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AU Eagles keep perfect 4-0 record

By Anna Tuman | September 10

The AU Eagles women's soccer team registered another win on Sunday, defeating Buffalo 3-0 in the Niagara Fall Classic. The win was the Eagles' second of this weekend following a 2-1 advance over Niagara on Friday. Sophomore Kelsey Brasher started the scoring for the Eagles in Friday's game against Niagara.

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Opinion

My '08 primary primer

By Jacob Shelly | September 10

With the "surge" in Iraq a failure and incompetence still the governing philosophy of the White House, the presidential primary campaign is a gracious reminder that this national nightmare is in its last throes. The bar has been set low for the 44th president, but the stakes tower.

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News

Drivers attempt to unionize

By Allie Feras | September 10

AU Solidarity plans to launch a campaign this week to raise awareness for the shuttle bus drivers' attempts to unionize, according to Natalie Harris, a sophomore in the School of Communication and a member of AU Solidarity. The Undergraduate Senate will vote next Sunday on a resolution in support of the drivers.

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News

International Brief

September 10

Osama Bin Laden has invited Americans to "embrace Islam" as a means to prevent further attacks, in a video released days before the sixth year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The al-Qaeda leader also mocked President Bush, comparing him to "one who plows and sows the sea: he harvests nothing but failure," according to The Associated Press.

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News

AUCC caucus reps elected

By Howard Perlman | September 10

Club leaders elected this academic year's AU Club Council caucus representatives Friday evening. Some of the responsibilities of the caucus representatives are to attend AUCC meetings and allocate funds to student clubs by voting on club budget proposals, according to Kristen Lyon, AUCC chair and a junior in the School of International Service.

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News

Web site offers cheaper text options

By Carolyn Phenicie | September 10

At a time of year when many AU students's wallets are suffering the loss of hundreds of dollars in textbook bills, one Web site, Bookfinder.com, could save students money. The site, an online service that searches thousands of booksellers' Web sites, could save an incoming AU freshman with an average schedule more than $550 on textbooks.

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News

National Brief

September 10

Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American scholar, returned to her home in Potomac, Md., this past week after spending 105 days in an Iranian prison, according to The Associated Press. Esfandiari, head of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, was released after Lee Hamilton, director of the Wilson Center, made a direct appeal to Iran's Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the AP reported.

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News

AU drops to No. 6 on political ranking

By Patrictio Chile | September 6

The Princeton Review ranked American University the sixth most politically active college in the country, one year after placing AU at No. 1. George Washington University holds the top spot this year. Most Politically Active is one of 62 rankings lists in eight categories in the Princeton Review's "Best 366 College Rankings - 2008 Edition.

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News

Health Center offers alternatives to controversial pill

By Allie Feras | September 6

The Student Health Center now offers generic birth control pills in an effort to keep the cost to students down, according to Student Health Center Director Dan Bruey. The use of the new pills also expands the range of contraceptive options beyond a pair of drugs, which a national organization wants banned.

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Sports

Eagle's cross country opens season with first and second place

September 6

The AU cross country teams began their 2007 season on Friday with a great start. Both a first place finish for the women's team, and a second place finish for the men's team at the Mount St. Mary Invitational, put the Eagles in a good starting position for the season.

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News

Two question types added to GRE

By Carolyn Phenicie | September 6

Beginning Nov. 1, AU students taking the GRE could face one of two new question types not previously included on the test, according to the Educational Testing Service's Web site. There are two new question types: numeric entry and text completion. For numeric entry questions, test takers complete a math problem and answer using a fill-in-the-blank format rather than a set of multiple-choice answers.

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News

Secretary Manzanares resigns

By Kim Selman | September 6

Alex Manzanares, former Student Government secretary, and Spencer Siegel, former SG outreach director, resigned from their positions at a special session of the Undergraduate Senate last night. Both Manzanares, a sophomore in the School of Communication, and Siegel, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote letters announcing their resignations that were presented to The Eagle staff and the SG.

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News

Get 'Tutti Frutti' for free

By Donny Sheldon | September 6

If attending shows at the Black Cat and 9:30 club is starting to take a wallop on your wallet, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and the Humanities has a solution. Beginning today with later performances on Sept. 14 and 20, the commission is hosting free outdoor evening concerts from 7 p.

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News

'Shoot 'Em Up's' brand of seedy satire takes gratuitous violence to the next level

By Stephen Trinagli | September 6

Grade: A- "Shoot 'Em Up," which hits theaters nationwide tomorrow, opens with typical action-movie melodrama. We see the unassuming hero - Mr. Smith, whom Clive Owen plays with a brilliantly stone-faced demeanor - sitting on a bench by the street. He's minding his own business, finishing his coffee.

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News

Sustainable Setchi sets standard for green fashion

By Iliana Imberman Berkowitz | September 6

Setchi, a boutique that blends environmental consciousness and trendy women's apparel, opened four weeks ago in Georgetown. Unlike the majority of boutiques that line Wisconsin Avenue - swanky, unwelcoming and perhaps overpriced - Setchi has a homey, accessible feel that students can find inspiring.

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News

Israeli, Palestinian youth leaders call for support

By Patricio Chile | September 6

Working toward conflict resolution between Israelis and Palestinians is the duty of young people across the world, including those at AU, said speakers from the OneVoice Movement at its presentation last night. OneVoice was founded as a grassroots movement in 2002 in response to escalating violence in Israel.

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News

Off-campus housing hunt eased by new Web service

By Howard Perlman | September 6

This year, AU students can use the university's off-campus housing Web service to search for alternative housing. Housing and Dining Programs launched the service Web site June 15 and contracted with student housing company Off Campus Partners Inc. to administer the Web site, according to Chris Moody, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs.

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