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Cheers, Jeers and Kooks

By Seth Johnson | January 24

Eagle Columnist Seth Johnson offers his perspective on inauguration.

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News

Job Outlook 2005

By Lauren Gardner | January 24

The job outlook for college seniors graduating in 2005 is steadily improving, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, a nonprofit group based in Bethlehem, Pa. NACE publishes a survey every year of its employer members and their employment projections for future graduates in the upcoming year.

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Metro Brief: Metro may remove seats

By Emily Carone | January 24

Seats may be removed from Metro trains to accommodate the rapidly growing number of commuters, if Metro's planning and development committee's suggestions are followed.

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'That'll do.' Babe's ends its 12-year run

By Blair Payne | January 24

Last night, faithful Babe's Billiards patrons gathered to play pool, eat food and drink beer for the last time. Some people came from as far as Houston to mark the closing of the Tenleytown pool hall and bar, while others walked from campus. The AU weekend-night staple closed because its owner lost the bar's lease. A 42-unit, five-story condominium complex will replace it.

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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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Opinion

Ed Cartoon

January 24

Ryan Keller

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News

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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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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