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Students don thrift store finest for dance

Students sifted through the racks at area thrift stores for the perfect outfit to wear for a thrift store prom held in the McDowell Formal Lounge on Saturday. The prom, which was sponsored by the Leonard Hall Residence Hall Association, fulfilled the service in IDEAS, which stands for Internationalism, Diversity, Ethics, Action and Service, a new programming model for AU Housing and Dining Services and the university at large.

Despite strong visuals and gameplay, 'Kingdom' lacks mainstream appeal

Don't read this review. Still there? Good. That's the sort of blind ferocity needed to pick up the controller and jump head first into "Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes." This Xbox Action/RTS (that's real-time strategy, ya'll) takes over where it's predecessor "Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders" left off: in the heat of battle.

All thumbs

Thumbs up... Gospel Choir concert... The choir filled Kay with rapturous sounds as they jammed and swayed to holiday beats. Congrats on another awesome concert! Snow forecasts... We don't want to to jinx the forecast, but be prepared for around 5 inches of winter delight on Tuesday.

Women's hoops splits home weekend

The AU women's basketball team dismantled Wagner, 71-58, Saturday behind 38 combined points from revitalized senior guard Tala Hadavi and junior guard Tara Williams. Hadavi rebounded from a four-game shooting slump, sinking her first five shots from the field.

Iron & Wine team with Calexico, sell out 9:30 Club

When we last left Iron & Wine, it had just finished a sparse acoustic set in Dublin, Ireland ("Iron & Wine subdue Dublin," Nov. 8, 2004). In the year since then, Iron & Wine - brainchild of native Floridian Sam Beam - covered that ubiquitous Postal Service song "Such Great Heights," which was subsequently used in the "Garden State" soundtrack and an M&Ms commercial, and teamed up with eclectic Arizona collective Calexico - say that 10 times fast - for "In the Reigns," a five-song EP.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor, I am as big as a Nationals fan as the next person.ÿ I was there for opening day, I was there for the game that student life sponsored.ÿ I have the hat, I have the programs.ÿ I am a fan.ÿ However, this new stadium is a bad idea.ÿ ÿThe mayor has attempted to sell the citizens and the residents of the District of Columbia on it with the premise that it will be good for economic development and points to that wonderful example of what Camden Yards have done for Baltimore, as well as Campbell Field for Camden, NJ.

SG supports voting rights for the District

The AU Undergraduate Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of supporting Congressional representation with voting rights for Washington, D.C., and increased financial accountability on the university's board of trustees yesterday.

Comics

Mos Def, Talib Kweli clock into 9:30

For two glorious nights, hip-hop took center stage in Washington, D.C., as legendary group Blackstar made its triumphant return to the nation's capital. The group, consisting of two of the brightest stars of hip-hop, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, headlined the sold-out Thanksgiving weekend showcase at the 9:30 Club, accompanied by underground stars K'naan, Jean Grae and Pharaoh Monch as part of the Playstation sponsored Breedlove Odyssey Tour.

'American Life' host live at GW

By DAVID WILEZOL Eagle Contributing Writer Radio is light years removed from its heyday of the 1930s, when Orson Wells once convinced droves of citizens that an alien invasion was taking place in suburban New Jersey. When people mention the glory days of radio, many think of Frankie furiously trying to decode the Ovaltine message in "A Christmas Story.

MLB in need of salary cap

Ahhh, my favorite four days of the year: Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings. The time when every general manager gets the spotlight to walk around a posh hotel, flaunting his overpaid superstars who he so desperately wants to unload. The time when arrogant agents saunter through the lobby, driving up the asking price for aging veterans.

Staff editorial: O' Christmas tree, er, O' holiday tree...

Debate is raging again this year over whether Christmas trees should be given a more innocuous name: holiday trees. Proponents site America's pluaralistic society as a reason to try and include as many people as possible in the festivities. The opponents of such an idea are mostly Christians, who make up 76% of the U.

Gospel choir performs annual holiday concert

Students were encouraged to get up and clap their hands to the beat of AU's Gospel Choir Saturday afternoon as part of the group's annual Christmas concert in the Kay Spiritual Life Center. Kay was filled to near capacity with students. The concert began with a warm-up by the Praise Team, which included Chaplain Joy Henry, a junior in the School of Communication.

Dixie and Kiddy Kong search for Donkey and Diddy on the Game Boy

Back in the days of Super Nintendo, gamers widely considered the "Donkey Kong Country" series one of the system's best. Not only did the Rareware-developed trilogy feature some of the prettiest graphics of the time, but it created a new standard for side-scrolling platform gameplay.

National briefs

UPenn drops charges against student The University of Pennsylvania decided Thursday to drop the charges filed against a student who had posted photographs of two fellow students having sex against a dormitory window online, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Religious conflict cancels KU class

A controversial new course at the University of Kansas has been canceled after it was revealed its instructor sent disparaging e-mails about Christian fundamentalists and creationists, according to The Washington Post. The course, "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and Other Religious Mythologies," was to be taught by Professor Paul Mirecki until e-mails surfaced in which he called religious conservatives "fundies" and said his course would be a "nice slap in their big fat face," according to The Washington Post.

Sports briefs

AU swimmers get share of top finishes at Rutgers meet The AU men's and women's swim teams combined for eight top-five finishes in the first two days of the Rutgers Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Seniors Val Fomenko and Kevin Falkenstein led AU taking individual wins, Fomenko in a tie in the men's 100-yard fly and Falkenstein in the men's 100 backstroke Saturday.