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Campus Brief: Comstock to organize NCAA tournament next year

By Mary Specht | April 21

Athletic Director Joni Comstock will organize the NCAA tournament next year as chairwoman of the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee, the 10-member group that selects and seeds teams and picks venues for the tournament. "I will have a lot of exposure to both regional and national media, and each time I receive that recognition, so will American University," Comstock said.

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Opinion

Opinion: Anti-meat side chock full of inaccuracies

By Craig Rodgers | April 21

In the past couple of weeks I have been exposed to the constant onslaught of vegetarian health claims and campaigns on the AU campus. Day after day I see signs and tables on the Quad, changes in the TDR daily menu and editorials in The Eagle hammering the ideals of vegetarians into the minds of all AU students.

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Art straight from the street

By Jeremy Koss | April 21

Joey Tomasssoni, 25, an AU graduate student, established a partnership with a local D.C. homeless shelter, the Central Union Mission, to create a collaborative art project for the shelter's residents and expand upon his main thesis, which utilizes murals and object art.

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Wal-Mart challenged by union, Md. health care bill

By Lauren Gardner | April 21

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union launched a grass-roots movement on April 5 to raise awareness about Wal-Mart's business practices, a senior adviser of the union said. About 45,000 people have already joined the Internet-based campaign, said Chris Kofinis, senior adviser for the union.

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Carter panel examines voting

By Mary Specht | April 21

Long-term federal funding for election reform is essential to avoid highly litigated elections and ensure voting integrity, according to members of a commission co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III. "There is some reason why 40 percent of Americans do not vote," Carter said.

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Opinion

Opinion: Pope must embrace change

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | April 21

Who said change is a bad thing? Pope Benedict XVI did throughout his tenure at the Vatican as the enforcer of the Christian doctrine. The new pope is facing a big challenge in his new position with declining membership and a lack of priests. His record of conservatism and being unable to face today's realities will only make his job harder.

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Opinion

All thumbs

April 18

Thumbs up Artemas Ward Festival ... This year's Ward Festival, held last week, featured a series of fun and interesting events, from John Edwards' speech to the Grill on the Green. Good job to the SC for organizing it. 'Night at the Apollo' ... This event, sponsored by FLY, took place in the Tavern on Saturday night, and featured poetry, song and other fun events.

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Sports

For Field Hockey, home turf finally in sight

By Ian Quillen | April 18

The AU Women's Field Hockey team already appears headed in the right direction. With a second straight berth in the NCAA tournament last year, an appearance in the quarterfinals and an all-time-high No. 7 rank nationally, next year holds surreal promise for a team bursting with youth.

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Nationals record ranks high in division

By Elliot Smilowitz | April 18

Washington, D.C., has long claimed to be first in war and first in peace. Through Sunday, the city can add another claim to its resume: first in the National League East. Through Sunday's games, the Nationals stand in first place in the their division, with eight wins and four losses, including wins at all three home games.

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Sports

Keeping payers, players separate

By David Bergman | April 18

By now everyone has seen the tape. New York Yankee Gary Sheffield goes to get the ball from in front of the bleachers and is "interfered with" by a fan at Boston's Fenway Park. Sheffield semi-retaliates, but the incident is thwarted before it escalates. Major League Baseball has said it will probably not take action against Sheffield, and the fan also will not be punished.

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Opinion

Opinion: GA criticisms misinformed, misguided

By Nick Johnson | April 18

I am happy to see that there are so many students passionately involved in the Pure Vida/Starbucks debate. At the same time, I am dismayed by the most vocal students: those who came to the GA at the last minute and tried to force us to side with them. The GA did have enough sense, because of one member's suggestion, to delay deciding for a few days.

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Campus brief: Commencement speakers announced

By Mary Specht | April 18

Tim Russert, Paul Sarbanes, David Inouye and Judith McHale will speak at AU's 119th commencement ceremony on May 8, the Office of the President announced last week. Russert, senior vice president and Washington bureau chief at NBC News, and McHale, president and CEO of Discovery Communications, will each receive an honorary doctorate of human letters degree at the ceremony.

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Todd Solondz plays with words in latest film

By Daniel Longino | April 18

Todd Solondz, the creepy virtuoso of indie film, returns once again to unveil his new set of tragic characters with his latest, "Palindromes." In this chapter of Solondz's films, we meet Aviva, a 12-year-old girl who gets pregnant, much to the horror of her parents.

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Opinion

Opinion: Palestinians must teach children peace

By Gregg Roman | April 18

There is cause for optimism for those monitoring progress in the Middle East. A new era led by a movement toward democracy is gripping the region, and we should all approach this new era with a profound sense of hope. Entrenched in this optimism, however, lingers some of the skepticism of the past.

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Opinion

Corrections and clarifications

April 18

In the April 14 edition of The Eagle, a front-page article failed to clarify that attendance at Pura Vida's presentation on campus was by invitation only. As a result, statements in the article by GA member Andrew Mullin as well as a posting in the Editorial Page's "All Thumbs" feature were based on the incorrect assumption that student attendance at the presentation was poor.

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Music overshadows moves in star-crossed ballet

By Jacklyn Shafir | April 18

The Washington Ballet Company's performance of "Romeo and Juliet" was a fun and entertaining adaptation of Shakespeare's most popular tragic love story. Performed at the Eisenhower Theater in the Kennedy Center, the show ran April 13-17. Artistic Director Septime Webre followed a very traditional adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet.

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Ex AV nerd tears up 9:30

By Neal Fersko | April 18

A funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century. In the midst of America's love affair with prepackaged music, from Lou Bega's boppy "Mambo No. 5" to the Backstreet Boys' opus "I Want it That Way," there was a primal scream let out by one of the last original club kids.

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