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GW student efforts to join Board of Trustees thwarted

By Valerie Smith | December 6

In mid-November, two high-ranking officials at George Washington University rejected student efforts to put a student on the Board of Trustees. University President Stephen Trachtenberg and Board of Trustees Chairman Charles Manatt said they did not support a Student Assembly resolution in favor of adding a permanent student member to the Board of Trustees, The Hatchet, George Washington's student newspaper reported. AU's Board of Trustees adheres to a similar policy. The Board is one of the highest decision-making organizations at GW and most other colleges, including AU.

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Bull Dozing: Is Red Bull the new java?

By Rachel Pleatman | December 6

Late nights and early meetings. Block classes and boring professors. Fire alarms at 4 a.m. Life as a college student does not conduce being bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in class. As a result, many undergraduates rely heavily on coffee, soft drinks or energy drinks like Red Bull to get around through hectic days, exhaustion and boredom. With 80 milligrams of caffeine in each 8.3-ounce can, Red Bull more than doubles the 34 milligrams of caffeine found in a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola.

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AU celebrates Lee Hamilton's service

By Stokely Baksh | December 6

AU's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies presented former congressman Lee Hamilton with the Distinguished Public Service Award at the center's 25th anniversary celebration Nov. 16. Hamilton is the president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and also commits time to the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and the School of Public Affairs. He has lectured on campus and received an honorary degree from AU last spring.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | December 6

Events to attend around campus until Sunday, December 12.

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The Wizard's Lair

By Danny Friedman | December 6

View Danny Friedman's comic Wizard's Lair for December 6, 2004.

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Campus briefs: Students protest Victoria's Secret; AIDS film screening postponed

December 6

Two campus briefs from the News desk: the Pandemic on Aids viewing has been moved, and a student protest of a Victoria's Secret catalog.

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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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