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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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News

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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News

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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News

Memorial to be held for student

December 2

AU junior James K. (Kyle) Parker, 21, died in his sleep on Nov. 18, friends say. Parker, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, was found unconscious in his apartment and transferred to a medical examiner before he died. He died of unknown causes, according to University Chaplain Joe Eldridge.

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Sports

B-Ball wins 2nd straight

By Jesse Epstein | December 2

After a heartbreaking start to the season, the Men's Basketball team evened its record to 2-2 after an impressive 71-65 victory over St. Francis at Bender Arena on Monday night. The win avenged the Eagles' loss last year at St. Francis. The Eagles were led by the scoring duo of Andre Ingram and Raimondas Petrauaskas, who combined for 35 points, while Patrick Okpwae and Jason Thomas chipped in with 12 and 10, respectively.

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Sports

XC places 20th

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.

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor

By Allison Meredith | December 2

Allison Meredith writes a letter to the editor of The Eagle regarding Eric Fantegrossi's column 'Over the Line.'

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Opinion

Editorial cartoon

By Ryan Keller | December 2

Ryan Keller's editorial cartoon for December 2, 2004.

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News

Diary of an Intern: Constant tunes, weird coworkers speed the day away

By Michael Vallebuona | December 2

Drinking heavily seemed like an excellent idea last night. Well, to be fair, drinking heavily almost always seems like an excellent idea. But as I cower in my cubicle under the agonizing (and unflattering) flurescent lights, I'm starting to think that "Consume alcohol" should have been struck from last night's itinerary. I did not have time to shower this morning. My hair looks dull. My skin is oily. I have an excruciating headache. And I unknowingly put on my boxers inside-out. Oh! And I'm wearing linen pants! And it's, like, 14 degrees! This is what happens when you wake up late and are unable to make it to the dry cleaners to fetch your clean clothes.

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News

Sufjan Stevens gets candid during Black Cat show

By Chris DeWitt | December 2

Last Wednesday, when most students were headed home for Thanksgiving, Michigonian Sufjan Stevens hit the stage at the Black Cat. Stevens makes music you want to listen to cold, so you can feel it warm your soul. It was anything but cold that night, but you take what you can get, I suppose. There were two opening bands, Awry and Nicolai Dunger. The latter is a Scandinavian soccer star turned acoustic solo artist. The crowd yelled "bo-ring!" before he was done. Poor guy.

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Sports

Sideline Scholars: No win, no job

By Ian Quillen | December 2

After pressure from students, fans and big-money donors became too much for Notre Dame to ignore, the university fired football coach Tyrone Willingham on Tuesday, apparently because the university bigheads still envision the Fighting Irish as a football team that should be among the nation's elite every year. Willingham's 21-15 record over three seasons, including a 6-5 mark this year against what was among the nation's toughest schedules, simply didn't cut it, despite upset wins over Michigan and Tennessee this year.

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Sports

Soccer falls, 2-1, in round 2

By Ian Quillen | December 2

Come tournament time, soccer games are often decided by the smallest of margins. One mistake or one lucky break can often mean a game-winning goal or a game-changing play. But in AU's second-round clash with Virginia in the NCAA Men's Soccer tournament on Nov. 23, the irony was that it was a Virginia mistake - a mid-hit cross - that turned into Virginia's lucky break - a deceptive cross that fooled AU senior 'keeper Thomas Myers and snuck in the net's top corner for a crucial game-tying goal.

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News

Book on Weezer is excellent 'Only in Dreams'

By Daniel Longino | December 2

The anything-but-cleverly-titled "Rivers' Edge" is a better read than its cheesy cover suggests. But Luerssen paints a picture of Cuomo that all hardcore Weezer fans know too well. It fails to offer any answers about this enigma wrapped in a collared shirt and sweater hiding behind "ooo-wee-ooo he looks just like Buddy Holly" glasses and an occasional wacko Brian Wilson beard. This is probably due to the fact that Luerssen got approval, support and interviews from virtually everyone in the Weezer world except Cuomo himself, who - as Luerssen's book proves - is Weezer (The book is called "Rivers' Edge" for cryin' out loud).

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News

The Wizard's Lair

By Danny Friedman | December 2

Danny Friedman's comic The Wizard's Lair for December 2, 2004.

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Opinion

All Thumbs

December 2

The Eagle's opinion section gives cheers and jeers for the week of December 2nd, 2004.

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Opinion

Adjusting to a new life in America

By Emin Teymurovsky | December 2

Guest columnist Emin Teymurovsky recounts his first experiences studying in America, at American.

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Opinion

Sports column gets basketball fight all wrong

By Daniel Cohen and David Cushman | December 2

Guest columnist Daniel Cohen and David Cushman aim to set the record straight regarding the NBA, a topic addressed in a recent Sideline Scholars.

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