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Justice for AU janitors

By Kerri Axelrod · Monday, Oct. 13, 2003

Guest columnist Kerri Axelrod says that Aramark workers have been left behind. When Hurricane Isabel hit, classes were cancelled and most faculty and staff stayed at home with one exception - "essential employees" - which include our Aramark custodial workers. Unfortunately, the AU community often overlooks those workers we cannot do without.

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Eagles stomp Lafayette 4-2

By Ian Quillen · Monday, Oct. 13, 2003

AU Women's Soccer grabbed a vital 4-2 home win over Patriot League foe Lafayette Saturday, Oct. 11, riding goals from both expected and unexpected sources.

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Aramark petition asks higher wage

By Rebecca Bellville and Stokely Baksh · Monday, Oct. 13, 2003

AU janitors and members of the student group AU Solidarity petitioned people on the Quad Thursday and Friday, asking for student support and claiming that AU's 110 custodial workers lack good working conditions. The main complaints of AU custodians - who work for the company Aramark and are represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 82 - are that they lack pension plans, have inadequate healthcare and receive low pay when compared to janitors at other District universities.

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MP3s revolutionize music biz

By Kimberly Peterson | October 13

An audio revolution and a multi-million dollar legal mess have been caused by a little thing called an MP3. Hundreds of thousands of students download these files, yet how many really know anything about them? For starters, an MP3 is a compressed audio file that takes up less space on a computer or disc than a standard CD file.

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Boutique tailored to the District

By Dwaun Sellers | October 13

At the intersection of 18th Street and California Avenue, there are a number of small eccentric shops and restaurants that boast uniqueness and individuality. Kaur Three is one of those places.

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Exclusively Online: School vouchers come to D.C.

By Emily Carone | October 13

Congress recently approved the country's first federally-funded school voucher program, giving money to 1,300 D.C. children from low-income families, who live in underachieving and failing school districts, to attend private or parochial schools. These "opportunity scholarships," would provide grants of up to $7,500 to each student, for a total allocation of $10 million in next year's budget, according to the bill.

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Wine provides classy, economic drunkenness

October 9

From the lowliest high school student suspiciously loitering in Tenleytown to the spoiled college student "rebudgeting" the money granted by caring parents for books, boxed wine offers an alternative to cheap beer with a considerably more favorable and arguably "flavorable" ratio of dollars to pure alcohol.

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Sports

Limbaugh rushes into rash analysis, misjudges McNabb

October 9

Columnist Adam Montgomery reflects on on the Sept. 28 broadcast of ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, where Rush Limbaugh let Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb know how it felt to be Jackie Robinson during his first years in the white Major Leagues.

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'Dopamine' gives a realistic high

By Matt Mawhinney | October 9

A computer programmer and a teacher explore the chemical aspects of falling in love in this delightfully un-Disney romance. John Livingston and Sabrina Llyod star in this movie, which hits theaters today.

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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