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International Brief

October 6

A seven-year-old Australian boy broke into an Australian zoo Friday, fed several animals to the zoo's 11-foot-long crocodile and bashed in the heads of three lizards with a rock, the director of the Alice Springs Reptile Centre told the New York Times. The boy threw several animals, including the zoo's treasured 20-year-old goanna, a turtle, bearded dragons and thorny devil lizards, into the crocodile's pen, The Times reported.

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Sports

Eagles offense struggles

By Justin Hall | October 6

The AU women's soccer team suffered its third consecutive 1-0 defeat on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Colgate University Red Raiders. The loss is the sixth in a row for the team, dropping their season record to 3-8-1. Colgate came out of the gate with a strong offensive push, taking their first two shots on goal within in the opening ten minutes of the game but was turned away each time by AU freshman goalkeeper Arianna Efstathiou.

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Opinion

Drop bad classes for better AU experience

By Carl Seip | October 6

As my time here at AU begins to come to a close, I've found myself wondering if I have any regrets - anything that I wish I had done. My initial reaction was to revert to the safe answer - how could I have regrets? For three years, I've managed to be active throughout this campus, from raising school spirit to volunteering my time helping others.

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News

AU reacts to economic crisis

By Lindsey Anderson | October 6

AU will continue normal financial operations even as the university begins to react to the current economic crisis, President Neil Kerwin said in a memo e-mailed to the AU community Friday. The university refinanced $137 million of its tax-exempt bonds in the market and limited withdrawals from its short-term investment fund.

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Sports

Schickhardt leads Eagles surge

By Shaun Flynn | October 6

The No. 20 AU field hockey team rallied behind senior captain attacker Irene Schickhardt to defeat Patriot League rival College of the Holy Cross 4-0 during the annual "Phil Jacobs blue out" on Saturday before beating La Salle, 3-0 on Sunday. Schickhardt led an offensive surge against the Crusaders with seven points, including three goals and an assist.

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News

'Science' marks sophomore success

October 6

TV on the Radio "Dear Science" (Interscope Records) Sounds like: A great band still on the rise. Grade: A- TV on the Radio, darlings of music blogs and big-name magazines alike, have released their newest album, "Dear Science," which builds perfectly upon their past successes.

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News

Smithsonian hosts 'Indians' film series

By Jordan Coughenour | October 6

If you went to elementary school in the mid-1990s, "Pocahontas" probably recalls the melodious strains of the enduring song "Colors of the Wind," accompanied by her memorable animal pals Meeko the raccoon and Flit the hummingbird. For many people, Pocahontas is their go-to representation of an American Indian, one who is very beautiful, very free-spirited and very fabricated.

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News

Thicke grooves on third album

By Caitlin E Moore | October 6

The 1970s are back in full force with the release of Robin Thicke's new album, "Something Else." Soulful vocals and tunes ranging from pure R&B ballads to disco-infused dance numbers comprise its 11 tracks. "Tie My Hands," featuring Lil' Wayne, is the standout track of the album.

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Opinion

There are condoms all over the campus

By Rachel Lincoln | October 6

And just what does AU offer to help keep students safe and confident? I do believe, for one, that there is a self-defense class. And there's the faded hotline numbers posted in the bathroom stalls: rape hotline, abuse hotline, counseling. And there are free condoms.

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News

Campus Brief

October 6

AU Queers and Allies began National Coming Out Week on Saturday. "National Coming Out Week represented the freedom that LGBT deserve to live openly and out," said Queers and Allies Executive Director John Marzabadi. Marzabadi said this year's Coming Out Week would pay homage to people of the past and present who have served, and want to serve, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

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News

High schools cut AP classes

By Rachel Lynne Smith | October 6

AU's admissions process continues to evolve as high schools nationwide drop their Advanced Placement programs. The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools initiated their current wave of AP course cuts from the curriculum because professors felt their students might benefit more from a curriculum "that teachers say puts less emphasis on memorization and test preparation," according to U.

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News

Ramone puts punk out to pasture

By Kristen Powell | October 6

It's safe to say that by the time Avril Lavigne crooned over "sk8er bois" and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong was shouting about American idiots, they and their ilk were just throwing flowers on punk rock's grave. But just because a genre-as-we-know-it is dead, it certainly doesn't mean its spirit is.

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News

'Flash' signals start of Oscar season

By Linda Barnhart | October 6

Grade: B Although it fails to dazzle, "Flash of Genius" hits home with its message and paves the way for the fall season onslaught of Oscar-bait. Greg Kinnear stars as Dr. Robert Kearns, a college professor and occasional inventor who, when hit by a "flash of genius," comes up with the idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.

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News

'Sopranos,' 'Batman' reinvent villainy

By Jordan Coughenour | October 6

Although Christian Bale has been widely regarded as the most faithful representation of the caped crusader to grace the silver screen, it is safe to say that in this summer's release of "Dark Knight," the two villains he so passionately fought to subdue grossly upstaged him.

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News

SG Brief

October 6

The outgoing Undergraduate Senate unanimously certified the election results for the incoming senate at their last meeting Sunday afternoon. The new senate was sworn into office at their first meeting later that day. Student Government President Seth Cutter told the new senators he looked forward to working with them and encouraged them to remember their obligation to serve the student body.

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News

Glass master dazzles D.C.

By David Lewis | October 6

As you walk past the orange Victorian walls of the Renwick Gallery, you are immediately entranced by the abstract structure on your left. You gaze at the strange amorphous vase with its long curving neck, striving to understand the message that the artist is trying convey.

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News

Kermit camps for Kenya

By Katie Litvin | October 6

AU alumnus and former NBA player Kermit Washington raised more than $25,000 as of Thursday, through his commitment to a five-day fast, in order to call attention to hunger in Kenya. Washington invited students to camp on the Friedheim Quadrangle Thursday night with him, he said.

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