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Not Quite Wrong: November 22, 2004

By Jesse Miksic | November 22

Ross Nover's comic Not Quite Wrong for November 22, 2004.

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Metro Brief: Students remember transgender victims

By Emily Carone | November 22

Gay rights supporters gathered at the Capitol reflecting pool Saturday evening to remember victims of anti-transgender violence. It was an event to mark the sixth annual "Remembrance Day," an event started in San Francisco to remember forgotten transgender victims.

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AU students sued over pirated music

By Kate Oczypok | November 22

The Recording Industry Association of America sued two AU students and one unknown individual Thursday for illegally sharing digital music files online over the University's computer network. According to federal copyright laws, the RIAA is able to seek up to $150,000 in damages for each song illegally downloaded online.

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Seniors tour Katzen

By Anne Godlasky | November 22

Ten AU seniors toured the Katzen Arts Center on Thursday to see the 130,000-square-foot space, which includes their class gift - a student lounge on the second floor. "[In] the senior lounge area there will be a two-story glass space, seating, and you will be able to look all the way down the corridor to the rotunda space," intern architect Onyel Gibson said.

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Jewel of the Nile: Great love in Kurdistan

By Rebecca Byerly | November 22

VAN, Turkey - The adventures of life have led me to Kurdistan (a region of Eastern Turkey) and I have fallen in love with the Kurdish people and culture. I and five of my friends from the American University in Cairo traveled to Turkey for Eid (the feast after Ramadan). We landed in Ankara, rented a minivan and drove along the Black Sea and Turkish border with Armenia and Georgia, toward Diyarbakir, a city in Kurdistan, a region in Turkey.

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Metro Brief: New York Ave. Metro stop opens

By Emily Carone | November 22

After four years of construction, Metro opened its newest Red Line station Saturday morning in a ceremony attended by Mayor Anthony Williams, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, and other community and business leaders. The New York Avenue station will provide service to Northwest D.C.

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From 'Garden State' to 'SpongeBob,' the Shins explode

By Chris DeWitt | November 22

It's been a strange road to fame for the Shins. The band from Portland, via Albuquerque, has ambled along at a healthy pace since its formation in 1997. The Shins caused a stir in various indie circles with their 2001 debut, "Oh, Inverted World." But to become a household name in the near future was definitely not on Mercer's list of things to do.

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Opinion

Over the Line: One nation, without God?

By Eric Fantegrossi | November 22

Conservative columnist Eric Fantegrossi discusses the religious conviction in the United States.

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Junior centers herself with yoga

By Molly Norris | November 22

The yoga mat has traveled the world. Recently, it has been unrolled at an Irish reconciliation center, the woods of southern France and Anderson Hall study lounge. Emily Lindenmuth, 20, started bending and breathing on the mat her first semester at AU, when she took a beginning yoga class. Now a junior in the School of International Service, she starts each day around 7 a.m. with two hours of yoga powered by the memory of teaching the art to ex-paramilitaries, prisoners and Protestant and Catholic school children in Ireland this summer.

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Black Student Alliance hosts 'soul food' dinner

By Kate Oczypok | November 22

AU students were treated to an early Thanksgiving dinner Sunday evening during the Black Student Alliance's Third Annual Soul Food Dinner, which included fried chicken, turkey, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and peach and apple cobbler. Henry Soul Food, a restaurant located in Mitchellsville, Md., donated the food for the BSA's event, which about 60 students attended in McDowell Formal Lounge.

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Students get down the diplomatic way

November 22

About 200 danced on the Quad during the Resident Housing Association's Diplomatic Ball on Friday night. An after-party in the University Club drew about 100, according to Scott Goldstein, RHA president. "It went really well," Goldstein said. "Beyond all our expectations.

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Opinion

Arafat was no saint

By Shayna Packer | November 22

Guest columnist Shayna Packer discusses un-voiced perspectives on Yassir Arafat.

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Sports

Bball women show their will

By Jesse Epstein | November 22

The American University Women's Basketball team opened Bender Arena for the season with an astounding 78-59 win over William & Mary on Sunday. The Eagles were paced by a balanced scoring attack, led by senior center Kim Salem, who tied her career-high with 17 points. Senior Joanna Barnes scored 13, Tala Hadavi scored 11 and Tara Williams came off the bench to score 10 for AU.

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Sports Brief: Scoring drought against Niagara dooms Men's Bball to second straight loss

By Jesse Epstein | November 22

The AU Men's Basketball team suffered its second straight road defeat Saturday night, falling to Niagara, 78-71. The Eagles were led by center Matej Cresnik, who scored 17 points, and Raimondas Petrauskas, who netted 16 on 7-of-10 shooting.

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Manson slithers into 9:30 with less shock, same volume

By Crista Scaturro | November 22

With more costume changes than Britney Spears, Marilyn Manson returned to D.C. for the first time in more than a year Saturday night at the 9:30 club. Despite his history of clashes with the religious right and various political figures, the shock rocker had very little to say about the election or our president.

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Campus Brief: AU junior dies Thursday

By Kate Oczypok | November 22

AU student James K. (Kyle) Parker died Thursday. Parker, who lived off campus, died of unknown causes, according to University Chaplain Joe Eldridge. Once Eldridge consults with Parker's family and friends, a memorial service will be planned, he said. Parker, a member of the Class of 2006 and a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, was from Philadelphia.

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The Rusty Nail: You're so vain, SC

By Lester Russell Allen IV | November 22

Did you hear the exciting news? Did you? Maybe you missed it but, apparently, they are trying to change the Constitution. Of course, I am not speaking of the U.S. Constitution - you know, the one where you can't have slaves (good) and foreigners can't run for president (bad). No, AU's General Assembly has decided to make some very important changes - so important that the student body has the opportunity to vote on them after Thanksgiving break. My loins are quivering in anticipation.

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