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September 12

The Most Serene Republic "Underwater Cinematography" (Arts and Crafts Records) Sounds like: Death Cab for Cutie drowning in a bathtub. B+ "I think we all know the words," repeats lead vocalist/lyricist Adrian Jewlett and his band of grad school refugees. Well, actually, no we don't.

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AU students plan relief week for hurricane victims

By Mary Specht and Jess Reamy | September 8

More than 100 students from colleges closed by Hurricane Katrina's destruction have enrolled at AU to salvage their semesters, greeted by special accommodations and a week of events to raise donations for disaster relief. When the hurricane hit, classes had not yet started at Tulane, where most of AU's transfers expected to start school.

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Sports

Weekend a good chance to study...your couch and TV

By Jordan Beane | September 8

Right now it's Thursday as you read this. You're starting to think about the weekend, what you're going to do, where you're going to eat, who your beer pong partner's going to be. Yet before you make plans, let me give you a little advice on what you're going to do for the next five nights.

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Brooks carries 'Othello'

By Vanessa C. Mueller | September 8

A classic of the Shakespeare cannon, "Othello" is also one of his more difficult works to perform because of the multiple ways to interpret the characters and the intense racial implications of the play. The Shakespeare Theatre tackles it again as the opening performance of its season.

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'Don't Cha' fall prey to cheating hearts

By Blair Bryant Nichols | September 8

I am sure that, like myself, you were all intoxicated with the hit song "Don't Cha" this summer. Without bothering to listen to most of the lyrics, I immediately adopted the chorus as the siren's call to committed boys everywhere that I was too irresistible for them.

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Students stranded by Park Bethesda shuttle cuts

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | September 8

Housing and Dining Programs dropped Park Bethesda shuttle's Sunday service and cut operating hours on other days because the building was not meeting its target revenue, according to director Julie Weber. To meet the target, the university reduced the shuttle budget when it chose a new shuttle service provider June 1.

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Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | September 8

Aries (March 21 - April 19) This week, you may feel as though your life is a reality show. So jump in the hot tub, do shots of tequila and threaten to stab your roommate with a fork. Astrologically approved minor: Pornography Taurus (April 20 - May 20) It may seem as though a bird is shitting on the windshield of your life this week.

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AU welcomes new Catholic chaplain

By Kate Oczypok | September 8

Last week, the AU Catholic community welcomed their second new chaplain in four months, Father Zygmunt Kurzawinski. Kurzawinski will replace Father Patrick Dempsey, who was reassigned by the Archdiocese of Washington to work full-time as a secretary for retired Cardinal William Baum.

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Out of context

September 8

"I refuse to pay $5 to $6 for a drink that doesn't have alcohol in it." -A shocked student expressing dismay over her meal plan no longer being usable at Jamba Juice. An involvement fair! The perfect time for new students to taste all the fruits that AU student activities have to offer.

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Sports

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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