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Out of Context

February 3

"A male student required a hospital transport from Leonard Hall. He suffered an injury to his penis while having relations with his girlfriend. He required medical attention and was transported to Sibley Hospital." - reported by Public Safety Apparently the tension between China and Taiwan is more than just political.

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Missed chances lose game for Men's Basketball

By Kevin Hilgers | February 3

AU Men's Basketball didn't look anything like the team the Crusaders whacked 24 points two weeks ago in Sunday's home rematch with the Crusaders. But for all their improvements, failures to convert opportunities put the Eagles back in overtime, 76-67. The loss followed Friday night's 86-58 win over Army (3-18, 1-8 PL) in which junior Andre Ingram scored 23 points and shot 5-of-7 from three-point range and the Eagles held a 2-to-1 rebounding advantage.

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Prof returns from Sri Lanka, proposes aid freeze

By Anne Godlasky | February 3

"If anybody asks you to give money to the tsunami victims now - don't," said AU Washington Semester professor Amos Gelb. "[Aid organizations] have more money than they know what to do with." Gelb should know - he followed the Christian Children's Fund through the devastated coast of Sri Lanka as the group's representative tried to decide how to empty his pockets of $1.

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Goldberg opines on state of the world

By David Hodges | February 3

Conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg spoke to the AU College Republicans last night about foreign and domestic policy, as well as the future of the Republican Party. The speech, which came on the same night as the State of the Union address, often drew laughter from the crowd of roughly 60 people in the University Center.

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Opinion

All Thumbs

February 3

Thumbs Up Magnum photographer Eli Reed speaking on campus ... Eli Reed spoke and presented his work at the Wechsler Theater Wednesday. It's wonderful to see AU's oft-forgotten photography program reel in a big name from the field to speak. Jonah Goldberg speaking and blogging on campus .

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Opinion

Bush manipulates language

By Greg Wasserstrom | February 3

Last night in his State of the Union address, the president used language to hide his meaning and intentions, rather than convey them. By manipulating language, George Bush was able to get Democrats up on their feet applauding, looking anxiously at one another, inadvertently supporting a ban of stem cell research, overturning Roe v.

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City Calendar

By Kate Oczypok | February 3

Look here to see what is happening in the D.C. area.

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Opinion

Editorial Cartoon

February 3

Ed Cartoon

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'Tattooed Girl' scarred by poor direction

By Greg Wasserstrom | January 31

The first thing audience members notice at the start of "Tattooed Girl," the world premiere of the Joyce Carol Oates novel at Theatre J, is the set. The artful set and the brilliant lighting are by far the show's standout aspect, but the art direction sets up an expectation that the script and direction could not meet.

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Opinion

Student group helps Southeast D.C. teens

January 31

AU student group Facilitating Leadership in Youth recently helped teens in Southeast D.C. produce a magazine about gun control titled Why? Guns Killin Youngins: The Youth of Southeast Washington, D.C. Want Answers. The publication was written and put together almost entirely by the teens, with minimal help from FLY.

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Sports

Eagles storm to league No. 2

By Ian Quillen | January 31

After sweeping a pair of Patriot League home games this weekend, the AU Men's Basketball team isn't about to get ahead of itself. Having come into the weekend tied for third in the PL, the Eagles are now tied for second with Bucknell, with PL leader Holy Cross coming to D.

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Opinion

Court ruling decides nothing

January 31

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions system was illegal and could not be used. Michigan's system was based on a points system in which factors like achievements, grades and race were worth a certain number of points.

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'Hide,' don't 'seek' out this film

By Jason Alredge | January 31

When it comes to suspense movies, "Hide and Seek" falls short of expectations in terms of shock value. Despite some surprises, the movie is slow and directionless, contrary to the perception that it's a supernatural thriller. Robert DeNiro plays New York psychologist David Callaway.

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For one Kurd, Iraq elections are fresh start

By David Hodges | January 31

As Iraqis around the world participated in their first elections in half a century, one Iraqi Kurd studying at AU summed up what the first elections since Saddam Hussein's overthrow means to him. "It will be written in history that a dictator was toppled and that a democracy was put in his place," said Rawand Darwesh, a 29-year-old working toward his master's in journalism.

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Ruling on race unclear

January 31

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the University of Michigan over affirmative action, some university administrators remain uncertain about admitting students partially based on race quotas due to confusion around the ruling. AU denies that race is a major factor that determines admission.

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Opinion

All Thumbs

January 31

Thumbs Up AU Men's Basketball's big weekend ... Jason Thomas, Raimondas Petrouskas and crew won a pair of huge home games this weekend, vanquishing Bucknell on Friday night before routing Colgate on Sunday afternoon. They now sit tied for second place in the Patriot League, with another big game in Bender Arena next week against Holy Cross.

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Comics

January 31

Ross Nover Michael Lucibella Carrie Moskal

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