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Opinion

Staff editorial: Holiday drunken driving

October 29

Despite the rather disparaging Halloween drunken driving statistics, The Eagle staff is pleased to hear that District officials, working with the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, still maintain SoberRide, a program established in 1993 that provides intoxicated people 21 years old and up free taxi rides home, provided the trips cost less than $50.

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News

DeLay criticizes Republicans

By Bobby Allyn | October 29

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay lambasted Republicans for their lack of leadership during an event Friday at Kay Spiritual Life Center that helped kick off Family Weekend. "Leadership is all about having no fear and knowing what you believe in," he said.

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Sports

Men's soccer falls to Holy Cross in overtime

By Steven Haber | October 29

In a battle between two unbeaten Patriot League teams, the men's soccer team lost a hard-fought match 3-2 in overtime Saturday night at Holy Cross. After a scoreless first half in which both teams fired a combined six shots on net, each team scored twice in the span of eight minutes in the second half.

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News

WVAU Pick of the Week

October 29

Jens Lekman "Night Falls Over Kortedala" (Secretly Canadian) Sounds Like: Rat Pack meets Morrissey. "Night Falls Over Kortedala," the third offering from sample-happy Swede Jens Lekman, is his best yet. Lekman uses a palate of bombastic brass, chirping flutes and buoyant beats to create his own unique brand of chamber pop.

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News

Reporters debate press corps' role

By Jimm Phillips | October 29

White House correspondents David Gregory and Helen Thomas disagreed during an event Saturday night in Bender Arena on how much to blame the press for its coverage leading up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 The White House and Pentagon press corps faltered during the run-up to the Iraq invasion, said Thomas, a columnist for Hearst Newspapers.

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News

Prof praises student tolerance

By Ashley Wolos | October 29

AW: Where did you grow up/where are you from? WL: I grew up in Tallahassee, Fla. - the panhandle, north Florida.Well, we moved there from Tennessee when I was 3 years old, lived there until I went to graduate school. AW: What is your favorite way to relax after class? WL: After a long, strenuous day at the university, I either go to the gym or I go home and I sit on my deck or in my garden, and I watch the flowers.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: 'Econ Sense' makes no sense

October 29

For too long I have stood idly by while Eagle columnist Dorian Key has waged a reactionary holy war on our "latte-liberal university campus," while hiding behind some skewed semblance of "economics." What he espouses in his Oct. 23 editorial amounts to greenwashing.

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News

Group tries to draft Gore for '08 election

By Amanda Hamedany | October 29

In recent weeks, America for Gore, an online nonprofit organization, has intensified its efforts to add former Vice President and Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore to next year's Democratic presidential primary ballot in D.C. Although Gore has expressed no concrete interest in running for president, he has not confirmed that he will forego the race, according to the Al Gore 2008 Draft Campaign Web site.

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News

Towson U. student runs for mayor of Md. hometown

By Adam Dexter | October 29

Students at AU are known for their top-ranking political awareness and activism on and off campus, but few, if any, can say they've run for mayor. That's exactly what Nicole Burlew, 19, a student at Towson University, is doing right now. A resident of Aberdeen, Md.

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Sports

Women's soccer holds perfect PL record

By Shaun Flynn | October 29

The women's soccer team continues a perfect Patriot League record after a 3-0 victory against Holy Cross Friday and a thrilling 0-0 tie against rival Army on Sunday. It was a dreary, rainy day when the Eagles took to their soggy field to play the 3-13 Holy Cross Knights.

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News

Campus brief

October 29

AU marked National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week last week through various on-campus activities, according to the Student Government Web site. AU sponsored 10 events related to alcohol awareness, including AU alumnus Ross Szabo's presentation on how alcohol use affects mental health.

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News

Republican women's club formed

By Allie Feras | October 29

The newly formed club Republican Women at AU offers an alternative to "radical feminism," according to Anna Loerch, the club's president and a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. "We wanted to expand the conservative voice on campus," Loerch said.

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News

Canadian bands you ought to know

By Laura Phelps | October 29

Canada has routinely been seen as the ugly second cousin of the United States, lacking the spunk and ingenuity of U.S. media. But there is nothing boring about our northern neighbors. For years, Canadian musicians have been infiltrating the U.S. music scene, such as Neil Young, Rush, Celine Dion and the Barenaked Ladies.

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News

Metro calendar

October 29

Monday, Oct. 29 Panel Discussion: The U.S. and Iran - A Difficult History 7-9 p.m. WHERE: National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues N.W. METRO: Tenleytown-AU (red line) INFO: Panelists include former State Department official and Iran hostage Bruce Laingen, former New York Times bureau chief Stephen Kinzer and Yale University professor Abbas Amant.

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News

Young grows old

October 29

Neil Young "Chrome Dreams II" (Reprise) Sounds like: An aging Neil Young failing to revive his old self Neil Young spent the 1970s lamenting the hippie hey-day because he couldn't connect with the rising punk and glam rock scenes. More than 40 years later, Young is still lamenting the loss of the hippie era.

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News

Musicians go back to basics, hit streets

By Ryan Pickett | October 29

The District prides itself on being diverse. From politics to restaurants, one can find a mix of styles and cultures that suits any and every need. The music scene is as diverse as the rest of the city, and to find it, all one has to do is keep one's ears open while walking down a busy street or coming out of the metro.

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News

'Mirror' reflects Dylan's soul

By Laura Busche | October 29

He sat on a wooden stool, acting as though the hollering crowd around him did not exist. The enchantment of Bob Dylan's harmonica cannot be reduced to words, and the producers of "The Other Side of the Mirror" seemed to understand that fully. The 80-minute recital contains no narration, chronicling Bob Dylan's appearances at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1965.

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