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Tickle Me Elmo doll taken to new extreme

By Ben Lozovsky · Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006

A lot of things can change in 10 years. Take the last decade, for instance. We've seen technology grow at unprecedented rates, making our lives more productive and our access to pornography that much greater. We've experienced the rebirth of religious fundamentalism, in both the East and West, thankfully ditching the political correctness movement of the early '90s.

Limewire, a free downloading service, is often used illegally by students.

Illegal downloads may deter future employers

By Joel Bush · Monday, Sept. 25, 2006

A recent study shows students with relaxed attitudes toward illegal downloads could put future job opportunities at risk, as employers are less likely to hire someone who has participated in illegal file sharing. According to a study conducted by the Business Software Alliance, "The vast majority of managers [in the job marketplace], 86 percent, say that applicants' file sharing attitudes and behaviors have an impact on their hiring decisions.

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Lips, Peppers heat up Virgin Festival

By Drew Richardson · Monday, Sept. 25, 2006

This past Saturday, the first annual Virgin Music Festival at the Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Md., featured an all-star lineup of bands that catered to a variety of tastes. With headliners like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who, popular indie acts The New Pornographers and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and an all-day "Freak Show Tent," there was always something for the thousands of concertgoers.

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Sexual forays awkward both in person, on phone

By Blair Bryant Nichols | September 25

Every Thursday, I share a little bit of my love life with you and offer what I think are good lessons to have learned. Now, I have decided to let you ask me about what you want to know. So now every Monday I'm going to answer your questions, straight from my e-mail inbox.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

September 25

I would first like to thank Steven Smallpage for his thoughtful criticism of my first column. I would also like to address his concerns, because it seems as though he has mistaken Libertarianism with Anarchism. On his first point, that the state arose to protect our rights and that in the state of nature those rights are not protected, I am in complete agreement.

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AU students use spoons, vinegar to fight cancer

By Eugene Johnson | September 25

Sixty-eight AU students participated in a cloak-and-dagger battle of ingenuity as part of a mock "Assassins" game on and off campus. The students, operating through the group "AU Assassins for Life," hope to raise awareness for the American Cancer Society.

John Cameron Mitchell's sophomore effort lives up to 'Hedwig.'
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Indie film pushes limits of on-screen sexuality

By Donny Sheldon | September 25

"Shortbus," now playing in theatres, had a reputation to live up to. Five years ago, writer/actor/director John Cameron Mitchell adapted his hit off-Broadway show "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" to the screen. In the quirky rock opera, Mitchell played the title character Hedwig, a glam rock artist who suffers a botched sex change operation, leaving her lost between two genders.

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International brief: Venezuelan P.M. calls for Bush to resign

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 25

Venezuelan Prime Minister Hugo Chavez called for President Bush to step down as President of the United States, according to the Associated Press. "He should renounce the presidency if he has any dignity. The president of the United States has failed completely," Chavez said at a natural gas project in the northwest area of Venezuela.

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Music notes

September 25

Favourite Sons "Down Beside Your Beauty" (Vice) Sounds Like: The Stooges play boring alternative in a retirement home. Grade: C- "Down Beside Your Beauty" is the debut release from the Los Angeles-based group Favourite Sons. While a valiant effort, the album proves to be nothing more than a showcase for unoriginal Iggy Pop-like vocals.

Sports

Derby dunk

September 25

Danny Martinez, a junior in the Kogod School of Business and member of Sigma Chi, waits to be dunked Friday at an event promoting the fraternity's Derby Days fundraising competition. Teams compete in field day events to raise money for Sigma Chi's philanthropy, the Children's Miracle Network.

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Committee members approved

By Jimm Phillips | September 25

The board of trustees approved all 15 members of the Presidential Search Committee at their Sept. 15 meeting, according to a press release. Committee members were selected in several ways. Committee Chairman Gary Abramson selected the trustee, staff and dean representatives, according to the original announcement of the search.

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Opinion

AU suicide policy better than at other schools

September 25

Federal courts have recently ruled that a college has a duty to intervene when one of its students' lives is in danger. These rulings came in response to lawsuits from students and parents, most notably in the case of a George Washington University student who was evicted from the dorms and barred from campus after he checked himself into the hospital after having suicidal thoughts.

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Campus briefs

By Kendra Garstka | September 25

Thailand-Burma Alternative Break trip still on despite coup A bloodless military coup in Thailand last week will not affect the alternative winter break scheduled to go to the Thai-Burmese border as of now, said Theresa Miller, co-coordinator for the trip and senior in the School of International Service.

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Latest letdown makes Eagles see red

By Matt Doolin | September 25

Less than a week after battling the Lafayette Leopards to a 1-1 tie in the 2006 Patriot League season opener, the American University men's soccer team found themselves in a similar situation Friday night. But this time it was out west in Albuquerque, N.M.

Students walk past the Anderson-Centennial front desk, where a keg was seized Tuesday.
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Death threats to RA under investigation

By Lauren Gardner and Kendra Garstka | September 25

An unidentified Resident Assistant received two death threats after breaking up a dorm room party Tuesday night in Centennial Hall, according to Jeff Hanley, president of the Residence Hall Association. The ordeal began before 11 p.m. when a person tried to bring a keg into Anderson Hall hidden in a duffel bag, Hanley said.

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Metro briefs

By Kyra Smerkanich | September 25

AU-owned house in risk of demolition The Army Corps of Engineers said an AU-owned house in the Spring Valley area may have to be demolished after it was found that the house was sitting on materials used in World War I, namely weapons and ammunition, according to The Northwest Current.

Sean Penn plays to the crowd in new adaptation of Robert Warren's classic novel about politics.
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'All the King's Men' couldn't put plot together again

By Drew Richardson | September 25

Sometimes stories are too complex, meander through too many subplots and involve too many characters to be wrapped up neatly in the two hours Hollywood audiences have become accustomed to. This is a shame. The novel "All the King's Men" by Robert Warren is a pertinent story about politics and corruption in the mid-20th century Southern U.

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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