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Language hinders sense of belonging

By Ali Goldstein | October 2

LILLE, France -ÿI could not ask for a clean spoon. It was a windy Sunday morning at the Lille city market, and I sat with friends at a tiny café, watching the crowds push past with their baskets of yellow roses and tomatoes. "Cuill?re," the French word for spoon, momentarily escaped me amid the chaos.

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Opinion

Correction for September 29, 2008

October 2

In "Ivy League ROTC criticized," The Eagle incorrectly identified John Concepcion's school affiliation as being a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is actually a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public Affairs.

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News

International brief

October 2

Cadbury Egg announced a recall of 11 types of chocolates made in Beijing and Hong Kong headquarters from stores in Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The recall is a precautionary measure after testing "cast doubt on the integrity of a range of our products manufactured in China," Cadbury said in the statement.

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Opinion

Students need to be careful

October 2

The Eagle recently editorialized on appearances that crime had increased on and around AU's campus. At that time, Public Safety attributed the increase in crime to more comprehensive Cleary Act-mandated crime reporting as opposed to an actual increase in crime.

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News

'Bees' stars strong ladies

By Caitlin E Moore | October 2

It's not everyday that one finds themselves in the company of an Oscar winner, an Oscar nominee and the youngest actress ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award. The Eagle recently sat down with the award-winning cast members of the new film "The Secret Life of Bees," based on the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd.

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News

Weide film 'Peggs' humor on nose

By Brittany Horowitz | October 2

Celebrity lifestyles can either draw people in or repulse them. Sidney Young (Simon Pegg), in the new Robert B. Weide-directed film "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," is the type of person who cannot get enough of the realm of the rich and famous, but he also enjoys teasing the stars he idolizes.

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Opinion

AU goes green

October 2

This week, The College Sustainability Report Card gave AU a respectable B- in its annual sustainability ratings for nationwide colleges and universities. This year's grade is a dramatic improvement over last year's grade of D-, which reflects hard work and improvement by students, administrators, faculty and staff alike.

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News

Slip, slide and ride your way to orgasm aided by water-based lubes

By Mia Libido | October 2

It really hurts when I have sex. Is this normal? -Ouch! It Hurts Dear Ouch, Listen, I totally understand where you're coming from. I too came across this situation once and found different ways to help myself out. First of all, if it's your first, second or maybe even third time having sex it could definitely still hurt.

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News

Matt Nathanson preview

By Traci J. Brooks | October 2

Girls - be careful who you turn down. If he's a guitar-playing nerd in high school, you just might be surprised to find he's written some very bitter songs about you 10 years later. Boston native Matt Nathanson, recently named one of VH1's "Artists You Oughta Know," has documented his numerous failed relationships.

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Sports

Eagle staffers predict MLB Playoffs

October 2

Justin Hall: I am a Red Sox fan, so of course I am cheering for them. But if the Cubbies win, that would be awesome. Tom Feeney: I think it's going to be the Cubs vs. White Sox, with the Cubbies winning. Shaun Flynn: Cubs drought continues as Red Sox repeat.

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News

Recycling program increases visibility

By Olivia Stitilis | October 2

In an effort to clear some confusion and increase efficiency, AU has adjusted its recycling initiative this semester by changing the recycling receptacles. The new containers, which arrived late this summer, are different colors and have slots to distinguish between those appropriate for mixed papers, bottles and cans.

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News

Little 'trouble' for piñata fans

By Michael Carusi | October 2

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise," sequel to the 2006 hit "Viva Piñata" for Xbox 360, has changed little of the basic game's concept, but the successful formula makes it hard to resist. You tend a green garden and must lure piñatas to your garden. By planting trees and flowers, building homes and gradually drawing rare critters to your garden, your patch of bare grass will flourish.

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News

Kerwin won't sign Amethyst Initiative

By Hannah Taylor | October 2

AU President Neil Kerwin does not plan to sign the Amethyst Initiative, a proposal by a group of 121 college presidents who are lobbying to lower the legal drinking age to 18. The proposal's supporters claim that the current drinking age of 21 has resulted in dangerous habits of binge drinking and that alcohol abstinence education is not working.

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News

D.C. to launch HIV awareness campaign

By Sarah Rudnick | October 2

AU students and professors say they believe D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's plan for a new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to inform residents that the District has the highest rate HIV/AIDS in the nation is an important new step in reducing the rate. The D.C. Department of Health has drawn a multi-year contract with Fenty in order to educate D.

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Opinion

Obama needs to be more than a celebrity

By Jong Eun Lee | October 2

If there is one word to summarize the message of Obama's campaign, it is probably "change." Obama has repeatedly proclaimed in this election that Americans have had enough with old style politics and it's time for change. It certainly is a good message; Americans like change and they are quite impressed by the meteoric rise of this charismatic, genuine candidate who seeks to bring innovation and optimism to U.

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News

SigEp to charter Saturday

By Tamar Hallerman | October 2

AU's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) will formally become the fraternity's D.C. Delta chapter in a ceremony Saturday. The chapter, currently considered a colony, will gain full fraternity status and receive its charter from the organization's national headquarters and grand chapter president.

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Sports

It's all over for Red Sox Nation

By Tom Feeney | October 2

Yes Red Sox fans, that noise that's kept you awake is the pounding of obnoxious inflatable balloons. That image you see when you close your eyes is an innocent stuffed animal. You're tossing, you're turning and you keep flipping over to the other side of the pillow.

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