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Pakistani President Musharraf speaks to expats

By Zehra Rizavi · Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004

If Pakistan intends to become a credible and respected player in the international arena, it must correct its false image of an intolerant, belligerent Muslim state, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan, said Wednesday to a gathering of nearly 1,800 Pakistani-Americans in D.C.'s Mayflower hotel.

College Republicans dropped ball with Malkin

By Brad Vasoli · Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004

Guest columnist Brad Vasoli argues that the AU College Republicans were mistaken in their cancellation of speaker Michelle Malkin's visit.

American Indian museum opens

By Emily Carone and Chris Nye · Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004

More than 60,000 people pulsed to the beat of native drums Tuesday as American Indians from around the hemisphere gathered for the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. It was the largest gathering of American Indians in history. After a conch shell sounded at 9:30 a.m., tribes in full native dress paraded in alphabetical order from the Smithsonian castle to the new museum.

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Campus Briefs

September 23

Eagle staff members present news from the upcoming week on and around campus.

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Out of Context

September 23

IN AN EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAY OF BAD TIMING, Tuesday's NBC4 local news at 6 p.m. managed to juxtapose triumph and travesty. The broadcast featured a report from the National Mall that went something like this:

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'A Lo Latino' spices up Quad

By Dyane Jean-Francois | September 23

Salsa dancing, chicken fajitas and "Chicano" are all things that Americans recognize as "Hispanic." Wednesday on the quad there was an opportunity to learn more. AU kicked off the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month with "A Lo Latino," a celebration on the Quad.

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Gay mentor program

September 23

The Eagle editorial staff comments on a new mentoring program in which gay mentors would spend 10 hours per week with foster children who consider themselves sexually confused or gay. The program will be run by the Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs.

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Gay adults mentor foster teens

September 23

D.C. officials recently announced that they would create a program in which gay adults would mentor 15- to 18-year-olds in foster care who say they are gay or are questioning their sexuality. Wanda Alston, director of the Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Affairs, which was created Sept. 8, is facilitating the new program.

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Bush, Kerry differ on how to provide college cash

By Kelly Monihan | September 23

Along with national security and gay marriage, money for college students is an important issue in this year's election, with both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) proposing to provide more of it.

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Police Blotter

By Caroline Solomon | September 23

A listing of notable events reported by Public Safety for the week of September 17.

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Crossfire

By Danny Lieberman | September 23

Danny Lieberman's Crossfire comic for September 24, 2004.

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Editorial Cartoon: Rejected pandas

By Ann Detwiler | September 23

Ann Detwiler's editorial cartoon for Sept. 23, 2004.

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The Eagle's response on Muslim chaplain articles

September 23

The Eagle deeply regrets the recent act of vandalism that took place in the Muslim prayer room and condemned it in an editorial. The idea that something The Eagle fairly and accurately reported and extensively documented could be tied to what has been called a crime of bias by University Chaplain Joe Eldridge is utterly wrong and untrue.

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'September Tapes' goes guerilla

By Megan Slack | September 23

Six months after Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government was still scrambling to find Osama bin Laden, hidden somewhere in the bowels of Afghanistan. Convinced there was something more behind the deadlocked dilemma, five American filmmakers bribed their way into the war-torn country in search of answers.

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SC Board of Elections chair resigns

By Kate Oczypok | September 23

Student Confederation President Polson Kanneth asked Board of Elections Chair David Blum to resign yesterday and appointed senior Marc Malon, who served as Kanneth's campaign manager last spring, as acting chair. "I gave Mr. Blum the option to resign, but I was prepared to let him go," Kanneth said.

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Georgetown forced to change crime policy

September 23

The Eagle editorial staff comments on the Department of Education's ruling on Georgetown's sexual assault crime policy.

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September Tapes: A

By Blair Payne | September 23

"September Tapes" is a gritty, groundbreaking film that depicts an American filmmaker's account of his journey to Afghanistan after 9/11.

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British Zombie Invasion

By Daniel Longino | September 23

Edgar Wright, the pale and thin 30-year-old first-time director, can talk zombies. He can talk your ear off about slow versus fast zombies or regular zombies versus viral zombies.

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Shaun of the Dead: A-

By Daniel Longino | September 23

The opening credits of British zombie comedy "Shaun of the Dead" feature typical people working tedious jobs. There's the checkout counter of the grocery store, and people waiting to ride the bus checking their cell phones. It seems as if Western culture has already been zombified.

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Washington College of Law Hosts Debate

By Khai Ha | September 23

On Tuesday, appellate judge Keith Harper and professors Richard J. Pierce Jr. from George Washington University and Jamin Raskin from AU's Washington College of Law debated Pierce's academic article "Judge Lamberth's Reign of Terror at the Department of Interior? A Debate About Cobell v. Norten."

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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