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Markets freshen summer dishes

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Let’s face it: summer is pretty much over. The pools are closed, the beach is a distant memory and all that free time you used to have has been replaced with classes, homework and that loathsome part-time job. But there’s one bit of summer that will be around for a little while longer: the farmers market.

BUMPING IT UP — Freshman Krysta Cicala (7) and Senior Claire Recht (14) go up for a block. American improved its record to 3-7 on the season with the victory. They play UNC Sunday.

AU triumphs over crosstown rival

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The AU Volleyball team coasted to a 3-0 win over the Howard University Bison on Tuesday, in one of their more dominant performances of the season.

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Sports

Tantrums all too familiar

For those of you who follow tennis or check ESPN.com more times in a day than a human being probably should, you know what happened this past weekend with Serena Williams during her semi-final match. For the rest of the population, let me fill you in.


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Sports

President of NCAA dies of cancer at 67

Brand was the first former university president to head the NCAA. As president of Indiana University, Brand gained notoriety for firing Coach Bob Knight. While NCAA president, he focused on putting academics ahead of athletics, and hoped to shape student athletes.





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Opinion

Letter to the editor

While I agree with the overall theme of your article ("Right wing extremists taint Tea Party protests, hurt conservative cause"), I feel it is guilty of a double standard.


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Opinion

Letter to the editor

As a new graduate student who traveled from a small university in the southwest corner of Michigan, I am settling in well at AU. One of the places that I enjoy most on my new campus is the Kay Spiritual Life Center, a place I have enjoyed visiting for prayer.



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News

National brief

A Johns Hopkins University senior used a Samurai sword to kill a man who broke into his off-campus home Tuesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins’ campus paper, The John Hopkins News-Letter.


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News

Campus brief

AU students pay $468 per semester for parking, according to AU’s Web site.


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Journalism film series opens with CIA leak movie

School of Communication Journalist-in-Residence Nick Clooney, an attorney and an SOC professor discussed releasing names of confidential sources and the 2003 Valerie Plame-CIA leak grand jury investigation at AU's Reel Journalism series opener on Monday.









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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