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Metro delays price increase

By Bobby Allyn | September 17

Metro officials proposed raising prices across the board Thursday, but members of Metro's board of directors blocked discussion, saying the increases were too high. Proposals would cost AU students and other riders at least an extra 45 cents on Metrorail and 25 cents on Metrobus.

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Opinion

MoveOn ad does little to help cause

By Roddy Flynn | September 17

MoveOn.org plays a valuable role in this country's political theater. It galvanizes the liberal base and ensure the ultraprogressive movement is consistently represented. That all said, why can't they just learn to shut their mouths every once in a while? For those of you who don't know what happened, here's the situation.

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News

Folk band keeps it in the family

By Donny Sheldon | September 17

Few modern bands are as dependent upon each other as the folk-inspired experimental rock quartet Akron and Family, performing in D.C. this Tuesday. On stage, the band members do not abide by such titles as bassist, drummer, vocalist or guitarist. In fact, Akron/Family's members do not have clear-cut roles whatsoever; everyone sings the lyrics and plays whatever instrument they feel like playing.

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News

Festival provides outlet for short films

By Donna Ledbetter | September 17

Some consider short films to be the proving ground for future filmmakers. The catch: There are very few festivals in the United States that give exclusive attention to this cinematic subculture. Working to change that is the DC Shorts Festival, which runs through this Thursday at Landmark's E Street Cinema in downtown D.

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News

Alcohol transport policy altered

By Laraine Weschler | September 17

Students receiving a second medical transport due to alcohol consumption will now be in violation of the Student Conduct Code and may be subject to judicial charges, according to Associate Dean of Students Sara Waldron. Previously, alcohol-related transports did not violate the conduct code.

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Opinion

Metro must balance riders, debt

September 17

Despite immense financial pressures, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors blocked discussion this week of a proposal that would increased Metrorail fare by 45 cents and Metrobus fare by 25 cents in January. But as good as the news sounds, it may be too early for Metro riders to celebrate.

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News

Comedians shine on Death Ray's 4th anniversary disc

By Mike Carusi | September 13

Comedians jump at the chance to slug U.S. politicians with a few jokes. But what really sets certain comedians apart from the rest is their ability to send audiences into roaring fits of laughter without poking fun at the president, the Dubai ports deal or other such political mishaps.

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Sports

AU Eagles continue to climb the charts

By Anna Tuman | September 13

After their wins against both Northeastern and Ohio State in the Terrapin Invitational, the AU field hockey team extended its winning record to 6-0, taking hold of ninth place in the 2007 STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll that was released on Tuesday.

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News

Metro Brief

September 13

A noose found hanging on a tree last week near a University of Maryland building that houses black campus organizations is being investigated as a possible hate crime, according to The Washington Post. "I want to assure the campus community that [Department of Public Safety] Chief Ken Krouse will use every means at his disposal to aggressively track down the culprits," UMD President C.

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News

International Brief

September 13

Pakistani authorities deported former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday, four hours after he returned from exile vowing to end President Pervez Musharraf's rule. The action may lead to another confrontation between Musharraf and the Pakistani Supreme Court as Sharif's lawyers challenged his petition to the judiciary Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.

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News

Warsaw trip reveals more than expected

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | September 13

As a study abroad student, I was aware things were going to be different from home. But it has already become infinitely apparent how many of those differences I took for granted. Arriving in Krakow, Poland's capital, I was greeted by cobblestone streets, cars parked on sidewalks and hundreds of Polish signs I couldn't read.

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News

The National sells out 9:30 club, finds success with latest album

By Cameron Conway | September 13

Not to suggest that The National's music is overbearing in the slightest, but it's just that when it gets into your head, it never quite leaves. The band is the kind of band that doesn't go away, as hard as you might try to keep it out of your speakers. You can try and wean yourself off of it, but as soon as you hear a couple seconds of one of its late-night television performances, you'll be addicted all over again.

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Opinion

Thumbs up...thumbs down

September 13

Thumbs Up to... Catalyst... The more awards, the better. Haleh Esfandiari... Getting out of an Iranian prison is pretty sweet. Living to tell the tale - even sweeter. Gay rodeos... Remember "Brokeback," people? People who serve on Advisory Neighborhood Councils.

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News

Week in Fun Calendar

September 13

Thursday, Sept. 13 D.C. Shorts Film Festival Landmark E Street Cinema 555 11th St. N.W. 7 p.m., $12 for students A conservative Christian and a radical feminist fall in love. A seedy motel becomes the scene of murder. An American Muslim ponders his social position in modern society.

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News

Ugandan org gives hope for orphans

By Michael Ginsberg | September 13

Ugandan orphans, abductees and former child soldiers, distraught by the country's 21-year-old civil war, often spend their lives isolated by their communities and without the hope of a future, said Anywar Ricky Richard, the founder of Friends of Orphans, a nongovernmental organization in Uganda.

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News

Security added for 9/11 concerns

By Jimm Phillips | September 13

D.C. and campus police increased their presence around AU's campus in recent days in response to government-issued requests for additional security in connection with the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to Public Safety Director Michael McNair.

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Opinion

Shuttle bus drivers need AU support

By Travis McArthur | September 13

As students, we have a responsibility to protect the interests of the campus workers that serve us. Each day, AU's shuttle bus drivers transport thousands of us where we need to go. We depend upon them. It is only decent to return the favor and support them when they ask for our support.

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