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Steroids anger, disappoint fans

By Alyssa Pry | October 8

As a runner, I understand the dedication needed to stay in shape. I realize the hard work it takes to train for a 5K or to go jogging after staying up until 2 a.m. the night before. I can only imagine what it would be like to train for a marathon or the Olympics.

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Opinion

'Teach for the ability to make a change'

October 8

A couple of weeks ago, I returned to Washington, D.C., while the New York City schools had off for Rosh Hashanah. I just got on the AU shuttle to meet up with some friends and old professors outside of Katzen when I heard a conversation between two young women.

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Prez support mainly on Internet

By Bobby Allyn | October 8

Although several presidential candidates enjoy support from AU students via Facebook, this support has not translated into the formation of in-person meetings of these groups at AU, with three exceptions. Groups of AU students meet in support of Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.

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Opinion

AU Fights AIDS!

October 8

AU Fights AIDS!, an organization founded and managed by two Women's Initiative members, did an excellent job this weekend bringing various campus organizations together for the AIDS Walk Washington, an event started in 1987 that was designed to heighten awareness of the deadly disease.

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SANC advocates for indigenous peoples

By Allie Feras | October 8

The Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution Sunday encouraging the university to designate the second Monday of each October as Indigenous Peoples Day in addition to Columbus Day. The resolution encourages the AU community to enhance understanding of Native Americans' achievements and contributions to the United States and AU, according to the resolution.

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News briefs

October 8

CAMPUS BRIEF AU grad students and faculty raise awareness about death row inmate Graduate students from the School of Communication rallied for a death row inmate with guidance from two AU professors, according to an SOC announcement. The students, who all take a class with SOC professor Gemma Puglisi, wrote op-ed pieces and tabled on the quad to bring attention to the case of Troy Davis, a death row inmate in Georgia, according to the announcement.

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East meets West at 9:30 club

By Antoaneta Tileva | October 8

When Ivan Ives' East Meets West tour hits the 9:30 club's stage Wednesday, one thing should become immediately obvious - Ives knows how to flow. His staccato, nuanced delivery draws the listener into his music and shows just how hard he has worked. A prolific emcee with many EPs under his belt, calling him an "underground" rapper would not do justice to his polished, second full-length release, "Iconoclast" - a breath of much-needed fresh air in the rap scene.

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News

Review: It's Whateva

October 8

Federation "It's Whateva" (Reprise Records) Sounds like: A step above a homemade CD you would regret buying on the street for $6, except with guest appearances by Snoop Dogg and E-40. The new album from Bay Area rap group Federation couldn't have a more fitting title.

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Opinion

Correction for Oct. 4, 2007

October 8

In "Speech ends Breastival," it was not included that Elizabeth Edwards' speech was presented by the Kennedy Political Union and co-sponsored by Women's Initiative and the Women and Politics Institute.

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Sports

Women's soccer wins first PL game of the season, 1-0

By Justin Hall | October 8

The women's soccer team opened Patriot League play with a victory on Saturday, defeating the Colgate Raiders 1-0 at Reeves Field. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Eagles and improves their overall record to 7-5. Both teams came out of the gates flying, with each squad taking plenty of shots on goal without anything to show for their efforts on the scoreboard until almost a half hour into the game.

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AU College GOP, Dems plan, release online newsletters

By Sarah Caffey | October 8

The AU chapters of the College Republicans and College Democrats are releasing new club newsletters this semester. Students will only be able to view the newsletters online on each club's Web site. The College Republicans have already published two issues of its newsletter, The Right Wing, on its Web site.

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Opinion

Farm Bill transcends partisan politics

By Jacob Shelly | October 8

Partisan fires are raging in Washington. From war to children's health care, the rich histories of liberalism and conservatism grind against each other. In our pluralist society, each camp is compelled to calibrate its philosophical compass to court public approval, translating the wisdom of Thomas Paine or Edmund Burke into coherent platforms.

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Roma dream big, work hard despite discrimination

By Andrew Gardner | October 8

In a city that, to the casual eye, seems so flawlessly beautiful, Budapest is a city of imperfection. The influence of communism and the centuries of constant power shifts in the country have left the city with diverse architecture and an even greater melting pot of ethnic identities - Croats, Slavs, Chinese and Poles.

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Opinion

Move over, Columbus

October 8

The SG's resolution in favor of adding Indigenous Peoples Day to the university calendar along with Columbus Day signals a noble effort to recognize the trauma colonialism caused to native peoples. The AU club Student Advocates for Native Communities supported the resolution, which asks the university to recognize both holidays on the second Monday of October.

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'Rock' out with fall games

By Michael Carusi | October 8

"Call of Duty 4" Release Date: Nov. 5 The "Call of Duty" series has been heavily criticized for repeatedly treading the World War II game-play area. "Call of Duty 4" responds to this criticism by taking place in the present day. In this installment, the United States and Great Britain must band together to stop a quartet of military dictators across Russia, the Eastern Bloc and the Middle East.

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Tech briefs

October 8

Bungie breaks from Microsoft Microsoft has long owned Bungie Software, the developer of the legendary "Halo" series. This changed yesterday when Microsoft announced that it was giving up exclusive control of Bungie. Harold Ryan, president of Bungie, told The New York Times that he had long been planning to separate from Microsoft and that Bungie wanted to work for itself instead of being a corporate subsidiary.

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Metro calendar

October 8

Monday, Oct. 8 Panel Discussion: "Disaster! In the Eye of the Storm: Katrina, Catastrophe and the Media Amid the Wreckage" 7 p.m. WHERE: George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St. N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom-GWU (blue and orange lines) INFO: Reporters and editors from The New Orleans Times-Picayune and NPR discuss what it was like to report from the frontlines of Katrina.

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