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Attention celebrities: Please, shut up!

By Caleb Enerson | September 25

In the movie "Team America," Janeane Garofalo's character remarks, "Our job as actors is to read the newspapers, and repeat what we've read on TV, like it is our own opinion." What was obviously meant as a comedic statement is, sadly, becoming less satirical and more serious in today's society.

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News

AU joins effort to enhance dorm amenities

By Andrea Chong | September 25

Colleges across the nation, including AU, are implementing upscale and elite housing to generate a classy college lifestyle by adding everything from free Internet and cable access, TV lobby lounges with full kitchens and enhanced comforts like mattress pads, microwaves and refrigerators.

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Opinion

Reaction to party bust threatens everyone's safety

September 25

Last Tuesday, DRs in Anderson-Centennial caught students trying to sneak a keg of beer into the residence halls. Later, as Housing and Dining staff and Public Safety were attempting to document students who were attending a party in Centennial (for which the first keg was intended), a fire alarm was pulled on another floor.

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News

Renovations reveal up-and-coming Penn Quarter

By Greta Wicklund | September 25

Grand museums stand by skeletons of buildings strewn with construction equipment and surrounded by shopping, clubs and restaurants. Thanks to this, Penn Quarter is a neighborhood of contradictions - but also of opportunity. When Gifford's Ice Cream and Candy Company moved into its E Street location between 10th and 11th Streets this April, Gifford's employee Rishard found himself amidst never-ending construction as he scooped ice-cream cones.

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Sports

First home loss snaps field hockey streak

By Patrick Ambrosio | September 25

The 11th-ranked AU Eagles (7-3-0) fell behind early and were unable to overcome a 3-1 halftime deficit on Sunday, falling to the No. 21 Richmond Spiders (5-3-0) by a score of 3-2 at the William I. Jennings Recreational Complex. The Spiders got off to a fast start against AU, scoring on a deflection off a penalty corner.

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News

Women's Initiative reaches out to men

By Erika Crable | September 25

After several years of "Vagina Monologues" and "Breastivals," Women's Initiative is marking "Muscle Bound," a seminar on male body imagery, on their calendar. This fall is the first semester for Men's Outreach at AU. Sponsored by Women's Initiative, the group will explore pressures in the male community while aiding in female empowerment.

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News

Obama delivers speech at Georgetown University

By Kate Winston | September 25

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News

New Marvel plot pits hero on hero

By Todd Mathy | September 25

After a month-long delay, the fourth issue of Marvel Comics hit series "Civil War" finally hit the stands this Wednesday. To quote Jim Ross, "business has definitely picked up." To recap for those unfamiliar, "Civil War" is a seven issue miniseries from Marvel Comics that began when a group of immature superheroes called the New Warriors fought a group of super villains as part of a reality show.

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News

Raucous 'Jackass' sequel not for the faint of heart

By Bryan Koenig | September 25

How much insanity can you fit into a 90-minute film? And how many times can you make people's stomachs churn while they burst into hysterical laughter? For the cast and crew of the slapstick comedy "Jackass: Number 2," it's a lot. From start to finish, audiences are shown skits at once so vile and yet so incredibly ridiculous that they cannot help but break into uncontrollable fits of laughter.

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News

Famished in France, dreaming of District

By Miro Nikolov | September 25

Please don't ask me what I plan to do with my life or with my major in French Studies. If I'm certain about only one thing, it's that I'm in Paris, grappling with the often daunting complexities of the French language and doing my best to adapt to life in this large, bustling mecca of the Francophone world.

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News

Colleges liable for suicide attempts

By Madeline Karp | September 25

Recent district court cases have ruled that if a college student's life is in foreseeable danger, their college has a duty to prevent suicide attempts. This decision comes in response to the numerous lawsuits filed by students and parents claiming that institutions failed to recognize the student needed psychological counseling because of suicidal thoughts and depression.

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News

Campus briefs

September 21

Senate appoints Judicial Board members The Undergraduate Senate confirmed three new members to the Judicial Board Sunday to prepare for the upcoming fall elections. Former Student Government Secretary Joe Vidulich was confirmed to chair the Judicial Board, replacing Class of 2006 graduate Marlon Brown.

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News

Dorms to get condom machines by end of month

By Alexa Antonuk | September 21

By the end of this month, AU students will be able to purchase condoms, along with sodas and snacks, in the vending areas of the dorms. As part of a pilot program, condom machines will be installed in "discreet locations near the vending areas in dorms," said Student Government President Ashley Mushnick in an e-mail.

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News

Companies seeking more college grads

By Rebecca Kern | September 21

Approximately 55 percent of entry-level businesses are planning to hire more college graduates in 2007 than they hired in 2006, according to a recent survey from CollegeGrad.com. Rae Ann Bories-Easley, AU's outreach and marketing director for the Career Center, said students can access CollegeGrad.

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News

Metro brief: D.C. schools seek health funding

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 21

D.C. officials hope a grant from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will provide them with approximately $7 million to help meet the health needs of the growing number of children requiring special medical attention. The money would increase the annual budget for school health services, according to The Washington Post.

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Sports

A football team at AU? We already have two

By Justin Hall | September 21

Are you ready for some football? No, not the kind that you're thinking of, the one famously introduced by Hank Williams Jr. where cheerleaders wave little pom-poms on the sidelines and tailgating becomes a social event for millions of men across America on Sundays.

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News

Blue lights to have cameras

By Elyse Franko | September 21

The campus blue light system is undergoing changes to make lights more visible and reliable, said Public Safety Chief Michael McNair. A total of 25 new blue light phone systems are being installed all over campus, McNair said. These lights will be located near the old ones, which will be removed once all the new lights are installed.

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