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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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News

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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Opinion

Some protesters become vulgar

January 24

The Eagle Editorial Board offers its perspective on inauguration protests.

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Opinion

Unsafe Technology

January 24

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

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News

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

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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News

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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News

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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News

'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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Campus Brief: Reading initiative earns Eagle Endowment

By Kate Oczypok | January 24

The Eagle Endowment for Public and Community Service and the Graduate Student Council awarded two AU graduate students, Paul Glick and Lindsey Kingston, with the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Grant. A five-member committee selected Glick and Klingston for the $1,000 award.

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Opinion

Metro police turn crowd control into brutality

By Brian Kruglak | January 24

In this opinion piece, Brian Kruglak offers his perspective on the inauguration protests.

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News

College Republicans donate time, manpower to inauguration

By Mary Specht | January 24

For some College Republicans who've contributed hours of volunteer time to the presidential campaign, there's only one way to celebrate Bush's victory: with more volunteering. College Republicans from AU and around D.C. will spend Inauguration Day signing in guests, setting up events and directing parking, among other tasks.

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Sports

Women's Basketball splits PL weekend

By Jesse Epstein | January 24

The AU Women's Basketball team split its weekend, beating the Army Black Knights, 71-64, Friday night and losing to the Holy Cross Crusaders, 67-48, in a Sunday afternoon matinee at Bender Arena. Holy Cross began both halves with 6-0 runs that kept the Eagles playing catch-up the entire game.

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AU students protest inauguration, hit with pepper spray

January 13

More than 100 AU students protested on Inauguration Day, several of whom were affected by pepper spray that D.C. police used to control crowds around Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street during the parade.

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News

D.C. Restaurant Week

By Jen Turner | January 13

Restaurant Week has returned to Washington for another year. Going on now and lasting until Jan. 16., Restaurant Week's special features are the three-course lunch and dinner specials offered by more than 90 local establishments. Ranging from rib houses that spell "grill" with an "e" at the end to swanky sushi bars, $20.05 will buy you a prix fixe three-course lunch at one of these places, and only $10 more gets you dinner.

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