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Are Grammys bought by top grossers?

By Rebecca Armendariz | February 12

One would think that a 46-year-old organization would have its priorities straight. The Grammy Awards has turned into a spectacle, muddling the definition of good music. Does an artist or band need to have a slot on the next NOW! compilation in order to merit such an award or be deemed musically talented? Apparently so.

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Songs for the perfect Valentine's Day mix

February 12

The Scene's music writers compile the ultimate collection of CD mixes.

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Just the beats, ma'am

By Michael Menachem | February 12

As a singer, songwriter, poet, rapper and producer, Just Jack uses melodic songs in combination with a rap-based trip-hop soul. "The Outer Marker" serves as a self-reflection of Jack's experiences and his opinions and observations of social life. The simple beats and brief electronic samplings and effects create an emotional, somewhat placid optimism.

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The Rusty Nail

By L. Russell Allen IV | February 12

I often ask myself, "Is AU really below the Mason-Dixon line?" Despite the evidence to the contrary (liberal attitudes, no accents, black people regularly winning elections without white interference), the District of Columbia really is a Southern colony.

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Sports

Top ten ways to spice up V-Day

February 12

With Valentine's Day just a few days away, many students are probably wondering how to make this year extra special for their sports-fanatic lover. Well, wonder no longer, girls. The Eagle Sports desk has decided to provide you with a list of ways to integrate sports into your Valentine celebration.

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Hakiu Circus: Feb. 12, 2004

By Ken Sakamoto | February 12

Ken Sakamoto's Hakiu Circus, a comic based on the traditional form of poetry, for February 12, 2004

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Not Quite Wrong: Feb. 12, 2004

By Ross Nover | February 12

Ross Nover's Not Quite Wrong for February 12, 2004

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News

Candidates square off

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 12

The Student Confederation, AU's undergraduate student government, held the first event of the spring election process Wednesday night in McDowell Hall Formal Lounge as 13 candidates stepped forward for the SC Nominating Convention. Six candidates for president, three for vice president and two apiece for comptroller and secretary took the podium to lay out their campaigns as the SC election cycle began.

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Opinion

What do you think about France's ban on headscarves, large crosses and yarmulkes?

February 12

American University students react to controversial new rules in French schools

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Lovers' day is singles' dream

By Jessica Bacharach | February 12

Is single the new black? The formerly teary-eyed girl sniffling over a carton with her true loves, Ben and Jerry, has been transformed by the financial and social independence of successful twenty-something Washington women living up the single life. While the cover of Cosmopolitan formerly read "How to Please Your Man," more and more women's magazines are focusing on how women should please themselves, whether it is with the hottest pair of Kenneth Coles or the raciest vibrator on the market.

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The Freshman: Feb. 12, 2004

February 12

Adam Corpora's comic The Freshman for 12 February 2004

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Mayor Williams discusses District's concerns in summit across street

By Stokely Baksh | February 12

Education was the key concern among Ward 3 residents who attended last night's Neighborhood Citizen's Summit at the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, where D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams spoke about the challenges and solutions that face the District.

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Opinion

Staff editorials: From heart... to heart

February 12

The Eagle Staff presents its opinions on two imminent issues: a proposed restriction on smoking in D.C., and the financial implications of Valentine's Day

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News

McNair focuses on a safer AU

By Samantha O'Neill | February 12

Campus safety has been a major concern for the AU community since the latter part of fall semester, when a series of sexual attacks occurred on campus. As a safeguard against crime, Michael McNair, the newly hired acting director of Public Safety, is determined to ensure that the campus is as safe as possible.

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D.C. looks to make bars smoke-free

By Lucia Walinchus | February 12

The D.C. government is considering a bill that would make it illegal to smoke in any bar, nightclub or restaurant in D.C. Advocates of smoke-free workplaces have also requested an initiative that will appear on ballots in November if the referendum is approved in a hearing Wednesday.

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News

CD Review: The Walkmen

By Costa Caloudas | February 12

Occasionally, a band will lob up a hook so vigorously haunting it will revisit you at the most anomalous of times - when you're trying to perform a trivial task (tying your shoes, for example), when you find yourself staring out the window during a prolonged lecture, and when you dream. This staying power can validate a band's worth or, in some cases, the ability to annoy an unsuspecting listener.

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News

Media influences campaigns

By Joseph Popiolkowski | February 12

American voters are hungry for and expect indicators, such as in a sporting event, in media coverage of the Democratic presidential race, said David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation magazine, at Tuesday night's American Forum in Ward 1. "Most of the media's coverage of American politics has been as a spectator sport," Corn said.

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