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Survivors rally to fight assault

By Anne Godlasky | April 11

At this time last year, sophomore Jessica Hollander wasn't looking forward to "Take Back the Night," an event that brings together survivors of assault, an event she had a major role in planning. This year, Hollander coordinated AU's second annual Take Back the Night, which will be held Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.

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Cherry blossoms peak on sunny spring weekend

By Marissa Newhall | April 11

A cloudless blue sky and crisp breeze greeted attendees of the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade and street festival Saturday, wrapping up two weeks of cultural exhibits and events in the nation's capital. Beginning at 10 a.m. on 7th Street and ending on 17th Street, the parade featured the National Conference of State Societies-sponsored Cherry Blossom princesses, large inflatable balloon versions of Arthur, Bob the Builder and a Chipotle burrito, and marching bands from schools around the country.

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Sports

Politics and 'spos: a Capital offense

By Kevin Hilgers | April 11

Washington has two worlds. There's the one of politicians and lobbyists, and there's the other one that rages against that machine. So it might be no surprise that the battle between those worlds is spilling onto the baseball field over the issue of the Washington Nationals' mascot.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor: Starbucks or Pura Vida?

April 11

Dear Editor: When I heard that the General Assembly had opted to allow a Starbucks franchise to occupy the Auntie Anne's space in the Mary Graydon Center, I was highly disappointed.ÿI have always thought of American University students as having a highly developed social conscience, especially when it came to matters of international consequence such as fair trade.

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Sports

women's tennis brief

By Kevin Hilgers | April 11

Women's Tennis struggles in winless weekend Women's Tennis (1-16, 0-5 Patriot League) ended PL play Sunday without a win after 5-2 loss to Colgate that capped an 0-3 weekend. The Eagles also couldn't win a set earlier in the weekend in 7-0 losses to George Washington and Big East-leading Syracuse.

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Opinion

Opinion: GA decision out of touch with the feelings of student constituency

By Zach Baxter | April 11

Sadly, the AU General Assembly's poor, misinformed decision concerning the debate over what should replace Auntie Anne's represents not only the will of a significant portion of AU's student body, but also how much it knows or cares about the issue at hand.

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Duty to help should be core U.S. belief, Edwards tells The Eagle

By Stokely Baksh | April 11

Increased minimum wage, better health care and social security will help the 36 million Americans who live in poverty said former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards at last night's address in Bender Arena. Edwards took a break from touring some of America's most impoverished areas to speak at the event, as he now directs the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which aims to alleviate the country's poverty problem.

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Learn to handle flawed real world

By Colleen McCarthy | April 11

Crammed into the kitchen with five high-pitched girls from Wisconsin has made microwaving broccoli a dangerous task. Dangerous for my frayed nerves and possibly dangerous for these girls, who are not even cooking, but laughing, leaning on the counter and gulping up what miniscule portion of space there is in this kitchen that could be described more accurately as a kitchenette, or a crawl space.

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News

Latino youth encouraged to seek higher education

By Kristina McNeil | April 11

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) delivered the keynote address at the seventh annual Latino Youth Conference held at AU on Saturday to promote higher education and the Latino community. The conference, sponsored by AU's Latin and American Student Organization, included workshops to emphasize the importance of a college education and motivate students to do well in school.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Shine a spotlight on sexual safety

April 11

The university will once again observe "Take Back the Night" on Wednesday. The event hopes to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault in our nation today. A march will leave from the Glover Gate and end with a candlelight vigil for victims of violence.

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Opinion

Opinion: Pope's death reveals hypocrisy

By L. Russell Allen IV | April 11

Looking out my apartment window, I see the "Now Leasing" and American flags at half staff. They've been that way since Pope John Paul II's death on April 2. Anyone with his ear to the ground or his eyes on the news has noticed that the death of the pope has been the biggest news story in recent memory, even rivaling the death of our 40th American president, Ronald Reagan, last summer.

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Sports

AU Golf wins Lafayette Invitational

By David Bergman | April 11

It has been a season full of drama, turmoil and emotion, but on Saturday, the AU Men's Golf team made a resounding statement with a commanding victory. Playing in its fifth tournament in six weeks, the team dominated the Lafayette Invitational, earning its first win of the season by six strokes with a team score of 595.

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SC approves raise for 05-06 budget

By Jess Reamy | April 11

The Student Confederation's $540,000 budget for the 2006 fiscal year was approved unanimously by the General Assembly, the SC's legislative branch, Sunday. The budget represents a 15 percent increase since last year in funding for the SC payroll, Founders Day Ball, Spring Fling, the Artemas Ward Festival, information technology, the Women's Initiative and the class councils.

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Transvestite 'Time Warp' rocks Ward

By Emily Samstag | April 11

Madness took control of Ward 2 Friday night as the transvestites, trixies and Transylvanians from the student performance group Androids Fighting returned for another midnight performance of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Continuing the success of last semester's debut performance, the cast took an already unconventional tradition and made it even more unconventional with unique casting, choreography and callback lines.

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Sports

Lacrosse feels good despite loss

By Kevin Hilgers | April 11

By KEVIN HILGERS Eagle Staff Writer The last 11 minutes of the first half of Tuesday's match at Reeves Field looked good for the AU Women's Lacrosse team. No. 11 Johns Hopkins, with the ninth best offense in the nation, didn't find the net once, while the upset-minded Eagles got a pair of goals from junior Moriah Linnell to trail by two at halftime.

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Campus Brief: 250 attend first AU step show

April 11

American University held its first annual step show, "Genesis: The Beginning," Saturday evening in Bender Arena. About 250 people attended the event, which was hosted by the American University of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Steppers from all over the country stepped off at Bender.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor

April 11

Dear Editor: While I generally agree with Jordan Beane's assessment of the latest incarnation of "Fever Pitch," it would have been nice if he had investigated where the idea for the film came from. The recent Red Sox movie began across the pond with a different red-clad team: Arsenal, a passionately supported first-tier soccer team in England.

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