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Sports brief: Lafayette beats men's hoops in overtime

By Elliot Smilowitz | February 21

AU Men's Basketball blew a nine-point lead with three and a half minutes to go and lost at Lafayette in overtime Saturday, 93-89. Sophomore guard Andre Ingram scored a game-high 37 points for AU, but Marcus Harley's five overtime points for the Leopards sealed AU's fate.

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Sports

For Eagle wrestlers, 1 out of 3 could be worse

By Eric Fantegrossi | February 21

In wrestling, if you can't make weight on match day, you can't compete. AU head coach Mark Cody wanted to be sure that his wrestlers could make weight on three straight days, since they will have to at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships as well as the national tournament, so he scheduled matches this weekend for three consecutive days.

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News

Comptroller candidate withdraws

By Mary Specht | February 21

Amy Klinger withdrew her candidacy for Student Government comptroller in an announcement Monday, citing an internship that would compromise her ability to serve. "I have been given the opportunity to pursue an internship that is of great significance to my future career goals," said Klinger, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and Kogod School of Business. She wished both remaining candidates for comptroller, Ali Khan and Zach Ulrich good luck, endorsing neither. Read more...

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Black Panther co-founder to speak on civil rights

By Janel Knight | February 21

In honor of Black History Month, Kennedy Political Union will host Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, in Kay Spiritual Life Center on Wednesday. "We wanted to show the role black nationalism played in the Civil Rights Movement," said Emily Fuller, KPU director.

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Campus Calendar

By Kate Oczypok | February 21

Events sponsored by campus groups this week.

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Opinion

Opinion: What is AU doing with your money?

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | February 21

Do you ever wonder what happens to your $36,000-plus when your parents (or hard-working students, in some cases) write that check to AU? Well, after listening to President Ladner justify higher tuition recently, students should be even more worried about how their money is spent.

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News

Metro Brief: Club's music blamed for assault

By Emily Carone | February 21

D.C. police blamed "go-go" music for violence in a Northwest D.C. club at an Alcohol and Beverage Control Board hearing Saturday. "It's this go-go," Cmdr. Larry D. McCoy of the 3rd Police District said, according to The Washington Post. "If you have a black-tie event, you don't have any problem.

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News

The Hit List

By The Scene staff | February 21

1. NASCAR Sunday's Daytona 500 kicked off NASCAR's incredible nine-month-long season. The Great American Race came complete with performances by washed-up musicians like Five for Fighting and Vanessa Williams, and people dancing around American flags shaped like the good ol' U.

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Comics

February 21

This issue's comics

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News

Video game newsbits

February 21

1. Online "Grand Theft Auto?" David Jones, the creator of "Grand Theft Auto," awarded publisher Webzen the rights to his latest creation, "All Points Bulletin," a massive multiplayer online crime game. "All Points" is a game based in living, breathing cities that will feel familiar to players, as they accurately replicate famous cities all over the world.

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Sports

AU runs to best-ever PL finish

By Kevin Hilgers | February 21

AU Men's and Women's Indoor Track teams didn't finish the weekend's Patriot League Championships with the most points, but they could be called the competition's most efficient squads. Eagle runners placed first in 10 of their 13 events as the women finished fifth and the men finished third, their best-ever finish in the PL Championships.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Security cameras could help safety

February 21

The case of the pornographic etchings may finally be solved. This week, Public Safety apprehended a man it said was in his 60s who was caught carving a vulgar image into the wall of a Mary Graydon Center elevator. The man was caught only because of the surveillance cameras in the MGC elevators.

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News

Tenley escalators open after six-month repairs

By Valerie Smith | February 21

The escalators on the east entrance of the Tenleytown Metro Station reopened Wednesday after being closed for repairs for six months. The escalators were scheduled to reopen Jan. 10 after about five months of repairs, but were not opened until last week as District- and state-mandated inspections caused delays, said Metro spokesman Steve Taubenkibel.

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Sports

AU still ordinary where it counts

By Ian Quillen | February 21

Ever since the Eagles swooped down on the Patriot League, they've been a dominant force, right? Well, that is the running narrative around Nebraska Avenue. And yeah, there's some merit to it. AU has won a plurality of league championships since it entered the league when.

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News

Proposed bill limits 'meth' ingredient

By Theodora Blanchfield | February 17

A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that would limit the sale of pseudoephedrine, an ingredient commonly found in over-the-counter cold medicines, because it can be used to make methamphetamine, a harmful and illegal drug.

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Sports

Good and bad of black legacies

By Chad Bascombe | February 17

You would be hard-pressed to find a sport whose history over the past 100 years has not provided some meaningful juncture in the struggle for the equality and recognition of blacks in the 20th century. From baseball to football, and more recently golf, diversity in sports is reflected in many of the stunning achievements of pioneering black athletes who graced sports with style and athleticism.

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News

Examiner tabloid seeks to steal local readers from The Post

By Valerie Smith | February 17

The Examiner, a free daily tabloid-sized newspaper, debuted in the D.C. metro area at the beginning of February and looks to provide a local-leaning alternative to established D.C. newspapers. The Examiner circulates 260,000 copies daily and delivers for free to more than 200,000 homes in D.

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