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Opinion

Libs, take back the term!

By Paul Perry | March 3

A friend of mine, who calls himself a moderate Democrat, commented to me the other day that he finds amusement in the fact that liberals often style themselves as "progressives" and that, in his assessment, they are doing so because "it sounds better." This friend has a point in that politics is often a matter of definition and perspective.

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Sports

Women head to the Cross

By Jesse Epstein | March 3

The best time of the year for sports fans is here. The doldrums of February are about to be replaced by the college basketball excitement that is March Madness. One of the first tournaments is the Patriot League, and the AU Women will take their recent string of strong play up to Worcester, Mass.

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Sports

Karlstrom and Duffy running into NCAAs

By Jordan Beane | March 3

You have to look hard when scanning the list of collegiate athletes participating in the NCAA Indoor Track Championships, but AU is there. For many schools, sending athletes to the championships is merely part of the routine, something expected. But other schools, instead of large contingents of competitors, send one or two of their very best students to these races, where they proudly represent their school and are happy to run, toss or jump with names like Drake, Radford or Tennessee-Chattanooga emblazoned across their chests.

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News

Taylor wins SG presidency

By Mary Specht | March 3

Posted March 3, 2005. Kyle Taylor won the Student Government presidency with 55.8 percent of 711 votes and will assume the position April 17. Joe Gallina got 43.7 percent of the vote in the run-off election held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. "[I feel] overwhelmed, but all the exhaustion sort of disappeared," said Taylor, a junior in the Kogod School of Business and the School of International Service.

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News

Video game newsbits

By Alex Wang | February 28

"Final Fantasy" creator designing games for next Xbox. Microsoft Games Studios has signed "Final Fantasy" creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to develop two role-playing games exclusively for the company's successor to the Xbox. Microsoft is most likely trying to appeal to Japanese gamers, an audience they were not able to tap into as successfully as they would have liked on the Xbox.

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Opinion

Opinion: Administration shows no respect for students with decision, timing

By Rachel Centariczky | February 28

American University has drawn the last straw. It shows no respect whatsoever for athletics and the hard work our student-athletes put in. And cutting the Men's and Women's Tennis programs, along with the golf program, is the final straw. It is ridiculous for AU to be considered a credible school in the academic and athletic world when it pulls stunts like this.

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News

Board decides on tuition, fee increases for '06-'07

By Mary Specht | February 28

Tuition will increase by 6.3 percent in 2006 and 6 percent in 2007, and housing costs will rise 5 percent and 5.5 percent in budgets approved by AU's Board of Trustees Friday, according to Provost Neil Kerwin and Don Myers, vice president of finance. The increase results from rising energy and health care costs, as well as projects that Kerwin and Myers say will add more value to the university, such as the Katzen Arts Center, intramural fields and a new student health center in McCabe Hall.

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News

AU alum showcases art at Spectrum Gallery

By John Anderson | February 28

As an undergraduate student, Elsie Hull didn't really explore still photography until she began her master's of fine arts degree in film and video production at American University. "I thought it was too easy, though [looking back] I really didn't get it," Hull said about the single photography class she took while attending the Corcoran in D.

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News

SC campaign sign stolen from the Quad

By Mary Specht | February 28

One of James Gardner's Student Confederation presidential campaign signs was stolen Saturday, leaving only singed ropes on the trees outside of Ward, according to Gardner. "I think it's just kind of disappointing because we put a lot of time and money into it," said Gardner, a junior in the School of Public Affairs.

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Opinion

Opinion: Money-grubbing AU athletic dept. puts higher priority on alumni cash than serving students

By Annette Scott | February 28

As a dear friend of the Men's Tennis team but also a fellow student-athlete here at AU, I was incredibly shocked with the decision to cut the tennis and golf teams after the 2005 spring season. Being a relatively small campus and athletic program, we have formed a community within student-athletes.

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News

Point Foundation offers AU GLBT scholarships

By Emily Carone | February 28

The Point Foundation is offering three new scholarships for gay, lesbian or transgender AU students in honor of alumnus Carlos Enrique Cisneros, a television company president who died last year. The foundation is the first organization to offer scholarships exclusively for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor: Julian Bond on NAACP, Eagle's Nest and Black History Month

February 28

Letters to the Editor from Julian Bond, Claire Maude and Barnaby Yeh.

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News

The Hit List

By The Scene staff | February 28

1. "COPS" Everything about this show is good, from its theme song to the addict who claims he hasn't done crack since his birthday (which happened to be two days ago). One of the pioneering reality TV shows, "COPS" has been on the air for 17 years. The show is so popular that it has spawned many DVD special editions and has shown "bad boys" what happens "when they come for you.

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Opinion

Opinion: Thompson a true American legend

By Daniel Cohen | February 28

I wasn't old enough to really feel the blow of the death of Kurt Cobain. Don't act like I'm some weirdo from that generation who was the only person who wasn't listening to the late icon. I was 10 years old. Most fourth-graders are lighting farts, not wearing torn grunge pants and drinking all night.

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News

Hair City, Jamba Juice to relocate

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 28

On-campus businesses Hair City and Jamba Juice will move to new locations on campus as AU seeks new businesses, such as a coffee shop, that cater to student needs, said Executive Director of Housing and Dining Julie Weber. Hair City will get a new style over spring break, when it will move to the old STA Travel location in the tunnel.

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News

Student Comics

February 28

AU students offer their drawn interpretations on college life.

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News

Flogging Molly to play 9:30 club

By Neal Fersko | February 28

Flogging Molly's hybrid of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock has exploded from a cult-like following on the West Coast to a national fan base that lives for every opening note. No small part of their appeal can be attributed to lead singer-acoustic guitarist Dave King, a native Dubliner who has made his integration into American popular music effortlessly while keeping his own identity intact. Those fortunate enough to attend their sold out concert Feb. 28 at the 9:30 club will not be disappointed. Read King's interview with The Eagle here.

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