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Letter to the editor: Response to Letts flood letter

November 19

This is in response to Joseph Clark's letter to the editor regarding the Letts terrace flood and ill-equipped bathrooms. I can only speak from experience as a female resident living on campus, but every bathroom stall I have encountered in the residence halls has been equipped with a trashcan.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: AU Athletics gets little coverage in The Eagle

November 19

Over the past two weeks, AU Athletics has been very active and successful. However, the coverage of these events by The Eagle has been sub-par. The school has had the field hockey team, volleyball and cross-country teams win regular season and Patriot League championships with no front-page mention of these events at all.

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News

Metro calendar

November 19

Monday, Nov. 18 For the Greener Good Lecture Series 6-8 p.m. WHERE: National Building Museum, 401 F St. N.W. METRO: Judiciary Square (red line) INFO: The third part in the series "Going Green: Carrot or Stick?" will examine factors motivating green building and construction and which green practices cities should regulate.

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Opinion

Corrections for Nov. 15, 2007

November 19

In "A new home for SIS," The Eagle reported the new School of International Service building was designed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system's highest level - gold. While the SIS building is designed to meet LEED's gold standard, it is not the highest rating.

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News

Music notes: Hives lack direction, Georgie James grows up

November 19

The Hives "Black and White Album" (A&M/Octone) Sounds Like: Proof that creativity cannot always cure a band's immaturity. Grade: B Swedish garage rockers The Hives are the epitome of a band that one wishes to like more than one actually does, and their latest effort, "Black and White Album," serves as evidence.

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News

Tech bits

By Mike Carusi | November 19

South Korea opens rehab center for Web addiction In Mokcheon, South Korea, the Jump Up Internet Rescue School is a rehab center - not for alcohol or drugs, but for an addiction to the Internet. South Korea boasts about being more connected to the Internet than any other nation on Earth.

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Sports

Men's basketball record moves to 2-2

By Steven Haber | November 19

After losing the season home opener 60-52 to Fairfield University on Thursday, the men's basketball team came out strong Sunday, defeating Stony Brook University 64-56. On Thursday, the Eagles came out strong in front of a crowd of just under 1,500 fans, led by junior guards Garrison Carr and Derrick Mercer, who scored 11 points each in the first half.

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News

Campus brief

November 19

Alyph Limited gave School of International Service professor Akbar Ahmed a $25,000 check Wednesday to benefit the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies in SIS. Izzat Majeed, chief executive of the investment company, which is based in the United Kingdom, gave the check to Ahmed, the current Ibn Khaldun chair.

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News

Torture must be discussed and monitored, experts say

By Fahima Haque | November 19

People need to address the issue of torture even though it is an uncomfortable subject to discuss, Jumana Musa, advocacy director for human rights for Amnesty International USA, said during a panel discussion Thursday. "People don't want to talk about it," she said.

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Sports

Volleyball team named 2007 league champions

By Shaun Flynn | November 19

After two consecutive 3-0 wins over Navy and Colgate, the AU volleyball team was crowned the 2007 Patriot League champions, the seventh straight Patriot League championship win for the Eagles. It was a defensive battle against Navy on Friday. Both teams hit below their averages, but it was AU that held Navy to a .

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News

Kerwin, Abramson listen to student concerns

By Jimm Phillips | November 19

AU President Neil Kerwin and Board of Trustees Chairman Gary Abramson listened to students' concerns about a new alcohol transport policy and other campus issues during a town hall meeting Thursday in the Ward Circle Building. Tim Neal, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, asked whether Abramson and Kerwin would be willing to oppose the policy, which makes a studnt's second medical transport for alcohol-related reasons a violation of the university's Code of Conduct.

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News

Student groups volunteer time during holiday season

By Kaylor Garcia | November 19

Students continue to find time to serve the D.C. community despite looming exams and end-of-semester work. Groups like the community service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega and the Catholic Student Association are pitching in to help people in need. On Monday, APO will be going to Georgetown Hospital to put up Thanksgiving decorations to bring "holiday cheer" to the patients, according to Elissa Robinson, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: A rally for practice space

November 19

AU students and a Kogod professor seeking to play tennis on AU's courts were repeatedly turned away this fall, as the courts were rented out to players from the local Georgetown Day School. While it is perfectly understandable for the university to try to build neighborhood relations and raise funds in the Athletic Department, it is equally important to respect the needs of AU's own faculty and campus community.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Professors should submit textbook lists soon

November 15

As the semester is winding to a close, we just wanted to remind you of the importance of getting your textbook adoptions in to the bookstore as quickly as possible. When you get your book lists in on time, the bookstore is able to buy back books from students at higher prices, offer used copies to students at lower prices in future semesters and ensure that students have books in time for the start of classes.

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News

Pedestrian fatalities highest since 2002

By Christopher Cottrell | November 15

An extra 10 mph could mean beating the next red light to some drivers, but to a pedestrian it could mean life or death. This year has brought the most pedestrian fatalities to the District since 2002, according to Jim Sebastian, the manager of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Programs at the District Department of Transportation.

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News

Experts discuss Internet role in politics

By Kate Naseef | November 15

Media and political experts at a panel discussed Wednesday night whether Web sites like YouTube have added to the democratic process or have made politicians more scripted. "This has put a lot of pressure on all of the candidates to become more on message, more robotic, less spontaneous," said Jeanne Cummings, a political reporter for Politico.

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Sports

Women's basketball blown out in opener

By Steven Haber | November 15

The women's basketball team could not build off its season-opening win, falling Tuesday to Virginia Commonwealth University 71-38. VCU dominated from the start, out-rebounding and out-hustling the Eagles. The Rams' swarming defense stifled AU throughout the game, forcing the Eagles into sloppy turnovers and rushed shots.

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