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AU in Motion rocks Greenberg

By Tanya Elshahawi | November 16

AU IN MOTION Nov. 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. Greenberg Theatre $7 ($1 of each ticket goes to Kid Power DC) For five years, AU in Motion has rocked fans with semi-annual performances that showcase raw talent, hard work and dedication. The entirely student-run dance company has more than 60 members this year, some of whom have been dedicated dancers in their past and some are simply dedicated to dancing for fun.

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Schedule puzzles solve themselves

By Blair Bryant Nichols | November 16

Best friends have the ability of bringing out the best and the worst in us. Sometimes they encourage us to change our ways, clean up our act and really live up to our potential. Other times they expose us to new addictive habits, or facilitate our shopping sprees or bed-hopping binges, but we never think less of them for it.

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AU Players reinvent 'Big Love'

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 16

"Big Love" Katzen Studio Theatre Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Student tickets: $5 The AU Players' stunning new production of Chuck Mee's play "Big Love" has undergone a complete metamorphosis in the last three months. "More than a third of what you see is not by Chuck Mee," said Sean Bartley, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and the director of the show.

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Sports

Women's rugby has rough-and-tumble 2006 season

By Jessica Lee | November 16

American University's women's rugby team had a losing season (3-5), but senior captain Colleen McHugh said this year wasn't a disappointment. "I think this was an important building season," McHugh said. "A lot of young players gained experience, we got a group of great new players and we learned what skills we need to focus on for the playoffs in the spring.

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Media outlets may help voters lean left, panelists say

By Elyse Franko | November 16

The rapid spread of political slip-ups through outlets like YouTube and Internet news sites may account for the Democrats' win in the midterm elections, according to panelists at Tuesday's American Forum, "The Midterms and the Media." Republican bungles like George Allen's now-infamous "macaca" comment and Rush Limbaugh's attack on Michael J.

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Health Center to offer free campus HIV tests

By Carolyn Phenicie | November 16

The Student Health Center will offer free, anonymous HIV testing tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. as part of a city-wide program to get all D.C. residents tested for HIV. "In conjunction with the D.C. Department of Health Administration for HIV Policy and Programs, the Student Health Center is piloting periodic, free, anonymous HIV testing," said Dan Bruey, director of the Student Health Center, in an e-mail.

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Sports

Stupid GMs, slap-happy coaches and the "Dirty Jerz" mean it's just another week in sports

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 16

I'm pulling double duty this week, covering both the men's basketball victory over Morgan State and writing this column. Oh wait, I pretty much do that all the time because we don't have that many writers. Do me a favor and come write for the sports section, sometimes there are cookies. 1.

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Gaming consoles compete for gamers' hearts, dollars

November 16

Finally, the moment console gaming fans have been drooling over has arrived. The graphically glowing Sony PlayStation 3 and the incredibly interactive Nintendo Wii raid stores this weekend. Will Microsoft's Xbox 360 be able to hold its own? Ultimately, the eternal question of which will be the ace in this veritable console war may not be answered.

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Opinion

How to eliminate underage drinking

By Caleb Enerson | November 16

Alcohol is not an inherent evil. While it is perfectly acceptable to rally against binge drinking, drunk driving and the like, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with drinking. People have been drinking for thousands of years as a socially acceptable (albeit adults-only) activity.

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Campus brief: WCL students to hold mock trial in Maryland Judicial Center

By Brian Kalish | November 16

Students in the criminal trial advocacy sections at the Washington College of Law will hold a mock murder trial in front of current and retired judges Nov. 18 at the Montgomery County Judicial Center, according to a WCL press release. The mock trial is the final exam for the law students in these sections because "they simulate the preparation of a real criminal trial," Liz Boals, assistant director of the WCL trial advocacy program, said in an e-mail.

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Metro briefs

By Jimm Phillips | November 16

WMATA chooses new general manager The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors chose John B. Catoe Jr., the deputy chief executive of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a D.C. native, as its new general manager, according to The Washington Post.

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D1 Athletes more likely to graduate

By Rebecca Kern | November 16

A recent NCAA report found that Division I college athletes have a higher graduation rate than non-athletes, but although this trend is not true for AU athletics, changes have been made to increase AU's student athlete graduation rates. Based on the NCAA Graduation Success Rate from the class of 1999-2000, AU's student athletes had a lower graduation rate than non-athletes, with athletes graduating at 56 percent compared to non-athletes at 71 percent.

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Exercise improves quality of sleep

By Kyra Smerkanich | November 16

Aerobic exercise can improve the quality of sleep, according to Ken Diaz, a presenter with the Jacobs Fitness Center and department of recreation and fitness who gave a presentation Wednesday educating students about the benefits of exercise and sleep. Diaz said there are two types of sleep.

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Silent 'Streetcar' at Gallaudet

By Hilary Crowe | November 16

"A Streetcar Named Desire" Gallaudet University Black Box Theater Nov. 16 - Nov. 19 Tickets: $8 for students Though still in the shadow of the Capitol and the Washington Monument, one cannot help but feel lost or foreign. Most AU students (and most of the D.

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Correction from Nov. 13

November 16

In an article titled "Teleservice jobs provide flexibility," people who work for the company LiveOps are incorrectly referred to as "employees." People who work for LiveOps are in reality "independent contractors." The Eagle apologizes for this error.

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Tenley program provides spring entrants fall option

By Brian Kalish | November 16

Many students walking down Nebraska to pick up burritos at Chipotle ignore the buildings to their left that make up the Tenley Campus. What they may not know is that some freshmen begin their AU college careers there with the Washington Mentorship Program.

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Music notes

November 13

Converge "No Heroes" (Epitaph) Sounds Like: Another violent Converge album with lyrics you can actually hear. Grade: A- Epitaph tends to ruin a lot of bands and rob them of their credibility. However, with Converge's new album "No Heroes," it's clear that Epitaph has gotten nowhere near the artistic vision of Jake Bannon and Converge, probably for fear of getting beaten to a bloody pulp.

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