months for the facility's opening, AU topped Ivy League powerhouse Princeton 4-1 in its inaugural game at "the Jake" in front of 600-plus spectators.

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Sports

AU, Purdy fall violently in DC College Cup

By Kevin Hilgers | September 8

AU men's soccer coach Todd West knows bad injuries. Almost three years ago he witnessed then-freshman Freddy Llerena's gruesome leg-snap after a tackle in a friendly against Major League Soccer team D.C. United. Llerena was able to play again after the compound tibia fracture.

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News

Acting President Kerwin speaks to Student Government

By Jess Reamy | September 8

Acting President Cornelius Kerwin addressed the concerns of Student Government representatives and General Assembly members in a Wednesday night Q&A session, reassuring them of AU's financial and academic strength and sharing his ideas for change in the coming year.

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News

AU hall-of-famer promotes development in Africa

By Kate Oczypok | September 8

Former NBA player and American University alum Kermit Washington is using his AU education abroad through the Project Contact Africa program, an organization he founded in 1995. The program, which primarily allows students to visit Africa and work in the slums at health clinics and orphanages, has been popular among AU students.

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News

AU students now able to download Napster service

By Kate Naseef | September 8

The music downloading service Napster, which offers one million downloadable music files and radio service was launched on campus last Thursday and is available to all students living in the residence halls. Approximately 875 of the 3500 students living on campus have downloaded the program so far, said Carl Whitman, the executive director of the Office of Information Technology.

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News

New Top Cow Comics Series

By Danny Friedman | September 8

"Freshmen" Veterans of the first week of a college year know the look of a freshman. Excited, anxious to speak and filled with the kind of pluck that only a semester at AU can drain completely. An arsenal of superpowers is not usually at the disposal of a freshman, but this is not the case for a group of unlikely kids in Top Cow's newest comic book, "Freshmen.

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News

Washington College of Law introduces Podcasting service

By Kate Oczypok | September 8

The Washington College of Law has begun Podcasting many of the school's lectures and events, a program that is the first of its kind among law schools. Podcasts are a new addition to iTunes, the music-downloading program popular among many college students.

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Sports

Sports briefs

By Ian Quillen | September 8

Volleyball wins twice matches in Manhattan tournament The AU women's volleyball team cruised to a pair of easy 3-0 victories this weekend en route to clinching the Jasper Volleyball Invitational in Riverdale, N.Y., Saturday. In the championship against Manhattan, senior Cutrina Biddulph slammed 15 kills, while sophomore Chelsa Brooks added seven kills, one block and four block assists.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Where's the Chicken?

September 8

Many students were surprised and angered when they arrived back on campus to news that their meal plan would be turned away from Chic-Fil-A and Jamba Juice. While it was never the same without Rodney, Jamba and Chic-Fil-A provided students a much needed outlet after a hard day of classes.

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News

Police Blotter

By Josh Goodman | September 8

Wednesday Aug. 31 An AU student reported that his wallet was stolen after he left it unattended at a restaurant off campus. An informational report was taken. An AU staff member reported that she lost the "sub-master" key, which opens a departmental office, while attending a cookout on campus.

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News

Xiu Xiu wows Warehouse

By Chris Moreno | September 8

Fresh off the heels of their new release "La Foret," Jaime Stewart and Caralee McElroy of Seattle's Xiu Xiu hit the road in support of their new record. Their music is best known for its gentle transitions into chaos that border on schizophrenia. Their D.

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News

Levy and Jackson prove their 'Man'hood

By Jeff Lambert | September 8

Who is "the man?" Is it Eugene Levy's lovable Andy Fidler, the dental supply salesman caught up in a game he never wanted to play? Is it Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson), that same street-tough, quick talking bad boy we all learned to love in "Pulp Fiction"? Is it the Internal Affairs agents who think that Vann killed his former partner? Or perhaps "the man" is inside all of them and indeed everyone? This is the question director Les Mayfield ("Blue Streak") tries to answer in his most recent study of the human drama, "The Man.

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News

Area colleges welcome storm victims in Katrina's wake

By Lauren Gardner | September 8

Colleges and universities in the D.C. metro area and across the country are opening their dormitories and classrooms to students from Gulf Coast-area schools affected by Hurricane Katrina. AU, Georgetown University, the George Washington University, Howard University and the Catholic University of America have developed unique assistance plans based on how each school can best allocate its resources.

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Sports

What to expect in '05 NFL

September 8

The NFL kicks off its season tonight with the debut of Randy Moss in a Raider uniform and a Crennel/Weiss-less Patriot's sideline. With that in mind, a look at how the league will stack up this season. AFC East, Pick: Patriots It's tough to pick against a team that has won three of the past four Super Bowls but this could be a tougher challenge than many anticipate.

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News

Campus calendar

By John Riley | September 8

Thursday, Sept. 8 Student Honors Board Elections 9:00-5:00 p.m., University Honors Center, Hurst Hall Honors students can vote for the Student Honors Board. "Being Your Best" Workshops 12:45-2:00 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 205. For more information, contact the Counseling Center at x3500.

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News

Students upset over decreasing meal plan options

By John Riley | September 8

Students who want to buy food from Jamba Juice and Chic-Fil-A will have to dig deeper into those wallets this semester following AU's decision to take the two restaurants off its meal plan. The decision to allow students to use their meal blocks at Jamba Juice and Chic-Fil-A in place of the Terrace Dining Room was an interim option provided to students when the Tavern was under renovation a couple of years ago, said Julie Weber, director of Housing and Dining Programs.

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Opinion

Guest column: Bush hates black people?

By Mike Inganamort | September 8

It was only a matter of time. First, Al Sharpton, in his infinite wisdom, proclaimed that President Bush would have acted sooner to salvage New Orleans if it was a "white city." Then, the Congressional Black Caucus claimed that the rescue efforts were racist and purposefully ignored African-Americans.

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