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Their words: Adam Rosenblatt, SC Vice President

February 24

The vice president is responsible for making sure students have fun, and that is why I am running. I began working with the Student Union Board and the SC during my first week as a freshman. My greatest strength is that I know first-hand how the SC works and how to make it work for you.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor

February 24

Dear Editor: I am writing to respond to an editorial that ran last week titled "NAACP Without a Clue."ÿIn the article, the author attacked the NAACP and made personal attacks at chairman Julian Bond, also a professor at AU. In response I say, 'Just the facts, please.

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News

Oscar Night Brief

By ERICA LEMASTER | February 24

**If you want a picture of people watching to Oscars, Anderson Hall is hosting a party in the Anderson TV Lounge, right next to the front desk. - FROM ERICA Erica LeMaster Eagle Contributing Writer Oscar Night The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held their annual award ceremony Sunday night which caused many AU students to flock to the television to see who won the coveted Oscar.

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Sports

AU Makes Memories on Senior Night

By Jesse Epstein | February 24

AU's six seniors closed out their careers at Bender Arena Wednesday night with one of the most complete performances of their 4-year career, shellacking Lehigh, 65-50, on Senior Night. The six seniors, Chanel Hunt, Joanna Barnes, Jenyce Woodruff, Kim Salem, Angel Jordan and Damarah Rhymer, combined for 59 of AU's 65 in the win that put them on the brink of the third seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament.

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News

Back to the Futureheads for fun Brit-pop

By Rebecca Armendariz | February 24

Soon after setting their canvas kicks on American soil Monday, the Futureheads succeeded in conquering the 9:30 club. This band's live show is perfect for those who grew up watching "Sesame Street" and consequently developed short attention spans. The songs are fast-paced and jerky, and out of the whole lot only one clocks in at more than three minutes in length.

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News

Solitude to Solidarity on mental health

By Megan Slack | February 24

Alexis Chappell was alone. At 16, after moving across the country, to Paris after her parents' divorce, and back again to the States, the current AU junior found herself in boarding school in Tennessee. It was a foreign place for her, not where she belonged, and certainly not a place where people would understand her.

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Opinion

Their words: Leah Kreimer, SC Vice President

February 24

The ultimate goal of student government on any campus is to improve the quality of campus life. While the SC has made progress this year, it has not thought outside the box of the SC. After working to save fall break, fighting to keep the library open 24 hours during finals and maintaining student input on Rank and Tenure committees, the SC has made great strides, and it is up to the incoming executives to keep the momentum going.

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Opinion

Privacy on its deathbed?

By Dan Miller | February 24

Where's the connection between President Bush and a woman screaming at her spouse while on hold? It's closer than you'd think. Both are victims of surreptitious recording of private conversations. And this phenomenon, while limited, is a symptom of a larger change taking place in society.

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News

Teachers' union fights Bush plan

By Doree Damoulakis | February 24

Daniel Kaufman, senior press officer for the National Education Association, announced Monday to a School of Communication class the organization's opposition to President Bush's proposal to expand the No Child Left Behind Act to high schools. Kaufman said that the NEA, the nation's largest teachers' union with 2.

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News

Artist brings life to city in 'intense, absurd' paintings

By John Anderson | February 24

Sometimes when discussing work, in an effort to seem less subjective, artists will employ formal terms learned under the yoke of education to describe what a specific piece is doing. You might hear how a painting moves or about its rhythm. But sometimes artists are reduced to more zealous and simplistic expressions of "wow" mingled with "oohs" and "aahs.

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News

Candidate starts write-in campaign for SC secretary

By Mary Specht | February 24

Posted Feb. 26, 2005. Zach Silverman launched a write-in campaign for SC secretary as a candidate with no SC experience who could "bring a personality to the table that is unique." ÿ "There's a lot of people running in these elections ... that aren't representing the entire student body," said Silverman, a sophomore in the School of International Service and Alpha Epsilon Pi member.

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Sports

Women's hoops erupt on Senior Day

By Jesse Epstein | February 24

AU's six seniors closed out their careers at Bender Arena Wednesday night with one of the most complete performances of their four-year careers, shellacking Lehigh, 65-50, on Senior Night. The six seniors, Chanel Hunt, Joanna Barnes, Jenyce Woodruff, Kim Salem, Angel Jordan and Damarah Rhymer, combined for 59 of AU's points in the win that put the Eagles on the brink of the third seed in the upcoming Patriot League tournament.

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Opinion

Their words: Ali Khan, SC Comptroller

February 24

My name is Ali Khan and I am a finance major in Kogod. I am running for comptroller to make sure your money is efficiently managed and to hold the SC accountable for its decisions. I am about the students, not the special interests. I think our student government can be improved.

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News

Out of Context

By Jen Turner | February 24

"When it's time and we get our fix from our kids ... then things will be right again and maybe we'll have a rad new Blink record," - Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, on quality time with the family and what it will take to get the band back on their feet. And while we're on the subject, Blink 182 is officially "on hiatus." Eulogies from 13-year-old girls are popping up all over the Internet.

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Opinion

Student Government Endorsements

February 24

Every year, The Eagle interviews all Student Confederation candidates for their executive offices, and endorses one candidate for each position. This year, with Kevin Gilnack's late withdrawal from the secretary race, there are no candidates on the ballot for secretary, and so we will not be endorsing anyone as a write-in candidate.

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Sports

AU cuts golf and tennis programs

By Ian Quillen | February 24

The AU Athletic Department announced it will cut the men's golf and men's and women's tennis programs after this season, according to a statement released Thursday evening. AU will honor scholarships already given to those students should they decide to stay at AU, but in the future scholarships for those programs, part of AU's total of 80 sports scholarships, will be redirected to other sports that do not meet NCAA maximum scholarship limits, the statement indicates.

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News

Return of 007 ... with whom?

By Jennifer Varadi | February 24

He's handsome. He's British. He drives the newest cars and dates the hottest women. He can pull off a tux, drink a martini (shaken, not stirred) and destroy the world's most dangerous villains without even breaking a sweat. Bond ... James Bond, the most famous British intelligence agent on the big screen, is back to save the world again.

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