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Students get shorter break this winter

By Kate Oczypok | December 2

Finals at AU will last Dec. 16-22 this year - nearly a week later than last year's finals schedule. With classes starting Jan. 10, the winter break will be shorter than usual this year. The schedule was designed this way based on Labor Day, Mother's Day and the 70 school days required for each semester, said Nathan Price, special assistant to Provost Neil Kerwin.

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Police Blotter

By Ryan Grannan-Doll | December 2

Safety and security events since Friday, November 26.

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Opinion

Eagle unfairly dissed D.C. scene

By Carni Klirs | December 2

Guest columnist Carni Klirs defends the Washington, D.C. independent music scene against charges leveled in last issue's Scene section.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Hazardous D.C.

December 2

The Eagle staff discusses a recent study suggesting hazardous conditions in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Sports

V-Ball takes third in pre-NCAA invitational

By Phil Turner | December 2

Back during pre-season two-a-day practices, AU volleyball coach Barry Goldberg and his team talked about continuing their dominance of the Patriot League and making an impact on the national scene in the latter part of the year. Having already won its fourth straight PL title in dominating undefeated fashion, the Eagles will now get their shot at national prominence when they take on fourth ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament this weekend in Happy Valley, PA.

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Opinion

Dem-O-Nat Says: All states are purple states

By Nathalie Marechal | December 2

Political columnist Nathalie Marechal discusses the disparity between states' redness and blueness.

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Out of Context

December 2

The Scene staff presents news and events from around campus and the world. Worthy of your time this week: Chik-fil-A woes, Memphis mink coats, the fall of an elderly snowman, and an update on The Lohan.

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Opinion

French hypocrisy shows in its African policy

By Francois Gouahinga | December 2

Guest columnist Francois Gouahinga discusses France's foreign policy towards Africa.

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Campus Briefs: Comedians take on Mideast, Robbery at Park Bethesda

December 2

Campus briefs from this week: comedians' take on the conflict in the Middle East, and an apartment robbery in Park Bethesda.

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AU senior's screenplay wins a visit to L.A., 'The West Wing'

By Debbie Kang | December 2

Vsevolod Horodyskyj, a senior at AU, met the cast of "The West Wing" in Los Angeles in November after winning the Fourth Annual D.C. Screenwriting Competition in September. In three days, Horodyskyj met Martin Sheen and worked as a background actor in three "The West Wing" episodes, one which aired last night, called "A Change is Going to Come," and two that will air by February.

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'Kranks' might be bearable after plenty of eggnog

December 2

"Christmas with the Kranks" is a major switch from a usual Grisham story. In this adaptation, there are no intriguing plotlines about corruption or greed, and no characters with moral dilemmas. "Chris Columbus, who directed "Home Alone," helped write this funny holiday movie, but ultimately it offers very little in creativity. Also note 'Holiday Do's and Don'ts," a selection of choice films to view and avoid this Christmas season.

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Sports

Eagle runners finish 20th at NCAA finals

By Ian Quillen | December 2

The AU Men's Cross-Country team finally returned to the national stage after a 33-year absence, placing 20th in the NCAA Championships on Nov. 22 in Terre Haute, Ind. The Eagles qualified to be part of the 30-team field by finishing second in the Mid-Atlantic regional meet on Nov. 13 in State College, Pa. Also at the championships, AU Women's Cross-Country runner Keira Carlstrom finished 17th out of a field of 250 individuals, finishing the 6-kilometer race in 20:49.8. Carlstrom also qualified for the championships in Sate College, taking second place at that regional in a time of 20:37.

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Chemicals tested at AU in WWI may cause disease

By April Seipp | December 2

Spring Valley residents are questioning the link between the chronic diseases they have and the chemical weapons that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tested and buried at AU during and after World War I, the local newspaper The Northwest Current reported last week. Military objects were discovered in Spring Valley, a 66-acre area in Northwest D.C. that includes AU land, in 1993, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Arsenic was discovered at AU's main campus in 2001 after student athletes who played on the intramural fields noticed that blisters appeared on their bodies when it rained, The Eagle previously reported. The Army Corps had tested chemical agents and munitions at AU during the World War I era.

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Sports

Sports Brief: Wrestling advances three to national rankings in weekend

By David Bergman | December 2

This weekend at Lock Haven University's Mat-Town Invitational, the AU Wrestling team took fifth place among the nation's top teams. Junior Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov took first place at 157 pounds this weekend, upsetting three-time All-American and last year's national tournament runner-up, Jake Percival of Ohio University, by medical default. Percival has a history against AU, notably beating AU's career wins record-holder alumnus Marc Hoffer ('02) in 2001.

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The Hit List

November 22

The Scene staff presents five things worth your time for this Thanksgiving break. Nods are given to 'Kinsey,' 'Half-Life 2,' tryptophan and other delights.

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Opinion

The Golden Turkey Awards

November 22

The Eagle gives Golden Turkey awards around Thanksgiving every year; look here to see who was honored this time around.

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Comment cards help TDR serve students

By Jacques Ledbetter | November 22

"Chicken wings were kinda gross," "Screw wings, chicken fingers!!!,""I love you. You rock my world," "Bring back the pumpkin bread pudding," and "Is the radio ever coming back?" represent a random sampling of the dozens of complaints and comments written by students on Terrace Dining Room comment cards every day.

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