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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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War is not child's play, author says

By Melinda C. Hall | February 17

Princeton professor Peter W. Singer visited AU yesterday to sign copies of his new book, "Children at War," which looks at the international problem of forced military conscription facing children of all ages and both genders. More than 3,000 children are active in warfare worldwide, along with 500,000 children in armies but not fighting in hot wars, Singer said.

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Sports

Sports Brief: AU Women's Club Ice Hockey falls to UVA, 2-1

February 17

The AU Women's Club Ice Hockey team fell to the University of Virginia's club team, 2-1, Saturday. Captain Sarah O'Hara, an AU graduate student, scored the first and only goal for the Eagles. O'Hara scored her 11th goal of the season after a breakaway opened up a shot for her in the first period.

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SIS undergrad Symposium story

By Jeannette Kimmel | February 17

JEANNETTE KIMMEL SIS Undergrads to host research symposium The School of International Service is hosting its 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium this Thursday, February 24. The symposium consists of entirely undergraduate students - they form the panels, write the panels, are moderators and analysts.

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'Winn-Dixie' not just for kids

By Dyane Jean-Francois | February 17

In this adaptation of the much-beloved book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, a lonely 10-year-old, Opal, and her dog revive the spirits of a small-town people in Florida. Although the movie's trailer looks overly sentimental, it's not just for 5-year-olds.

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GA may pay $600 to parliamentarian

By Mary Specht | February 17

The General Assembly, the Student Confederation's legislative branch, could appropriate a maximum of $600 to pay a professional parliamentarian who attended a hearing on the bylaws Jan. 31. After the hearing, the Government Operations Committee decided not to have the parliamentarian write the bylaws, which could have cost $4,000.

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Kuykendall to start pro career in D.C.

By Ian Quillen | February 17

In most sports, athletes traversing from college to the pros might be sent clear across the country. And in soccer, it is common for American players to venture even farther, plying their trade in one of Europe's or South America's numerous leagues.

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BET comic promotes worship

By Ariel Amante | February 17

About 50 students gathered in Battelle-Tompkins Atrium Monday night, sitting at tables intimately situated among red, black and white balloons and streamers. Yes, it was Valentine's Day, but the First Love Comedy and Poetry Caf?, co-sponsored by the Black Student Alliance and One Accord, a campus religious group, focused on a different kind of love than most Valentine's events.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Cab fares & unfairs

February 17

The District of Columbia will soon begin to experiment with a new metered taxicab system, possibly to replace the current zone system that they operate on. Meters will be implimented to some cabs on a trial basis this spring. Funny, during the trial period riders will be told how much it would have cost had they been metered, but still have to pay as prescribed in the zone system.

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Comics

February 17

This issues comics

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