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Student shares Beirut war stories

By Kendra Garstka · Monday, Oct. 2, 2006

Sarah Johnson, an undergraduate who studied at the American University of Beirut this summer, shared her experience of being in Lebanon when the war started and her evacuation as part of a panel Thursday that discussed the two conflicts Israel has been involved with since the summer.

Facebook forum warns students of site dangers

By Jess Reamy · Monday, Oct. 2, 2006

Students should change their Facebook privacy settings to prevent university officials from viewing their personal information and pictures on the site, said Nick Johnson, director of the Student Advocacy Center, at a forum Thursday to educate students about the risks of a public Facebook profile.

AU female enrollment up

By Erik Jacobsen and Peggy Wu · Monday, Oct. 2, 2006

Female enrollment in colleges is up nationwide, including at AU, which has affected dorm life, classroom dynamics and the campus dating scene, according to students. According to the College Board's Web site, in 2005, AU's female to male ratio was 64 percent to 36 percent, with a freshmen class of 1,223 students and an overall total of 5,788 undergraduate students.

Sports

Cross country gets literal for weekend road trip to Oregon, Virginia meets

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 2

The AU cross country team split up this weekend, with half of the men's team traveling to Eugene, Ore., to compete in the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Friday, while the rest of the team ran at the George Mason Invitational in Manassas, Va. Senior Conor Lanz led the AU contingent to a 12th place finish in the 8K event in Oregon.

News

Sex advice for confused, scorned

By Blair Bryant Nichols | October 2

Dear Blair Bryant, I am very confused and don't know what to do. Numerous times I have come into my room and seen my roommate naked. He gives me very sexual looks and I think he kind of has a thing for me. On multiple occasions I have walked in on him masturbating, and he continues over in the corner as I try to get some work done, or I just hang outside.

News

Reading sheds new light on Latino lit

By Ruben Luong | October 2

Award-winning authors Ana Men?ndez and Luis Alberto Urrea read their writings at the Folger Shakespeare Library last Friday as part of a series of book readings presented by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. The readings were in conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sports

Field hockey's Jennings picked to coach U.S. national team

By Justin Hall | October 2

Field hockey head coach Steve Jennings took a temporary hiatus from his AU coaching responsibilities for the U.S. national team this past month, helping lead the squad into competition against the best teams in the world at the 2006 World Cup in Madrid. Coach Jennings was named as the team manager for the international tournament, the only collegiate coach named to the coaching staff.

Max Brooks offers a unique perspective of the underground world of brain-eating in his new book.

News

Brooks puts brains in print for zombie fanatics

October 2

Everyone knows the rules of zombies. They are horrifying beings, unstoppable except by brain damage, who crave human flesh and who infect other humans with their curse. We know this because zombie films are numerous and terrifying, from "The Night of the Living Dead" to "28 Days Later.

News

Library begins penny drive

By Alexa Antonuk | October 2

A coin drive for Bender Library kicked off yesterday with the goal of raising $10,000 from campus groups and students to improve the library's offerings, said Peter Brusoe, chair of the Student Working Group of the Friends of the American University Library.

Beatles cover band 'Rain' prove that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

News

We all live in a yellow submarine

By Vanessa C. Mueller | October 2

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, "Rain: the Beatles Experience" is one big compliment. Beatlemaniacs should be sure to check out "Rain" when it comes to the District. The show makes its Washington debut Oct. 6 at Warner Theatre, and according to the Denver Post it is the "next best thing to seeing The Beatles.

News

Napoleon, Jesus experience rebirth

October 2

"School for Scoundrels" Directed by Todd Philips With Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder Rated PG-13 Now playing Grade: C+ Comedy is hard. "School for Scoundrels" writer/director Todd Philips had two straight laugh riots with "Road Trip" and "Old School," but stumbled with the film remake of "Starsky and Hutch.

Opinion

Corrections from Sept. 28

October 2

In an article titled "IFC wants two fraternities out," it was stated that Epsilon Iota "does not follow any sort of bylaws." An elected officer of EI told The Eagle that EI does in fact follow a set of by-laws. In an article about the Rude Mechanicals, Katie Molski's name was misspelled.

The Infante sisters scored three goals to help AU beat Colgate.

Sports

Field hockey splits weekend in N.Y.

By Patrick Ambrosio | October 2

The AU field hockey team traveled to upstate New York over the weekend, holding on for a close 4-3 victory over Patriot League rival Colgate but falling to the University of Albany in a 1-0 defensive battle. Fresh off their first home loss in almost a year on Sept.

Opinion

Staff editorial: UNH students want

October 2

A group of students at the University of New Hampshire is circulating a petition calling for the removal of a psychology professor who told his students that he is a member of the group Scholars for 9/11 Truth, a group that believes the federal government had prior knowledge of the Sept.

Sports

Slide continues into Patriot League play for men's soccer

By Erin Keaveney | October 2

Winless in their previous four matches, the AU men's soccer team continued their downslide on Saturday with a 4-0 loss at Lehigh. The game remained scoreless through the 17th minute, when Lehigh's Kyle Evans scored off an assist from Robert Quinlan to put the Mountain Hawks up 1-0.

Opinion

Letter to the editor

October 2

SOA brothers same as other frats Hello, I just wanted to comment on all that has been going on with the two "hazardous" fraternities SOA and EI. I know many members of SOA personally, and if it means anything, I think that the public should know that they are not some creepy gang members but rather really great guys.

News

UNH students petition for removal of controversial prof

By Rebecca Kern | October 2

Students at the University of New Hampshire are petitioning for the removal of a professor for stating his views of the government's involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks in the classroom, but some AU professors and student leaders say different ideas are essential to student development.

News

Time sheets cause SG controversy

By Cait Douglas | September 28

Speaker of the Undergraduate Senate Ben Murray and Class of 2008 Senator Charlie Biscotto submitted a letter to Student Government Comptroller Robert Donigian Friday requesting time sheets and financial records for members of the SG who were paid over the summer.

Opinion

Staff editorial: BoT takes much-needed, yet cryptic, Darfur action

September 28

Last week, the board of trustees took an important step and adopted a formal policy that AU will divest from companies that do business in the Sudan. Specifically, the university will remove investments from companies that do business in Sudan's oil and gas business by the end of the year and will report back to the university community.

News

Cracking the 'Code'

By Hilary Crowe | September 28

If The Clash are considered the CNN of punk, then Code of Honor are the C-SPAN of hardcore: a little less respected by the masses and a little more relentless with the political content. The San Francisco punk band disbanded after only two years of touring restlessly, but not before recording enough material for a discography, "Complete Studio Recordings 1982-1984," released in July of this year.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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