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VMI cadets reprimanded

By Lauren Gardner | February 10

Virginia Military Institute students who dressed in costumes that mimicked gay people, Nazis and Africans now face possible disciplinary action after photos from the Halloween party they attended surfaced on Richmond Independent Media Center's Web site, Richmond.

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Volunteers earn awards

By Melinda C. Hall | February 10

As the AU Circle K prepares to elect its new executive board Feb. 17 and attend the Capitol District Circle K convention that weekend, the student service group's leaders will have a lot to look forward to and live up to in the coming year.

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Jaa-dropping daredevil ignites 'The Thai Warrior'

By Daniel Longino | February 10

For someone who could obliterate absolutely any person in his path, you wonder if Tony Jaa is just waiting for someone to give him 'tude. But Jaa seems overwhelmingly gentle, humbled and eager to talk about his abilities without at all seeming boastful. Jaa, whose real name is Phanom Yeerum, gets his screen name from his nickname in Thai, "Jaa.

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Workshop teaches money matters

By Melinda C. Hall | February 10

About 10 students learned how to build good credit at a workshop called "Financial Empowerment" held in the Gianni Lounge as part of AU's celebration of Black History Month. The AU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Bank of America co-sponsored the Monday night event that highlighted financial responsibility as a key factor in good credit and in paying back student loans later in life.

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Workshop teaches money matters

By Melinda C. Hall | February 10

About 10 students learned how to build good credit at a workshop called "Financial Empowerment" held in the Gianni Lounge as part of AU's celebration of Black History Month. The AU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Bank of America co-sponsored the Monday night event that highlighted financial responsibility as a key factor in good credit and in paying back student loans later in life.

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Opinion

Opinion: Vindication for Deaniacs

By Scott Goldstein | February 10

It was 2003, and Howard Dean was attending the Jefferson Jackson dinner in Iowa. It was the biggest of big political events. Thousand of people packed into an arena, and Hillary Clinton was the MC of the event. There were signs everywhere and a banner draped from the upper level.

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NAACP Workshop (Part of Black History Month)

By Melinda C. Hall | February 10

NAACP Workshop (part of Black History Month) By: Melinda C. Hall Eagle Staff Writer As part of Black History Month, the American University chapter of the NAACP and Bank of America co-sponsored a workshop entitled "Financial Empowerment Monday night at 6:30 in the Gianni Lounge of the Mary Graydon Center .

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Capital affairs to remember

By Lauren Gardner | February 10

Monica Lewinsky's infamous semen-stained dress isn't on display in the National Archives Building, but scores of sex scandals are as much a part of American political history as the constitution. Politicians in all eras, at all levels of government, have had their share of affairs - and they didn't just wait for Valentine's Day to do it.

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Cosmo's Kama Sutra gives old positions new names

By Jessica Bacharach | February 10

"The Cosmo Kama Sutra: 77 Mind-Blowing Sex Positions" has 175 sexual positions, most of which you have already done, and if you haven't, it is because they are physically impossible. The book gives positions like doggy-style, or sex with the woman on all fours - the new, snazzier name of which is Standing Tiger/Crouching Dragon.

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Opinion

Ed Cartoon

February 10

Ed Cartoon

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Opinion

Corrections

February 10

This issue's corrections.

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Soundtrack no matter your Valentine's Day

By Megan Slack and Jen Turner | February 10

The songs to sing whether to your lovey-dovey-shmoopy-pie or to your sad, lonesome, pathetic self. Enjoy.

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Valentine's Day for those in and out of love

By The Scene staff | February 10

Whether you're in a couple or all by your lonesome, you could start out at the same place and end up somewhere quite the opposite this Valentine's weekend.

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True love is just a shuttle ride away for AU's lonely hearts

By Mike Vallebuona | February 10

The only thing worse than waiting until the last minute to make Valentine's Day dinner reservations is waiting until the last minute to find a Valentine. But don't dial the Lavalife hotline just yet. These cruisy locales offer the perfect environment for finding a convenient relationship - just in time for V-Day! The Container Store, 4500 Wisconsin Ave.

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Hot or Not: Musicians, Valentines

February 10

The funny thing about music is that ultimately, it is meant to be heard. But in the age of the music video, our priorities have shifted. Physical attractiveness can easily surmount musical talent, blurring the lines of a "good band" and a "bad band." In honor of Valentine's Day and our love of beauty, we at The Eagle would like to make it easier for you to discern "good" from "bad" by providing the following rankings of the best (and worst) looking musicians.

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Ballroom dancing debuts in Hughes Hall

February 10

The Baila-Tanz Club held a dance tutorial on Wednesday night in the Hughes Formal Lounge. Dancers learned salsa, samba, waltz, the fox trot and other ballroom dances. The club will hold meetings throughout the year on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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Metro Brief: GMU official uses sex as blackmail

By Mary Specht | February 10

A George Mason University administrator videotaped a sexual encounter with a 17-year-old, then demanded $10,000 to keep the tape secret from the youth's parents, the boy testified in Fairfax County court Feb. 1. "He was willing to show [the tape] to my parents, in order to out me to them," the youth testified.

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