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Red Sox victory mania spills out on LA Quad

October 21

At the stroke of midnight, an 80-year curse ended and AU students poured into the Letts-Anderson Quad to celebrate the falling of a dynasty. A crowd of nearly 400 students consumed the Quad, chanting, "Yankees suck" and "Boston Red Sox!" their shouts reaching illegal noise levels, according to a resident assistant. The Metropolitan Police also came to the scene.

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Opinion

What do you think of the movement to eliminate fall break and lengthen Thanksgiving break to a full

October 21

Four AU students asked what they think of the measure under consideration in AU administration.

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News

Students petition for clean energy

By Stokely Baksh | October 21

Timothy Burroughs, a second-year graduate student, took out his cell phone and called President Bush's campaign office in Miami. The person on the other line hung up after hearing his pitch. He tried two more offices in different states, leaving a message that he wanted a cleaner environment and sustainable energy sources. AU students, along with representatives from Greenpeace, tabled outside the Mary Graydon Center on Tuesday to encourage students like Burroughs to sign the petition of the Declaration of Independence from Dirty Energy and call the campaign offices of the presidential candidates in swing states as part of National Day of Action for Energy Action.

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News

Students to work with public safety

By Mary Specht | October 21

Director of Public Safety Michael McNair organized two new programs aimed at encouraging students to join campus security: The Public Safety Aide Unit and the Public Safety Student Advisory Group. The Public Safety Aide Unit will employ students as part of the campus security force, but McNair stresses that they will not take the place of sworn officers. The Public Safety Student Advisory Group includes representatives from campus organizations that meet monthly to discuss campus security issues.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: 'Roving RAs' join Public Safety patrol

October 21

The Eagle staff comments on increased security presence on campus, resulting from student involvement with public safety.

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News

Caught with your pants down: Sex with ex is bittersweet treat

By Jessica Bacharach | October 21

For one night, Halloween lets us be someone we're not and act out the fantasies we would normally shelter in our minds. On Halloween, we all wear masks. This Halloween, my favorite ex was costumed as the ghost of relationships past, and I was dressed as the emotionally na?ve school girl waiting to be taught a lesson in love.

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Sports

AU roofs GW 3-1

By Phil Turner | October 21

In a crosstown non-conference showdown against George Washington Tuesday night, the AU Volleyball team cruised to a 3-1 victory with a potent .302 hitting percentage. With both teams having reached the midpoint in their seasons, the clash in Bender Arena was important for yearly District bragging rights and recruiting battles.

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News

Ramadan unites at AU

By Mary Specht | October 21

At iftaar, the nightly breaking of the fast during Ramadan, Muslims enjoy food and companionship in Kay Spiritual Life Center, hosted by the Muslim Student Association. Ramadan, the second of the five pillars of Islam, is a month-long celebration of the revelation of the Quran about 1425 years ago, Muslim Imam Tarek Abou-Ghazala explained.

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News

Nerdspeak

By Carrie Moskal | October 21

Carrie Moskal's comic Nerdspeak for October 21, 2004.

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Opinion

Bush, Kerry: two sides to same coin

October 21

Aaron Biterman calls readers' attention to the similarities between the presidential candidates in the 2004 election.

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News

CMJ Music Marathon strides to NYC

By Emily Zemler | October 18

NEW YORK CITY - I go up to New York every month or so, usually with no purpose other than to drink myself silly and see how many days I can go without sleep. I usually come back with little of substance - maybe a few good stories and almost always a hangover, but rarely something more positive than a good time. Last week, however, one of my crazy New York trips had a purpose, or at least the guise of a purpose: the CMJ Music Marathon.

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News

'Of Thee I Sing' wins favorable approval rating

October 18

"Of Thee I Sing," the 1932 Gershwin musical currently showing at the Greenberg Theatre, might seem dated on the surface, but upon closer inspection, contains several messages still relevant in today's political climate.

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News

Draft bill dies on House floor

By Rebecca Bellville | October 18

Despite months of rumors that the war in Iraq would bring back a military draft, several congressional officials said last week that it will not be reinstated. A Democratic bill that would have required "all young persons in the United States, including women, [to] perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service" died on the floor of the House of Representatives Oct.

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News

Ladner loses complaint against benladner.com

By Anne Godlasky | October 18

President Benjamin Ladner lost a complaint he filed against the student-run Web site benladner.com because the Web site did not register or use the site in "bad faith" and Ladner has no "legally protectable" rights to his name, according to the decision released by the National Arbitration Forum, an international group that provides Internet domain name dispute resolution services as an alternative to the litigation process.

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Sports

Sideline Scholars: How Beantown can cure the curse of the Bambino

By Ryan Sherwin | October 18

Dear Boston, Start from scratch. Get rid of Pedro, rebuild Fenway (keep the monster), and finally trade for the Babe. Pay whatever they want, just get him back in white and red. In all seriousness, you can win the championship without the Babe, but until you are willing to totally let the notion that you are cursed go, you will never win.

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News

Metro brief: Former governor demands HIV registry

By Phil Turner | October 18

Former Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaeffer (D) made headlines last week when he called for a public state registry for people who tested positive for HIV, according to The Washington Post. Schaeffer, 82, asked the state's HIV administrator why there isn't a list of those infected with the virus that causes AIDS during a public meeting last week.

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News

Health center feels pinch from vaccine deficit

By Rob Chamberlain | October 18

The Student Health Center is working to provide flu vaccines to AU students, even though the United States had its expected supply of flu shots cut in half this month. Two weeks ago, the British government closed down a British factory belonging to the California-based company Chiron, which was expected to provide about half of the flu vaccines used in the United States this year.

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