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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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Opinion

Ed Cartoon

February 17

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Metro Brief: D.C. ranks in 5 worst cities for asthmatics

By Emily Carone | February 17

D.C. is the fifth most challenging place for asthmatics to live, according to a recent study done by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Washington jumped from No. 50 to No. 5 on the "Asthma Capitals" list. The ranking is based on 12 questions about topics such as annual air quality, pollen level, poverty and school inhaler access laws.

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AU history 'Honored'

By David Hodges | February 17

The history of AU, and the honors program's place in it, was celebrated on Wednesday at a tea talk in Hurst Hall. Professor Abdul Aziz Said, a veteran of the school for half a century, explained to the audience what it means to be from AU and how its alumni have "a lineage to be proud of.

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Students encouraged to teach English abroad

By Kate Oczypok | February 17

AU will work to increase enrollment this summer in Learning Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that sends U.S. college students abroad to teach English in rural villages. The group, which recruits from Harvard, Stanford, American, Georgetown and New York universities through campus and program volunteers, will send the first group of five AU students to Panama this summer.

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Opinion

America should heed Kyoto

February 17

July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong becomes the first human being to set foot on an extra-planetary body. After reaching the lunar surface, Armstrong famously proclaimed, "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." We have later come to find out that these timely words were much less divinely inspired than they were quickly improvised.

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Intelligent poetry ignites the Dav

By Chris DeWitt | February 17

The Davenport Coffee Lounge played host Wednesday to a night of poetry and hip-hop sponsored by AU's Student Organization for African Studies. Themes for the night ran the gamut of politics, war, love and sex. But the strongest message of the night was empowerment and positivity.

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Movie Matches

By Daniel Longino | February 17

Shia LeBeouf in the movies

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: AU athlete goes pro

February 17

AU Eagles soccer star Shawn Kuykendall was drafted by D.C. United of Major League Soccer on Feb. 4, as the final pick of the final round of the draft. Kuykendall, the first Eagle to be drafted into the MLS in two years, highlights the success that AU Athletics has experience in recent years.

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Fast-food romance

By Jessica Bacharach | February 17

We want it hot and ready to order whenever we are having a craving. Sex, that is. And yes, we want a shake with that, too. As a fast-food nation, have we become so enveloped in our own lives, in our super-sized careers and souped-up cars that we have let dating become something that only comes in a very select few Happy Meals.

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City Calendar

By Mary Specht | February 17

Calendar of Events.

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Escalators back after long hiatus

By Valerie Smith | February 17

The escalators on the east entrance of the Tenleytown station have reopened after being out of service for 6 months. The escalators were scheduled to re-open on January 10, 2005 after an estimated five months of repairs, but were not open until last week.

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Campus Briefs: Bender Library loves you

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 17

Bender Library spread the love on Valentine's Day by offering free candy and a chance to win $50 gift certificates to Best Buy. The library staff wanted to "get a chance to tell [the students] we appreciate them," said Julie Darnell, library development coordinator.

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Consistant 'Constantine' delivers

By Jason Alredge | February 17

Keanu Reeves takes a departure from his Neo character of "The Matrix" films and manages to come out ahead in "Constantine." He possesses no superhuman strength, agility or reflexes. All he has is faith. Maybe not even that. But he does have skills that make him the ever-vigilant hero.

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From uncertainty comes promise, bluegrass

By Chris DeWitt | February 17

These are the times of great struggle, of either great victory or shameful defeat. The truth, one finds, is that one begets the other. There is no war without peace, and no peace without war. But these are the times we should come together, rather than push each other away.

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Death penalty considered racially 'unfair'

By KATE SULLIVAN | February 17

The death penalty should be abolished because its application is racially biased, said federal public defender Gary Christopher during a Thursday speech sponsored by the AU student group Campaign to End the Death Penalty. There is a "very substantial racial disparity in the application of the death penalty," Christopher said.

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Opinion

Honesty essential in political debate

By Chris Smith | February 17

Every Monday and Thursday after my 9:55 class, I pick up the latest copy of The Eagle. After laughing over the police blotter, I make my way to the conservative or liberal column. Each day I enjoy the rants from both sides about a current issue. However, putting ideologies aside, I find a striking difference between the articles.

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