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Metro volunteers conduct terror tests

By Phil Turner · Monday, Sept. 27, 2004

The first of hundreds of community volunteers completed a Metro awareness program last week to prepare them to assist relief workers in case of a catastrophe on the rail lines.

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Bone Marrow Series, Part 2

Monday, Sept. 27, 2004

By the time you read this, it is likely I will be waking up from surgery to donate my bone marrow to a man with leukemia whom I've never met. Throughout the past few weeks I've been told I'm courageous for making this choice. Quite a few friends and relatives have confessed, 'I could never do it.'"

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The full story on Kramerbooks

By Rebecca Bellville | September 27

One might describe Kramerbooks as a Washington institution, the perfect combination of a bookstore and restaurant, or an excellent place to find books that appeal to one's intellect. But for Pete Conner, a manager of the store's Afterwords Caf?, it's a bit simpler than that. "This place is strange," he says. "It's really strange."

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Jolt begets Jolinko

By Kate Oczypok | September 27

The Daily Jolt, American University's student information web page introduced a new site earlier this month called Jolinko, a sister site of the Jolt. Jolinko can be accessed through thedailyjolt.com.

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Silver City: D-

By Matt Rajput | September 27

Unlike "Fahrenheit 9/11" and subsequent documentaries, "Silver City" in no way attempts to mask itself as being a source of information that was not readily available to the public. Instead, it uses its star-studded cast to poke fun at the president in a manner less obvious than "Saturday Night Live," yet less interesting than a bag of flour.

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Soccer shuts out HC

By Bryan Brown | September 27

After back-to-back home wins, AU Women's Soccer traveled to Worcester, Mass., to play its first conference match against Holy Cross. The Eagles played tough to win by a score of 1-0.

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Groups strive to send more young voters to the polls

By Claire Maude | September 27

Turn on MTV today, and chances are the "Real World" marathon is going to be interrupted by an advertisement showing skateboarder Tony Hawk sitting in the Oval Office. "This is the White House, and the buck should really stop here," Hawk says in the ad. "But actually it stops with me."

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The Rusty Nail: Word games

By Lester Russell Allen IV | September 27

The fine folks of Whole Foods Market have taken the euphemism ladder up another notch. They call me a "team member." I think this would be a lot more fun if I were allowed to call my bosses "Coach," but they tend to frown on that.

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Internet news can provide fuller content

By Mary Specht | September 27

Journalists from the Web sites of The Washington Post, USA Today, The Baltimore Sun.com and other news organizations gathered in Weschler Theater Thursday night to discuss what they've learned about online journalism in the past year in "A Year in the Digital Trenches."

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MLB losers teach lessons

By Elliot Smilowitz | September 27

Only eight baseball teams are going to the playoffs, and 24 are not. By simple math, the chances are better that your team is missing rather than making the playoffs. With all the ink sure to be devoted to the World Series contenders in the coming month, I think now is a good time to reflect on what can be learned from the also-rans and almosts of the 2004 baseball season.

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Calendar

September 27

All events are free and open to everyone. Monday, Sept. 27 Jennie Lee Knight Exhibition Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays 1 - 5 p.m. , The Watkins Gallery Former AU professor and renowned sculptor Knight presents her new work, miniature animal sculptures.

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Golf wedges in at 8th

By David Bergman | September 27

AU Men's Golf completed its first main tournament of the fall season, the Cornell Invitational at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, finishing in eighth place. The Eagles finished with a combined score of 913 (302-300-311), 34 shots off the leader's pace.

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Music Notes

September 27

Reviewers from The Scene tackle some new material from Citizen Cope, Prince Po, Oh No, Wolf Eyes, Earlimart, Spiderbait, Unearth and Chronic Future.

Section 202’s Niche Sports Review

Section 202 host Gabrielle and friends go over some sports that aren’t in the sports media spotlight often, and review some sports based on their difficulty to play. 


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