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Roma dream big, work hard despite discrimination

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.

Move over, Columbus

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.

'Rock' out with fall games

"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.

Tech briefs

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.

Metro calendar

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.

Dress to impress, dress for success

We've all been there - you want to look professional for your day at work, but you don't want to blend into the sea of gray, blue and black suits. We've noticed quite a few of those monotonous gray and black suits wandering around campus, and we're here to help.

Field hockey defeats Bucknell Bison, 3-0

The field hockey team won 3-0 against the Bucknell University Bison, bringing AU's overall record to 10-3-0 and its Patriot League record to 2-0. The Eagles dominated the game from the start and applied pressure to their opponents on both sides of the field.

Editorial cartoon

AU alumnus killed in Afghanistan

Sgt. Zachary Tellier, a 1998 AU graduate, was killed by enemy fire in Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Cape Cod Times. Tellier, 31, had served in Afghanistan since January with his unit - the Fourth Squadron, 73rd Calvary Regiment, Fourth Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, according to the Concord (N.

Volleyball still unbeaten at home

The women's volleyball team triumphed again this past weekend, defeating the Colgate University Raiders and the Bucknell Bison. Bringing their record to 13-6, the Eagles remain unbeaten on the home floor. Extending its winning streak to nine, the team is now 5-0 in the Patriot League.

Hillary Clinton: GOP's best bet

This is an open letter to all Democrats of voting age. I am a young, optimistic member of the Republican Party. I disagree with your party on most issues, and though I recognize the importance of working together, all things considered, I would rather have one of my candidates in the White House than one of yours.

Fighting AIDS

AU students raised more than $13,000 for the Whitman-Walker Clinic at Saturday's AIDS Walk Washington, according to the event's Web site. AU Fights AIDS!, the AU team that participated in the walk Saturday morning, had the largest number of participants - 280 - in the walk and was fifth in fundraising with $13,173.

Monahan's 'train' wrecks, Drew brings more of same

Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew "Spirit If..." (Arts and Crafts) Sounds like: A Broken Social Scene show around a campfire. Almost every album released within the Broken Social Scene family tree should be titled "Broken Social Scene Presents," simply because you really can't find an Apostle of Hustle record without Leslie Feist performing background vocals or a Jason Collett record without Kevin Drew contributing somehow in the backing band.

Monahan's 'train' wrecks, Drew brings more of same

Pat Monahan "Last of Seven" (Columbia) Sounds like: Something you'd have to be middle-aged and sipping Mike's Hard Lemonade to enjoy. In his first departure from Train, Pat Monahan has constructed an album so excruciating it makes "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" tolerable.

Campus brief

Dr. Gordon Adams, a former senior White House official for national security and foreign relations budgets, was recently announced as one of AU's new professors of international relations for the School of International Service, according to a press release.

Top 10

10 "Houston, we have a problem." Yeah, it's really funny to compare your mundane dilemma with intergalactic catastrophes. OK, maybe it was funny once, but get real: This is the 21st century, and it's time to update your quips. 9"I'm not gonna lie..." Looks like you're a shoo-in for the honesty award.

Students canvass S.C. for Obama

On Saturday, approximately 20 members of AU's Students for Barack Obama traveled to Florence, S.C., to lend their support to the senator's campaign. More students from AU traveled to South Carolina than any other school in the District, according to Dave Simnick, co-director of AU's chapter of Students for Barack Obama.