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Better luck next time for Men's Basketball

By Ian Quillen | November 24

The dream of upsetting neighboring giants Maryland in its season opener turned into a nightmare for the AU Men's Basketball team, which only managed eight points in the first half of a 79-48 loss to the Terrapins Saturday night in College Park, Md.

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Sports

Eagles sweep weekend opener

By Jesse Epstein | November 24

Sports columnist Jesse Epstein reflects on AU Women's Basketball team's sweep this weekend of UNC-Asheville and Howard at Bender.

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News

Hundreds turn out for Ataris

By Emily Zemler | November 24

San Dimas High School Football ruled the Tavern on Saturday night when pop-punk band the Ataris played to a surprisingly large crowd of over 400 AU students. The Ataris, and opening bands Planes Mistaken for Stars and Hopesfall, put on a solid live show that many students enjoyed.

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News

Breaking News: Public Safety Director leaves AU

By Keith F. Shovlin | November 24

Public Safety Director Colleen Carson is no longer with the University as of late Tuesday, according to an internal AU memo. Pat Kelshian, executive director of Risk Management and Safety Services, which oversees Public Safety, would not comment on why Carson left the University.

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News

Students post roommate ads online

By Margaret McElligott | November 24

AU students struggling to find housing this year have a new option to make their search a little easier. Liveoffcampus.com, a Web site started by three George Mason University students, has been advertising heavily around AU's campus and offers a unique approach to the apartment hunt.

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News

Acting leads to appreciation

By Dan Zak | November 24

Columnist Dan Zak explains how helping students make a short film increases his respect and understanding for movie makers.

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Opinion

New AU is the same as the old AU

By Josh Kraushaar | November 24

Opinion Columnist Josh Kraushaar discusses AU's appeal to alumni, and its receptivity and attention to student needs.

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News

Music Notes

November 24

From the Strokes to Sarah McLachlan to Seal - read these CD reviews of recent releases.

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News

Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | November 24

Public safety and general police reports from around campus

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News

Ataris breaks SUB contract

By Emily Zemler | November 24

An estimated 400 AU students filled the Tavern on Saturday night to see the Ataris play its final show on a national tour. Despite the high attendance, however, the Ataris' visit was not successful on all fronts. "I'm happy because all in all it was a success," Jason Geisinger, assistant director of the Student Union Board, said. "But we were taken advantage of so badly. [The Ataris] took our contractual obligations to an extreme."

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News

The best of R.E.M. packed into two CDs

By Jen Turner | November 20

On Oct. 28, Warner Bros. released "In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003," a two-CD conglomeration of choice album tracks and a slew of B-sides and rarities, which appropriately treads the waters of R.E.M.'s greatness.

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News

Protested display unchanged

By Rebecca Bellville and April Astor | November 20

Against the wishes of a committee organized by an AU history professor, the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum intends to continue with its planned display of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945.

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News

Finding love on all the wrong stations

By Various | November 20

Reviews of dating shows in all their spendor and scandal.

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News

Band shares its 'Story'

By Jorge Del Pinal | November 20

St. Louis' Story of the Year's amazingly energetic show came to the Black Cat on Thursday as the band, along with Jackson, opened for pop-rockers Sugarcult. Story of the Year tore through a set of aggressive and fast-paced songs from its debut album, "Page Avenue."

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News

Get in her zone

By Michael Vallebuona | November 20

Fortunately - or perhaps disturbingly - Britney Spears' new release, "In The Zone," presents the pop-tart outside of her plaid skirt and getting into something a little more kinky. Namely, masturbation.

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Sports

Fantasy sport junkie

By Elliot Smilowitz | November 20

Sports Columnist Elliot Smilowitz is addicted to fantasy sports. It started innocently enough. An NCAA tournament bracket here, a friendly wager on a baseball game there. Finally, he decided that this NFL season, he would dive head-first into the world of fantasy football.

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News

Not Quite Wrong: Nov. 20, 2003

By Ross Nover | November 20

Ross Nover's comic, Not Quite Wrong, for Nov. 20, 2003

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