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Dems: "get over" reaction to Alito

By William Keegan Gibson | December 1

Robert Idlett's column, "Stop Alito on Filibuster," on November 21st reminded me of one of my favorite songs by the Eagles: Get Over It. One of the song's lines offers advice to liberals who oppose the appointment of qualified judges to the Supreme Court: "Get over it.

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Theatre perfect for 'Starving' actors

By Andrew Yonki | December 1

"Pay What You Can" night at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre is easily one of the greatest things ever. For one measly dollar, one can take in a high-quality performance in the heart of Washington. After all, even if the play isn't of extraordinary quality, who can resist seeing a live performance for such a small price? Equally as cool as paying a dollar (or however much patrons wish to pay) to see a fantastic play is paying a dollar to see a fantastic play before anyone else in the world will see it.

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Horoscopes

By Tamara Brown | December 1

Aries (March 21 - April 19) Underwear on the outside of your clothes will be featured this week. Perhaps this outward gesture will give you the desire to reverse your usual behaviors in other arenas of life as well. Enjoy your newfound freedom, and give Quailman our regards.

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Commercial written by SOC seniors to make theatrical debut

By Brian Kalish | December 1

What began four years ago as a contest entry for the Will Rogers Foundation, AU seniors Ben Connors and Chris Kosek will soon have a public service announcement they produced featured in movie theaters across the country. As a teaching assistant in Professor Sarah Menke-Fish's Understanding Mass Media Class, Connors learned about the contest offered by the Will Rogers Foundation to write a public service announcement to be shown before theatrical trailers.

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News

Abroad column: Italians know to take enough time to enjoy 'la dolce vita'

By Erika Viltz | December 1

After waiting for the bus for a half hour, I leaned back against the Vatican wall to ease my aching feet. With no car and no home appliance store within walking distance of my apartment, I was on a quest to Rome's city center in search of the store that - as legend had it - sold space heaters.

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News

Finals, holiday season overwhelm already stressed students

By Kate Oczypok | December 1

As students returned to campus this week following the Thanksgiving holiday, many were welcomed back by thoughts of finals and the upcoming holiday season, which both have the potential to cause stress. "I feel like in the weeks between fall break and Thanksgiving, we're working really hard and just waiting for Thanksgiving break," said Melanie Mitzman, a senior in the School of Communication.

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Top 10 surprising finds at CVS

By Josh Kramer | December 1

10. Bacon Bits 9. Jump Rope 8. Teal Bingo Marker 7. Plush Teddy with Wood Dreidel 6. A Healthier You 2006 Calendar 5. Ultra Ultra Sheer "Brown Sugar" Stockings by Leggs 4. 60" Holographic "Merry Christmas" Sign 3. Isis Breast Pump 2. Washington, D.C., Playing Cards 1.

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AU hands over financial documents to U.S. Senate

By Mary Specht | December 1

AU will hand over dozens of documents to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee today, including information on how the trustees decided ousted President Benjamin Ladner's salary, as part of the committee's ongoing probe into mismanagement among nonprofit organizations.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | December 1

Thursday, Dec. 1 Screening: The Peacekeepers 7:30-9 p.m., Ward 1. The Peacekeepers is a powerful new documentary about the United Nations Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It documents the struggle to save "a failed state," taking the viewer back and forth between the United Nations headquarters in New York and events on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from summer 2002 until spring 2004.

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Metro brief: Howard students shot, robbed near their campus

By Lauren Gardner | December 1

Two Howard University students were attacked Sunday night while walking near the school's engineering building, according to Howard's student newspaper The Hilltop. One student was shot and the other was robbed during the attack, which took place around 9:30 p.

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Police blotter

By Josh Goodman | December 1

Wednesday, Nov. 16 A crowd gathered around two fighting students in Anderson Hall. Public Safety arrived on the scene, and one of the students, who may have been intoxicated, fled campus. The Metro Police Department was called in, but the student could not be located.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: House votes to cut student loan funding

December 1

As part of a larger bill to reduce the defecit and find money for relief for Hurricane Katrina victims, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make it more expensive to secure federal student loans. The bill, which has been debated in the House Education Committee, would cut $14.

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News

Student loans get more expensive

By Steve Dorsey | December 1

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill Nov. 18 that would make borrowing money from the federal government more costly for students, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The legislation would make consolidating federal student loans more expensive.

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Tech Cutie goes on road with Death Cab

By Rebecca Armendariz | December 1

Before the days of "Transatlanticism," the heart-baring boys of Death Cab for Cutie managed their own affairs. Now that things have expanded - the band is off Barsuk, the indie label and dirt that anchored their roots, and on Atlantic, a major label that helps them tour extensively - they need some help.

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Sports

Long before "The Punch," being Kermit wasn't easy

December 1

A week from tomorrow is the 28th anniversary of AU's most famous sports moment. No, it's not the 20th anniversary of our men's soccer team's loss in the NCAA championship game to UCLA in eight overtimes. And no, not the anniversary of one of the volleyball team's myriad of championships.

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Career track is an ideals trap

By Molly Norris | December 1

"You're so upwardly mobile!" Thanks, I reply in a choked tone from behind the gun muzzle parting my lips. No one enjoys forecasts of their future's success or failure. Even go-getters don't want a pile of looming expectations. Passing through college's clutches is a dizzying self-evaluation process, which leads to the ultimate question: What's growing up and what's selling out? Fired by ideals at day one, what lingers at day 1,460? After being weighed down by four years of theories and 14 years of debt, it feels good to be wanted, to be salaried.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Punishing students for AU fire alarms

December 1

AU's south side is notorious for its fire alarms, the most recent one was early Monday morning around 3 a.m. Students are frustrated that their sleep is interrupted, and rightfully so, but the administration is more upset that students are choosing not to exit Anderson, Letts, and Centennial, which seems all together very backward.

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