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Free speech forum angers AU audience

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The AU Objectivists' free speech forum ended in boos and snickers Thursday as many audience members stormed out of the room and threw their hands up in disgust due to the comments the panelists made regarding Islam. The forum sought to discuss the role of free speech in a free society and how totalitarian Islam was a threat to that principle.

EVACUATION - The Metropolitan Police Department forced students, staff and family members to leave Bender Arena, Butler Pavilion and Mary Graydon Center on Saturday afternoon after an abandoned briefcase on the parking garage's fourth floor was suspected

Scare clears complex

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A bomb scare interrupted AU's Family and Alumni Weekend, cancelled a Kennedy Political Union event and raised concern over AU's safety for several hours Saturday afternoon. An undisclosed person left a briefcase, which was later found to contain photo equipment, on the fourth floor of the parking garage adjacent to Bender Arena and the Butler Pavilion.

Visuals keep album afloat

Rodrigo y Gabriela "Live in Japan" (ATO Records) SOUNDS LIKE: Virtuoso guitar playing with no real hook. Live albums always seem to exist in a state of music purgatory. They can never hope to recreate the visceral experience of going to a show, and they will never really have the polish of a studio album.

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Alpha Kappa Psi holds business competition

Alpha Kappa Psi, AU's professional business fraternity, held its first Pentathlon event Saturday in an effort to take the business skills they have learned in their Kogod School of Business classrooms and apply them to real life situations, according to the fraternity's President Myca Ferrer.


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Bank robber still on the loose

AU Public Safety Chief Michael McNair sent an e-mail Oct. 20 to the AU community asking for assistane in identifying a suspect in connection with an Oct. 2 robbery at a Bank of America branch by the Washington College of Law. "The bank branch is one frequented by members of the AU Community and the neighborhood, [and] it was hoped that someone recognized the suspect," he said in the e-mail.


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National brief

NEW ASSESSMENT TEST REVEALED FOR FALL The College Board, which owns the SAT and PSAT, announced Wednesday they will debut a new high school assessment test in the fall. The test is anticipated to better prepare eighth graders to face the challenges of high school and college-level courses, according to The New York Times.


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Not so 'Keane' on new album

Keane "Perfect Symmetry" (Interscope) SOUNDS LIKE: U2 turned Mika As soon as you hear the distinct vocals on the first track of "Perfect Symmetry," you realize the record is undeniably Keane. Listening to the British pop band's new album intermixed with their debut album, "Hopes and Fears," however, brings to light just how much the band has changed for the worse since they hit the mainstream in 2004 with their hit song "Somewhere Only We Know.


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Economy spurs enrollment concerns for '09

AU professors are currently uncertain of exactly how the economic crisis will affect enrollment for the 2009-2010 academic year. "With parents' stock portfolios plummeting, it makes private schools look out of reach with their tuition," said Martha Starr, an economics professor in the College of Arts and Sciences.


CH-CH-CHANGES - Angelina Jolie plays a mother whose son disappears. Months later, the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department returns a child to her that is not her own in an attempt to quell her queries.
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Eastwood courts Academy

Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" lives up to its claim as a true story by successfully capturing the sense of turmoil within the film's tragic events. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a single working mother in 1928 Los Angeles whose world is turned upside down when her nine-year-old son, Walter, vanishes one afternoon while she is at work.


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Core Survey shows AU drinks above national average rate

AU students drink alcohol more often and in greater numbers than average college students nationwide, according to results of a college drug and alcohol survey made available Friday. More than 50 percent of surveyed AU students reported binge drinking in the last two weeks, according to the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, which AU administered in February.


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Baylor buys SAT scores

Baylor University's recent discontinuation of a policy to compensate students for retaking the SATs prompted discussion about the emphasis colleges place on nationwide rankings. The university, located in Waco, Texas, offered incoming freshman students $300 in bookstore credit to retake the SATs this past June.


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Pay-per-test

It seems unbelievable that a college would actually pay students to retake the SATs, but that's exactly what occurred at Baylor University until just recently. Baylor paid already-admitted students $300 in bookstore credit to retake the test; students earned another $1,000 if they improved their scores by 50 points.


Opinion

'Bitches n' hoes' doesn't cut it anymore

So many new things can be learned as an AU freshman - how to balance class assignments with a myriad of social activities, how to live in harmony with a stranger, and how to keep loud noises down in respect of dorm neighbors who sleep all day and stay up all night.


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Womens soccer

Junior forward Mary Reigler scored in the 67th minute to give the AU women's soccer team an eventual 1-1 tie against College of the Holy Cross Friday. The tie improves the team's record to 5-9-2 on the season and 2-1-2 in the Patriot League. After playing to a scoreless first half, Holy Cross was able to get on the scoreboard first on a goal by freshman defender Katherine Donnelly in the 57th minute to give the Crusaders as 1-0 lead.


EYES FORWARD - No. 8 junior defender Dor Yasur looks to break upfield in the Eagles' recent victory over Georgetown.  Yasur was key to their win on Saturday against Holy Cross, scoring his first goal of the season.
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Men's soccer soars into first in PL

Thanks to junior defender Dor Yasur's first goal of the season, the AU men's soccer team remains undefeated in Patriot League play this season, following a 1-0 victory over College of the Holy Cross at Reeves Field Saturday. The win improves the Eagles' record to 7-5-2 and 3-0-1 in the league, which was good enough for first place.


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Metro Calendar

Monday, Oct. 27 Clarendon Grill Halloween Salsa Party 7 p.m. WHERE: Clarendon Grill, 1101 N. Highland St. METRO: Clarendon (orange line) INFO: This weekly salsa dancing night features a Halloween theme with a costume contest and cash prizes. Admission is $5.


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Field hockey alone in first place in PL

The No. 18 AU field hockey team claimed sole possession of first place in the Patriot League this weekend by defeating Lafayette College at Reeves Field Saturday. The Eagles improve to 9-6 on the season and 4-0 in the Patriot League. The Leopards were the stronger of the two teams during the first half, taking four shots on goal against junior goalkeeper Alyssa Poorman but she saved everything that came her way to preserve the scoreless tie entering halftime.


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Mens and womens swimming

The AU men's and women's swimming and diving teams earned a split against Providence College this weekend, as the women defeated the Friars 192-99 while the men fell 209-109. The women's squad won 11 of the 13 events in the meet, with Sophomore Dorothy Issacs and freshman Alexandra Wessel earning two individual victories each.


TWIN TOWERS - No. 7 senior outside hitter Rubena Sukaj, No. 14 junior middle blocker Claire Recht and No. 20 sophomore rear setter Angelina Waterman go up for the kill in their 3-0 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders Saturday.
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Eagles add to streak

AU women's volleyball swept both opponents this weekend, defeating the U.S. Military Academy and College of the Holy Cross by matching 3-0 scores, to add to its season-high 12-match winning streak. The two victories improve the Eagles' record to 17-6 on the season and a perfect 9-0 in the Patriot League.




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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