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Professor addresses intentions behind new Facebook

By Elyse Franko | October 19

New Facebook features have been designed to increase the Web site's sale potential for the future rather than to improve student communication, said language and foreign studies professor Naomi Baron at an Honors Tea Talk Tuesday evening. Despite Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg's claims that Facebook is "a social utility that connects you with the people around you," according to the Web site, Baron said Zuckerberg's implementation of new features such as the Newsfeed and Mini-feed, as well as his decision to make Facebook available to non-students, only point to one concern - making a profit.

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AU Admissions recalculates GPAs

By Rebecca Kern | October 12

Many college admissions counselors nationwide, including AU's admissions directors, are recalculating their applicants' GPAs to make the GPAs more comparable because of the inconsistencies in high schools' grading scales across the country. AU recalculates a student's GPA to a standard, unweighted 4.

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Georgetown caf? boasts tasty cr?pes

By Molly Norris | October 12

Caf? Bonaparte 1522 Wisconsin Ave N.W. Across from Marvelous Market at P Street N.W. and Wisconsin Avenue N.W. Entrees $7-22 Recommended: Soup du Jour, Lisbon Cr?pe, French press coffees Grade: A Imperial decadence tastes delicious at Caf? Bonaparte in Georgetown.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Arsenic issue demands spirit of fuller disclosure

October 12

Dangerously high levels of arsenic were recently discovered in the soil between the Kreeger and Hamilton buildings on the South side of campus. The dangerous soil is 2.5 feet below the ground and registers 106,000 parts per million of arsenic. This means that 10 percent of the soil is arsenic.

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Change of season, change of heart

By Blair Bryant Nichols | October 12

I can picture him very clearly in my head. Seated outside Starbucks with a venti pumpkin spice latte clutched in his hand, his tweed blazer hugging his short frame and a cigarette dangling at his side. He didn't have to describe this scene to me to know that's how he looked.

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Opinion

Vouchers needed to revamp U.S. education

By Erin Wildermuth | October 12

Educational policy should not be about ideology. Once the vast majority of the population has come to the conclusion that the state should be involved in education, there is only be one question left to ask: What is best for the children? Unfortunately, this is a difficult question to answer, not because no one has an answer, but rather because everyone has a different answer and everyone is sure that they are right.

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Sports

MLB 2006: Eagle sports experts make playoff predictions

October 12

ALCS: DETROIT vs. OAKLAND PATRICK AMBROSIO Prior to game one, I probably would have picked Oakland to win this series in six or seven. However, the sweep against Minnesota made me forget a couple of things about the A's: they can't hit and Barry Zito isn't what he used to be.

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'Father of Krump' uses dance to create peace

By Jeff Lambert | October 12

Thomas Johnson, known internationally by stage name Tommy the Clown, is equal parts hip-hop hype man and street preacher. On Saturday, Johnson's competitive dance movement, known alternately as "krumping" and "clowning," was the subject of his performance with his troupe of Hip Hop Clowns at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda.

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National briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | October 12

White House rejects North Korea talks The Bush administration rejected the notion of holding talks with North Korea on Tuesday and said it will not be intimidated by the recent nuclear missile tests the North Korean government allegedly launched Monday, according to the Associated Press.

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Life of average intern lacks glamour

By Lauren Gardner | October 12

College students from across the nation flock to Washington, D.C., every year to either attend the District's universities or to participate in semester-long programs there. Many of the students who choose to study in the District are political science junkies who come to Washington with a common goal - interning on Capitol Hill.

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Eight students vie for Aria title

By Drew Richardson | October 12

The sounds of student achievement flowed from the Katzen Arts Center this weekend as violinist Josiah Lambert, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, and mezzo-soprano Laura Petravage, a senior in CAS, were named the co-winners of this year's American University Orchestra and Aria Competition.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Religion classes would benefit all students

October 12

Six Harvard University professors have recently come out in favor of mandatory religion classes for college students. Classes like the ones suggested by the Harvard faculty are classes in religion rather than theology, that would focus on the history and beliefs of a certain religion rather than why one should believe in a particular religion.

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Eco-Sense panel addresses oil dependency, politics

By Tracy Kania | October 12

Those who have the money to contribute to political campaigns have a greater voice than those who do not, oil companies being one of the most powerful, according to Tyson Slocum, the director of Public Citizen's Energy Program and a panelist at a forum hosted by Eco-Sense Tuesday.

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Opinion

All thumbs

October 12

Thumbs up... Plan B info session... Students can never have too much information about their sexual and reproductive health. Record turnout for SG elections... The Class of 2010 has answered its call of civic duty. New offerings in the Marketplace... Sweet-potato chips and low prices at Panini Express make our life complete.

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Opinion

Killing us not-so-softly

By Paul Perry | October 12

A 15-year-old boy in Wisconsin shoots and kills his principal. A deranged gunman steps into a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania and kills six young girls (handcuffed, execution style) and himself, critically wounding a number of others. A 13-year-old boy in Missouri brings an AK-47 to school and fires one shot before the gun jams as he takes aim at his classmates.

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SG results announced

By Cait Douglas | October 12

The Student Government fall elections brought out a record number of students to vote for the Class of 2010 Class Council and Undergraduate Senate with over 1,400 voting. The Class of 2010 elected Eugene Johnson as their president, with Alexx Bant winning vice president.

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Soil near Kreeger tests for high arsenic levels

By Lauren Gardner and Kyra Smerkanich | October 12

In the last 30 days soil on AU property tested for 106,000 parts per million of arsenic, which means approximately 10 percent of the soil is arsenic, but the finding should not pose a threat to the community, said Gary Schilling, Spring Valley project manager for the Baltimore District of the U.

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