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Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 9

Thursday, Feb. 5 A person reported suspicious activity during a class in the lower level of Anderson Hall. Medical assistance was needed in the Watkins Art Gallery. No hospital transport was necessary. Public Safety assisted a realtor on University property at Sutton Place.

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News

D.C. police redo areas for patrols

By George Los | February 5

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Charles Ramsey introduced a proposal last month that would change the way patrol officers are deployed throughout the District.

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News

AU students are stylin' at Hair City

By Kate Oczypok | February 5

Customers are welcomed by techno and reggae music playing loudly and staff members dancing around in stiletto heels. Mirrored walls and ceilings are watching your every move as a man with a beret snips away at your long strawberry blonde hair. A girl anxiously examines nail polishes, searching for the "right" color to match her outfit.

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News

Turmoil in SC over governing document

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 5

In a move sparked by discussion of an internal department, the Constitutional and Procedural Review Board, the judicial branch of AU's student government, ruled that the Student Confederation Constitution is no longer applicable to the current form of government and called for it to be corrected.

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News

Who you gonna call?

February 5

Each week, The Eagle will randomly dial a resident's extension and profile that lucky student. You could be next!

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Sports

Wrestling pins Wagner 30-12

By Ian Quillen | February 5

The AU Wrestling team seized its first team-win of the season at Bender Arena on Monday night, dominating Wagner throughout in a 30-12 victory. Behind fall wins (the wrestling term for a pin) from sophomore Tom Kniezewski (157 lbs.) and senior Jared Hyman (275 lbs.), and a technical fall win from sophomore Daniel Waters (184 lbs.), the Eagles won seven-of-10 weight classes on the night, with one of two losses coming via forfeit.

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News

Dillinger Escape hits 9:30 club

February 5

"Warning: strobe lights will be used tonight" was printed in block letters on the foreboding black double doors leading to the 9:30 club floor, though in the end it probably didn't matter, since three out of four bands playing often lead to seizures anyway.

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Sports

Top ten new names for Bender

February 5

The Eagle Sports Desk counts down some favorite suggests for renaming our beloved athletic center.

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Opinion

What should we rename the Ward Building?

February 5

Student opinion on what AU should name the Ward Circle Building.

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News

The Rusty Nail: Defending 'The Vagina Monologues'

By L. Russell Allen IV | February 5

I assume every decent college or university has them. We all know the type: The ones who say ridiculously random and offensive things just to say them - not to improve dialogue or fuel a debate. It's kind of like me mocking sororities, but on a much larger scale.

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News

Ricin scare gives interns day off

By Mackenzie Ryan | February 5

While the Senate buildings begin to reopen today after the toxin ricin was found in a suite of offices used by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) Monday, students interning in senators' offices are finding themselves with a few days off. Many were surprised and alarmed by the news, and their thoughts drifted back to October 2001, when anthrax-laced letters were sent to Sens. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)

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News

Police Blotter

By Keith F. Shovlin | February 5

Security incidents around campus reported since last issue

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Campus Briefs

February 5

News briefs from around campus.

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Sports

Sports Briefs

February 5

Briefs on recent AU sports events.

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News

Film review: 'Against the Ropes' *

By Neal Ferkso | February 5

"Against the Ropes" makes one of the cardinal mistakes found in many films today: It feigns the illusion that it can be all things to all people. Character actor Charles Dutton's directorial debut attempts to be a sports movie, a classic underdog story, a female empowerment tale and a comedy all at once. Watching it fail to accomplish just about all of these goals isn't amusing in even a morbid way.

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News

AU aims to 'Phil' Bender

By Kate Oczypok | February 5

AU will have its annual Phil Bender event at the game between the Men's Basketball team and Patriot League rival Holy Cross. It will be televised live on DIRECTV at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20.

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News

Steam triggers alarm in Hurst

By Keith F. Shovlin and Mackenzie Ryan | February 5

An autoclave, a machine used to sterilize biology equipment by heating water to extremely high temperatures, was not closed tightly enough Monday, causing steam to escape through the opening and setting off a fire alarm in Hurst Hall. No substantial damage was done, according to Gary Folckemer, coordinator for the Public Safety Administration.

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