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Students anticipate presidential debate

By Stokely Baksh · Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004

Thursday night President George W. Bush will face off against Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) in Miami for the first of three presidential debates. Citizens across the country and across party lines will be tuning in, as will some AU students who are having "debate parties," though others plan to ignore the event.

Jefferson's coin gets a makeover in 2005

By Brittney Galloway · Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004

The nickel's design will be changed to commemorate the bicentennial of 19th century explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's journey into the American West. U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White said the nickel design comes after legislation Congress passed last year.

Accuracy of the Bible is unrivaled as a text

By Joshua Wu · Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004

Joshua Wu discusses the historical authenticity of the bible according to three tests of historical reliability.

News

Students split on Bush-Kerry debate

By Matt Bocchino | September 30

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

Opinion

Baseball is back

September 30

After 33 years, baseball is finally back in D.C. The Montreal Expos will relocate to the District this spring, giving local baseball fans time to rejoice. Read the opinion of The Eagle's editorial board on the matter.

News

"Going Upriver" with Kerry

By Matt Rajput | September 30

In this allegedly very important election year, there's a lot of so-called entertainment being released with underlying meanings. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" led the pack of anti-Bush films that includes "Outfoxed" and "Silver City," as well as a number of lesser known quasi-documentaries shown in indie theaters and released on DVD for sale on the Internet.

News

Delta Gamma raises money for blind people

By Kate Oczypok | September 30

AU's chapter of the Delta Gamma sorority will hold "Anchor Clanker" day on the Quad on Saturday to raise money for Service for Sight, a program for the blind and visually impaired. The sorority has held Anchor Clanker day annually for about 10 years, according to Delta Gamma President Elizabeth Claps.

News

Out of Context

By Blair Payne and Daniel Longino | September 30

Where anecdotes go to die.

News

Flogging Molly foams with a fervor

By Elliot Smilowitz | September 30

For a brief moment, as Flogging Molly prepared to step onto the stage of the 9:30 club on Monday, panic ensued in the crowd. Ringing out over the speakers was Flogging Molly's acoustic cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." The presence of possibly the most-covered song in punk history stoked the fears of the crowd.

News

Caught with your pants down: Sex's stilted standards

By Connie Heiss | September 30

There's no denying its existence. It affects every dating and hookup decision you make, and the ones others make when doing and dishing about you. It is...THE DOUBLE STANDARD.

News

American Indian museum, culture draws crowds

By Emily Carone | September 27

The "First Americans Festival" took place on the National Mall this week in celebration of the National Museum of the American Indian opening on Tuesday. Thousands of visitors gathered to watch Native American dance performances and learn about native crafts, such as instrument and regalia making.

News

AU College Republicans hold fund-raiser

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | September 27

The AU College Republicans and assorted guests gathered Thursday night at Cheff Geoff's on New Mexico Avenue for their annual fund-raiser, Republicalooza.

News

Metro volunteers conduct terror tests

By Phil Turner | September 27

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.

News

Bone Marrow Series, Part 2

September 27

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.'"

News

The Hit List

By The Scene staff | September 27

Five things worthy of your time, compiled by the staff of The Scene.

News

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."

News

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.

News

Nerdspeak

By Carrie Moskal | September 27

Carrie Moskal's comic Nerdspeak for the week of September 27, 2004.

News

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.

Sports

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.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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