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Taking sides on Eagle columnists

By Lauren Richards | November 4

Guest columnist Lauren Richards joins a continuing dialog between the left and the right, held in the Eagle's political columns over the last week.

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The Guide

By Jeanna Fortney | November 4

Let the Scene be your guide to upcoming events in the district.

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Diary of an Intern: Don't stop drinking about tomorrow

By Michael Vallebuona | November 4

If there has ever been a day to get smashed at work, then Wednesday was the day. I know plenty of interns who sat at their desks, staring blankly at CNN.com and resisting the urge to collapse on their keyboards in blubbering heaps. Wouldn't that have been a perfect time to co-opt a temporary bout of alcoholism? I'm telling you: All the smart interns were drinking straight-up vodka from a Nalgene bottle while making flight reservations to Toronto on Priceline.com.

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Police Blotter

By Theodora Blanchfield | November 4

Theodora Blanchfield covers campus incidents for The Eagle's News desk.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor

By Chad Smith | November 4

Senior Chad Smith writes the the Eagle asking for an antidote to the tattered main quad flag at American University.

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Out of Context

By Ian Quillen , Daniel Longino and Crista Scaturro & Dan Zak | November 4

Music endorsements, $100 bills, The Daily Mirror, Michael Moore, parking violations and Canada.

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Sports

Eagles come back to quake UPenn

By Ian Quillen | November 4

With a chance to host the Patriot League tournament hinging on Saturday's match at Lafayette, the AU Men's Soccer team could've overlooked Wednesday's nonconference clash with visiting Pennsylvania. Perhaps that's what happened early. But trailing 1-0 at halftime, the once-groggy Eagles awoke, harased the Quakers throughout the rest of the match and won, 2-1, in overtime on senior forward David Marut's game-winning header.

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Jimmy's sourness is hard to stomach

By Colleen McCarthy | November 4

"Kill" and "Pain" are words probably never before linked with Jimmy Eat World, the band owing a healthy chunk of its popularity to those carefree teenagers dancing around in their underwear in the video for the 2001 hit, "The Middle." And yet, "Futures," Jimmy Eat World's follow-up to their platinum-selling 2001 self-titled album, serves up tracks like "Kill," "Pain" and "Drugs or Me."

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Campus Brief: Library awards students iPod, accessories

By Kate Oczypok | November 4

Bender Library announced the winners of its iPod contest in a drawing on Monday by University librarian Patricia Wand. Amy Shaw won the grand prize of an iPod and accessories, and Josh Robbins won first prize of an iPod. Six additional students won USB pen drivers.

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Georgetown student pleads guilty in '04 death of AU student

By Emily Carone | November 4

Shelley Wentworth, the Georgetown alumna who killed AU student Aaron Burr in a drunken-driving accident last year, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday. In January, Wentworth ran a red light and struck a car carrying Burr and four other AU students, killing Burr and injuring other passengers.

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Director flexes wit with superhero story 'Incredibles'

By Daniel Longino | November 4

Brad Bird bleeds animation. As a young boy, the director studied under Milt Kahl, one of the original Disney "Nine Old Men" who worked on such classics as "101 Dalmations" and "The Jungle Book." After working as an animator on Disney films such as "The Fox and the Hound," Bird served as a director and executive consultant for the first eight seasons of "The Simpsons.

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Students stay up late awaiting Electoral College tally

By Kate Oczypok | November 4

While some AU students spent Tuesday evening with campus political groups in the McDowell Formal Lounge or the Ward Building, others spent election night watching television coverage with friends or staying glued to the Internet, while still others avoided the news with homework. Sophomore Sara Farizan, who said she is an Independent who voted for John F. Kerry, roamed the sixth floor of McDowell Hall when election returns started coming in around 7:30 p.m. Farizan said she hoped to watch more coverage as the night progressed, but was unsure as to what channel to turn to.

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Opinion

Student leaders want clear parking guidelines

By Arish Gajjar , Zen Hunter-Ishikawa and Polson Kanneth | November 4

Over the course of several years, AU students have been forced to deal with the ever-present and increasingly important issue of parking off campus. In addition to steady increases in rates that students must pay for parking on campus, the side streets in the neighborhoods surrounding the University are off limits for the AU Community.

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Celebration and mourning mark Bush re-election

By Rebecca Bellville | November 4

Once it became clear who would be the next president, supporters of President George W. Bush said they were happy about the Republican's official victory Wednesday, while those who supported Sen. John F. Kerry expressed hope for a winning Democratic ticket in the 2008 presidential race. After hours of suspense over which candidate would receive the crucial 20 electoral votes from the swing state of Ohio, Kerry conceded the electoral victory to Bush Wednesday afternoon. The president gave his acceptance speech a few hours later.

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Femme-fronted punks return

By Emily Zemler | November 4

Because punk rock only boasts a handful of female singers, there is little space for comparison when discussing their music. Resemblances are inevitably drawn between whichever contemporary female rocker you are discussing and "old school" punkers like Siouxsie Sioux (of Siouxsie and the Banshees) and Debbie Harry. Aimee Echo, theSTART's growling lead singer, provokes comparisons to Sioux left and right. Scarcely can a review of "Initiation," the band's second album, following 2001's "Shakedown!" be seen that doesn't contain a roaring comparison between Echo's and Sioux's unique vocal styles.

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Not Quite Wrong

By Ross Nover | November 4

Ross Nover's comic Not Quite Wrong for November 4, 2004.

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Late-night Kerry vigil held

By John Mulcahy | November 4

About 40 people gathered with the College Democrats and AU Students for Kerry in the Quad Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil in response to President Bush's electoral victory over Sen. John F. Kerry.

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