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Palin wiffs on sex education

September 18

Sarah Palin's support for abstinence-only education is out of touch with young people in general and her children in particular. Especially now that her own 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, you would think that she would realize how dangerous an abstinence-only education can be to young people.

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News

International brief

September 18

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe signed a power-sharing deal in Harare Monday, agreeing to make rival Morgan Tsvangirai the prime minister. It is the first time in 28 years Mugabe will share his power, The Washington Post reported. Both leaders agreed to work together to fix the failing economy.

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News

OneVoice speakers urge Israel-Palestine compromise

By Nabila Chabi | September 18

Rami Rabayah, a member of OneVoice Palestine, and Yaniv Sasson, a member of OneVoice Israel, gathered in the Woods-Brown Amphitheatre Wednesday as part of the OneVoice International Education Program, which aims to promote hope for the future and urgency for a comprehensive resolution between their two countries.

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News

Aussie folk jigs stateside

By Tyler Budde | September 18

Xavier Rudd, an Australian alt-rocker, didgeridoo guru and environmental activist, played an absolutely wild set at the 9:30 club Sunday night in support of his new album, "Dark Shades of Blue." Rudd, who is a platinum artist in Australia and has increased in popularity in the United States since his debut here five years ago, has played to sold-out crowds across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America.

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Campus brief

September 18

The International Student and Scholar Services office released a cookbook, "Tales of Taste: Family Recipes from Around the World," which includes recipes from around the world that various members of the AU community submitted. Senem Bakar, assistant director of ISSS and creator of the cookbook, said she got the idea around Thanksgiving last year, when she overheard several students who work in the ISSS department talk about foods that they missed from home.

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Metro brief

September 18

Smithsonian officials awarded the National Zoo its five-year accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums on Monday, following almost five years of renovations to the park, according to ABC News. Accreditation, tabled in 2003 due to a lack of funding and maintenance issues, was reestablished in 2004, ABC News reported.

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Opinion

Western culture is ahead of the curve

By Alex Knepper | September 18

As with most of the positions members of the "compassionate" and "nonjudgmental" intelligentsia take, multiculturalism is exclusively the domain of wealthy, mostly white intellectuals, as opposed to people who deal with actual problems. Multiculturalism is the doctrine that it is not proper to negatively judge how any society conducts its affairs.

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Sports

Field hockey falls to rival Univ. of Md. on 2-1 score

By Justin Hall | September 18

The No. 14 AU field hockey team fell to rival No. 2 Maryland Wednesday afternoon, surrendering two second-half goals in a 2-1 defeat. The loss drops the Eagles to 3-3 on the season. AU had won one of their previous 32 meetings with Maryland, but the team came into the game looking to change history.

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Sports

Women's soccer team falls to Richmond on own goal

By Justin Hall | September 18

The AU women's soccer team lost a 1-0 nail-biter to the University of Richmond on Tuesday afternoon. The loss drops the Eagles' record on the season to 3-3-1. AU controlled the opening minutes of the game, taking the ball deep into Spiders territory but were unable capitalize on their efforts.

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News

Calendar

September 18

Thursday, Sept. 18 "After Pearl Harbor: Music, War and the Library of Congress" 5 p.m. WHERE: Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. METRO: Capital South (blue and orange lines) INFO: Musicologist Annegret Fauser speaks at this event about American World War II-era music presented by the LOC and the American Musicological Society.

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News

College costs continue to rise

By Rachel Lynne Smith | September 18

As everything from milk to gas continues to increase in cost, AU's average tuition cost rose by 6 percent this academic year, an increase that is in line with the national trend for tuition hikes. AU's average tuition cost for full-time students this academic year rose to $32,816.

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Opinion

Thumbs up...thumbs down

September 18

Thumbs up.... ... to multiple orgasms. The ladies do the birthing, they deserve the pleasure. ... to the Leonard Hall Lounge redesign. Maybe people will want to live there now. Thumbs down.... ... to blue balls. If you don't finish the doctor says ... "Beat it .

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News

Congressman helps celebrate KPU's 40th anniv.

By Howie Perlman | September 18

Students celebrated the Kennedy Political Union's 40th anniversary on campus Tuesday, while an alumnus celebrated his alma mater's political speakers bureau in the halls of Congress. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Mass., who was KPU's director during the 1980-1981 academic year, honored AU on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday, declaring that KPU is an organization that is actively committed to "the expansion of political awareness and engagement.

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News

Suburban nightmare next door

By Linda Barnhart | September 18

Confusion, rather than terror, seems to dominate in Neil LaBute's "Lakeview Terrace," which fails to live up to the suspense prominent in its preview. Samuel L. Jackson stars as Abel Turner, a dedicated Los Angeles Police Department cop and single father who dislikes the interracial relationship of his new next-door neighbors, Lisa and Chris Mattison (Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson).

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Sports

Men's soccer ties James Madison

By Jessica Reinhardt | September 18

The AU men's soccer team tied with James Madison University Wednesday afternoon, drawing 1-1 with the Dukes. The match improves the Eagles' record to 3-3-1 on the season. The Eagles opened the match strong, controlling possession through the beginning of the first half.

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National brief

September 18

Wall Street suffered its worse loss since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Monday after three major U.S. financial institutions got into trouble. This week, brokers will try to hold on to investors as the Federal Reserves helps some corporation, like American International Group, to stay afloat.

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Sports

Then there were four: AU field hockey's senior class

By Jessica Reinhardt | September 18

Collegiate athletics on the whole have a large atrophy rate. As semesters pass, students retire, quit due to injury or transfer. The AU field hockey team is no exception. In August 2005, seven bright-eyed, excited freshmen joined the nationally ranked squad.

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