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AU professors, writers net $700 for AIDS charity

By Claire Maude | January 31

AU professors raised more than $700 for a local AIDS charity group last night at the annual Visiting Writers Series Faculty Benefit Reading in the Butler Boardroom. The event, which featured the writing of Cornelius Eady, Andrew Holleran, E.J. Levy, Richard McCann, Kermit Moyer, Denise Orenstein and Myra Sklarew, drew a full audience.

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News

Youths confront city's gun problems

By Mary Specht | January 31

A group of children from Southeast D.C. gathered in the Battelle-Tompkins Atrium for "FLY Youth Hosts the Mic" Friday night to discuss and read from their new magazine that seeks to tackle gun violence through literature and journalism. Anthony Franklin, 12, was a little shy of the microphone at first.

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Opinion

U.S. on democracy

January 27

Editorial Cartoon by The Eagle's John Anderson.

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Opinion

Elements of the right turn against each other

January 27

I have a confession to make: I've always wanted to be a Republican. I can't imagine that wonderful feeling - watching policies you approve of seduce Congress into approval and eventually reach the soft, warm bosom of a president who shares your ideology. Finally, they're thrust deep into the American legal code, where they gestate into common practice.

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News

Flu-ency Lesson: Five ways to stay healthy

By Blair Payne | January 27

Whether or not you have the flu right now or just want to prevent it, here are some tips to stay healthy this winter: 1. Always wash your hands - after coughing, after sneezing, before and after eating, and any time your hands could come into contact with surfaces like desks and doorknobs.

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Opinion

G-town amps up its party safety

January 27

It would seem that students at Georgetown University, our collegiate neighbor to the southwest and probably the most nationally recognized D.C. school, have not only intense academic exuberance, but the propensity for perpetual partying. Residents who have the misfortune of living near clusters of Georgetown students have long complained about the noise to Georgetown administration.

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News

Oscars dis Giamatti but look good for 'Ray' and 'Aviator'

By Daniel Longino | January 27

All the progress made by "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" by winning all of its 11 Oscar nominations last year in a triumphant onslaught of awesomeness might have just been erased. After the recent announcement of the Academy Awards nominations Tuesday, if the first words out of your mouth weren't "How could they diss Paul Giamatti two years in a row?" then you have problems.

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Sports

AU wrestler from Uzbekistan ranks No. 3

By Kevin Hilgers | January 27

AU wrestler Muzzafar Abdurakhmanov says he's "kind of lucky," but that may be an understatement. The 24-year-old junior is ranked No. 3 in the country, has won a pair of national junior college championships and toppled All-Americans while bringing attention to AU's wrestling revival.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor

January 27

Dear Editor: This is in response to Seth Johnson's "Inauguration day brings out lunatics" article from the Jan. 24 issue of The Eagle: When individuals are criticizing the Bush administration for spending such large amounts of money on the inauguration festivities, it doesn't necessarily mean that they think it's OK that Clinton or any other president has spent large amounts either.

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News

Students end up sick, alone and way far from home

By Megan Slack | January 27

"Stay out of the cold, you're going to get the flu!" Sound familiar? Of course it does - it's part of a vast parental conspiracy to keep kids inside in the winter, so parents themselves don't have to go out and watch their little ones frolic in the snow. Just the thought of the achy, stuffy misery that accompanies the influenza virus is enough to keep eager young snowmen-builders and tobogganers indoors.

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News

France's 'Chorus' sings heartwarming tune

By LEANA ZBOROVSKY | January 27

"The Chorus," a French film directed by Christophe Barratier, is about a talented music teacher, Cl?ment Mathieu, who is hired as the supervisor at a school for troubled boys. Set in 1949 in France, "The Chorus" begins when famous orchestra conductor Pierre Morhange returns home after his mother dies.

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News

Is monogamy dead?

By Jessica Bacharach | January 27

Everywhere I turn I hear some tragic story of a cheater getting caught. It's plastered across the tabloids, the stock market, even Martha Stewart is a convicted big cheater. The cheating extends beyond celebrity romance and into our beds.

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Sports

Eagles look to stop Bison stampede

By Ian Quillen | January 27

Friday night's AU Men's Basketball clash with Patriot League favorite Bucknell had been earmarked long before the season started. But with AU (10-7) getting demolished by Holy Cross, 80-56, Monday and sitting tied for third in the league at 3-2, and with Bucknell cruising on an 11-game winning streak and a PL-leading 5-0 league record, the game at Bender Arena could take on a do-or-die feel for AU.

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News

Hip-hop beats blast Bush at 9:30 club

January 27

Political and social views are verbally sprayed from the mouths and minds of underground hip-hop artists. Not all rap artists use their music as a means to project their opinions reflecting relevant issues. Like KRS-One said, "Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.

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News

Scandal and betrayal at Shakespeare Theatre

By Vanessa C. Mueller | January 27

Alfred de Musset never intended "Lorenzaccio" to be seen on stage, and in his lifetime it never was. After his first full-length play, "La Nuit V?nitienne" ("The Venetian Night") was a tremendous failure, Musset rebelled against the theater. He began writing plays that were intended to be read rather than performed, which he called "Th??tre dans un fauteuil" - armchair theater.

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News

'Love Song' loaded with buzz-heavy actors

By Jason Alredge | January 27

John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson give outstanding performances in "A Love Song for Bobby Long," Shainee Gabel's directorial debut. This movie demonstrates superb acting talent and a great storyline. It is based on a novel by Ronald Everett Capps. Capps' son Grayson writes and performs some of the music for the movie.

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Sports

NHL, if you come back, get new ideas

By David Bergman | January 27

As a few of you may have already noticed, there is no professional hockey being played this season. This is a travesty. With the NHL players and owners entangled in a legal battle over salary caps and revenue sharing, the world is being deprived of one of the most exciting spectacles in all of sports.

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