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Letters to the editor: Virginia Tech Tragedy

April 23

I am writing this letter in regards to the infuriating comments made by Paul Perry about the Virginia Tech massacre. Perry stated that the so-called "deceitful rich kids exacerbated the feelings of social ostracization residing within Cho Seung-Hui" and that "his community failed him.

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News

Kirby, 'Beat Agents' tame Nintendo

April 23

Kirby Squeak Squad For Nintendo DS $29.99 Rated E Tasty treats, beware. Nintendo's lovable pink puff ball Kirby is back and hungrier than ever. Well, maybe not ever, but that sounds pretty nice, doesn't it? The premise of "Squeak Squad" is perhaps the best ever to be written for a Kirby game.

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News

National brief: Tainted pet food found in hog farm feed

By Jimm Phillips | April 23

Food and Drug Administration officials announced Friday they had determined a California hog farm's feed was tainted by the same chemical found in more than 100 recently-recalled brands of pet food, reported Reuters. Officials said they had found the chemical melamine in the feed, which they had earlier determined had caused liver failure in some cats and dogs who consumed pet food tainted by the chemical.

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Sports

Lacrosse loses heartbreaker in OT, fall to Lehigh 10-9

By Justin Hall | April 23

Juniors Caitlin Bell and Jackie Lane scored last-minute goals to force extra time but it was not enough for AU, as they lost to Lehigh 10-9 in double overtime on the road this past Saturday. The match ends the Eagles' PL season at 3-2, earning them the 3rd seed in the upcoming league tournament and drops their overall record to 8-7.

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News

Carville, Bolton debate Iraq war, '08 elections

By Allie Feras | April 19

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton and Democratic political consultant and pundit James Carville debated over the Iraq War Monday night at the Forum on Current Affairs held in Bender Arena. The debate was moderated by George Stephanopoulos, anchor of ABC's "This Week.

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News

Arena Stage empowers 'Heidi' again

By Tara Abell | April 19

The Arena Stage's latest production, "The Heidi Chronicles," is one of the most well-known and highly praised feminist works of the past twenty years. Written by renowned playwright Wendy Wasserstein, the play follows the life of Heidi Holland on the long road of maturity and self-recognition she walks along.

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News

Students mourn Virginia Tech victims

By Kaylor Garcia | April 19

A media package mailed to NBC News may shed light on what the person who killed 32 people and himself Monday in two shooting incidents on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was doing in the time between the incidents. The new information came to light as AU, along with the rest of the nation, continued to mourn what has been called the worst mass shooting in U.

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News

Over-the-top twists do not a 'Perfect' thriller make

By Katie Blemler | April 19

"The Perfect Stranger" is interesting at first, but soon overstays its welcome. The film turns out a solid cast, but just can't redeem a shallow and overly twist-filled script based on a story by John Bokenkamp. Recently fired from her job as an investigative journalist at a New York newspaper, Rowena Price (Halle Berry) is quick to immerse herself in catching the killer of a close childhood friend.

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News

'Dead' stars re-emerge with 'Hot Fuzz'

By Chris Patriquin | April 19

The makers of the greatest romantic comedy (with zombies) ever, "Shaun of the Dead," strike the U.S. again this Friday with the latest in their series of parody homage to the film industry - a send up of the buddy-cop actioner titled "Hot Fuzz." The director and stars of these films were kind enough to sit down in a round table discussion of what drove the film, the remarkable cast and insight into how they work.

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News

Remembering Virginia Tech

April 19

"Why is it that it takes such a tragedy to find unity on this campus?" That's what passed through my mind as I sat in a dimmed Kay on Monday night, filled with empathy, warmed by being shoulder to shoulder with my peers. What started out as just an amendment to the AU Catholics' Evening Prayer became something uniquely interfaith.

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News

D.C. citizens rally for voting rights

By Jimm Phillips | April 19

AU students joined thousands of people in a march down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol Monday, rallying at both ends of the march in support of legislation that would give the District of Columbia a voting member in the House of Representatives.

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News

Increase in price of college met with rise in income

By Christopher Cottrell | April 19

Financing a post-secondary education is becoming more expensive every year. However, as tuition costs rise, so have the average incomes of incoming freshmen's families. Today's freshmen are financially much better off than previous generations, according to a report from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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News

Junior Boys back in D.C. with set that warrants hype

By Cameron Conway | April 19

Junior Boys' recent stint in D.C. appeared to be more of a three-band concert rather than a headliner with two openers, as many of the attendees had refreshingly come for the first two bands. The first band to hit the stage was Youth Group. Although at first glance the lead singer appeared to be sporting the lead singer of Wolfmother's curly blonde afro, the only similarity that the two Australian bands share is hair-related.

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News

National brief: Copycat school threats follow Virginia Tech shooting

By Jimm Phillips | April 19

Schools and colleges in at least 10 states locked down or evacuated students yesterday in response to threats meant to capitalize on tension following Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech, The Associated Press reported. Threats at schools in Louisiana, Montana and Washington State were meant to copycat, or alluded to, Monday's shootings, which left 33 people dead.

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Opinion

Mind of a Killer, Mindset of a Nation

By Paul Perry | April 19

Given the weight of the tragedy at Virginia Tech that is upon us, as well as the fact that this will be my final article for this newspaper, I am at a loss for words. All of the talking heads, the pundits and the commentators have left me without much to say because they are talking all of our heads off dissecting this situation.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Virginia Tech Tragedy Starts Conversations

April 19

AU students, like countless others around the world, have spent the last few days grappling with the loss of those at Virginia Tech. We, as a campus, mourn the loss of our peers and the lives they could have led, and struggle to understand why someone could commit such a senseless act of violence against so many innocent people.

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News

Metro calendar

By Brian Kalish | April 19

Thursday, April 19 "Saving God's Green Earth: Religion and the Environment" Noon-1 p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center lounge Join the AU Presbyterian Fellowship as they host Terry Nagi, president of Terry Nagi and Associates, who has been involved in environmental action since he participated in the first Earth Day in 1969.

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