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Wizard's Lair: October 4, 2004

By Danny Friedman | October 4

Danny Friedman's Wizard' Lair comic for October 4, 2004.

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Pre-election protests enter final month

By Emily Carone | October 4

Anti-war and anti-capitalism activists gathered in D.C. this weekend, kicking off a wave of protests before the presidential election. On Saturday morning, hundreds attended an anti-war protest at Arlington National Cemetery and the ellipse behind the White House.

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Facebook in legal face-off over ownership

By Mary Specht | October 4

Thefacebook.com, a social networking Web site for college students, faces a lawsuit from the creators of a similar Web site, ConnectU.com. The three Harvard University graduates who created ConnectU contend that thefacebook's creator, Mark Zuckerberg, stole their idea when he worked for ConnectU.

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Interview with 'Ladder 49' cast

By Marjorie Korn | October 4

In few instances do actors in a film rally around a common purpose greater than publicizing their careers. But the cast of "Ladder 49" is different.

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Student groups clash over the presidential debate

By Matt Bocchino | October 4

The political climate at AU during the presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) Thursday night represented the nation in general: intensely divided.

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The Rusty Nail: Freshmen need to bond

By Lester Russell Allen IV | October 4

I was recently at a kegger attended by hundreds of freshman. I did not do this on purpose. As you should know, I am totally against underage drinking (ha, ha). To make things more fun, it was a theme party. A Catholic school theme. Good times. I actually went to a parochial school, but I never had any experiences with jungle juice or even girls with pigtails. What a shame.

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The Hit List

October 4

The Scene staff presents five things worth your time.

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Campus briefs

October 4

Brief news around campus this week from the Eagle's news editors.

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Opinion

Maintaining sex-assault victims' rights

By James Gardner | October 4

In response to recent articles in The Eagle detailing the ruling by the Department of Education against Georgetown University's confidentiality policy in judicial proceedings, the Student Advocacy Center (SAC) would like to clarify how AU handles confidentiality in judicial matters as compared to Georgetown.

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Sports

Underrated JMU gives Eagles a good fight, but AU triumphs over Dukes, 4-3

By Ian Quillen | September 30

The No. 10 AU Field Hockey team received a scare Wednesday, but ultimately fought off what looked on paper to be an unimposing James Madison team, 4-3. New addition Denise Infante scored twice to lead the Eagles (8-2-0) to victory over the Dukes (2-9-0) on the University of Maryland field, AU's home away from home in College Park, Md.

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Game room to open in Letts

By Khai Ha | September 30

A new game room that will include billiards, air hockey, board games, card games and an Xbox will open in Letts Formal Lounge Wednesday. A release party is planned on opening day, featuring free pizza, drinks and a contest to name the room. "This is a testing year for the game room," explains Amber Lange, resident director of Letts Hall.

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AU aims to help student voters

By Patrick Besha | September 30

In response to the upcoming election in November and reports of registration difficulties, AU is working to maximize student turnout at the polls, according to Assistant Dean of Students Sara Waldron.

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On the Campaign Trail

By Megan Slack and Jen Turner | September 30

RALEIGH, N.C. - There we were. Sixth row back, right hand side. The screen suddenly went blue, flickered and then the credits began to roll: A&E Biography, The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt. "Check out that dumb broad," an inebriated freshman yelled from the back of the bus.

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Sports

Eagles slay Navy as first victim in PL season opener

By Ryan Sherwin | September 30

According to the roster he was the smallest player on the field, but what the roster doesn't say is that he also has one of the biggest hearts on the team. One wouldn't have known it, though, because Freddy Llerena played so much bigger than the 5 feet 7 inches he is listed as on the roster.

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Campus Briefs

September 30

Eagle writers Kate Oczypok and Khai Ha cover timely events on AU campus. This week, AU Hillel celebrates Sukkot on the Quad and the library encourages students to read a banned book.

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Opinion

Eating disorders: Who's to blame?

By Nathalie Marechal | September 30

Leftist columnist Nathalie Marechal discusses eating disorders as a form of structural violence against women in the United States.

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D.C. water's bacteria levels reach highest since '96

By Phil Turner | September 30

Preliminary tests by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority show the highest levels of bacteria in the water since 1996, when citizens were warned to boil their tap water, federal officials announced Sept. 22.

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