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Free food, wonder abound on campus

By Valentine Pasquesoone | October 2

"How do you like America so far?" Thirty days after my arrival in the United States, my answer would definitely be a lot. The first month of my travel abroad is already complete. There are a lot of things to tell and so many discoveries to describe: new people and cultures; a new city to live in; a new way of life and a new language to get used to.

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Bumpy ride on road to womanhood

By Brittany Horowitz | October 2

Adults tell kids not to grow up quickly. "Cherish childhood," they say. But what if someone is forced to grow up before they are ready? Some see driving as a good example of one's shift into adulthood. The time eventually comes in teenager's lives when they learn how to drive.

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Hotel shuttle service limited

By Ethan Klapper | September 29

Desmond Lim, a junior transfer student in the School of International Service, frequently finds himself on campus after 8:30 p.m. He likes to study in Bender Library, since his AU-sponsored housing at the Holiday Inn Georgetown is dimly lit and doesn't include a desk.

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Conservative education reforms raise questions

By Lindsey Anderson | September 29

Universities across the nation are focusing on classical texts and historical accomplishments in an attempt to revise curricula, according to the New York Times. Peter Kuznick, a history professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, said that all "reputable" colleges history programs shifted to the left during the social and cultural revolutions from the 1960s to the 1980s.

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SG races start today

September 29

Undergraduate Senate At-Large Jared Alves Mark Bitner Thomas McNutt Class of 2012 Undergraduate Senate Nicholas Armstrong Garret Bonosky Seth Borko Danielle Deraney Tsolmon Finch Jonathan Fox Pat Gillespie Jr. Samantha Green Claire Gutelsanst Ryan Jameson Kevin Koljack Eric Lynch Christina Medico Amanda Merkwae Carmen Rios Joshua Roll Rachel Velasquez E.

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International Brief

September 29

China launched its third manned spacecraft on Thursday from the Jiugaun Satellite Launch Center in the Gansu Province with three astronauts aboard to attempt China's first space walk, according to CNN.com. The men boarded the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft on Thursday night, the Associated Press reported.

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Female production nails 'Romeo'

By Hilary Crowe | September 29

Shakespeare may have been a literary genius, but Taffety Punk's brilliant all-female production of "Romeo and Juliet" exposes the playwright for what he truly is: the dirtiest old man English teachers in middle schools across America have ever exalted. "The play is loaded with overtly crass, sexual humor," T-Punk Artistic Director Marcus Kyd said.

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National Brief

September 29

Congressional leaders and the Bush Administration reached a tentative agreement on Sunday morning to spend up to $700 billion to save the nation's troubled financial system. The $700 billion bailout may go to a vote by Congress as early as Monday, according to The Washington Post.

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Updated Metro display boards to give more info

By Sarah Rudnick | September 29

AU students can expect changes in the D.C. Metro system now and over the next two years. As of last Monday, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority put its new display boards in effect. Instead of informing Metro riders how long they have to wait until the next train arrives, it will provide more time-sensitive information, according to Steven Taubenkibel, a WMATA public information officer.

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Opinion

Holiday Inn Shuttle

September 29

Housing and Dining sent a series of e-mails this past summer to offer incentives for returning students to give up their on-campus housing as a way to better deal with the massive influx of admitted students. First, it offered gift cards sufficient to furnish an off-campus apartment and assistance in finding alternate housing.

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AU reacts to Islamic video distribution

By Nick Platt | September 29

The non-profit organization known as The Clarion Fund has stirred controversy by distributing 28 million copies of their documentary, "Obsession: Radical Islam's War on the West" to newspapers across the nation, according to Editor and Publisher Magazine. AU students generally expressed negative opinions of the film and its distribution.

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Campus Brief

September 29

Several AU students took part in the 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup last weekend on the banks of the Potomac River. CAS professor and Department of Environmental Science Chair Kiho Kim supervised the group of approximately 30 AU students as they tackled garbage and debris that lay on the river shoreline by the Fletcher Boat House near Georgetown, according to an AU press release.

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Sports

Women's soccer drops fi fth straight game to Loyola

By Justin Hall | September 29

The AU women's soccer team lost their fifth straight match, dropping at 1-0 decision on the road Sunday to Loyola College in Maryland. The defeat lowers the Eagles' record to 3-6-1 as they enter Patriot League play. Loyola's offense started out strong during the first half, taking its fist shot only minutes into the period before forcing senior goalkeeper Kelsey Wiggins to make multiple saves within the first 20 minutes to keep the game scoreless.

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SG Brief

September 29

The Undergraduate Senate unanimously approved Sara Al-Hemaidi as deputy design director Sunday afternoon. As deputy director, Al-Hemaidi will work with Director of Design Natalie Kirkpatrick, The Eagle's former managing editor for production, and will be responsible for designing marketing materials for the Student Government, including advertisements, posters, fliers and other publications.

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Israeli Studies prof advocates life-long learning

By Cody Singleton | September 29

Yoram Peri, a visiting professor at AU, has a saying that seems to pervade everything he does - "Once you stop learning, you become bored and boring." Peri currently teaches seven classes at AU, including one section of "Media Systems of Democracies" and six sections of "Israeli Politics.

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Ivy League ROTC criticized

By Mattie Wong | September 29

Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama have both criticized four Ivy League universities that have Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs to the program AU uses. Harvard, Columbia, Brown and Yale have off-campus programs that work similarly to AU's program with Georgetown University and Howard University.

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Actor gets behind camera for 'Choke'

By Kia Muhammad | September 29

"Choke" director Clark Gregg described himself as ambitious, narcissistic and loving during a phone interview Thursday. The film, Gregg's first effort behind the camera, focuses on the troubled story of Victor Mancini, a man grappling with an addiction to sex, an ailing mother and an unquenchable thirst for love.

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