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Smoking rates at new low

While the percentage of college students who smoke reached an all-time national low for the period since 1980, the issue of smoking continues to remain a subject for debate at AU. This year, 19.2 percent of college students nationally smoke, according to recent statistics from the American Lung Association.

Don't fear old-fashioned romance

I'd like to think that I'm quite the romantic. But even I have a hard time finding someone to share the romance. Unfortunately, I feel that most people nowadays are too afraid to be thoughtful and compassionate for fear of being too clingy, too pushy, too awkward - the list goes on and on.

Pass 'The Duchess'

Based on the tragic life story of Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, "The Duchess" follows the late heroine as she rules the hearts of London, the fashion scene and the political trail. Once she's married off to the Duke of Devonshire, Georgiana becomes the "It Girl" of her time.

Comic duo charms fans

The teen romantic comedy "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" combines two things most prevalent to young adults: music and love. Starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings as the title characters, the film is based on the hit book by Rachel Cohn. The story follows Nick and Norah as two teenagers who have a late night New York City escapade together.

Police patrol D.C. bars, clubs

A program that allows individual or groups of clubs and bars to hire Metropolitan Police Department details at reduced cost will continue to operate next year and receive another $1 million in funding - a move AU students have mixed reactions about. The "reimbursable detail program," which D.

Corrections for Sept. 18, 2008

In a breaking news alert published Sept. 18, "Housing and Dining to conduct new student monitoring program," The Eagle incorrectly reported which students would be encouraged to have individual meetings with resident assistants. Only freshmen will have three meetings a year.

Letter to the editor: Staff editorial needs to focus on AU issues

Dear Editor: I am writing to you about the opinion piece published by this paper on Thursday September 18th, 2008, entitled "Palin Wiffs on Abstinence only Education." The issue of abstinence-only education versus "comprehensive sex education" is a good policy debate, and one that we as Americans should engage in.

This week in Eagle sports

International brief

The scope of China's tainted milk scandal proved to be much larger than officials first anticipated, according to The Washington Times. Three of the nation's largest milk producers tested positive for the industrial chemical melamine which lead to the death of four infants, reported the Times.

EagleEye faces revisions

Housing and Dining Programs is currently considering changes to the EagleEye program, including its name, according to Director of Residence Life Rick Treter. Housing and Dining Programs is considering additional changes to the program, according to Treter.

Machine creates 'phantom' votes in D.C. primary

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled that an electronic voting machine is the cause for thousands of "phantom" votes to appear in the results of the Sept. 9 D.C. Congressional and Council Primary election. A cartridge from a machine in D.C.'s 141st voting precinct, located at the Frank D.

Metro brief

Owners of the newly constructed Nationals baseball stadium continue to refuse to pay $3.5 million in rent for a period of time last spring. The Lerner family refuses to pay the multi-million dollar rent on the establishment until construction is complete.

SG Brief

The Undergraduate Senate confirmed the appointment of two class council members and two members of the Judicial Board at their meeting Sunday. The Senate unanimously approved the appointment of Tim Hoagland as an associate member of the Judicial Board and Emily Ann Kokol as chair of the Board of Elections.

'Infinite Playlist' adds depth to teen movie genre

If you're expecting "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" to be the kind of movie where you've already seen all the funny parts in the previews, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Many of the funniest scenes were gracefully saved from that fate and will debut on Oct.

Music must be savored, not devoured

Records are not Big Macs. Their impractical, sculpted design and the unique smell of vinyl boxed together make a record something one should treasure and hold in one's conscience like an unrequited love, not something to be consumed in a furious and rushed moment of time.

Field hockey loses to No. 7 JMU

The AU women's field hockey lost its second straight game against a nationally ranked team Sunday afternoon by a margin of one goal. The 14th ranked Eagles fell to the No. 7 James Madison University Dukes 1-0 just four days after falling to the No. 2 ranked Maryland Terrapins, 2-1.

The Eagle needs to improve reporting

Last Thursday, The Eagle reported that Housing and Dining is in the development stages of a new program named EagleEye, which "will gather information about resident students' personal life, academics, social life and overall AU experience that AU officials will then track.