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Hobbling towards halftime

By Sam Lindauer | October 30

Now that the first half of the NFL season is over, it is clear that this season has been just plain mediocre and has given fans little to cheer about. The blame for this mediocrity rests in the laundry list of injuries plaguing NFL stars. There is essentially a Pro-Bowl team's worth of injured players this season.

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News

National brief

October 30

Two individuals were charged Friday in a foiled killing spree in Tennessee that targeted 102 blacks and was meant to end with the assassination of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, were charged with possession of a sawed-off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a federal firearms licensee and the threatened assassination of a presidential candidate, according to the Washington Times.

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News

S.E. Asian cultures celebrated

By Katie Litvin | October 27

The South Asian Student Association celebrated AU diversity with a variety show of South Asian culture and a night of dancing at its first annual cultural show Friday night in the Tavern. Jalwa, held the weekend of the Indian festival Diwali, represented different aspects of primarily Indian culture, with acts including an ongoing humorous skit about arranged marriage, classical Indian dance and an energy-filled Bollywood performance.

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Metro brief

October 27

RED AND SILVER METRO BUSES DEBUT Metro's 15 new red and silver buses will debut Monday, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials told The Washington Post. The buses will run along the U8 line, which runs between the Capitol Heights Metrorail station in Prince George's County, Md.

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News

No escape from election abroad

By Katy Pitkin | October 27

At first, I thought my decision to leave D.C. and travel abroad came at an extremely inopportune time. But now that I'm here, I see that I am having an equally interesting experience: being an American abroad surrounded by international travelers during the election of the most powerful man on Earth.

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Opinion

Who's going to save us now?

October 27

Some AU students and Public Safety officers are at odds over Public Safety's response time to a medical emergency in Mary Graydon Center this past week. Some students estimated that it took officers 10 to 15 minutes to respond to an AU student who was having a seizure in MGC, while Public Safety claims it took about four minutes.

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News

International brief

October 27

SWAZILAND EXPECTED TO ELIMINATE MALARIA Experts Wednesday predicted Swaziland to potentially be the second country in the Southern African Development Community to eliminate malaria, according to the Inter Press Service. The SADC Malaria Strategic Plan lists Swaziland, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia as countries in the area where elimination is nearly complete.

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News

Sometimes sex leads to love, money

By Donny Sheldon | October 27

After the overtly sentimental "Jersey Girl," writer and director Kevin Smith appeared to abandon his trademark gross-out humor. Yet with his latest film, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," he has undoubtedly reclaimed his vulgar credibility.

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News

Scare tactics: Reality ghost hunters fake it

By Jordan Coughenour | October 27

Everyone has a ghost story to tell. In the dim light of the campfire, neither a spook nor a phantasm can arise that is too ridiculous to stir the senses of wonderment and doubt that are so easily aroused when the afterlife is brought up. While to the casual follower spirits may seem merely a cheap way for a jump in the latest psychological thriller, those more passionate on the subject can be drawn to any material relating to their paranormal fixation.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Cross-cultural column misses important 'nuances'

By Voltaire Cortez | October 27

Let me try to say this as gently as possible... The fundamental question of Madalyn Wasilczuk's column I understand. She asks the reader to consider at what point is accepting something as a mere acknowledgment of some cultural difference or a tacit agreement to some sort of injustice.

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News

AU pedals bikes onto campus

By Lindsey Anderson | October 27

AU is shifting transportation gears with a free bike rental program, paralleling the recent trend among many universities to increase student bike use. Ryan Bodge, director of AU's Bike Share and a senior in the School of International Service, said the program started as a way to encourage alternate forms of transportation and to make city transportation easier for students.

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News

Brand name must-haves

October 27

In our last column, we discussed investment pieces that may cost a lot of money but are worth the bang for the buck because of expensive details, traditional style and impeccable construction. Given all that information, we think it's important to give you some ideas of designers and brand names where beautiful pieces, investment or not, abound.

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Opinion

Don't miss chance to shape AU's policies

By Carl Seip | October 27

This column is a chance to offer criticism and perspective on AU. It is a chance to offer congratulations, suggestions - or merely brief observations. It can pose a question, it can jumpstart a discussion. More than anything, it can show where AU can improve.

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Opinion

Correction for October 1, 2008

October 27

In "AU students may join youth panel," The Eagle misidentified Al-Jazeera TV show host Riz Khan as an AU alumnus. Khan's wife is an AU alumna. The Eagle regrets the error.

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News

College Republicans top College Dems in Party Feud debate

By Nabila Chami | October 27

The College Republicans came out on top of the College Democrats at the Kennedy Political Union's own version of "Family Feud," known as Party Feud, Wednesday in the Tavern. The game, a political spin on the game show, ended in an overwhelming victory for the College Republicans, 380-88.

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News

Free speech forum angers AU audience

By Tamar Hallerman | October 27

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.

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News

Scare clears complex

By Elena Isella | October 27

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.

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