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Pa. loan agency exploits subsidy

By Christopher Cottrell | November 29

A Pennsylvania student loan agency exploited a federal subsidy program to receive $34 million from the government, according to an audit report issued last week from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Education. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency had been ineligible for the money it received between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2006, according to the report.

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Doin' it: Take charge of your sex education

By Pierce Hardcastle | November 29

Well, it's coming down to the end of my glorious run as sex columnist. This is my second to last article. I don't have any questions, so I thought I'd just use this space to highlight some great sex-related resources available to students. There is a multitude of information on the Internet.

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Coheed satisfies dedicated fans at 9:30

By Fahima Haque | November 29

The 9:30 club was packed Sunday night with odd characters. But for Coheed and Cambria fans, that wasn't surprising. Unfortunately, before any concert there are the dreaded opening acts. The first band, Fall of Troy, was humorous in delivery with a slightly arrogant and energetic frontman.

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Opinion

What a travesty: Time to give D.C. the right to vote

By Travis McArthur | November 29

Picture the following situation: Laws with shaky moral foundations prevent a category of people, most of whom are in a racial minority, from exercising their right to participate in their federal government through voting. This is not Birmingham, Ala., 1963.

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Campus calendar

November 29

Thursday, Nov. 29 SG Open Forum: Smoking@AU 6-8 p.m. WHERE: McDowell Formal Lounge INFO: The Student Government will discuss the on-campus smoking policy. Free Chipotle burritos will be served. CONTACT: For more information, e-mail secretary@ausg.

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Opinion

Life in the District: The game of text message foreplay

By Olga Khazan | November 29

It's Friday afternoon and I hear a familiar beep in my purse. I open my phone to a glowing message. "Hey what r u up to?" Sigh. I guess we're doing this again. Ever since phone calls replaced love letters, women only had to worry about one thing: Will he call or won't he? These days, this concern is exacerbated by even more ways for your sweetie to either snare or snub you electronically.

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Campus brief

November 29

AU received a Grand Award last week in the Urban University Grounds category for exceptional grounds maintenance in the Professional Grounds Management Society's 2007 Green Star Awards competition. The Green Star Awards program acknowledges grounds with a high degree of excellence in terms of landscape design and construction.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Carley column gives Reagan too much credit

November 29

It was helpful of Shane Carley to show his true colors in the first paragraph of his piece ("Democrat divisions benefit GOP"), so I didn't need to waste anymore time reading his opinion. Recent commentary by Paul Krugman and Bob Herbert destroys any notion that Reagan was the "greatest president of the 20th century.

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Sports

Wrestling falls at Northeast Duals

November 29

Despite valiant effort, the men's wrestling team Saturday fell 0-3 at the Northeast Duals against No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 9 Central Michigan and No. 25 Bloomsburg. AU was matched against the Oklahoma State Cowboys for the first round of duals. Freshman Matt Mariacher was matched with Coleman Scott, the nation's No.

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Tickets can now be sold via new Facebook app

By Howard Perlman | November 29

A company that helps event planners sell tickets online launched Nov. 5 a Facebook application called "Ticketing" that would allow AU clubs and organizations to sell tickets to events posted on Facebook. TicketLeap, the company that created the application, was interested in making the application after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened his social networking site to external developers last June, according to Carolyn Daniel, TicketLeap's corporate manager.

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'October Road' story line lays out predictable path

By Antoaneta Tileva | November 29

The coming-back-home-after-a-ridiculously-long-absence has been fertile subject matter for many a sitcom and movie. "October Road" plumbs that paradigm with mixed results - for one, from a plausibility perspective, it's a bit difficult to believe how someone could just "disappear" for 10 years and never call home once while he is off pursuing a writing career built on, naturally, a best-selling novel portraying all his hometown friends in a less-than-flattering fashion.

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Review: Mario takes to the stars in smash-hit game

By Mike Carusi | November 29

There is little debate that Mario, also known as Mr. Video Game, is one of the most recognizable video game characters ever made. Ever since Mario's conception, his games have helped carry Nintendo to popularity in the video-gaming industry, and 25 years later, "Super Mario Galaxy" is the latest installment in the popular franchise.

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Sports

London Thanksgiving: No football, no fun

By Justin Hall | November 29

Growing up in the United States, Thanksgiving has always been about two things: feasting and football. From the high school gridiron game in the morning to the family dinner at midday to the Packers-Lions annual match-up before dessert, there are certain traditions of the holiday that are pure Americana.

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Police blotter

November 29

Tuesday, Nov. 13 Members of a fraternity assaulted a student in his off-campus home. Wednesday, Nov. 14 A tractor trailer ran over a stop sign in the tunnel. A student in Centennial Hall was verbally threatened by her roommate with bodily harm. Friday, Nov.

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D.C. boasts top Peace Corps volunteer rate

By Laraine Weschler | November 29

D.C. has the highest per capita number of Peace Corps volunteers currently serving abroad compared to the rest of the nation, according to Stephen Chapman, Peace Corps public affairs specialist. The District has 2.2 volunteers out of every 25,000 residents, surpassing last year's top state, Vermont, he said.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Special election scandal

November 29

In true SG fashion, the details of this week's election problem are murky at best: An anonymous student approached the Board of Elections Nov. 19 to complain that Paul Grever, now vice president-elect, was campaigning illegally. According to the anonymous source, Grever's friends set up a laptop in the lobby of MGC - one of six places where campaigning is prohibited - to persuade students who had not yet voted to choose Grever as VP.

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Opinion

Progressive point: Primary schedule unduly influential

By Jacob Shelly | November 19

Forty-seven isn't as elegant as 50. But some states frankly don't deserve their star on the American flag. Alaska, bastion of corruption, has to go. When a state's entire federal delegation is rocked by scandal, joining the Arab example of wedding oil wealth with nepotism, it's time to auction off the whole territory.

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