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Women's soccer's losing streak ends

By Justin Hall | October 13

The AU women's soccer team ended their seven-game scoreless drought in dramatic fashion over the weekend as they defeated Lehigh University 1-0 Friday afternoon before tallying three goals in a 3-0 victory over Lafayette College Sunday. The two wins improved the Eagles' record to 2-1-0 in the Patriot League and 5-9-1 overall.

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Metro plans cell service upgrade

By Julia Ryan | October 13

AU students will get better cell phone service when they travel on Metrorail because of legislation that will fund plans to expand cell phone service to include all carriers in the 20 busiest Metrorail stations, according to The Washington Post. The Senate passed the bill that included this funding Oct. 1, after the House of Representatives also approved it. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will make these updates within the next year, The Post reported.

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Some colleges allow pets in dormitories

By Sarah Rudnick | October 13

Sometimes AU students will have a roommate that has puked on their bed, peed on their floor or ate their pizza that has sat around for five days. Students in other colleges across the nation have similar problems - but these roommates are pets. Several colleges have begun to allow students to keep animals in their dormitories, but AU is not one of them.

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Fairies transform stage into 'Dream'

By Ruben Luong | October 13

The Rude Mechanicals' production of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" last weekend provided a refreshing and delightful segue into the highly ironic mid-fall season, inviting audiences to enjoy the famous playwright's fusion of fantasy, love and humor.

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Students average $20k in debt

By Elena Isella | October 13

The average debt AU undergraduate students accumulate in four years of college for federal loans is $19,000, according to Shirleyne McDonald, associate director of Financial Aid. However, there is no way for the Office of Financial Aid to keep track of personal student loans because the student initiates those loans, she said.

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Kent State prof fires back at Web site

By Rachel Lynne Smith | October 13

Students aren't the only ones who look at RateMyProfessors.com anymore. An increasing number of students and professors access the Web site, a forum for students to discuss their positive or negative feelings about specific teachers. Professors at AU and schools across the nation have begun to view the site more as a place for students to vent than to post useful information.

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Few AU students return home after graduation

By Sarah Rudnick | October 13

The majority of AU graduates have not ended up moving back into their parents' homes following graduation, which contrasts with recent national statistics. A recent study from CollegeGrad.com, a job search Web site, found that 77 percent of college students moved back into their parents' homes after graduation in 2008.

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Politicians claim U.S. has top workers

By Dan Rosa | October 13

When John McCain asserted during last Tuesday's Presidential debate that "American workers are the best in the world," it stirred no commentary from the media, engendered no quizzical expressions from most of the tens of millions of Americans watching, and produced no controversy - and that's the problem.

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Sports

Men's soccer defeats Navy 2-0

By Justin Hall | October 13

The AU men's soccer team defeated the U.S. Naval Academy 2-0 Saturday afternoon on the strength of a goal and assist by senior midfielder Phil Purdy. The victory improves the Eagles' record to 1-0-1 in the Patriot League and 4-5-2 overall. After controlling the offensive flow throughout the entire first half and midway through the second, the Eagles still found themselves in a scoreless tie with the Midshipmen.

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Opinion

Use words, not bombs to protect animals

October 13

At some basic level, most of us probably feel a good measure of compassion when it comes to animals. We're not talking about die-hard animal liberation; we just mean most of us aspire to live without causing other lives to suffer disproportionately. But some people can go too far.

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Sports

Eagles defeat Midshipmen, 3-2

By Tom Feeney | October 13

The AU women's volleyball team ran its winning streak to seven this weekend, beating the U.S. Naval Academy Friday and the New Jersey Institute of Technology Saturday in two tightly contested matches. Friday's match against Navy was AU's 23rd straight win against their Patriot League rival, a streak that dates back to 1989.

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News

Metro calendar

October 13

Monday, Oct. 13 Exhibition - "One Planet: Ours" 10 a.m.-5 p.m. WHERE: U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. S.W. METRO: Smithsonian (blue and orange lines) INFO: This exhibit features garden displays and structures that focus on sustainability and solutions to global warming.

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Impressive 'Maggie,' 'Rise' sinks

October 13

Rise Against "Appeal To Reason" (Interscope Records) Sounds Like: An album worth forgetting History teaches us that punk and politics mix pretty damn well. From the Sex Pistols' release of "God Save the Queen" during her Silver Jubilee to today's Bush-driven leftist tirades, punk's mainstay focus has always been on the way politicians rule the world.

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Sports

Capitals bring back pride to D.C. hockey fans

By Andrew Tomlinson | October 13

On banner night at the Verizon Center Alexander Ovechkin and company showed why they are the Southeast Division Champions. The home opener started with the division champs' banner ceremony and ended with a victory the team could be proud of. The Capitals made a historic run to the post-season, winning 11 of their last 14 games to clinch the Southeast Division and their first playoff birth since 2003.

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Opinion

College debt adds up after school

October 13

On average, AU students graduate with $19,000 in debt - near the national average of $20,000. It is a credit to this university's financial aid system that we are under the national average for college debt, especially when one factors in AU's sticker price.

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AU students plan to assist at polls

By Rachel Lynne Smith | October 13

In addition to campaigning and canvassing during this election, students at AU and other schools across the country will assist in the electoral process by working at polling places. Some AU students have signed up to work at area polling places Nov. 4 through AU's Center for Democracy and Election Management.

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SOC seeks reaccreditation

By Katie Litvin | October 13

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) will assess the School of Communication this week to certify that the school will continue to meet the council's national standards. ACEJMC representatives will watch SOC classes and interview faculty members as part of the six-year renewal process according to SOC professor W. Joseph Campbell, who is involved in the accreditation.

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