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Parents unaware of game ratings

By Jennifer Linn | December 4

'Tis the season to take up the virtual machete - that is, unless you are under the age of 17. With three major gaming consoles hitting the market in the last 13 months, consumers are ready to shell out top dollar on this season's hottest and most violent games.

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Mental recovery poses challenges after Katrina

By Robin Bravender | November 30

When social worker Julie Guyot waited for clients in her crisis-counseling tent in Pass Christian, Miss., in November 2005, no one came to her because no one was sick and no one thought they had a problem, she said. Guyot, a doctoral scholar at Howard University, spoke to students at AU on Tuesday at a discussion titled "Psychological Healing from Hurricane Katrina: Where Do We Go from Here?" The event was sponsored by Psychology Students for Social Responsibility and the College of Arts and Sciences' Graduate Student Council.

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Colombian native derided military abuses, murders

By Kyra Smerkanich | November 30

Close ties between the Colombian military and paramilitary forces have led to mass human rights violations, said Debora Barros Fince, a human rights lawyer and native of the Way£u community, a indigenous population located in northern Colombia near Venezuela that was hurt by the paramilitary's actions.

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9:30 club loves this kitten

By Marie Bibault | November 30

On Monday night, The Memphis River Band with Cat Power made a stop at the 9:30 club to deliver a moving and personal performance. The band made a discreet entry and faced a surprisingly quiet audience. But the crowd burst into applause when Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, finally sauntered on to the stage.

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Opinion

Student Op-Ed

November 30

Two weeks ago, one of the great figures of the 20th century passed on. Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, perhaps influences our way of thinking about the economy more than anyone else. The ideas he promoted, such as free markets, low inflation and low taxes, are generally accepted by both sides of the ideological chasm today.

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Sports

Women's hoops snaps five-game losing streak

By Justin Hall | November 30

The AU women's basketball team was able to pull out a win by a razor-thin margin Tuesday night with a 61-60 victory over UMBC to snap a five-game losing streak. The win was the Eagles' first at Bender Arena this season, improving their overall record to 2-5.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Geography skill problems aren't just schools' fault

November 30

A recent survey by National Geographic revealed that young adult Americans are sorely lacking in knowledge of world geography. More specifically: -Only 37 percent could correctly identify Iraq on a map -20 percent think Sudan is in Asia (It's in Africa, by the way) -48 percent think that the majority population in India is Muslim (It's Hindu) And, most shockingly, half of young Americans cannot find New York state on a map.

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Holiday season destroys souls

By Benjamin Lozovsky | November 30

I come to you a changed man. I arrive weary and sore yet invigorated and hopeful, bearing simply a tale of discovery and reinvention, faith and celebration and unmeditated violence and airborne swine. This is the story of How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Holiday Season.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

November 30

Dear Editor, While I appreciate efforts toward partisan equity in The Eagle's opinions section, I am nonetheless inclined to wonder if the selection of columnists is conducive to true intellectual inquiry. Conservative columnist Caleb Enerson presents metered but uncompromising support for the Republican Party in his column, "On the Right.

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National brief: Girl lights mother's bed on fire in faked abduction attempt

By Jimm Phillips | November 30

A 12-year-old girl in Miami County, Ind., reportedly attempted to fake her own abduction by setting her mother's bed on fire and driving away with two younger siblings in the family's car, according to the Associated Press. Police said the girl was sick of doing chores, according to the AP.

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Opinion

Corrections

November 30

In a letter to the editor, Lynn Nguyen was incorrectly identified as a past participant in the Washington Mentorship Program. She was accepted to the program but did not participate. The Eagle apologizes for this error.

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College debt increasing

By Elyse Franko | November 30

College alumni who owe more than $20,000 in student loans make up the fastest-growing group of indebted "20-something" Americans, according to credit-reporting agency Experian. Between 2001 and 2006, average student loan debt rose 16 percent to $14,379, according to the Experian report.

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Campus calendar

By Kendra Garstka | November 30

Thursday, Nov. 30 Discussion with feminist artist Harmony Hammond 7-8:15 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, room 112 Harmony Hammond, considered a pioneer of the feminist art movement, is the author of the award-winning "Lesbian Art in America: A Contemporary History.

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Elvis lives at Govinda Gallery

By Christina Fields | November 30

"Elvis at 21: New York to Memphis" Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer Govinda Gallery 1227 34th St. N.W. Through Dec. 30 Nestled between a tailor shop and hair salon in a charming little Georgetown neighborhood, a two-room gallery brings back to life the original King of Pop through a brilliant exhibition of black and white photography.

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Metro briefs

By Jimm Phillips | November 30

Lincoln Memorial briefly closed over suspicious liquids Authorities determined that the "suspicious liquids" that closed the Lincoln Memorial for several hours Monday afternoon were not a threat, according to NBC4.com. The situation began when a visitor found a threatening note next to a traveler's coffee mug near the memorial's steps.

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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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