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October 4

Need something to do? Here's a calendar for on-campus events this week, from today until October 7.

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Presidential candidate visits campus

By Kate Oczypok | October 4

Although President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry haven't spoken at AU yet, one presidential candidate stopped by on Sunday. Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee, spoke at AU yesterday to about 40 people about his political platform and the Libertarian Party's viewpoints.

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Vice-presidential candidates face off on flip-flops

By By Theodora Blanchfield | October 4

In this year's only vice-presidential debate, neither Vice President Dick Cheney nor Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) passed up an opportunity to throw insults at each other. No topic was off-limits, from gay marriage to education to the common insult of this election, Sen.

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Field Hockey team breaks 30-year curse

By David Bergman | October 4

In a weekend series meant to test its worth as a legitimate national contender, the AU Women's Field Hockey team proved that it can compete with the best in the country. The No. 9 Eagles defeated No. 3 University of Maryland, 3-1, on Sunday to complete a weekend sweep in College Park, Md., that began with a rout of Patriot League foe Lafayette. The win over Maryland was the Eagles' first in the 30-year history of the series.

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Congress fires off District gun law

By Kelly Kerr | October 4

D.C. residents are one step closer to being able to legally own handguns. The D.C. Personal Protection Act passed in the House of Representatives on Sept. 29 by a bipartisan vote of 250-171 and is now on its way to the Senate floor. The act would amend the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, which made registering a handgun illegal, and thus owning one illegal.

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Metro briefs

October 4

Two campus metro briefs on construction of Cityline Condominiums, and on Michael Moore's cancellation at GMU.

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Metro's red line still not given green light

By April Seipp | October 4

Metro riders experienced more delays on the Red Line this weekend, as work continued in preparation for the opening of the New York Avenue station on Nov. 20. The same delays can be expected until the new station opens. Next weekend, the Red Line will be shut down between Union Station and Fort Totten, and another closing of this kind is scheduled for late October or early November.

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Campus Briefs

September 30

Eagle writers Kate Oczypok and Khai Ha cover timely events on AU campus. This week, AU Hillel celebrates Sukkot on the Quad and the library encourages students to read a banned book.

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Police Blotter

By Caroline Solomon | September 30

A brief overview of notable events reported by the Office of Public Safety for the week of September 22.

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Jefferson's coin gets a makeover in 2005

By Brittney Galloway | September 30

The nickel's design will be changed to commemorate the bicentennial of 19th century explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's journey into the American West. U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White said the nickel design comes after legislation Congress passed last year.

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Students anticipate presidential debate

By Stokely Baksh | September 30

Thursday night President George W. Bush will face off against Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) in Miami for the first of three presidential debates. Citizens across the country and across party lines will be tuning in, as will some AU students who are having "debate parties," though others plan to ignore the event.

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Delta Gamma raises money for blind people

By Kate Oczypok | September 30

AU's chapter of the Delta Gamma sorority will hold "Anchor Clanker" day on the Quad on Saturday to raise money for Service for Sight, a program for the blind and visually impaired. The sorority has held Anchor Clanker day annually for about 10 years, according to Delta Gamma President Elizabeth Claps.

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Students split on Bush-Kerry debate

By Matt Bocchino | September 30

The political climate at AU during the presidential debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) Thursday night represented the nation in general: intensely divided.

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Game room to open in Letts

By Khai Ha | September 30

A new game room that will include billiards, air hockey, board games, card games and an Xbox will open in Letts Formal Lounge Wednesday. A release party is planned on opening day, featuring free pizza, drinks and a contest to name the room. "This is a testing year for the game room," explains Amber Lange, resident director of Letts Hall.

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Traffic to worsen in Georgetown

By Amanda Rodriguez | September 30

The Wisconsin Avenue Bridge is undergoing a $1.6 million dollar preservation and repair by the D.C. Department of Transportation until May 2005. The reconstruction of the bridge, over the Chesapeake River and Ohio Canal in Georgetown, takes place 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday and has limited northbound traffic to one lane from M to K Street. In addition, the southbound traffic has been detoured to 29th, 30th and 31st streets.

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Watkins exhibit features AU alum

By Mary Specht | September 30

The Watkins Gallery will exhibit the latest sculptures by AU alumna and former professor Jennie Lea Knight until Oct. 23. The small wooden farm animals on display represent a new style for Knight, whose career has been built on large abstract sculptures since it began in the 1950s.

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D.C. water's bacteria levels reach highest since '96

By Phil Turner | September 30

Preliminary tests by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority show the highest levels of bacteria in the water since 1996, when citizens were warned to boil their tap water, federal officials announced Sept. 22.

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