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January 13

Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship clarifies that they are not a part of greek life, correcting The Eagle's mistake in last week's article "It's All Greek," which has been corrected online.

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News

A look at upcoming spring arts events around D.C.

By Crista Scaturro | January 13

As shorter days and low temperatures begin to take their toll on a college student's already fragile psyche, there are few activities that can offer a respite from the dorms while still avoiding both movement and the outdoors. Well, worry no more! This semester, there are plenty of ways to be entertained while maintaining both laziness and warmth.

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News

Comics

By Ross Nover , Carrie Moskal and Danny Friedman | January 13

Check out comics by Ross Nover, Danny Friedman, and Carrie Moskal for January 13, 2005.

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Sports

Slideline Scholars: No Net gain in Jersey this year

By Elliot Smilowitz | January 13

I had a dream last night. I was in a sports bar in the year 2025, watching Lebron James Jr. team up with his father to lead the New York Knicks to a victory over the hapless Brooklyn Nets. I turned to the man sitting next to me sipping a Guinness and asked, "Remember back before the Nets moved from Jersey? Remember when they were really good for a few years?"

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News

SIS building reduced to mulch

By Kate Oczypok | January 13

The School of International Service Annex was demolished during winter break. It took several days to push over the building, clear it from the spot and change the area to a flat, mulch-covered field. The annex had been used as office space for SIS professors, who have now been relocated.

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Opinion

Drugs, diet, debt: U.S.'s 3-D problem

By Emin Teymurovsky | January 13

Emin Teymurovsky offers an opinion piece on the health of American society.

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News

What to listen for in '05 - from Ash to Oasis

By Costa Caloudas and Jen Turner | January 13

The Scene's music staff suggests exciting music in 2005.

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News

D.C. murders at 18-year low

By Mary Specht | January 13

Almost 200 murders occurred in D.C. in 2004, the fewest since 1986. In the Police Service Area that includes AU, no one was murdered last year, but theft was up 21 percent from 2003. Overall, crime dropped in every major crime category in all seven districts, according to preliminary statistics, said Metropolitan Police Department Chief Charles H.

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News

New religious group will 'gather' at AU

By Kate Oczypok | January 13

The Gathering, a religious community based out of McLean Bible Church in Tyson's Corner, Va., will begin weekly services at AU on Jan. 23, making the University the first in the D.C. area to host the Gathering. The group's vision is to impact secular Washington with the message of Jesus Christ, according to John McGowan, pastor of the Gathering.

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News

Razorlight faces cutback of fans in U.S.

By By Rebecca Armendariz | January 13

Though far from the grandeur of the vast, sloping floor and beer sponsorship of London's Brixton Academy, the 9:30 club provided an ample venue for the throngs of braces-faced teens to worship Brit up-and-comers Razorlight on Sunday, Jan. 16.

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News

Out of Context

By Molly Norris , Jen Turner , Crista Scaturro and Erie Meyer | January 13

The Scene notes some amusing moments around campus.

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News

Campus Police Blotter

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | January 13

Safety and security on campus for the week of Jan. 10.

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News

Campus Brief: Dorm phone service trashed for fall

By Jeannette Kimmel | January 13

Campus Brief on new type of phone lines.

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News

Students safe from tsunami, but help with relief

By David Hodges | January 13

There have been no reports of injury or death among AU students, alumni, faculty or staff due to the tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia, though some were in the region at the time of the disaster. To help the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes and possessions, some AU students and faculty have combined resources to contribute to relief efforts for those in India, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, where the tsunami took more than 150,000 lives.

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News

Lot 18 dig halted due to budget problems

By Kate Oczypok | January 13

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily stop excavating AU's Lot 18 this Friday until further notice due to depleted funds, according to Todd Sedmak, associate director of AU Media Relations. The Army Corps has been working in the Lot 18 debris field, encompassing the Financial Aid and Public Safety buildings on the South Side of campus, since they found a sealed container of lewisite, a chemical warfare agent, last June.

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News

Sports saves alum from harm in Sri Lanka

By Joseph Popiolkowski | January 13

An extended cricket match may have saved the life of Saji Prelis. Prelis, program coordinator for the School of International Service's Peacebuilding and Development Institute, was visiting friends and family in his native Sri Lanka on Dec. 26 when tsunami waves rushed ashore, destroying entire villages and carrying away both people and possessions.

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News

Watkins exhibit seduces senses

By John Anderson | January 13

Walking into the Watkins Art Gallery to view the work of Deborah Kahn, the first thing one would notice is the color and then the surface of her paintings, inviting visitors to take a closer look at them. "This is the most serious painting exhibition I've seen in D.C. in years," Mark Oxman, a professor of sculpture, said about his fellow artists and faculty member.

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