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Staff editorial: Schools should expand aid to attract foreign students

October 23

A recent report shows that the number of international students choosing to study in the U.S. is declining as compared to those who choose to study in other countries. The problem is affecting AU as well. In 2001, the student body was 11 percent international students; last year it was only 6 percent.

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News

Tech bits

October 23

Sony reveals PS3 online plans Gamers who buy next-generation console PlayStation 3 will be able to download a selection of games from the first two Sony consoles, the company announced last week at a Gamers Day event in San Francisco. Similar to Microsoft's Xbox Live, PS3 owners will be able to purchase new and cheap arcade games.

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Opinion

The devil made me do it

By Caleb Enerson | October 23

In case you've been sleeping under a rock for the last few weeks, let me be the first to tell you that Congressman Mark Foley of Florida has resigned due to, among other transgressions, sending sexually explicit instant messages to young pages. But don't worry - it's not his fault.

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News

Banquet raises awareness of world hunger

By Ruben Luong | October 23

The Hunger & Homelessness club served students lunch with a twist on Wednesday by hosting a hunger banquet in the lounge of the School of International Service building. The $3 open banquet simulated the conditions of poverty and hunger in honor of World Hunger Day, observed on Oct.

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Race raises funds for 'Habitat'

By Ali Goldstein | October 23

Over 500 runners and walkers competed in the annual American Classic 5K Saturday to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity and encourage physical fitness on campus. The event was organized by Jason Eisen, Erin Bumgarner, Greg Rosenberg, Mark Stern and Chad Woodworth and assisted by the community service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.

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Costume ideas for Halloween time crunch

By Ali Goldstein | October 23

With Halloween mere days away and the family cache of witch hats from trick-or-treating of yore safely at home, students are quickly running out of costume options. Luckily, several stores in the D.C. area can help anyone construct the perfect look. Commander Salamander 1420 Wisconsin Ave.

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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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News

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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News

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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