Carr carries Eagles to the Big Dance

By Justin Hall

It may have been 81 years in the making, but the men's basketball team can finally wear Cinderella's glass slipper to the Big Dance as they head to the NCAA Division I tournament for the first time in school history. Students, alumni and fans of all ages rushed the court to join the team in a wild celebration following an emotional 52-46 victory over the Colgate University Red Raiders today to give the team their first Patriot League tournament title. (continue reading)

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Men's basketball advances at a price: defeats Army by 12, forward Simon injured

By Steven Haber

The men's basketball team rode a wave of hot first-half shooting, and weathered a second-half comeback to defeat the Army Black Knights 72-60 Sunday at Bender Arena. Junior guard Garrison Carr led the Eagles early, hitting a triplet of three-pointers during a 22-4 AU run, and opened a 17-point lead. (continue reading)

Student Government election results

By Ethan Klapper

The Student Government Board of Elections announced the results for the spring election Thursday. Seth Cutter was elected SG president, Andrew Woods was elected VP, Madeline Tomchick was elected secretary and Eric Goldstein was elected comptroller for the 2008-2009 academic year. (continue reading)

Metrorail repairs delay AU students

Track work causes backups along red line

By Marisa Kendall

For the past few weeks, track work on Metrorail's red line has caused severe delays and frustration for AU students. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority workers are currently replacing a rail switch near the Van Ness-UDC station, according to Steven Taubenkibel, a spokesman for the agency. (continue reading)

Tancredo tackles immigration

By Howie Perlman

Illegal immigration threatens not only American society, but Western civilization itself, former Republican presidential candidate and Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo said during an AU College Republicans event last night in the Butler Pavilion. Tancredo said that while people should celebrate diversity, the current wave of immigrants' resistance to cultural assimilation and learning English endangers the bond of cultural unity that holds America together. (continue reading)

Strategic plan process advances

By Jimm Phillips

Members of AU's Strategic Plan Steering Committee will now begin collecting feedback from their campus constituencies on how to address each portion of a newly approved scope for the plan. These meetings, which are considered part of the next step in the strategic planning process, follow the board of trustees' approval of the plan's scope at its meeting Feb. (continue reading)

Campus Calendar

Thursday, March 6 "What Do We Know About Tribal Courts?" 9:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. WHERE: Washington College of Law, room 603 INFO: As part of the event "An Examination of the 30th Anniversary of Oliphant," there will be a section examining the role of tribal courts. (continue reading)

Police blotter

Wednesday, Feb. 27 A student in Leonard Hall reported another student was assaulting the reporting student's friend in the building. Public Safety and Metropolitan Police Department officers, the hall's resident director and resident assistants responded to the scene. (continue reading)

Panel: Media, military need better relations

Embedded journalists, coverage affect groups' views of each other

By Kim Selman

It is crucial that the media and military members understand each other's roles as professionals to create better relations between the two groups, TIME.com reporter Darrin Mortenson said yesterday during a panel discussion in Mary Graydon Center. "Breaking down [the] initial barrier that we have an adverse relationship" would be one way to help unite the media and military, Mortenson said. (continue reading)

Blackboard wins suit against competitor

Court rules Desire2Learn violates patent

By Jae Choi

Blackboard Inc. won a $3.1 million lawsuit Feb. 22 against rival educational software company Desire2Learn concerning a patent case that began in the summer of 2006. Blackboard said in a press release on its Web site that its customers, including AU, would not be adversely affected by the lawsuit. (continue reading)

Speaker calls minimum sentences unfair

By Laraine Weschler

Mandatory minimum sentences for first-time drug offenders are unfair, according to Mike Short, whose 19-year sentence President Bush recently commuted. Short spoke Thursday about his experience with the judicial system during a Justice Not Jails event in Mary Graydon Center. (continue reading)

AU defeats Colgate 52-46 in Patriot League Championship

The AU men's basketball team defeated Colgate 52-46 today, winning the Patriot League Championship and guaranteeing the team their first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. Visit our Web site later this evening for a full report on the game. (continue reading)

Briefs

CAMPUS BRIEF Student Government online voting extended Online polls for the Student Government election will close at 6 p.m. today, an hour later than originally planned, according to Board of Elections Chair Amy McConnel. McConnel said she made the decision to extend voting after a technical error Wednesday delayed the polls' opening by one hour. (continue reading)