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U.S. youth lack geographic knowledge

By Lina M. Lindahl | November 30

A National Geographic survey conducted in 2005 found that 37 percent of young Americans cannot find Iraq on a map, although U.S. troops have been stationed there since 2003. "These are sad results," said Helane Miller, Assistant Principal at Woodrow Wilson High School in D.

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Campus briefs

By Brian Kalish | November 30

Academy elects SPA professor to help improve government efficiency Roger Durant, professor of public administration and policy in the School of Public Affairs, was recently elected to the National Academy of Public Administration's 2006 fellowship class, according to an AU press release.

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Ladner among highest-paid college heads

By Jimm Phillips | November 30

AU's presidential compensation package was one of the highest among private U.S. colleges and universities in the 2004-2005 school year, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. According to a database of 832 private American colleges and universities on The Chronicle's Web site, AU gave former President Ben Ladner $881,696 in pay and compensation during the 2004-2005 school year.

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Classical pianist plays Smith, Radiohead tunes

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | November 30

Christopher O'Riley reached the white-collar crowd the way Elliott Smith and Radiohead usually capture the T-shirts and ripped jeans bunch during his performance in the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theatre on Nov. 19. Indeed, O'Riley did so by playing classical arrangements of these alternative artists' music.

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AU alumna continues service despite obstacles

By Carolyn Phenicie | November 30

Beth Hess is a big believer in fate. Hess, like many college students, had changed career plans several times during college before she graduated from AU in 2004. Spurred in part by her participation in Alpha Phi Omega, AU's co-ed community service fraternity, she gave serious consideration to a job in community service.

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AU orchestra performs contemporary pieces

By Drew Richardson | November 30

For many casual fans of classical music, the genre is often narrowly defined by names such as Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. Although these composers spanned hundreds of years and several distinct musical epochs, their distance from contemporary composers has elevated them to a status that threatens to leave modern innovators obscured in their wake.

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'Fast Food Nation' serves up good cast, bad aftertaste

By Sean Silbert | November 30

"Fast Food Nation" does America a service by taking the abuses and disgusting crimes against nature that make up today's fast food industry and making them public. Richard Linklater's dramatic adaptation of Eric Schlosser's 2001 muckraker, about how the burger gets from farm to foil, puts everything that doesn't particularly want to be shown on celluloid.

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Penguins waddle into hearts

By Heidi Davis | November 30

"Happy Feet," which arrived in theaters on Nov. 17, is not the average kid's movie. The proper formula is there: an all-star cast, adorable animated characters, clever lines, a love story and a moral. What one does not expect to see is a little penguin with a political agenda.

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Eagles beat pair of old rivals, but fall at Xavier 86-68

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 30

AU 81 - Loyola (Md.) 74 Andre Ingram scored 22 points and the Eagles survived a second half surge by Loyola's Gerald Brown to defeat the Greyhounds last Monday at Bender Arena, avenging a 68-60 loss last season at Loyola. "They handed it to us pretty good last year," said AU coach Jeff Jones.

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PSC to announce nominee by spring

By Jimm Phillips | November 30

The Presidential Search Committee hopes to have a presidential nominee by the time commencement occurs by May 2007, said Mark Huey, secretary to the board of trustees, at the second undergraduate presidential search forum yesterday. While AU's presidential search process should have ideally started in mid-August or early September, it is still possible that the committee could choose one or more nominees by this spring, Huey said.

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Arab feminist forms cross-cultural relations

By Elizabeth Royall | November 30

Hadia Mubarak has been driven for years to make a difference by building understanding between Americans and the Muslim world and by working toward greater rights for Muslim women. In January 2006, Mubarak joined Akbar Ahmed, a professor and scholar at AU, and AU students Frankie Martin, who graduated last year from the School of International Service and Hailey Woldt, a sophomore who was in SIS but transferred to Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, as the chief research assistant for a trip to the Middle East and South Asia.

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Mothers can still shower college students with love, literally

By Blair Bryant Nichols | November 30

When we're very small, our parents do everything for us. If we're lucky, they cook our food, pick our clothes and make sure all our needs are met. As we grow older, we begin to do these things for ourselves. By the time we embark for college we can clothe and feed ourselves, perhaps even without the financial support of family.

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Fishsticks, fraud and failure: top five reasons why I'm a miserable Islanders fan

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 30

I'll be honest; this is probably the most self-indulgent column I've written yet. Nobody cares about hockey, and I'm fine with that, because I still do. This column isn't even funny like I usually try to make it, but you might end up laughing at how ridiculous the New York Islanders are.

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D.C. garage band opens for NY Dolls

By Hilary Crowe | November 30

Local D.C. garage rock band The Hall Monitors never dreamed they would one day be billed with the likes of proto-punk, garage-glam rockers the New York Dolls, until they decided to get "Sirius" - literally. Vocalist-guitarist Sean Crowley and bassist Matt Sullivan tuned into Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius satellite radio show and heard Steven Van Zandt announce that his Rolling Rock and Roll tour was holding a contest - the winner of which would be given a 20-minute set to open the show in each city.

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Nebraska parking lot security cameras repaired

By Brian Kalish | November 30

Some cameras that currently watch over the Nebraska Avenue parking lot are being replaced and upgraded, allowing Public Safety officers in the future to see and record all activities taking place in the lot. There were previously cameras located in the parking lot, but some of the current cameras used outdated technology that malfunctioned frequently, Public Safety Chief Michael McNair said in an e-mail.

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Middle-Eastern food fares well

By Rebecca Shillenn | November 30

Skewers 1633 P Street N.W. (202) 387-7400 Metro: Dupont Circle (red line) Price: $7-$20 Grade: A Skewers is halfway between Dupont's hustle and bustle and Adams Morgan's crowds, but it's more than worth the walk. The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere, prices low enough for the college budget and food that is shockingly good.

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'High Noon' stands against war

By Neora Luria | November 30

The thrill of a Western lies in its guaranteed action and violence. But what if a Western was to speak against the idea of violence? Contemplation, not action, powers Fred Zinneman's "High Noon." The hero, Kane (Gary Cooper), marries Amy (Grace Kelly), but immediately after the ceremony he receives news that old foe Miller is returning to town at noon to seek revenge on a past quarrel they had.

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