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Opinion: Take money from Ladner rather than axing teams

By Zachary Sears | February 28

It is with disappointment that I write this letter regarding AU's decision to cut three of its current sports programs - Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's Golf. According to Athletic Director Joni Comstock on AU Athletics' Web site, the program cuts are being made to "target our efforts into sports that will further augment our athletics profile, and will build support from our former student-athletes and friends.

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Opinion

Take the juice out of sports

By Eric Fantegrossi | February 28

A recent story about steroids has brought a great deal of scrutiny to the game of baseball by questioning the use by players over the past two decades. For those of you who don't religiously watch "SportsCenter" in the morning, Jose Conseco, a former MLB Most Valuable Player, has published a book in which he exposes the rampant use of steroids by himself and former teammates.

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News

Eastwood's 'Baby' sweeps Oscars; Rock rolls as host

By Daniel Longino | February 28

For the 77th Oscar broadcast, things were looking bad when the ceremony ended its opening clip reel with the cinematic blasphemy of a digitally inserted Shrek walking alongside Charlie Chaplin. However, the show moved at a brisk pace and proved to be highly entertaining as "Million Dollar Baby" won four of its six nominations: Best Picture, Best Director for Clint Eastwood, Best Actress for Hilary Swank and Best Supporting Actor for Morgan Freeman.

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Players, parents speak out at GA meeting

By Melinda C. Hall | February 28

More than 100 athletes, some of their parents and other supporters of the golf and tennis teams voiced concerns about the Athletics Department's announcement that it will cut the teams at a tearful Sunday meeting of the General Assembly, the Student Confederation's legislative branch.

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Opinion

Opinion: Poor Eagle's Nest quality is AU's fault

By Kevin Wunder | February 24

Hi. My name is Kevin Wunder. You may know me as the guy who made you a kick-ass Subway sandwich that one time at the Eagle's Nest. More likely, you didn't pay much attention to who was making your sub because you were too busy watching the sandwich like a hawk, making sure I wouldn't grab one of those gross tomatoes, or use a dirty knife, or use bread that is crumbling and falling apart.

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News

Alumni's 'Autism' an Oscar favorite

By Daniel Longino and Megan Slack | February 24

AU alumna and former adjunct professor Gerardine Wurzburg are nominated for the Best Documentary Short Subject category at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony. Three other School of Communication alumni also worked on the film: Gary Griffin served as cinematographer, Barbara Ballow as the editor and Elissa Ewalt as an associate producer.

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News

Movie Matches: Tommy Lee Jones and big hats

By Daniel Longino | February 24

Tommy Lee Jones + five cheerleaders = big hat. That's right. In "Man of the House," Tommy Lee Jones has a really big cowboy hat. Let's take a walk down large chapeau lane and look at some of the big hat flicks of yesteryear.

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News

The lost art of making out

By Jessica Bacharach | February 24

I knew I wasn't going to sleep with him. Why? Because I liked him. It was date three with my beer-chugging environmentalist and so far I was impressed. I had taken him bowling, he had taken me to dinner and while I was fantasizing about getting him naked, he also made me laugh.

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News

Black Panther Bobby Seale urges social progress

By Charlie Caffrey | February 24

Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, stressed the importance of making human connections in progressive movements and recalled his experiences with the party in the '60s and '70s last night in the Kay Spiritual Life Center.

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Campus Brief: AU, U.S. govt. team up for master's program

By Melinda C. Hall | February 24

An executive master of public administration degree will be offered for AU students, according to a recent agreement signed Jan. 31 to create a joint program between the School of Public Affairs and U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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News

Hunter S. Thompson's final chapter

By Neal Fersko | February 24

If you understand the workings of a .45-caliber pistol, you realize there's something unmistakably American about it. A star-spangled blast in every bullet fired that's cheap enough to become almost democratic. While it's bathed in the glitz of Hollywood films, it's also available at every pawnshop in the ghettoes.

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Sports

Boston's sad losers now sore winners

By Eric Fantegrossi | February 24

Growing up in a suburban town just outside Boston, I learned a religious level of admiration for the Red Sox. The flip side of this coin was obviously our never-ending hatred for the Yankees. Our acceptance of this was as natural as the leaves changing color in the fall.

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Opinion

Their words: James Gardner, SC President

February 24

In working with University administrators for three years as a member of the Student Advocacy Center, I have learned that they are not the stingy, heartless ogres that some candidates for student government try to portray them as. Labeling the administration an adversary seems like an excuse for having nothing substantial to say.

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Opinion

Their words: Kyle Taylor, SC President

February 24

My name is Kyle Taylor and I'm running for SC president. My time as Eagle Nights director and SC vice president has inspired me to pursue this position and given me the skills I need to reach out to you, the students, and program effectively to develop policies that are important to you.

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Sports

Men end 4-game slide, beat Lehigh 65-61

By Ian Quillen | February 24

The AU men's Basketball team finally snapped not one but two four-game losing streaks Wednesday night. The Eagles' 65-61 victory at Lehigh put them back into the win column, a place they haven't been since a Feb. 4 win over Army. AU had lost its last four games, all in the Patriot League.

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News

City Calendar

By Mary Specht | February 24

Stuff to do around the city this week, from music to comedy to demonstrations.

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News

Prague Symphony's welcome return

By Chris DeWitt | February 24

The Washington Performing Arts Society hosted the Prague Symphony Orchestra last Sunday at the Kennedy Center for the first time in 20 years. Indeed, it was a long overdue return, as the orchestra brought to D.C. the spirit and passion of the great Czech city.

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