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New game from 'Sim City' creator lacks complexity

Developer Will Wright has a habit of making ambitious games that appeal to video game regulars and newbies alike ("SimCity," "The Sims"). His latest, "Spore" - intended to be a "Sim-everything" game - doesn't quite live up to the years-long hype. However, it's still a solid game anyone with a remote interest in its intriguing premise should check out.

Womens soccer brief

HODGE'S GOAL LIFTS WOMEN'S SOCCER OVER TOWSON, 1-0 The AU women's soccer team improved its record to 3-2-1 after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Towson University Sunday afternoon. Senior forward Krystn Hodge scored the game's lone goal in the first eight minutes of the game.

Volleyball earns pair of victories

The AU volleyball team sandwiched a pair of victories over Ivy League squads around a loss to No. 22 Long Beach State University over the weekend at the Harvard Invitational. The team defeated Harvard 3-0 Friday and Dartmouth 3-0 Saturday, yet lost to Long Beach State 3-2 in the early Saturday match.

Top 10

10 Lauren Conrad, Teen Vogue lackey on "The Hills" (MTV) She's just like any other rich California girl. So what makes Lauren Conrad so appealing to so many people? Her dramatic, loyal personality and her $100 hair may be enough. But it's her confidence that truly makes her shine, and that makes everyone able to watch her daily life and not cringe.

Teen suicides decrease

AU continues to be an outlier on the low end of national teen suicide statistics, as no reported suicides have occurred on the campus in the last four years. The most recent data on suicides for 10- to 19-year-olds shows there were 4.5 suicides per 100,000 people according to statistics published by the Journal of the American Medical Association from 2005, the most recent year of recorded suicide rates.

Field hockey gets back on track against Wildcats

Sophomore forward Christine Fingerhuth scored two goals to help the 14th ranked AU Eagles win over Northwestern University Wildcats Saturday. The final score was 5-2 at the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, Md. The Eagles improve to 3-2 on the season.

College voting controversy

College students are already in an unprecedented position to influence the outcome of this November's presidential election. The media, the pundits and the candidates themselves have made that quite clear with their coverage and courting of the youth vote.

Classic films, unusual venues

In addition to D.C.'s variety of traditional movie theaters, there are numerous alternative venues where one can tantalize the cinematic senses, and often for free. From the Library of Congress to the American City Diner in Cleveland Park, several atypical D.

Programs, costs affect AU students' college choice

Some students say cost played a large role in their decision to attend AU, in accordance with a recently released survey by Sallie Mae where 38 percent of students said they eliminated colleges based on cost after looking at financial aid packages. The 2007 Higher Education Research Institute Freshman Survey reported that about 26 percent of AU freshmen said cost "was a very important reason for choosing their college," according to Karen Froslid Jones, the director of AU's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Make your fashion fit awkward D.C. weather

Life in D.C. means life in a northern city in the South, which at this time of year means that Mother Nature is kind of confused. The sun is hot, but there's a cool breeze in the air. So is it still appropriate to wear summer clothes or is it time for fall? This is a complicated and highly subjective matter because there are so many factors involved in answering this question.

Metro brief

President Bush dedicated a memorial Thursday to the 184 individuals killed in the attack on the Pentagon on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. As of Thursday, 2,557 days have passed without an attack on American soil, Bush said at the ceremony.

This week in Eagle sports

FOX 5 broadcasts AU class

The course "Presidential Campaign 2008: Inside the War Room and Newsroom" has formed a unique collaboration with D.C. FOX station WTTG's "FOX 5 News," according to School of Communication professor Lenny Steinhorn. In addition to dedicating an entire page of their Web site to Steinhorn's class - including student biographies, blogs and position papers - the network broadcasts in-class discussions on a weekly basis, according to the course syllabus.

Govt needs to keep watch over fast food

Go to a McDonald's in New York and you may see something new. No, it's not some new burger. It's the result of a simple but powerful new law that makes the fast food industry retch and may make consumers retch even more: calorie information printed right on the menu board.

Moving past embarassment

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - By now I am a connoisseur of cultural faux pas. I have embarrassed myself in the cobblestone streets of Norrkoping, Sweden, and the sandy streets of Dakar, Senegal. I learned how to eat crayfish in the former and to form rice balls with my right hand in the latter (the left is reserved for personal use).

Talent vs. determination: MLB nears World Series

Unfortunately, readers of The Washington Post won't see "The Washington Nationals win the World Series!" printed in the newspaper this year. Or the next year. They probably won't even see it for the next five seasons. Although "change" hovers closer and closer to the city as the weeks move closer and closer to November's presidential election, that change has not and most likely will not encompass the losing ways of the Washington Nationals in the near future.

No college football at AU? Cheer for our other teams

Across the country this past weekend, the sights and sounds of college football returned to the American sports landscape. From the smell of barbecue in the parking lots, to the sounds of the marching bands leading fans into stadiums, to the sights of students with their bodies painted in school colors, it is an experience like none other.