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'This is the Night' for Founder's Day

By Kate Oczypok | February 23

Girls wore dresses in every color of the rainbow and men sported tuxedos at Saturday night's Founder's Day Ball in the East Hall of Union Station. About 350 students and administrators showed up to the event, which has been sold out for the last four years, said Kyle Taylor, Student Confederation vice president and co-director of Founder's Day Ball along with Jonathan Mathis.

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Opinion

Our Take: DTD's good deed

February 23

The Staff Editorial comments on how AU's chapter of Delta Tau Delta took over the community service responsibilities of George Washington University's chapter after its charter was revoked.

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Graduates explore world through Peace Corps

By Stokely Baksh | February 23

Many AU students and faculty have participated in the Peace Corps after graduating from college. Alumna Kathryn Coulibaly (left) stands in front of her house in Bagassi, Burkina Faso, holding up dinner - two live chickens she received as a gift. "We were getting ready to kill them and eat them," she said.

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When in Rome

By Blair Payne | February 23

Last night I happened upon my day planner, buried underneath my school books. I opened it up and saw that Jan. 19 was the last date crossed off, the day that I left for Rome. It took me a minute to get over the initial shock of realizing that I haven't even thought about time management since I've been in Rome.

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Music: Gossip thrills Black Cat with raw rock

By Jen Turner | February 23

The night of Tuesday Feb. 17 was one of off-the-beaten-path indie rock, bluesy foot-stomping bursts of sound and amazing vocal talent all around. The Gossip took the Black Cat stage by storm, igniting the eager crowd with its unique brand of raw, dirty rock 'n' roll.

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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 23

The Eagle's weekly post of safety and security incidents from around AU's campus.

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Opinion

Surveying the SC candidates

February 23

Opinion Columnist Josh Kraushaar comments on the possibilities of the Student Confederation's next president.

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Campus anticipates release of 'The Passion'

By Daniel Longino | February 23

Mel Gibson's latest film, "The Passion of the Christ," has caused quite a stir since it first caught the attention of the Anti-Defamation League last June. Gibson's film, which he financed with nearly $30 million of his own money, will be released on Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian holy season of Lent.

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Festival of France affair flops

By Noah Epstein | February 23

The Kennedy Center, as part of a special two-month "Festival of France," presents the American debut of "Les Sublimes" by Compagnie Hendrick van der Zee. With Guy Alloucherie as the artistic director, and person whose life the narrative is based on, this French production unintentionally raises an important question: How experimental can a show get before it no longer is art? After enduring "Les Sublimes," the answer to that question is quite a lot.

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Opinion

I believe that we should vote for Will Mount

By Julia Mendelson | February 23

Columnist Julia Mendelson believes that the line between a joke and a serious statement is so blurred that sometimes the slightest hiccup can cause cold facts to give headaches when least expected. Nothing compares to the common cold of politics and the very same headaches that can accompany it.

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CD Reviews

February 23

CD reviews from the Eagle's music desk, including The Proclaimers, Pleasure Forever, Broken Social Scene, The Crystal Method, Enrique Iglesias, and the Barbershop 2 soundtrack.

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Men in the fashion world: Dapper is as dapper does

By Dwaun Sellers | February 23

Throughout history, women may have been credited for sparking trends, but it's typically men who are the driving force behind the designs. Major fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Chanel, Burberry, Dior, Gucci and countless others are currently headed by men. So it's baffling why the average man is not targeted more in terms of fashion advertisements and magazines.

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Incubus hatches new ideas

By Garrett Karrberg | February 23

From its first full-length album "Fungus Amongus" to the recently released "A Crow Left of the Murder," Incubus' main strength is writing songs as fresh as they are excellent.

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Opinion

SC candidate profiles

February 23

Profiles and pictures of SC.

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Peace Corps experience opens windows, minds

By Stokely Baksh | February 23

Hitchhiking through Indo-China one night, during a five-week vacation from the Peace Corps more than 30 years ago, Vice President of International Affairs Robert Pastor arrived in Laos, where he met a CIA agent. He learned that if he had stayed longer, he would have been killed, he said.

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Campus Briefs

By Kate Oczypok | February 23

News briefs from around campus: SC forum on abroad programs, Ladner's plans to speak next Tuesday, and the Women's Initiative project on violence against women.

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'Straight Plan' rips off 'Queer Eye'

By Michael Vallebuona | February 23

Comedy Central's "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" might have seemed like a good idea on paper. Its concept is an obvious and inevitable rip-off of Bravo's "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy": A fraternity of straight comedians - the so-called "Flab Four" - help a gay man achieve his dream of becoming a pot-bellied, beer-guzzling booty worshiper.

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