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Keep boat afloat

By Alisa J. Wohlfarth | September 25

I'm currently a senior in the School of Kogod here at American University. My experience at AU has been a positive one and one that I wouldn't trade for another university ... until now. Last semester I had the opportunity to study abroad. I looked through the programs that AU offered such as Australia, London and Prague.

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Sports

Wide World of Club Sports

By Michael Hoffman | September 25

The Wide World of Club Sports takes a look at the Men's Rugby team.

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News

Easy eats with online ordering

By Eric Garmon Wallace | September 25

Eric Garmon Wallace critiques order-in Web sites. He is a certified chef and sophomore in CAS.

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News

Romare remembered

By Genevieve Fry | September 25

"The Art of Romare Bearden," an extensive exhibit of nearly 130 works, showcasing Bearden's life, career, causes and world, is currently showing in the National Gallery of Art's East Wing from now until Jan. 4. The exhibit is divided into two levels, with several sections on each floor level.

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News

Metrorail plans expansion

By Greg Rosenberg | September 25

Future AU students may find it easier to fly out of Dulles International Airport, if final approval is granted and funding is secured for an extension of the Metro rail system. The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, in cooperation with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, is undertaking the construction of a 23-mile transit system that would extend service beyond the airport, into Loudoun County, Va.

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News

Get turned on, but don't get caught

By Allison Weil | September 25

I am not a member of the Mile High Club, but I know many people who are. It's not as though I don't want to "do it" in the bathroom stall of an airplane. I just haven't had anybody to "do it" with when it was possible. It seems to me that having sex in forbidden places is making a comeback.

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Opinion

S.A.S.: ship full of holes

By Kay Mussel | September 25

Effective in Fall 2004, American University will no longer accept credit from the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea. Other schools also deny credit, including Georgetown, George Washington, Emory, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Brown, Harvard, Skidmore, Boston College, Kenyon, Macalester, Tufts and Wesleyan.

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News

Campus News Briefs

By Stokely Baksh | September 25

Campus news briefs about a table talk discussion of the war in Iraq, a Human Rights film series at the WCL and the next KPU Speaker.

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Sports

Gridiron greats of long ago

By Laura Randisi | September 25

The roar of the crowd, the cheers from the sideline, the ball goes up ... and into the hands of the receiver. Touchdown! For just under 20 years, this was a common sound on campus, but football is now reserved to the television screen. Ever wonder about AU's long lost Football team? It seems like it never happened, but not long ago football players once wore an Eagles uniform.

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Sports

From the Eagle Sports Desk

September 25

Sports briefs on Field Hockey's win against Georgetown, Honors for two Field Hockey players and a Men's Soccer player, the return of Freddy Llerena to the Men's Soccer roster and the Women's Soccer team's loss to Virginia Commonwealth.

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News

Federal financial aid faces an uncertain future

By Kyle Long | September 25

Many students' financial aid packages are in question for the upcoming school year, as legislators struggle to find enough funds to sustain the federal Pell Grant program. Based on financial need, and expected family contribution, these grants provide low-income families with up to $4,000 per year for tuition, according to Brian Lee Sang, AU's director of Financial Aid.

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News

Television sex content sparks debate

By Joseph Popiolkowski | September 25

Television shows featuring clean, family-friendly content are more popular than their more sexual and violent counterparts, according to Melissa Caldwell of the Parents Television Council. "The ratings data supports the conclusion that cleaner reality shows are more popular," Caldwell said at Monday night's American Forum: Sex and the Media.

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News

Mud rompers pay for play

By Mackenzie Ryan | September 25

The University is asking the students and University staff involved in damaging the Quad - of which they have identified 75 to 80 students and a handful of staff members - to come forward and pay restitutions, according to Gail Hanson, vice president of Campus Life.

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News

Brookville's 'Beautiful View'

By Stillman Brown | September 25

Seldom can an artist create a sound that is both ethereal and original, but Brookville's debut album "Wonderfully Nothing" sculpts introspective, melodic soundscapes as prettily on the record as it does in concert. Brookville, touring with the United Kingdom's Goldfrapp, played the first show of its tour last Wednesday night at the 9:30 club.

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Sports

Soccer purist laments lame World Cup

By Ian Quillen | September 25

The U.S. Women's National Soccer team opened its 2003 World Cup campaign in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, beating Sweden 3-1. As a huge soccer fan, I could not pass up the opportunity to see a match of this level and cheer the lady Yanks to victory.

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News

Online: 10 under $10

By Michael Vallebuona | September 25

Whether its due to a hurricane or a hangover, if students get stuck in their dorms again instant messaging might not be enough entertainment. Here are some ways for students to spend some time ... and money, online.

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News

'Rap'up your week

By Anne Godlasky | September 25

There's virtually never a night when a D.C. DJ isn't spinning hip-hop. Get out of the daily grind by grinding on these dance floors.

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