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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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News

Distance learning expands on- and off-campus options

By Howard Perlman | September 28

An off-campus, Web-based summertime learning system known as the Distance Education Program is in its third trial year, and the university is still evaluating it to determine whether to incorporate it permanently, said Katya White, senior financial analyst in the Provost's Office.

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News

Board of trustees approves Sudan divestment

By Jimm Phillips | September 28

The AU board of trustees voted to divest from companies that do business with Sudan in response to the genocide in the nation's Darfur region, according to an AU press release. The resolution, which the board passed at its Sept. 15 meeting, will address the divestment issue in four different ways, according to the press release.

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News

Hughes 'stars' provide after-hours, weekend tech support to students

By Melissa DeCosmo | September 28

Students looking for tech support on campus during evenings and weekends can now get help from their peers in Hughes Hall. The pilot program, called Peer to Peer Tech Support, will be jointly run by the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Office of Campus Life, the Office of Information Technology and Bender Library.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

September 28

Celebrities aren't the only ones who should check their opinions at the door In his column "Attention celebrities: Please, shut up!" (The Eagle, 9/25/06), Caleb Enerson writes a diatribe against celebrities voicing their opinions on political and current events.

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Sports

Ruptured spleens, arrested Bengals and whining Yankees mean it's just another week in sports

By Patrick Ambrosio | September 28

Welcome to this week's edition of Five Cents, where if you don't like what I'm saying, you can always just stick a knife through my door. 1. Redskins fans should calm down; it was only the Texans. Washington rejoice! The Redskins offense finally got on track, scoring 31 points and amassing almost 500 yards of total offense in a victory over Houston.

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News

International brief: Japan elects U.S.-friendly P.M.

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 28

Shinzo Abe, a member of the nationalist party, won a majority of votes in both houses of Japanese parliament Sept. 26, making him the youngest prime minister since World War II, according to the Associated Press. Abe, 52, supports a close alliance with the U.

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News

Trailer Park: Rocky, Buffy, Barrymore make comebacks

By Chris Patriquin | September 28

Welcome back. We have a couple brilliant films for you this time around, as well as some of the usual schlock put out by the studios as they clear their slate for the holiday season. Also this week, we have a special guest writer reviewing a movie everyone should be lined up to see on opening day.

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News

IFC wants two fraternities out

By Samantha Tyrka | September 28

The Inter-Fraternity Council, Office of Greek Life and Office of the Dean of Students have taken measures to disband Epsilon Iota, an unrecognized and unsupervised AU "fraternity" that describes itself as "the bad-ass" alternative. University officials believe that Epsilon Iota poses significant threats to the campus community because it does not follow any sort of bylaws and engages in questionable behavior such as hazing and excessive drinking, according to Danny Kelley, coordinator of Greek life.

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News

Street festival showcases Italian community, food

By Natalie Harris | September 28

The eighth annual Festa Italiana took place this past Sunday on Third and F streets near Chinatown. Each year the Festa focuses on a specfic region of Italy, and this year, it concentrated on Torino, the location of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Among the volunteers at the event were some of AU's own.

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