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Music Notes

December 6

The Scene staff reviews new and notable music releases. This week, judgment comes down on albums from Jadakiss, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, The Exies, Daniel Johnston and The Icarus Line.

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Police Blotter

By Kate Oczypok | December 6

Safety and security events from around campus since Dec. 1.

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Seriously 'Original' book

By Jason Alridge | December 6

"The Originals" is unlike any comic book. It has lots of hover scooters, drugs and music. A far cry from "Superman" or the "X-Men", Dave Gibbons has created a truly unique work in this graphic novel. The story follows Lei and Bok, childhood friends who want excitement and to live the good life. The way to do this, they decide, is by joining the neighborhood hover scooter gang, the Originals. Along the way, however, they experience what it takes to be a part of that group.

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New Google engine helps academics

By Kelly Moynihan | December 6

Google released a new search engine called Google Scholar Nov. 18 to help academic researchers find reliable information online. Google is targeting this tool at scientists and academic researchers who wish to access scholarly journals, books, peer-reviewed papers and abstracts. It is still unknown how much information the service will make available.

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Sports

Sideline Scholars: Eagles and fans brought 'A' game vs. UVM

By Phil Turner | December 6

Bender Arena felt like a real college basketball stadium and the men's hoops team looked like a real team on Saturday afternoon when it took down Vermont in arguably the most exciting home game since the Patriot League championship game in 2002. The normally reserved, offish, elitist, "I'm too tired to cheer because I've been studying cross-cultural communications" (or some similar waste-of-time homework) crowd that has come to typify AU school spirit took on a different tune for the 1:00 p.m. game.

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New professor evaluations aim at clarity, accuracy

By Mary Specht | December 6

Students in nearly 100 classes this semester will fill out an experimental version of the Student Evaluation of Teaching along with the current version in an effort to develop an evaluation that is more clear and accurate, according to an independent committee of professors charged with investigating the system.

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Opinion

The Minority Report: Kofi loses his Kojo

By Seth Johnson | December 6

Eagle political columnist Seth Johnson discusses the scandal among European countries and the U.N. involving oil in Iraq.

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The Hit List

December 6

The Scene staff presents The Hit List, five things worthy of your time.

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AU artists celebrate at AmLit party

By Blair Payne | December 6

A standing room-only crowd gathered to hear American Literary contributors read their work from the student magazine's fall edition at a 1970s porn-themed party Sunday night. American Literary features photography, artwork, poetry and prose from AU students and faculty.

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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists 'shake' up the Black Cat

By Blair Payne | December 6

New Jersey-based rockers Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are finally being rewarded for years of relentless touring and little recognition. Wednesday night at the Black Cat, the band played to an energetic, sold-out crowd of college students, rowdy high schoolers and aging hipsters who all seemed to come to the general consensus that Ted Leo really, really rocks. Not only does he rock, he's pretty damn funny. Leo is so nondescript looking, he doesn't even look like he has a sense of humor, but he kept the crowd entertained with his self-deprecating, sarcastic wit.

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The Rusty Nail: When editing goes wrong

By Lester Russell Allen IV | December 6

Humor columnist Lester Russell Allen IV finds fault with several of the Eagle's editing practices, including his inability to use a made-up swear word amidst a column that was otherwise admittedly offensive.

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Sports

Eagles beat Vermont in thriller, 67-64

By Ian Quillen | December 6

AU forward Jason Thomas just missed a new career scoring high on Saturday, merely tying his previous mark of 23 points. And with two foul shots, two seconds left and a two-point lead over Vermont, he also failed to clinch the game, missing one shot, leaving the Catamounts with a chance to tie. But the senior did just about everything else for the Men's Basketball team, even intercepting Vermont's last-second Hail Mary inbounds pass, in an impressive 67-64 win at Bender Arena over the Catamonts, a team that has been drawing national attention.

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Opinion

Comings and goings abroad

December 6

The Eagle comments on the shift in numbers of students leaving the United States to study, and those leaving to study abroad.

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Lawyers, professors and admissions tell you how to get in

By Jason Alredge | December 6

With the semester coming to a close, students are faced with life-altering choices. This is especially true for upperclassmen. You may be figuring out what you want to major in. At the same time, you may also be figuring out whether you want to go to graduate school. The point is that now is the time to prepare yourself should you decide to go to graduate school. This is especially true if you want to go to law school. One of the books you will need is "How to Get into Law School" by Susan Estrich. A professor of law and political science at the University of Southern California, Estrich writes a vast and accurate text on the labors of getting into, staying and excelling in law school.

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Sports

Nittany Lions roar by AU

By Phil Turner | December 6

Facing Penn State, the nation's third ranked team, in Happy Valley, Pa., was too tall an order for the AU Volleyball team, as it fell in three straight games in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday night. The loss in the first round is the fourth in four consecutive NCAA trips for the Eagles. After completing a fourth straight undefeated season in the PL, the Eagles were hoping for a better seed in their region, but ended up drawing Penn State, the Big Ten champions and a threat to win the national championship. And while they gave a tremendous effort, it was not enough to overcome the relentless Nittany Lions.

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Santa gets professor an award

By April Seipp | December 6

AU journalism professor W. Joseph Campbell recently won the American Journalism Historian Association's top faculty research award for his work on the editorial "Is There a Santa Claus?" He presented his 20-page paper on Oct. 23 in Cleveland at the organization's annual conference. His work is part of a larger project that he hopes to turn into a book on the importance of the year 1897, which he describes as "a pivotal time in news media, especially print media."

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Former AU President dies

By Kate Oczypok | December 2

Joseph John Sisco, president of American University from 1976 to 1980, died at the age of 85 of complications from diabetes on Nov. 23 at his home in Chevy Chase. Sisco became university president because he wanted to acknowledge all that education had done for him after coming from an impoverished background, The Washington Post reported.

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