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Staff Editorial: Bible should skip class

April 7

A bill is currently before the Kansas legislature to require the teaching of creationism alongside the theory of evolution in the state's high schools. The fight to challenge evolution in the classrooms of America boils down to the centuries-old clash between religion and science.

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Sports

AU on road for crucial weekend

By Jesse Epstein | April 7

It would be nice if everyone responded to adversity as the AU Men's Tennis team has, by running out to an 11-3 record and jumping atop the Patriot League standings. Following the announcement of the future cutting of their program in late February, the Eagles have won 11 of their first 14 games, including all three PL games, which tied them for the best record in the PL with Saturday's foe, Army.

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News

D.C. baseball fans inherit team of lovable losers

By Elliot Smilowitz | April 7

On Sept. 29, 2004, just hours after learning that their home team would be leaving for Washington, D.C., more than 31,000 Montreal residents packed Olympic Stadium to say goodbye to the Expos. At precisely 10:00 p.m., Expos outfielder Terrmel Sledge hit a pop fly for the final out of the game.

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Opinion

All Thumbs

April 7

Thumbs Up SOC's Reel Journalism festival ... SOC is bringing films such as "Citizen Kane" and "Almost Famous" to campus. This event will be an awesome chance to see great films. John Edwards coming to speak on campus ... Kudos to the SC for bringing such a significant political figure of recent times to campus to speak.

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News

Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | April 7

Friday, April 1 A staff member at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. had items stolen from her purse, and her credit cards were then found to have been charged. $60 was stolen from an unsecured room in Anderson Hall. A male student reported that his mountain bike had been stolen from the Anderson Hall bike rack.

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News

National Brief: Comedian dies at age 37

By Emily Carone | April 7

Comedian Mitch Hedberg, famous for his cutting one-liners and hippie style, died on March 30 in a hotel room in Livingston, N.J. He was 37. Pending an autopsy for confirmation, Hedberg's cause of death was thought to be heart failure. His mother, Mary Hedberg, told The Associated Press that her son was born with a heart defect that may have contributed to his death.

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News

American Forum focuses on media rights

By Anne Godlasky | April 7

The news media needs some good PR, said School of Communication professor Jane Hall and several First Amendment experts in the American Forum "Does Anyone Still Believe in the First Amendment?" "Rush Limbaugh was out there for an hour ripping apart an article in the New York Times.

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News

Totes with the most

By MARY CAMPBELL | April 7

After the sporadic snowstorms throughout March, it might be hard to believe, but spring is here. And with spring comes enlightened moods, itty-bitty garments that we like to call our clothing and spring bags. After scouring fashion and lifestyle magazines and websites, it can be concluded that there are three main designs and three main styles of bags or purses that deserve attention this spring.

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Sports

Men's Tennis Prepares for Weekend Test

By Jesse Epstein | April 7

It'd be nice if everyone responded to adversity as the AU men's tennis team has, but running out to a 10-3 record and jumping atop the Patriot League standings. Following the announcing of the future cutting of their program in late February, the Eagles have posted a 11-3 record and a 3-0 league record, tied for the best in the PL with this Saturday's foe, Army.

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News

Find love in apartheid 'Country

By Jason Alredge | April 7

John Boorman does a brilliant job directing "In My Country," even surpassing his 1972 film "Deliverance." "In My Country," couples the subject of apartheid and forgiveness. "In My Country" tells the story of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings that took place in South Africa in the 1990s.

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News

Reaction to Red Lake shootings too slow

By Lauren Gardner | April 7

The American Indian community at AU has expressed disappointment about President Bush's delayed response to the Red Lake shootings, although some said the government can only do so much for self-governing reservations. Jack Soto, a junior in the School of Public Affairs, said he wanted a response from Bush right after the shootings, but he was not specifically waiting for his statement.

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News

Make me some pancakes!

By Rebecca Armendariz and Chris DeWitt | April 7

The office is on the second floor of a Glover Park office building. In the foyer is a huge plastic short-stack of pancakes. There is a cupboard along the wall filled with everything from Alice Cooper vinyl to videos of Saturday morning cartoons. A hipster's apartment? No, this awesome pad is where local D.

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News

Thefts prompt students to lock doors

By Kate Oczypok | April 7

Nine laptop thefts have been reported on campus since February, prompting students to begin locking their doors at all times, a practice that many admit they've never done before. "We never locked our doors until the robbery happened on our floor," said Hughes Hall resident Anna Friedlander, a freshman in the School of Public Affairs.

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News

Scholar compares Italy, Japan identities

By Veleka Burrell | April 7

The history of political leadership in Italy and Japan is as fascinating as it is different, according to a scholar who studies both countries. Dr. Richard J. Samuels, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke at AU Tuesday about the history and leadership styles of Italy and Japan.

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News

Movie Matches

By Daniel Longino | April 7

Okay, so even if we forgive "Taxi," Jimmy Fallon's new romantic comedy "Fever Pitch" still looks God awful, even if you're a Red Sox fan. With this new Farrely brothers movie (who have officially "lost it"), Fallon now officially wishes he was Adam Sandler, co-starring with Drew Barrymoore.

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News

Campus Brief: Kogod names new dean

By Mary Specht | April 7

Richard Durand will become dean of the Kogod School of Business July 1, Provost Cornelius Kerwin announced Monday. Durand is currently the dean of Lehigh University's College of Business and Economics and professor of management and marketing. Before he became a dean at Lehigh in 1999, he was a professor and chairman of the faculty of marketing in the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

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News

All that glitters is not Gucci

By Rebecca Armendariz | April 7

Spring weather floats in and out of these April days like rubbish on the banks of the Potomac, tempting some to blow their hard-earned snow-shoveling money on name brand and designer duds. However, that wad of cash can be spent more productively with help from the amazing, underpriced new spring lines from the likes of Payless Shoe Source, Target and H&M.

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