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Genre-bending MC burns up 9:30 club

By Iliana Imberman Berkowitz | December 3

Any artist who performs at the 9:30 club typically thanks the audience - the people of D.C. M.I.A., the multigenre, London-based rapper, chanted additional shout-outs to the CIA and FBI, organizations that once assisted in banning her entry into the United States and preventing her from returning to her Brooklyn apartment.

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Ward 3 boasts lowest AIDS rate

By Jeanette Lenoir | December 3

Ward 3, where AU is located, had the lowest incidence of newly diagnosed AIDS and HIV cases in D.C. from 2001 to 2006, according to a report recently released by the D.C. Department of Health. The report, which was released Nov. 26 to coincide with World AIDS Day 2007, is the first data gathered on HIV in D.

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Opinion

Corrections

December 3

Correction for Nov. 19, 2007 In "SPA prof swam NJ bay while in high school," the headline read that professor Kimberly Cowell-Meyers swam the Barnegat Bay in high school. Cowell-Meyers actually swam the bay last summer. Correction for Nov. 29, 2007 In "Italian Embassy to host Kerwin's inauguration," the correct spelling of the event is Founders' Day.

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Sports

This week in Eagle sports

December 3

MONDAY, DEC. 39 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Monmouth (7 p.m.) at HOME TUESDAY DEC. 49 MEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Howard University (7:30 p.m.) at HOME THURSDAY DEC. 69 Women's basketball vs. Morgan State (7 p.m.) at HOME FRIDAY, DEC. 79 MEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Jacksonville University (7:30 p.

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Sports

Volleyball season ends in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Tom Feeney | December 3

The volleyball team lost on Friday night to Duke University in the first round of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament, bringing a long season of success to a close. Rubena Sukaj continued her outstanding play with her 11th double-double of the season, scoring 22 kills and digging a team-high 13 balls.

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Group collects books for D.C. jails

By Rachel Trainer | December 3

Justice Not Jails, an AU prison activism group, collected more than 500 books in a book drive this semester to expand the libraries in all wings in the D.C. Department of Corrections, according to Ava Page, a member of the group. The group's goal is to use initiatives such as rehabilitation centers, affordable housing and education to mobilize convicted criminals rather than sending them to prison.

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International brief

December 3

Thai politician accused of raising votes with Viagra An unidentified candidate for Thailand's parliamentary elections in December may have used Viagra to court elderly male voters at social functions, a campaign worker told the Bangkok Post Friday. "The politician is giving out Viagra to gain popularity and votes," said Sayan Nopcha, a campaign worker for the People's Power Party based north of Bangkok in Pathum Thai province.

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Sports

Men's basketball ends two-game winning streak to UMBC, 83-68

By Shaun Flynn | December 3

The men's basketball team was back on their home court Saturday afternoon when they ended its two-game winning streak in a disappointing 83-68 loss to the University of Maryland Baltimore County. The UMBC Retrievers stepped onto the floor with precision and execution as they quickly went on a 7-0 run in the first two minutes of the game.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Putting the patch on smoking

December 3

For a university that prides itself as incredibly student-conscious, Thursday evening's smoking forum is worthy of as much admiration as it is scorn. To start, the SG's attempt to gauge students' feelings on smoking is commendable. Discussions like these, regardless of their outcome, are what we elected the executives to do.

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Cross-cultural dispatch: Adventures in Budapest come to bittersweet close

By Andrew Gardner | December 3

As I begin to grasp the thought of walking these streets one last time, of punching in the code once more to my front door and of eating a final pogasca bread roll, I have become expectedly nostalgic. It's not so much nostalgia for the particular place or certain things or people.

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Metro calendar

December 3

Monday, Dec. 3 Film: "The Concert for Bangladesh" 7-9 p.m. WHERE: Pickford Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. METRO: Capitol South (blue and orange lines) INFO: View a film of George Harrison's first solo concert at Madison Square Garden.

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Metro brief

December 3

Pedestrian deaths in 2007 highest in 10 years The death of a 26-year-old man crossing a street Friday morning made the number of pedestrian deaths this year the highest since 1997, according to the D.C. Department of Transportation. A day later, a hit-and-run driver fatally struck a woman, raising the total to 25 deaths.

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Sports

Women's basketball gains home win

By Steven Haber | December 3

The women's basketball team defeated the Western Michigan Broncos 65-61 Saturday night in Bender Arena. On their first possession, the Eagles opened the scoring with a basket from senior Stephanie N'Garsanet. The team quickly went on to gain a 10-4 lead.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Books for those behind bars

December 3

From dollars spent in Georgetown, internship hours passed on Capitol Hill and coffees downed in Adams Morgan, students make their mark on our home city. While our campus on a hill could foster isolation among classmates and book stacks, clubs and organizations work with passion and commitment to go beyond the bounds of Northwest, whether through charity drives, volunteering or advocacy.

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Profs 101: Kogod prof rocks out for freshman class

By Ashley Wolos | December 3

AW: Where did you grow up? RL: I grew up here in Washington, D.C., 'til I was 12 years old, then, moved to suburban New York City through high school. AW: Where did you attend college? RL: I went to Princeton University and then, I went to my first round of graduate school at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, [Mich.

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Opinion

The people vs. Roddy Flynn: Giuliani: GOP's overrated candidate

By Roddy Flynn | December 3

There is one thing that Democratic presidential candidates can be thankful for in this holiday season: The Republican primary field. You can always count on the Republican Party to cannibalize its best prospects. The conservative destruction of John McCain, a man who was the strongest possibility of all candidates, began eight years ago, and he has never gotten over it.

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Smoking rules may change

By Allie Feras | December 3

A university policy that currently allows people to smoke anywhere outside could soon change, according to Student Government President Joe Vidulich.

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