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Countdown: Top 10 rejected Nats mascots

April 21

Well, now that we know that the Nats' new official mascot is Screech, let's look at other ideas that didn't quite make the final cut. 10. Larry the Lobbyist - Larry would be more than welcome to give you a free T-shirt, take a picture with the kids, or dance around.

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Sports

The view from atop the Nats' dugout

By Jordan Beane | April 21

On Sunday, the new mascot for the Washington Nationals was presented, or should I say hatched. He broke out of his egg at the first afternoon game in Nationals history, much to the delight of everyone in the park. Recently I was able to get an exclusive interview with the new mascot in which he answered all the burning questions people want answered.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: The Eagle's advice for incoming SC officers

April 21

Every year following the annual transition of Student Government (formerly Student Confederation) officers, The Eagle reflects on its own experiences in covering AU's student government and makes suggestions to the new SG officers. It is hoped that by considering what we have observed, they will rise to the challenges of the summer and coming academic year.

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News

Sexy band paints Merriweather red

By Robyn Abzug | April 21

"I just learned our music is on George Bush's iPod," The Thrills' lead singer Conor Deasy announced cheekily to the crowd at their Saturday concert, alluding to the fact the contents of Bush's iPod were recently leaked to The New York Times. "We have lost our faith in our music.

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News

Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | April 21

Thursday, April 14 A male student's EagleBuck$ were fraudently used off campus. A shuttle bus scraped against a curb in a construction zone. A student was removed from a McKinley Building classroom at a professor's request. Two Shakespearean costumes were stolen from a restroom in Anderson Hall.

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News

Dating with an expiration date can spark mixed emotions

By Jessica Bacharach | April 21

Graduation is creeping up like the bogie man from my childhood closet, and with graduation comes both freedom and fear of entry into the "real world." As I prepare to say goodbye to the wild memories, and AU's very own "Cheers," a.k.a. the Market Place, I have to bid farewell to the current men in my life as well.

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News

Chow's martial arts flick brings the heat

By Daniel Longino | April 21

It takes 20 minutes for Stephen Chow to show up in "Kung Fu Hustle." By that time, you almost have forgotten he was even coming. This is only due to the pack of interesting characters the filmmaker has set up at the beginning of his movie. There's Brother Sum, the heartless gang boss who likes to do a one-two step after blowing someone away with a shotgun.

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Sports

Tennis Prepares for PL Tournament

By Jesse Epstein | April 21

The higher-ups at the university never expected this to happen. In a season filled with adversity, AU's best team, the men's tennis squad, this weekend defends its Patriot League crown at home against Colgate, Army and Navy. The tournament will open Saturday with the Eagles taking on Colgate and Army playing Navy.

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Opinion

Opinion: Middle East peace a complicated process

By David Manchester | April 21

Recent advances in the Middle East spark feelings of hope. Six months ago, no one could have imagined the current situation in the Middle East. On many different fronts, leaders are beginning to resume discussions and relations that have been damaged over the past few years of violence.

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News

New 'Doom' installment lacks in story, delivers in death

By Jordan Watts and Matt Kent | April 21

"Doom 3," id Software's latest installment of their first-person shooter series, pulls no punches ... almost. Originally released for PC last summer, the new Xbox version looks fantastic. All over-exaggeration aside, "Doom 3" looks as if it were painted by Michelangelo with a brush crafted by a demon.

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News

A NORML day outside

By Mary Specht | April 21

Members of AU NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, celebrated April 20, usually referred to as 4/20, on the Quad. The event offered food, tie-dying and information about the organization. Brent Kopenhaver, one of the group's members, said the event's purpose was to raise awareness about the legalization of marijuana and "just to get people talking.

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News

UN center stage in politi-thriller

By Leslie Baldino | April 21

"The Interpreter" is the all-out rollercoaster thriller of the spring. The movie makes the viewer whirl through every imaginable emotion. At times, audiences will jump from their seats in fear, and other times they'll let out a laugh. The movie begins in the fictional country of Motobo in Africa.

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Sports

golf

By Kevin Hilgers | April 21

By KEVIN HILGERS Eagle Staff Writer If things had gone as planned earlier this spring, the AU Golf team might have entered this weekend's Patriot League championship with its off-the-course situation on its mind. But now, with the team ensured one more year of play before its elimination, the Eagles can head to the Bucknell University Golf Course with their minds on something else: its first PL championship and trip to the AU finished the spring with two strong finishes after taking first at the Lafayette Invitational and second at George Washington's Bethany Beach Invitational.

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News

Israeli week celebrated on the Quad

April 21

As part of Israeli Week, students ate food on the Quad. The week's festivities included Lemonade for Lives, sponsored by the sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi and free hookah on the Quad. A special screening of 'Channels of Rage: 2 Rappers, 1 Land' was shown Wednesday at 8:30 in the SIS Lounge.

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News

sc, kfh review

By Daniel Longino | April 21

Kung Fu Hustle A- with Stephen Chow, Qiu Yuen, Kwok Kuen Chan. Written and directed by Stephen Chow. Opens tomorrow. Chow's humor harkens back to the vaudeville rule of threes (in Chow's case, it's more like a rule of sevens). He combines slapstick, double meanings and non-stop tomfoolery with elaborate action sequences that can best be described as awe-inspiring and glorious.

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News

'Jewel of the Mall' strikes gold

By Danny Friedman | April 21

A soaring bald eagle is a pretty impressive image as it is, but replace that eagle with a giant one made of bronze, and you've got one hell of a picture. At least, that's what Stephen R. Brown, former AU professor and author of "The Jewel of the Mall," thought.

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News

'Jimmy' eats up Bender Arena

By Jorge Del Pinal | April 21

Jimmy Eat World and hot prospects Taking Back Sunday and The Format played Bender Arena Wednesday night to a packed crowd. The Format warmed up the crowd with songs such as their aptly titled probable first single, "The First Single." Taking Back Sunday stormed the stage next with the show's peak of physical energy.

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