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Early graduation on the rise

By Nancy Lavin | April 25

When Keara O’Neill accepted her spot in AU’s Class of 2013, she planned to graduate four years later with her 1,300 fellow classmates.

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Sports

Addition of playoff spot will add intrigue to MLB season

By Sam Lindauer | April 25

With the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association playoffs in full swing, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has been pushing for a new playoff format for the 2012 season. The new format would provide a welcome change to baseball’s current system that has remained the same since Selig added the wild card spot in 1995. Selig’s proposal, which sounds like it is all but a done deal, would add another wild card spot to the playoffs and essentially add another round.

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District’s Muslim Film Fest highlights Islamic exploration of identity

By Antoaneta Tileva | April 25

To an audience bombarded with images of the Islamic world’s troubled relationship with Western culture, the Muslim Film Festival in Washington, D.C., paints a picture of diversity of how Islam fits and lives within the social fabric of Western settings.

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Opinion

A final note from The Eagle’s graduating editor in chief

By Charlie Szold | April 25

When leaving college, I’ve heard I’m supposed to feel nostalgic. Well, other than a deep and undeniable longing for a few more swipes into Tenley Café and a few more games of Apples to Apples in Anderson Terrace, I’m feeling pretty good.

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News

Black student leaders feel event policy is unfair

By Lauren Landau | April 25

Students in several black student organizations on campus say a Student Activities policy unfairly discriminates against their groups. The policy governs late-night, large-scale events, which are defined as starting or ending after 11 p.m., having more than 250 guests and more than 50 percent non-AU ...

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Students launch ‘Exploited Wonk’ campaign to advocate for Aramark workers

By Leigh Giangreco | April 25

Students across campus are campaigning for Aramark workers to receive greater benefits and foster better relations with the University.

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New Kogod dean ready to take care of business at AU

By Kate Froehlich | April 25

Michael Ginzberg will take over as the new dean of the Kogod School of Business this summer, coming to AU from his current position as associate provost and dean at Yeshiva University in New York.

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Audiophile: Scene's picks for summer's best albums

By Maeve McDermott | April 25

To get you through these few, hot, culturally barren months, absent of our events calendar or WVAU recommendations, here’s a short list of albums to keep an eye out for this summer.

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On the tube: The Scene's favorite TV shows of the year

April 25

If “SNL” was taken over by hipsters, it would turn into IFC’s clever and hysterical Portland, Ore.-based sketch show, “Portlandia.”

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Opinion

So long, farewell — a columnist’s reflection on this year

By Conor Shapiro | April 25

Referees and columnists share one thing in common — they’re always pissing someone off. At least referees get paid. In all seriousness, I’d do it for free if I had to. (I have to.) Like any columnist, some content makes me cringe after it’s published — I wish I could revise or rephrase — but there it lies like burnt toast: just have to live with it. And those are the better ones. They say we’re our own worst critics, and trust me, that’s saying something.

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D.C.’s must-see summer shows to heat up the local music scene

April 25

For those of you who plan on extending your stay in D.C. once finals are over, you’re lucky to be around for a slew of great upcoming concerts. And never fear, the Scene has you covered, compiling a list of some of the most exciting acts to hit the District this summer. For those of you that aren’t staying in D.C., check out these musicians’ tour schedules — chances are they might be coming to your hometown as well.

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Housing and Dining changes include new meal plan option, renovations, vendors

By Rachel Karas | April 25

A new meal plan option and “Dining Dollars,” a new form of payment at on-campus dining locations, will be offered this fall semester. Housing and Dining Programs and Auxiliary Services are working with Bon Appétit to finalize details of the changes and will release more information later this ...

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Movie review: 'African Cats'

By Meredith Medoway | April 25

This Earth Day, Disneynature released the film “African Cats,” centered on a family of lions and a family of cheetahs on the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

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Opinion

Don’t let the abuse cloud the judgment of the use of Adderall

By Emi Ruff-Wilkinson | April 25

I know that look people give me at 3 a.m. in the library: I’m practically dying, trying to hammer out a paper I put off until the last night, and reach into my bag to pull out an Adderall. Despite the fact that it’s legally prescribed to me, the guy at the next table over looks at me like I’m shooting up heroin.

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Five Hollywood movies featured in the heart of the nation’s capital

April 25

Washington, D.C. is not known for its breathtaking tourist spots like Paris, nor its cool, hip atmosphere like New York City, but whenever the nation’s capital is portrayed in film, it’s often a political film revolving around the trials of a fictional president dealing with fictional issues that are umbrella statements on the flaws of our modern society. When it’s not on a fictional president, D.C. films are biopics on real historical events that involve, yes, a U.S. president. But, contrary to popular belief, there are films set in D.C. that have nothing to do with U.S. presidents that the Scene has happily provided for you.

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Summer Playbook

By Madeline Wolfson | April 25

Top 10 things you’re actually going to really do this summer — no seriously, this summer’s different! Whether you’re a graduating senior about to fulfill all of the goals in your Hopes and Dreams Journal or a wide-eyed freshman returning to your old stomping grounds and high school friends, ...

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Gender gap changes classroom environment

By Meagan Shamberger and Sam Marshall | April 25

AU’s male/female ratio isn’t only an issue for students looking for a date — many professors at AU see a difference in their classrooms because of the gender gap.

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