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UVM death elicits safety concerns

By Kyra Smerkanich | October 23

The disappearance of Michelle Gardner-Quinn, a senior at the University of Vermont who was found dead six days after she went missing, has led many to question the safety of students around college campuses, including AU. Gardner-Quinn disappeared from the downtown area near the University of Vermont Burlington and was reported missing after she missed a dinner she had previously planned with her parents, according to The Post.

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Mario and friends back with basketball fury

October 23

Mario and friends must really like sports. For a long time it was just golf, tennis and racing that got them excited. Lately they've branched out to baseball and soccer. Mario, Luigi and Peach even guest starred last year in the last SSX snowboarding game.

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Sports

Eagles fly high at 'Phil Reeves,' defeat Bucknell 2-0

By Justin Hall | October 23

The AU men's soccer team defeated Bucknell 2-0 Saturday afternoon, picking up three vital points in the PL standings and improving their home record to 6-0-0. In the process, the Eagles climbed into the all-important fourth and final spot for the PL tournament, with two league games remaining.

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British rock import invigorates Black Cat

October 23

The music cuts out, singer Eddie Argos has some wisdom to dispense to his adoring audience, and he's not going to wait for the song to end. Argos says he got an e-mail from a fan who recently felt inspired by the ode-to-unrequited-love song "Emily Kane," and took action.

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Metro brief: Expansion of Metro to Tyson's Corner to begin next year at earliest

By Kyra Smerkanich | October 23

Plans to expand the Metro through Tyson's Corner to Dulles International Airport will be delayed for at least a year, according to The Washington Post. Construction, originally slated to begin later this year, has been pushed back to 2008 or later, The Post reported.

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Booth Blair headlines Family Weekend

By Bill Debaun | October 23

Though the United States was the "first nation in the world founded on respect for human rights," its membership in two key international human rights documents would advance its position as a global human rights leader, said Cherie Booth Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, during her Family Weekend speech Saturday.

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Activist signs book

By Robin Bravender | October 23

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and environmentalist Wangari Maathai visited the AU bookstore Saturday to greet students and sign copies of her new memoir, "Unbowed." Maathai, a Kenyan native, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her environmental activism in Africa.

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Ghoulish sex advice

By Blair Bryant Nichols | October 23

Dear Blair Bryant, I know this isn't technically "sex advice," but it kind of relates to sex and I figured you'd be a good person to ask. It's my first college Halloween coming up and I want to make my costume as sexy as possible. I know it's so typical to be a slutty nurse, vampire, witch, etc.

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Opinion

Corrections and Clarifications from Oct. 19

October 23

In a photo caption for an article titled "Expansion of buildings underway," it was incorrectly stated that construction on the new School of International Service building will begin once a building permit is obtained. In reality, the project also needs final approval from the university leadership before construction begins.

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New exhibition highlights avant-garde Soci?t?

By Benjamin Lozovsky | October 23

"The Soci?t? Anonyme: Modernism for America" The Phillips Gallery 1600 21st St. N.W. Until Jan. 21, 2007 Tickets: $12 for adults If you haven't heard the news, modernism is back. This past summer's raucous retrospective of Dada art at the National Gallery initiated the resurgence.

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Offbeat debates highlight tournament

By Stephen Tringali | October 23

Forty teams of college debaters from 12 schools gathered at AU Friday and Saturday to debate a variety of issues, some serious and some less serious, as part of an AU-sponsored event judged by the AU Debate Society. "Should conscription in the U.S. military be employed?" and "Are Vikings cooler than pirates?" were some of the cases debated.

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Opinion

'Fighting Dems' proclaim progressive patriotism

By Jong Eun Lee | October 23

"I've had enough of folks who act tough on TV. I want someone who really is tough when it comes to our foreign policy," roared Sen. Barack Obama at a rally in Virginia last month. Sure enough, in this election the Democratic Party is sending a number of veterans frustrated with the current Bush administration to key races, challenging the notion that the party is soft on national security.

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Documentary discusses fair trade's 'black gold'

By Asha Tamirisa | October 23

"Black Gold" is an eye-opening documentary that is sure to change the way people see their morning cup of joe. Throughout the 78-minute movie, viewers are challenged to make the connection between their lattes, the world market and the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia.

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Lit professor jazzes up class

By Natalie Kirkpatrick | October 23

General education professor Daniel Malachuk has the dedication, aplomb and respect for others that's necessary to make his discussion-based, conversational classes a joy for literature students at American University. Malachuk teaches "Great Books that Shape the Modern World," "Literature Survey of American Lit" and "American Romanticism.

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Eastwood film battles mediocrity

By Chris Patriquin | October 23

"Flags of Our Fathers" has two things going against it from the very start: 1) It is going to be compared to "Saving Private Ryan" mercilessly; and 2) "Saving Private Ryan" is a better movie. While "Flags" is still beautifully shot, director Clint Eastwood is better than this and has proven so on multiple occasions before.

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Sports

Crew stays afloat, glides along at Boston's Head of the Charles Regatta

By Kyra Smerkanich | October 23

AU's men's and women's crew team participated in the Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend, the largest regatta in the world. The men placed 56th in the Collegiate Men's Eight, with an adjusted time of 17:18.414 in the 5,500 meter race, which took place Saturday and Sunday outside of Boston.

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Family Weekend features arts, song and service for visitors

By Bill Debaun | October 23

Cherie Booth Blair's speech was a part of AU's annual Family Weekend, which took place from Friday to Sunday. It offered a variety of events intended to give students and their families insight into the many different types of activities on campus. Friday's events included a myriad of open classes for families to get a taste of academic life on campus; an AU neighborhood bus tour that took families to important sites, historic and otherwise, around Tenleytown; and a historical walking tour of campus.

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