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marriage protection act

By April Astor | June 21

The Marriage Protection Act passed 233 to 194 in the House on Thursday after failing to pass in the Senate the previous week. The act denies federal courts jurisdiction over same-sex marriage cases, such as challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. SPA senior Mike Gaetani said he supports promoting traditional marriages but is unsure whether amending the constitution is the ideal way.

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Opinion

Editorial cartoon: June 21, 2004

June 21

Editorial cartoon on the swimming pool of maturity, by Ross Nover, an undisputed expert on the subject.

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News

Best places to see and be in DC

By Blair Payne | June 21

A grand list and guide for new D.C. residents, giving you the top three places to go in a number of categories.

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Sports

From the Eagle Sports Desk

By Elliot Smilowitz | June 21

Sports brief on the protest of the Iranian National Wrestling Team, which was supposed to visit AU for a dual meet.

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News

AU Republicans pay last respects

By Keith F. Shovlin | June 21

Thousands of Americans filled the Capitol Rotunda June 9-11 to pay their respects to former President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5 at his home in California. Among the mourners were groups of AU students, as the Capitol was open all day June 10 to visitors.

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News

EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: Music Notes from June 25

June 21

CD reviews of the latest releases from newcomer Erin Bode, mellow indie rockers the Delays, and "refreshing" trip-hop artists Bumblebeez 81, posted June 25.

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News

EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: Red-light action heats up 'Blue Room'

By Emily Zemler | June 21

Theater usually gets a bad rap from college students. More interested in drinking or nights out on the town, students frequently ignore perfectly good plays that are actually not that dorky or just for the artsy intellectuals. Why bother with $5 pints, when the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va. offers a play with full frontal nudity and is solely about the pre- and post-coital interactions between 10 couples.

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News

Top live-music venues in D.C.

By Emily Zemler | June 21

D.C. is not just the capital of politics and international relations, it also has a surprisingly thriving music scene. The District offers a multitude of smaller nightclubs and stadium-sized amphitheaters. Here is a selection of some of the best places to see live music.

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News

Fountain featured in new garden on South Side

By Keith F. Shovlin | June 21

Campus Brief on a new garden on the South Side of campus.

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News

Iraqi president visits AU

By Anne Godlasky | June 21

Sheikh Ghazi Mashal Ajil Al-Yawar, president of Iraq's interim government, attended a private reception held at AU President Benjamin Ladner's residence June 10, marking the first visit of an Iraqi head of state to the United States since Iraq's monarchy period, according to Carole O'Leary, a School of International Service adjunct professor and scholar-in-residence at AU's Center for Global Peace.

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News

Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | June 21

The police blotter is compiled from the daily crime log issued by the Department of Public Safety and additional information from Gary Folckemer, public information officer for Public Safety. During the school year, incidents from Friday through Wednesday appear in the Thursday edition while incidents from Wednesday and Thursday appear in the Monday edition. Any questions can be sent to the Campus News Editor at Campus@TheEagleOnline.com.

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News

Harassment incident was a 'singular event'

By Keith F. Shovlin | June 21

There have been no breakthroughs and "no resolution" in the case of a female student who was groped while walking on the South Side of campus May 2, Sgt. Gary Folckemer, coordinator for Public Safety administration, reported June 16.

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News

World War II Memorial opens downtown

By April Astor | June 21

Some members of the AU community described their first viewing of the World War II Memorial with mixed feelings or disappointment. The monument, which opened to the public April 29 and was dedicated a month later, is the only memorial to a 20th century event on the central axis of the National Mall.

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News

Campus Briefs

April 26

Campus briefs on a Kogod summer program and an Associated Press speaker brought to AU by the Society of Professional Journalists.

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News

Online exclusive: Hawk on campus

By April Astor | April 26

A red-tailed hawk swooped across the Quad twice Wednesday, April 28, scaring and delighting students. "I was so frightened," said sophomore Ashley Futrell, of the School of Public Affairs. "I was simply enjoying the weather and eating cake and punch. I looked up and there it was, perched in a tree. Our eyes met and I knew what he wanted - he wanted me to fear him. So he opened his wide wings and dove towards my head, causing me to drop my cake and punch."

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News

Weapons inspector speaks

By Kate Oczypok | April 26

On Thursday, David Kay, former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, gave advice to AU students about what he called "a remarkable period of time we're entering." Kay, who began his government career as a special assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., told students that the United States is about to go through what is only the second fundamental transformation in the paradigm of looking at national security and terrorism.

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News

N.E.R.D. rocks Bender

By Grant Ritter | April 26

Throne, Fountains of Wayne and N.E.R.D., three bands unlikely to be used in the same sentence, let alone play the same show, managed to collaboratively rock AU's Bender Arena on Friday night. The concert, sponsored by the Student Union Board, drew in a crowd of 2,395 people, according to the offical audit by Ticketmaster.

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