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Campus brief: Class on GLBTA issues to be offered at AU

By Dave Colon | September 8

A class about public speaking on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues is being offered this fall after two years of planning, said Mindy Michels, director of the GLBTA Resource Center. The class works with AU's Rainbow Speakers Bureau, which Michels established in 1997 to teach students how to speak about GLBT topics, like the difference between civil unions and marriage and adoption laws in different states.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: AU reaches out

September 8

Last week's hurricane not only displaced millions of people, it also ended some college students' semester before it even began. AU has graciously allowed affected students to enroll without rigorous requirements, and has found a way to use leftover dorm and Park Bethesda space.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor

September 8

Dear Editor, Perhaps Mr. Haun in the September 1 edition of The Eagle is unfamiliar with his many cohorts on the political Right using the Race Card. When ultra-conservatives who only happen to be a member of a racial or ethnic minority, such as Alberto Gonzales, Miguel Estrada, Condoleezza Rice, et al.

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Opinion

All thumbs

September 8

Thumbs up Free food on Quad... It was awesome to see so many students outside mingling and enjoying some hot dogs, kettle corn, and creamsicles. Catching up with friends is always fun, and so is finding something free on campus! WCL Podcasting... AU's law school will begin podcasting this semester.

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News

DVD collection worth the 'D'oh'

September 1

Woo hoo! The sixth season of still popular and still Emmy Award-winning primetime cartoon "The Simpsons" is out on DVD, and it's full of classic episodes and extras. In the show's long life, "The Simpsons" has molded the sense of humor of the many who grew up watching it.

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News

Police blotter: The Best of the Worst of the Summer

By Josh Goodman | September 1

The Police Blotter Presents: The Best of the Worst of the Summer May 11 A student who was barred from having contact with a priest on campus violated that order by contacting the priest via text message. The student was barred from all AU property. May 19 A shuttle driver reported that two individuals were consuming alcohol aboard his shuttle bus.

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Sports

womens soccer brief

By Jesse Epstein | September 1

The Eagles split their week, beating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2-1 on September 2nd, before losing Tuesday 3-2 at Mount St. Mary's. After falling behind on a UMBC goal in the second minute, the Eagles bounced back on two Marcela Ricupera goals, with the game winner coming on a header from Siobhan Gillan in the 40th minute.

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News

Out of context

September 1

"I just really want it to stay up ... Wait! I didn't mean it that way..." - an exasperated Scene staffer, traversing the fall semester's very first production night. Two weeks ago, campus was a barren, featureless social desert; a playground for chirping crickets and a remaining handful of stalwart summer students.

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Sports

Goldberg grabs win 400 vs. Loyola

By Kevin Hilgers | September 1

It was a Tuesday night game in Bender Arena before a few hundred people, and it only took the AU Volleyball team 72 minutes to easily dispose of Loyola (Md.). You couldn't have asked for a more fitting setting for low-key coach Barry Goldberg's 400th win, each of which had come with AU for the school's longest-tenured coach.

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News

Dorm decorating on the cheap

By Vanessa C. Mueller | September 1

Being a poor college student is no excuse for having a boring dorm room. Here are some quick and easy ideas to make any room a little more colorful and a little more like home. Magazine collages: Cut up those old issues of Cosmo, Vogue, or Sports Illustrated and tape up favorite photos and witty headlines on those drab wooden closet doors.

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Convenience comes at a cost in the Eagle's Nest

By Erie Meyer | September 1

Walking into the Eagle's Nest invariably brings these three thoughts to mind: 1) That Subway smell is suffocating; 2) This new Mike Jones track makes me want to get down; and 3) Ramen isn't normally this expensive, is it? The third of these thoughts has been verified.

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News

Quick bites

By Vanessa C. Mueller | September 1

Lauriol Plaza 1835 18th St., NW (202) 387-0035 Metro: Dupont Circle (red line) B Voted best Mexican food in the city by the readers of the Washington Post, this sister restaurant of local favorite Cactus Cantina trumps its sibling on almost every count. The food is notably better and the fajitas del mar are incredible.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Total devastation

September 1

The perfect storm that came ashore Monday morning devastated America's Gulf Coast. People in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are picking up whatever pieces are left of the life they once lived. Especially hard-hit was New Orleans, with eighty percent of it underwater.

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News

Campus brief: Bon Appetit wins award

By Mary Specht | September 1

Bon App?tit, the company that supplies food to the Terrace Dining Room, has won an award from the Ecological Society of America for its environment-friendly practices. Bon App?tit, based in Palo Alto, Calif., runs more than 190 cafeterias in office buildings, universities and other venues, according to an AU press release.

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Campus calendar

September 1

Thursday, Sept. 1 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center Fall Mixer 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 203 Meet the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center staff, make new friends and reconnect with old ones.

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AU Library ranked 12th worst in U.S.

By Kate Oczypok | September 1

Bender Library was ranked 12th on the Princeton Review's "This is a Library?" list, which named the 20 worst libraries among national colleges and universities based on students' assessments of library facilities. "I think the ranking is inaccurate," said Pat Wand, University Librarian.

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News

High tech laundry, higher prices

By Mary Specht | September 1

New laundry machines installed in all campus dorms will raise the price of a load by 35 cents but will ensure more reliable service and provide a Web service to notify users by email or text message when their laundry is done or when a machine becomes available, according to Director of Housing and Dining Julie Weber.

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