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American University Winter Sports Preview Edition: Women's basketball

By Justin Hall | November 9

The return of dribbling basketballs, squeaking sneakers and bouncing ponytails has signaled the return of the AU women's basketball team to the court for the 2006-2007 season. Led by third-year coach Melissa McFarrin, the Eagles look to improve on last season's 7-21 (4-10 PL) record, which saw them finish seventh in the final league standings.

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National Opera's 'Madama Butterfly' soars

By Vanessa C. Mueller | November 9

Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is one of the most beloved and commercially successful operas of all time. Directed by Mariusz Trelinski and conducted by Eugene Kohn, the current performance by the Washington National Opera continues this tradition with their impressive and beautiful version.

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College radio conference takes over Big Apple

By Jeff Lambert | November 9

With less psychedelic drugs than Bonnaroo and less, uh, Red Hot Chili Peppers than Lollapalooza, the College Music Journal's Music Marathon isn't the first music festival that comes to mind when musing on the topic. Half college radio conference and half industry schmoozefest, CMJ brought thousands of fans to New York City last week for performances by The Knife, The Shins, The Slits, Girl Talk and more.

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American University Winter Sports Preview Edition: Track

By Erin Keaveney | November 9

Running off their success from the 2006 cross country season, the men's and women's indoor track teams look to continue their PL dominance this winter. Senior captain Dan Beardslee and fellow classmates Alex Cuadana, Dustin Emrani, Brendan Fennell, Rob Hoffman, Conor Lanz and Awit Yohannes lead the men's side, which placed first at the PL championships this fall.

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American University Winter Sports Preview Edition: Wrestling

By Erin Keaveney | November 9

Combining the momentum from last year's success with help of a talented freshman class, the AU wrestling team is shaping up to be a nationally competitive force on the mat this upcoming season. The Eagles head into the 2006-2007 season led by junior Josh Glenn and a string of veterans who fought their way to a No.

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Sex health education lacking at AU

By Andrea Chong | November 9

The recently released Trojan Sexual Health Report Card conducted a nationwide survey on sexual education at various colleges. While AU was not selected as one of the schools surveyed, the report brings attention to sex and sexual health awareness at AU. The score was based on criteria that included an informative Web site on sex health awareness, condom and contraceptive advice and availability on campus, HIV and STD testing, sexual assault counseling services and advice columns for sexual issues or relationships.

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Chamber singers traverse time

By Drew Richardson | November 9

This past weekend the American University Chamber Singers performed their concert, "Across Many Centuries." Described by conductor Daniel Abraham as a varied performance featuring classic and contemporary selections, the 21-member group sang mostly a cappella for pieces ranging from the 15th to the 21st century.

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'Sisters' bring Vaudeville to AU

By Madalyn Wasilczuk | November 9

"The Cherry Sisters Revisted" Directed by Cara Gabriel Katzen Arts Center Nov. 9-11 $5 The American University Department of Performing Arts presents the world premiere of "The Cherry Sisters Revisited" this weekend. The play, written by Dan O'Brien, raises sincere and provocative questions through its vaudevillian comedy.

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American University Winter Sports Preview Edition: Swimming and Diving

November 9

The men's team lost three valuable seniors in Steve Brennan, Kevin Falkenstein and Valery Fomenko but will rely on juniors Matt Bank, Joe Coronato, Chris Leggett, Dan Nagelberg and Taylor Smith. Bank is the team's leading returner, as he scored the most points out of any of the current swimmers at last year's PL championships.

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Opinion

Political poison

By Caleb Enerson | November 9

No president is ever universally liked. Both Lincoln and FDR were accused by their opponents of being tyrannical for expanding the power of the federal government. Lincoln was also called such names as "ape" and "baboon." There will always be segments of the population that direct venomous hatred toward their opponents.

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Harvard paper suspends staff members for plagiarism

By Emily Blanck | November 9

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University's student newspaper, recently suspended two staff members who allegedly plagiarized material for the paper. Although reports of such incidents - like one in 2004 when an Eagle columnist was suspended for allegedly plagiarizing material - are infrequent, they bring up issues of ethics in college media much like those dealt with by professional journalists.

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AU tuition increase follows slowing national trend

By Kelly Barrett | November 9

AU's tuition increase this year was the same as the national average increase in tuition of four-year private colleges across the country, according to Nana An, AU's executive director of Budget and Payroll. AU's 2006-2007 tuition fee increase was 5.9 percent, or $1,238, according to An.

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Russian trafficking growing

By Courtney Albon | November 9

Human trafficking has been a problem since the beginning of slavery, while punishment for trafficking only began in the 20th century, according to Yelena Varpakhovskaya, chair of criminal law and criminology at Irkutsk Prosecutors' Training Institute and one of six panelists who participated in a discussion Wednesday in Mary Graydon Center about human trafficking in Russia.

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New 'Fantasy' breaks RPG mold

By Eric Ford | November 6

There are certain stabilities in the video game world: Mario will always jump, "Grand Theft Auto" will always incite a rebellion from the Moral Majority and "Final Fantasy" will always live on. At least that was supposed to be the case. After the lackluster performance of "Final Fantasy XI," Square Enix's foray into the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game scene, and the constant delays of the highly anticipated "true" sequel to "Final Fantasy X," some doubted FFXII would make it to the gaming world.

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Nerd rapper reboots genre

By Jeff Lambert | November 6

If nerd rap has a spokesperson, it is reluctantly mc chris. The cough syrup-sipping, helium-voiced rapper, born Chris Ward, made a stop at the Rock and Roll Hotel last Monday to promote his new album, "Dungeon Master of Ceremonies." Though Ward's set was sprinkled with references to Star Wars and DQ Blizzards, he doesn't even see himself as part of the nerd rap scene, much less its leader.

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Sports

Field hockey wins fourth straight Patriot League championship with 5-3 win over Holy Cross

By Patrick Ambrosio | November 6

A relentless offense and sound defense led the field hockey team to their fourth consecutive PL Title with a 5-3 victory over Holy Cross yesterday. The Eagles took an early lead nine minutes into the game on a penalty corner goal by Denise Infante. However, Holy Cross struck back quickly, scoring just two minutes later to tie the game.

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Students offer input to board

By Jimm Phillips | November 6

As part of its implementation of the governance reforms enacted last May, the board of trustees hosted a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss issues of importance to the AU community. Although the board had intended the meeting to be a "question and answer session," some trustees also asked for audience input.

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