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Letter from the editor

By Lauren Gardner | August 30

Dear readers, As the 2007-2008 editor in chief, I'm committed to making The Eagle a high-quality, accurate news source that the university community can trust. My staff and I have always worked hard to provide you with accurate and current news, and this year we have an even stronger commitment to that.

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News

Renovations to Nebraska, MGC complete

By Kim Selman | August 30

AU reopened Nebraska Hall and the first floor of Mary Graydon Center this month after crews finished renovations at both locations. There were four long-term goals for the renovation of MGC's first floor, Michael Elmore, senior director of the University Center, said in an e-mail.

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Exhibit Calander

August 30

From the Russian American Kids Circus to biting theatrical satire, here are just a few of the many theater and exhibition openings happening in the coming month. Monday, August 27 The Unmentionables Woolly Mammoth Theater Company 641 D St. N.W. Woolly Mammoth's season kicks off with this satire by Bruce Norris.

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Summer movies still trickling into theaters as school, fall begin

By Stephen Tringali | August 30

This week's new movie releases can hardly admit to the summer's end. Rob Zombie slasher flicks, irreverent comedy ? la Will Ferrell and "Saw" director concoctions are not the stuff of a new school year. They are the entertainment fare that feeds the lazy summer hours.

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Textile Museum's Klimt exhibit underwhelms

By Kristen Powell | August 30

Walking down S Street near Embassy Row, shouts of "Free Burma!" lure potential visitors toward the Textile Museum. Located next to the embassy of the Union of Myanmar, the impressive exterior of the John Russell Pope-designed building looks promising. Unfortunately, the protesters are likely to be the most exciting part of any trip to this museum.

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Horoscopes

August 30

Leo (July 24-Aug. 23): Blokes, quit the Brit accent! You chaps need to realize that the ladies don't always admire a man who hangs the Union Jack on his dorm walls and chews his fish 'n' chips while bobbing his head to "London Calling." If you drop the act, and your pants, you'll learn to love your sincere American self, and show her the true cockney.

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Slip into new semester with new sex columnist

By Pierce Hardcastle | August 30

This is the new sex column, and let's be clear: this will be a SEX column. I know all relationships have an important emotional element, and college is an important transition period in one's life, but seriously, AU kids have a lot of sex. And we definitely have a lot of questions.

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New book chronicles 'fiasco' in Iraq from invasion onward

By David Tannenbaum | August 30

"Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq" By Thomas Ricks 512 pages Penguin Group Publishers Paperback: $12.80 at www.barnesandnoble.com One of the many problems with literature written during an ongoing war is that it mainly comes in the form of personal narratives written by somebody who has served in Iraq or in the sanitized language of an armchair general who makes broad observations.

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Sports

AU Eagle soccer prepares for new season to come

By Justin Hall | August 30

Men's soccer The AU men's soccer team finished the preseason with a 1-1 record, falling to No. 21 Old Dominion at Reeves Field on Saturday. This loss follows a previous 3-0 victory the Eagles recorded on the road the preceding weekend against Radford. The team opens its regular season in the annual D.

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Students protest Myanmar gov't

By Carolyn Phenicie | August 30

About 15 AU students attended a demonstration last week to protest the Myanmar government's crackdown on protests in their country. The demonstration was held across the street from the Myanmar embassy on S Street last Thursday. About 40 to 50 people, including some children and several Myanmar refugees, attended the protest.

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Socially conscious rapper spans genres, globe with sophomore LP

By Donny Sheldon | August 30

M.I.A. "Kala" (XL Recordings/Interscope Records) Sounds like: The epitome of a successful follow-up album. Few artists can match Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam's fiery, socio-political gusto, and the London-native's genre-bending sophomore album, "Kala," serves as testament.

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AU places 85th in 2008 U.S. News rankings

By Shannon Rice | August 30

In the recently released 2008 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges" issue, American University tied for 85th place among the top national universities. U.S. News and World Report has been ranking schools for the past 20 years and examines more than 1,400 different schools across the nation.

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Kerwin discusses future of AU

August 30

University President-elect Neil Kerwin sat down with Editor in Chief Lauren Gardner to talk about his vision for AU and the changes he would like to make to the university, among other topics. EIC: Outline your vision for AU for me. What exactly is it that you would like to see change this year for the university? Kerwin: Well I think it's important to understand, to start with, that when I talked with the [presidential] search committee, with the board, about American University, I started with the assumption that this is a very strong institution, so much of what we have to do in the coming year is to ensure that the fundamental strengths of the institution are bolstered and improved.

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AU alum relies on strangers for travel

By Carolyn Phenicie | August 30

Matt Danzico, a 2005 graduate of the School of Communication, will spend this fall learning to make beer in a basement bathtub in El Paso, Texas, snowboarding with a stranger in Vail, Colo., and working a day on a professional wrestling tour in the Midwest.

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Fenty commends FSE participants

By Jimm Phillips | August 30

AU students involved in this year's Freshman Service Experience received a crash course in the issues facing America's urban areas, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty said last Thursday during a speech in Bender Arena. Fenty spoke during FSE's closing ceremony, which ended a three-day period in which 475 freshmen volunteered at 37 sites around the D.

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Deerhunter set to slay Black Cat

By Donny Sheldon | August 30

Just when it seemed like rock 'n' roll had traded in hard drugs for harpsichords, the boundary-bending boys of Deerhunter will play at the Black Cat tonight at 9 p.m. with opening act Clockcleaner. After Deerhunter's original bassist, Justin Bosworth, died of head injuries inflicted during a skateboarding accident in 2004, the band's future looked dismal.

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Know your city: Take Washington by storm

August 30

Thursday, Aug. 30 Deerhunter, Clockcleaner at the Black Cat These Atlanta-based soundscape artists are coming up big. Take a chance and spend $10 on a genuine indie rock experience at the Black Cat. Doors open at 9 p.m. for this backstage show. Friday, Aug.

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