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Music Notes

February 7

This weeks music review

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News

Amazing Album Openers

By Jen Turner and Chris DeWitt | February 7

Eagle writers pick the best album openers.

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News

Abercrombie found guilty for race practices

By Kelly Moynihan | February 7

Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch was found guilty in November in a federal class-action lawsuit filed in 2003 for race discrimination and will pay up to $40 million in damages. In the suit, Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch, the clothing retailer was accused of hiring a predominately white work force and putting its black, Asian and Hispanic workers in less visible job positions and reducing their work hours.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: NCOR activists engulf campus

February 7

The eighth annual National Conference on Organized Resistance was held on campus during the weekend. Supporters from all around the nation descended on AU for the four-day event, some of them housed by AU students. NCOR supporters are mostly respectful of campus and don't cause any disturbance.

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News

Campus Calendar: Feb. 7-13

By Kate Oczypok and Ariel Amante | February 7

Events from SIS Career Week to the Essence of Blackness events and more.

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Metro Brief: MPD expands red light camera program

By Emily Carone | February 7

The city's red light camera program is expanding to catch speeders at four new locations, including two in Northwest D.C. Drivers speeding through intersections at the 4700 block of MacArthur Boulevard NW, the 2800 block of Benning Road NE, the 100 block of Michigan Avenue NE and the 5400 block of 16th Street NW will receive tickets in the mail.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: AU must disassociate with dictatorships

February 7

When President Benjamin Ladner laid out a 15-point plan to change the way that American University operates, he made Point Eleven to "enhance our profile as a values-based institution, emphasizing long-held university commitments to such values as human rights and dignity, social justice, environmental protection, diversity, and individual freedom.

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News

U.S. gets a 'Bad Education'

February 7

Pedro Almod¢var, the celebrated Spanish filmmaker known for his intricate, twisting plots and a propensity to push the limits of social norms and mores on screen, is back with his newest film, "Bad Education," starring Gael Garc¡a Bernal.

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'Festivals of Resistance' help build NCOR community

By Jen Turner | February 7

Radicals and activists from all walks of life came together at First Trinity Lutheran Church and the Tavern this weekend. A show called "Festival of Organized Resistance" was put on each night in the two locations. The programs were organized around the pillars of social consciousness and were part of the National Conference of Organized Resistance.

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Sports

Super Bowl commentary: Patriots win creates rifts

By Jordan Beane | February 7

The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, in one of the best games in recent memory. With seemingly half of AU's population from either "outside Boston" or "outside Philly," it was one of the most divisive games seen on campus since the Red Sox-Yankees series last year.

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'Baby' flies over 'Aviator' in Actors Guild awards

By Daniel Longino | February 7

"Sideways" was the big winner at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards on Saturday and proves to be the underdog choice for Best Picture at the Oscars on Feb. 27. For their roles in the comedy about wine, Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Bush ignores genocide

February 7

I waited in vain during the State of the Union address for President Bush to utter one single word: Darfur. My hope grew as powerful words kept flowing during the State of the Union address. Sentences such as "A society is measured by how it treats the weak and vulnerable" or "One of the deepest values of our country is compassion" seemed to comfort my expectation.

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Sports

AU sweeps matches at GMU

By Eric Fantigrossi | February 7

Mark Cody's first year as head coach of the AU wrestling team in 2003 saw the Eagles prevail over an overconfident George Mason squad in a dual meet decided by tie-breaking criteria. As the frustrated Patriots left the gym floor, their coaches suggested they would never lose to AU again.

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Opinion

Editorial Cartoon

February 7

Ryan Keller

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Sports

Sideline scholars: Cross has faith in purple

By Ian Quillen | February 7

What's in a name? Not much, if you're the AU Eagles. And a whole lot if you're the Holy Cross Crusaders. Holy Cross has beaten its fair share of Patriot League men's basketball teams over the last five seasons. Luckily - or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it - I haven't had the luxury of seeing most of these games.

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The Hit List

February 7

This weeks hit list

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Call for D.C. voting rights returns to Congress

By Emily Carone | February 7

For the third year in a row, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) introduced a bill that would grant the District full voting rights. At a press conference last week, Norton, Lieberman, an Iraqi-American and two local Iraq war veterans showed support for the bill.

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