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McNair gives tips on being prepared

Public Safety Chief Michael McNair met with students on three occasions over the past week to encourage them to prepare themselves for the possibility of an on-campus emergency. The main purpose of the sessions was to encourage more members of the AU community to sign up for the Alert DC text message program, according to McNair.

Canadians bring heat, rock charts

With sweat from his golden 'fro drenching the audience, Hot Hot Heat front man Steve Bays was the definition of high energy at their Baltimore show Monday night. Such enthusiasm is thrust into all the band's endeavors, a common desire to "rock out" being its source, guitarist Luke Paquin said.

Wounded veterans

With conflicts drawing more Americans into active duty overseas, colleges must now plan services aimed at returning veterans. Many of these veterans are just looking for a good education and simple campus life. But, with 270,000 soldiers enrolled in colleges under the GI Bill, it is disturbing that wounded veterans are not eligible for the same aid as soldiers returning from active duty.

Awake! fest attempts to unify D.C. music scene

Although the District was renowned for its tight-knit hardcore punk scene during the 1980s, the rock scene has been less unified since despite obvious talent. D.C. area fans of independent music will flock to various clubs around the city this weekend to take part in the second annual District's Awake! Music Festival.

New Radiohead album debuts online as MP3

Wednesday marked a pivotal step forward for music as an art form, courtesy of Radiohead. The U.K. band released its much-anticipated album, "In Rainbows," with an unexpected marketing twist. Typically, modern music is leaked weeks and even months before the album is officially released, mostly through illegal means, when record labels and PR firms send music to publications to be reviewed.

Spoon, The Forms top list of top 5 albums under 40 min

The ideology that less is more in the sphere of music is a dying belief. Not to knock artists who favor recording albums that rival feature film time lengths, but there is something truly commendable about albums that accomplish what others do in less than 40 minutes.

Foreign bureaus vital, speaker says

It is vital for U.S. media to maintain a presence overseas, Jonathan Landay, chief Pentagon correspondent for the McClatchy Company, said during a speech Monday in Mary Graydon Center. "You can cut back and cut back your staffs as much as you want, but at some point, it is going to be at diminishing returns," he said.

LGBT survey misleading

Although it is disappointing to hear AU scored 3.5 of a possible five stars on Campus Pride's "Campus Climate Index," a survey of 104 schools' friendliness toward gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender students, a closer look demonstrates that AU is more inclusive than the numbers suggest.

U.S. pastime in the British Isles: how to see your team

It's that wonderful time of the year when the leaves are falling, the air becomes crisper and baseball enters its postseason in search of a new World Series champion. Across the United States, millions of people are glued to the television, cheering on their team as it marches toward glory.

Owen can't keep 'Golden Age' afloat

Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen and Geoffrey Rush make for a powerful on-screen performance, but their presence in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" is not enough to turn a poorly titled film into much more than a passable historical political drama. "Golden Age" is a story of love, political intrigue and war, revolving largely around England's struggle for survival in one of the most infamous naval battles in history.

WVAU to host concert in Kay

Kay Spiritual Life Center is a haven for students who want to meditate, reflect on faith or connect with their religious community. But this Saturday, it'll be a haven for students who love to rock out, when WVAU, AU's student-run radio station, hosts the first of what it plans to be a series of concerts in the Kay Basement.

Major blends business and language skills

Undergraduate students now have the option of declaring an interdisciplinary major that combines aspects of business and language studies - the Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and language and cultural studies. Two faculty members - Jesse Boeding, director of undergraduate programs for the Kogod School of Business, and Alina Israeli, a College of Arts and Sciences professor - co-wrote the degree, which became available the beginning of the fall 2007 semester.

Exercise your right to run at Jacobs

Democracy has rules. Democracy only works if people follow rules. It does not work if people cheat - if there are ballot stuffers, chronic disenfranchisement of minorities or an electoral college, for example. The AU gym is a democracy. As in other democracies, there are limited resources, and there is a system for deciding who has access to which resources at which time.

Editorial Cartoon

Hollywood Video to close

Hollywood Video, a movie rental store in Tenleytown, is set to close within the next two months, but a definite closing date has not been set, according to Kendra North, a former Hollywood Video employee. It has stopped renting its merchandise and is currently selling all movies, video games and candy for a fraction of their usual cost.

Students rally for Darfur divestment

More than 300 students demonstrated outside the Old Executive Office Building Oct. 1 in support of the 2007 Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act. The legislation would authorize state and local governments to divest money from companies that do business with the Sudanese government, an action taken by the AU board of trustees more than a year ago.

Campus brief

ormer WAMU host dies less than a month after retirement Red Shipley, former host of the WAMU 88.5 show "Stained Glass Bluegrass," died of cancer Saturday, according to a WAMU press release. Shipley's career in the radio industry spanned over 50 years. He retired from hosting "Stained Glass Bluegrass" following the show's final broadcast Sept.