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Pawn this tacky 'ring'

By Jen Turner | March 17

The horror genre seems to have strayed from the psychological, cerebral type of fear and given in to the more easily attained sensory experience of just shocking the audience with disturbing imagery. In the case of "The Ring 2," what was once a rather innovative plotline has caved to the whims of a director and cast bent toward insubstantial scares.

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Irish Blood, American Heart

By The Scene staff | March 17

Whether or not you're 100 percent Irish-Catholic and from Boston, or claim heritage from Spain and live in Santa Fe, N.M., it seems like everyone has a little bit of Irish to claim on St. Patrick's Day. This bountiful day falls in the category of random holidays we are all lucky to celebrate together here at AU, mostly because no one is truly justified in going home on the premise of drinking green beer with his or her parents (okay, so that's probably untrue).

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Opinion

Darfur inaction unacceptable

By Paul Perry | March 17

I knew I was in for the long haul when she wiped her snot on my hand. "Kleenex! Kleenex!" I told her. None were readily available, so she grabbed the closest thing within sight. My hand. Her nose began to run again. At one point there was a direct route of snot from her nose to her upper lip and then into her mouth.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | March 17

Thursday Mar. 3 Graffiti was reported in Anderson Hall when several offensive remarks were found etched onto a restroom stall. Friday Mar. 4 Theft was reported in Bender Library when a student reported that a CD player was taken from the student's backpack when it was left unattended.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Vote Taylor in SG presidential run-off

March 3

In last week's Student Government presidential election, Joe Gallina and Kyle Taylor both won about 30 percent of the vote, necessitating a run-off election between the two for Thursday. Though our endorsed candidate, James Gardner, did not earn enough votes to be part of the run-off, we will follow Gardner's lead and pass on our endorsement to Taylor in the run-off.

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News

Poor body image leads to poor health

By Ariel Amante | March 3

The Extreme Measures Tour of colleges kicked off its national body image campaign and Eating Disorders Awareness Week on Monday night at AU, as more and more young women have plastic surgery and eating disorders, said tour co-coordinator Beth Nichols. The event featured a woman who dealt with complications due to breast implant surgery, a plastic surgery expert, a woman who recovered from an eating disorder and a mental health professional, who all shared their experiences and knowledge to increase awareness of plastic surgery risks and eating disorders.

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Sports

Spring Break, a time for Mourning

By Ian Quillen | March 3

Spring Break. For every student, it is different. Some will venture to beach resorts in Florida, Mexico, or the Caribbean, tanning all day and then partying all night. Others will journey to visit family, friends, and scenery that they haven't seen in a couple months and miss dearly.

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Opinion

Opinion: Former opponents endorse Taylor

By James Gardner and Nick Johnson | March 3

Today is the run-off election for Student Confederation president. The choice before you is between Kyle Taylor and Joe Gallina, and we hope you all vote, especially since the margin of victory could be as small as the four votes that separated Taylor and Gallina in the general election.

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Teen poet slams opponents

By Blair Payne | March 3

Thirteen-year-old Rhia Hardman couldn't stop smiling after she found out she won third place at Wednesday's Poetry Slam in Kay Spiritual Life Center, beating out not only three of her fellow classmates, but also graduate and undergraduate students from AU.

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Castanets up close and personal

By Chris DeWitt | March 3

Read any biography on Ray Raposa, leader of San Diego band Castanets, and it'll mention how at the age of 15 he placed out of school and began traveling the country on and off for four years. And how a Castanets show, which graced the stage of George Washington University's Ivory Tower Community Center on Wednesday, relies on improvisation and chaos.

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Metro Brief: Howard's Hilltop makes history with daily

By Emily Carone | March 3

Howard University's student newspaper, The Hilltop, began publishing daily on Monday, making it the first newspaper at a historically black college to do so. The Hilltop started publishing every Tuesday and Friday in 2001, and is now making the jump to five issues per week under Editor in Chief Ruth Tisdale, a junior political science major.

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AU's big 'Breaks': alternative trips educate

By Charlie Caffrey | March 3

Next week, more than 100 AU students will participate in six separate trips to locations around the globe including Brazil, Jamaica, Ecuador, Greece, the Cherokee Nation and Vietnam to help others and explore their cultures. This is all part of Alternative Spring Break, which is in its eighth year at AU. "Each trip has an exclusive purpose that is intended by the Alternative Break Club to promote AU's initiative, 'ideas in action, action into service,'" said Michael Haack, president of the Alternative Spring Break Club and a senior in the School of International Service.

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Campus Brief: Cultural conference offers business advice

By Jeannette Kimmel | March 3

The International Management Institute will host "Enhancing Cross-Cultural Effectiveness: Strategies and Skills for International Business, Education, Training and Development Professionals" on March 10 and 11 at AU. Keynote speakers will include AU professor Akbar Ahmed, 2004 D.

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Opinion

Opinion: Column unfair to liberal profs

By Peter Muller | March 3

Eric Fantegrossi's Feb. 14 article, "Academic Freedom Essential," was misleading to the point of being offensive, and the writer should issue an apology at once. Fantegrossi's column argues that "liberal" professors ought to "teach rather than propagandize" and that academic freedom is essential to the creation of an informed populous.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor

March 3

Dear Editor: If we were able to go back a few years and stop President Bush from repealing the estate tax and enacting his tax cuts (that are skewed to the rich), not only would we NOT have such a large budget deficit, but we would actualy have a $20 billion budget SURPLUS! The math goes as such: The federal budget for 2005 is projected to be $2.

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Gallina, Taylor face run-off for presidency

By Mary Specht | March 3

Juniors Kyle Taylor and Joe Gallina face a run-off election for Student Government president because neither got the required 40 percent of the 974 tallied votes. Leah Kreimer won vice president and Zach Ulrich won comptroller. Secretary remains undecided as no one got the 10 percent required for a write-in candidate. Students can cast their votes for president on Thursday in Mary Graydon Center room 120 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Board of Elections has yet to establish where and when the results will be announced. Read more...

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Another AU decision sans student opinion

March 3

AU announced Tuesday that it has acquired a trial subscription to Audible Magic, a program that will disable the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials on campus. The trial will run from next week through April, when AU will decide whether or not to permanently purchase the program.

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