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Obama: The post-media president

By Tony Romm | November 13

It is post-Baby Boomer, post-partisan, post-racial, and most importantly, post-Bush. And add to that list of unfounded hyperboles one new construction: "post-media." Throughout the 2008 horse race, now-President-elect Barack Obama demonstrated a proclivity toward digital media.

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Campus calendar

November 13

Thursday, Nov. 13 Film: "Global Warming, the Signs and the Science" 12:30-1:30 p.m. WHERE: Bender Library, Media Classroom INFO: The latest documentary in the library's Green on the Screen series profiles people in the United States, Asia and South America who must deal with the consequences of climate change.

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International brief

November 13

The Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner set sail on its final journey Tuesday, leaving Southampton for its 16-day tour to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 40-year-old liner will be converted into a floating hotel in Dubai, according to BBC News. Thousands watched as the QE2 left port, dropping one million red Remembrance Day poppies over the side in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, BBC News reported.

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Sports

Eagles ready to defend PL title

By Jon Bateman | November 13

As AU gears up for the 2008-2009 men's basketball season, they will enjoy a 65th preseason ranking from Rivals.com - an improvement from last year's preview, when ESPN ranked the Eagles 243rd. But Head Coach Jeff Jones and his team aren't paying any mind. "It means nothing.

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Sports

Johnson keeping Caps alive

By Andrew Tomlinson | November 10

The Capitals returned home to take two games in a row and also found a secret weapon. Jose Theodore has been less than stellar overall this season and Coach Bruce Boudreau has turned to a new workhorse - Brent Johnson. Johnson is 2-0-1 in his last three starts and has a save percentage of .

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Sports

Martinez lifts men's soccer, 3-2, in 2 OT

By Justin Hall | November 10

Junior forward Luis Martinez scored the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute of play Saturday, as the Eagles defeated Bucknell University 3-2 in their regular-season finale. The match ends the Eagle's season at 5-1-1 in the Patriot League and 9-7-2 overall, good enough for the second-seed in the upcoming league tournament.

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Opinion

Don't judge the library by its ugliness

By Carl Seip | November 10

AU students need to focus on benefits of this university, not the detriments. We're too often focused on the negatives, looking, begging for something to criticize or call out. Let's be honest - who hasn't complained about the Terrace Dining Room, Public Safety, Financial Aid, the dorms, bureaucracy, the list goes on and on.

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Campus brief

November 10

The Greenberg Theatre will host the second annual Brazilian Film Week from Thursday through Sunday. The Brazilian Embassy will present the festival with the assistance of Ilda Santiago, the artistic director of the Rio International Film Festival, according to the Brazilian Embassy's Web site.

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Chains break independent Olsson's

By Jeff Lambert | November 10

Ama Wertz never had a proper last day at Olsson's Books and Records, the independent bookstore she managed in Dupont Circle. Chapter 7 bankruptcy strikes quickly - locks are changed in the night, professional liquidators auction off company assets. The workers - and the customers - never know what hit them.

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News

Mad for plaid: bright colors, tailored tops update classic

November 10

While magazines and store windows are full of the latest trends for fall and winter, one trend seems to be more popular than the rest. From Urban Outfitters to Dolce and Gabbana, plaid - also referred to as tartan or bull-check - is in for men and women. But, this isn't the grungy flannel Kurt Cobain and the MTV generation of the '90s wore or the crisp Christmas plaid of your childhood.

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'Heroes' sells out, cashes in

By Jordan Coughenour | November 10

"Thanks Dad, a new Nissan Rogue!" The line from the television show "Heroes'" shark-jumping second season, which spawned a million facepalms from entertainment bloggers across the world, is one of the more groan-inducing pieces of evidence that Hollywood is growing visibly desperate to reach consumers bloated on over-exposure to conventional advertising and with a quick thumb on the remote.

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National brief

November 10

President-elect Barack Obama outlined his plan for his transition during his first news conference Friday. "Immediately after I become president, I will confront this economic crisis head-on," Obama said in the press conference, aired on major networks. The most immediate challenges include a rescue plan for the middle class to create jobs and provide relief, an extension of unemployment insurance benefits, a fiscal stimulus plan and stabilizing financial institutions, he said.

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International brief

November 10

Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS programs hang in the balance after the country failed to return more than $7 million to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Thursday, the Integrated Regional Information Networks reported. Michael Kazatchkine, director of the Global Fund, warned Zimbabwe earlier in the week that it would not receive any future grants if the money was not returned by the Nov.

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Metro calendar

November 10

Monday, Nov. 10 Theater - "A Life of My Own: Meeting Eleanor Roosevelt" 6 and 7:30 p.m. WHERE: The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. METRO: Metro Center (red, orange and blue lines) INFO: Linda Kenyon depicts the life of one of the United States' most influential first ladies in this one-woman show.

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Opinion

AU wrong to promote PETA and 'vegetarian lifestyle'

By William J. Haun | November 10

As a senior at AU, I am no stranger to our school's attempts to demonstrate tolerance for "alternative" foods and lifestyles by shoving far left ideology down our throats. This time however, the university is literally doing just that. Bon Appetit, AU's official food service (the company that gives us those questionable delectables in TDR), in its attempt to develop an "environmentally friendly" food service, has been attempting to gain the praise of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a not-so-mainstream "animal rights" group.

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News

Study links sex on TV to pregnancy

By Bo Banducci | November 10

Some AU students say they doubt the results of a new that study found that teenagers who watch more sexual content on TV are more likely to become pregnant or impregnate a partner. The study, which tracked 2,003 teenagers between the ages of 12-17 from 2001 to 2004, found that sexually active kids who saw the most sexual content had a 25 percent chance to be involved in a pregnancy, while those who watched the least had a 12 percent chance, according to The Washington Post.

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New GI Bill to help AU vets

By Marisa Kendall | November 10

While students are enthusiastic about a new GI Bill that could potentially increase the number of Iraq War veterans attending AU, some feel the university itself should also strive to make AU more affordable and accessible to veterans. Designed to make college more affordable for veterans, the new GI Bill will take effect at the beginning of the next school year.

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