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Campus Brief: Inganamort gets D.C. position

By Elliot Smilowitz | April 11

The AU political machine stretched one step further on Saturday night, as junior Mike Inganamort was named chairman of the D.C. Federation of College Republicans. Inganamort, president of the AU College Republicans and former political columnist for The Eagle in 2004, was elected unanimously by the federation, which is composed of College Republican chapters from AU, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Howard University and the Catholic University of America.

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Up-and-coming photographers turn to blogs for decent exposure

By Jen Turner | April 11

With the advent of modern technology, the Internet is proving to play a significant role in the growing field of artistic photography. Photographers on a veritable spectrum of skill levels are utilizing the Internet to share their visions of the world around them via online "photoblogs.

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Mount ticket sweeps RHA exec elections

By Mary Specht | April 11

Will Mount was elected president of the Residence Hall Association with 54.7 percent of the vote, and executive positions went to other members of his joint ticket, its board of elections announced Thursday. Cynthia Purekal was elected vice president of programming, Michelle Reich won vice president of administration and finance, and Adam Poulemanos will be vice president of advocacy and community coordination.

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Music Notes

April 11

The Crystal Method "Community Service II" (Ultra) Sounds like: techno remixes of classics B- Ever since 1993, L.A.'s The Crystal Method has been cranking out fat dance beats for folks of the electronica/ techno persuasion. With this, their fourth proper album and second to be composed of remixes, they offer remixes of such artists as The Doors, New Order and Smashing Pumpkins.

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Sports

women's tennis

By Kevin Hilgers | April 11

Men's Tennis again secures regular season title Men's Tennis (13-3, 5-0 Patriot League) upset No. 67 Army and beat Colgate on the road as it clinched home-court advantage in the PL Championships four the fourth-consecutive year. AU's Sebastien Proisy survived a three-set battle (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) in what proved to be the deciding match in Saturday's narrow 4-3 decision over the Black Knights (16-4, 3-1).

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Arena Stage's latest teaches more than 'piano lessons'

By Jeremy Knobel | April 11

"'The Piano Lesson' is one of the most intricate, passionate and political plays I have ever been involved with," said director Seret Scott about her newest production, now playing at D.C.'s Arena Stage. A Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson, "The Piano Lesson" tells the story of the Charles family, a typical 1930s Northern black family suffering from the hardships of the Depression and racism.

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The Dresden Dolls bring Tavern to life

By Chris DeWitt | April 11

Ah, The Tavern. What can the bands that play here possibly think when they step into the fluorescent lights and whirring blenders of the beloved eatery. It seems like a place where good music would be impossible to hear and where quality would have to be checked at the door, as the idea of hearing great music opposite a Chick-fil-A and next to a Jamba Juice is a little weird.

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Democrats don straw hats for hoedown

By Alexander Bruce | April 11

The amphitheater was filled with barbecue, bluegrass music and donkey-shaped pi¤atas getting whacked to pieces at the College Democrats' "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" hoedown Saturday night. "The purpose of the hoedown is to have a College Dems event on campus that's purely social, not political," said Ashley Mushnick, the group's newly elected president.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | April 11

Wednesday, April 6 A University vehicle backed into another car in the Osborn parking lot. The rear driver's side door was damaged by the University vehicle, which was not damaged. A female student heard noise coming from her room. When she entered, an unknown male was inside.

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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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