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Weber dines with student

By Kate Oczypok | January 31

Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining, treated an AU sophomore to lunch at the University Club Tuesday after he expressed admiration for her work. "I have admired Julie Weber for quite some time," said Daniel Rakowski, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Opinion

Social security reminds all to save

January 31

America's Social Security system is in flux, and many younger people are concerned about what will be there for them when they reach retirement age. The situation reiterates how important it is for younger people to keep tabs on their finances and save money whenever possible.

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Students voice concern at forum on dorm phones

By Khai Ha | January 31

Residence hall students aired their concerns over AU's fall 2005 policy that will require students to use cell phones for local and long distance calls at a forum in Letts Hall held by the Resident Hall Association. "Students stopped using [room phones] a long time ago," said Julie Weber, executive director of Housing and Dining.

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News

'Brave' new band plays hot set

By Rebecca Armendariz | January 31

The Bravery defined sex, glam, and sweat in Baltimore Friday night, playing their painfully short 45-minute set to a swooning crowd at Baltimore's Fletchers bar. The band has a recently built reputation to uphold, with "Band to Watch in 2005" splayed over every performance and mention of their name.

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News

'90s cringe-worthy clothes

By Arienne Thompson | January 31

Coming of age in the '90s was exciting. I was livin' large with Hammer, "A Different World," the Macarena, "Scream," and my man, Tickle Me Elmo. However, there's one thing about this decade that still gives me the chills - my horrible, horrible clothes. The first half of the '90s were particularly heinous, mainly because I was still in elementary school and my mother helped dress me each day.

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Opinion

Liberals against liberty

January 31

At 11 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday, the polls opened in Iraq. Millions of people under the threat of torture and death turned out to vote in the first free election in the history of the Arab world. For democracy and the people of Iraq, this was a huge success.

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Opinion

'Terrorists' in eye of beholder

By Peter K. Muller | January 31

To many, it seems self-evident that we have a definitional problem plaguing the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Without revision, the ambiguous language that accompanies the GWOT will lead America down a perilous path of frequent and costly interventions. While obtaining consensus on a working definition of "terrorist" will be arduous, a continued failure to do so will hamper America's ability to accurately identify and neutralize those who seek to challenge or destroy her influence.

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News

'90s favorites VH1 should've given more attention

January 31

See college students' favorite '90s trends that VH1 just didn't give enough credit.

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Metro Brief: Vietnam Memorial visitors center proposed

By Mary Specht | January 31

A proposed visitors center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial would tell the stories of more than 58,000 names on the black granite wall, and it would be built underground to avoid cluttering the Mall, said a memorial fund group Wednesday. Congress passed a moratorium on new memorials or visitors centers on the Mall in 2003, but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center is exempt because it does not obstruct views of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, The Washington Post reported.

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Sports

Eagle grapplers split weekend duals

By David Bergman | January 31

After a heartbreaking loss against Sacred Heart on Friday, the AU Men's wrestling team rebounded to defeat Wagner and split its weekend series. Sophomore Dwayne Hash-Barberis and freshman Josh Glenn picked up pins, and junior Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov and senior Daniel Waters each registered technical falls en route to a 34-21 victory over Wagner.

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News

'90s Flashback

By Blair Payne | January 31

If a recent party hosted by AU students says anything, the '90s are definitely making a comeback. Guests sucked on Jolly Ranchers and nursed wine coolers while listening to the hottest tracks by Lou Bega and the Offspring. Several students snacked on Dunkaroos and stood in deep thought over a shrine dedicated to Kurt Cobain.

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Metro Brief: Bill prohibits protest arrests

By Emily Carone | January 31

Mayor Anthony A. Williams refused to sign a bill this week that would restrict police action during protests. Williams also said he will not veto the bill, which means it will become law without his signature. The D.C. Council passed it by a 12-1 vote in December.

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Sports

Nat fever running rampant in District

By Jordan Beane | January 31

You can feel it. Slowly but surely, it's building. There are Curly-Q "W" hats on the street, whispers of how many innings Livan Hernadez will be able to pitch this year, how Jose Vidro will play on the grass instead of that rug up in Montreal, what the mascot will look like and how RFK will hold up this season.

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Opinion

Americans can take their time with coffee

By Melinda C. Hall | January 31

How much do we really like coffee? As a devout daily drinker of two-plus cups of coffee, sometimes two-plus thermos-fulls, I must say it is my favorite thing - I clutch each Styrofoam vessel as if it were my one object of control, my last hope for a world gone awry.

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News

9 Musical Treasures of the '90s

January 31

Bands you might remember...

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Arena's 'Sax' uncovers liberated sex

January 31

Sophie Treadwell's "Intimations for Saxophone" debuted at Arena Stage on Thursday, as part of the theater's lost-and-found series in which it produces the forgotten plays of American writers. Treadwell, who wrote the play in her thirties, was a unique figure in American Expressionism because she was a woman, and the experimental movement was typically dominated by male playwrights and protagonists.

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Sports

Williams leads women's b-ball to road-trip spoils

By Jesse Epstein | January 31

The AU Women's Basketball team split its second straight weekend, registering a road win at Bucknell Friday night before suffering one of its worst losses of the season, losing 67-45 at Colgate Sunday afternoon. "Today was just a poor effort," said Eagles coach Melissa McFerrin of Sunday's game.

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