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Reverend invokes King's vision for equality and political unity

By Lauren Gardner | January 24

The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Jr. spoke in the Kay Spiritual Life Center on Tuesday about Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision and the need for parties to work together for progress to keep America from "peril." Forbes gave the address, "The Mandate for Prophetic Justice," at the Third Annual R.

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Ed Cartoon

January 24

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Supreme Court justices visit AU to debate foreign influence

By Matt Larson | January 24

Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia sat down last Thursday at the Washington College of Law for a rare public conversation about the legality of using foreign laws to interpret the U.S. Constitution.

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'Cloud 9' redefines and challenges social norms

By By MOLLY NORRIS | January 24

Respected playwright Caryl Churchill's "Cloud 9" is a tongue-in-cheek look at a British family unit throughout history. Oh, and there's incest. So tongues do not stay safely against their own cheeks, but instead roam wildly through a landscape of nephews and uncles, brothers and sisters, and mothers and their secret selves.

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$1 million to be cut in phone costs

By Jeannette Kimmel | January 24

Starting in fall 2005, AU will depend more on student cell phone use and stop offering traditional phone service in the residence halls, according to Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining Programs. Initial capital savings will be in the "range of $1 [million] to $1.2 million, with operating savings in the range of $85,000 to $125,000 per year," said Carl Whitman, executive director of e-operations at AU.

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Thousands trickle through inaugural parade security

By Emily Carone | January 24

Thousands gathered to watch the inaugural parade on Thursday, waiting on long security checkpoint lines to get in the parade area. At public checkpoints, uniformed soldiers made parade-goers empty any food at the entrance gate, leaving a three-foot pile of abandoned coffee, fruit, and other snacks.

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Sports

Snow lets men's b-ball rest after win

By Kevin Hilgers | January 24

AU Men's Basketball got an extra day to reflect on one of its most lopsided victories in years. A 2-foot blast of snow and a state of emergency in Massachusetts forced the postponement of Sunday's game at Holy Cross (12-5, 3-1 Patriot League) until today.

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Bush supporters confront protesters

By Claire Maude | January 24

Amid throngs of anti-Bush protesters at Thursday's inaugural events, small groups of conservative counter-protesters held signs and talked to passers-by to show their support for the president. The counter-protesters ranged from anti-abortion activists to Christian evangelicals and from Vietnam veterans to college students.

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Some protesters become vulgar

January 24

The Eagle Editorial Board offers its perspective on inauguration protests.

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Unsafe Technology

January 24

The Eagle Editorial Board offers its perspective on the dangers of laptops and cell phones.

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Police Blotter

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | January 24

Wednesday, Jan. 12 At 12:33 a.m. Public Safety took an informational report regarding an offensive message written on a resident assistant's white board hanging on the door. At 1:48 a.m. Public Safety took an informational report in the McKinley building regarding a female student who left power tools in an art classroom.

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How to have a ball in Washington

By Mary Specht | January 24

Learn what to do when attending a party where alcohol is too expensive, the bartenders card like crazy, and where, as one college student from Maine put it, "there's too many old people."

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Sports Brief: Individuals shine, but Men and Women swim teams lose out in weekend tri-meet

By Ian Quillen | January 24

The AU Swimming and Diving team fell to Lehigh and Army in a triangular in Bethlehem, Pa., on Friday and Saturday. The Eagles seized five women's victories, but only broke through once on the men's side. Freshman distance specialist Meghan Thiel continued her impressive rookie season, winning both the 500-yard and 1,000-yard individual freestyle races.

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Some sweet ways to spice up snowy days in District

By Megan Slack | January 24

Where to go to have fun in the snow (and get warm afterward).

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Cells, laptops 'risky'

By David Hodges | January 24

Prolonged cell phone use can damage DNA beyond repair and males who rest laptops on their laps can reduce chances of reproduction by damaging the environment needed to create sperm, according to several new studies. A German research group called Verum and a British group called the National Radiological Protection Board concluded in separate studies that while there is no hard evidence to indicate dangers from cell phone use, "uncertainties remain and a continued precautionary approach to their use is recommended until the situation is further clarified.

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Decemberist lead singer better bandless

By Jen Turner | January 24

Colin Meloy opened with "Shiny" at his solo show Friday night. Arlington, Va.'s Iota Club was filled to the brim with concert-goers eager to see the lead singer and whimsical songwriter for Portland-based band the Decemberists play a show on his own. The big test for Meloy would be proving to an audience rabidly obsessed with him and his backing band that he could cut it on his own.

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'Charlotte Simmons' strays from true college living

By Blair Payne | January 24

Originally posted at www.TheEagleOnline.com Jan. 19. Can a man who is more than 70 years old effectively write a novel about college life? Better yet, can he realistically portray an 18-year-old woman? In "I Am Charlotte Simmons," Tom Wolfe manages to do both, more or less.

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