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Faculty Senate to weigh student input in add/drop decision

By Paige Jones | February 28

After strong student opposition, the Faculty Senate will consider asking the provost to keep the add/drop period at 10 days.The Senate originally voted to shorten the period from 10 days to seven during its Feb. 16 meeting.

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Student gains perspective on downfalls of different study abroad experiences

By Olivia Stitilis | February 28

Though it has been statistically proven that traveling and living in any foreign country — be it Sweden or somewhere in the middle of the Sahara — will raise confidence levels, global perspective and even self-esteem, all study abroad programs are not created equal.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Employees feel same parking frustrations as students

February 28

As recently highlighted by The Eagle, parking has become a financial burden for the AU community. Many have resorted to creative measures, going extra lengths to find secret hiding spots to avoid ticketing. However, few of these tactics have proven successful.

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National Gallery brings Venetian-themed exhibit to D.C. art community

By Eric Langlois | February 28

On the mezzanine level of the National Gallery’s East Building, a black Venetian gondola is posed in front of a scene of the Grand Canal, intended to transport the viewer back in time more than two centuries into the world of 18th Century Venice.

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D.C. student governments make noise about D.C.'s new noise law

February 28

D.C. needs to clarify how the city’s new noise law will be executed and why it was created, a coalition of D.C. university student government presidents wrote.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Are concerns over D.C. water valid?

February 28

There always seems to be a new and chilling report on how dangerous the water in the D.C. is. Two months ago, scientists found cancer-causing carcinogens in the water and before that, lead. Should we be concerned about our drinking water, or are these reports false and just used to keep us on edge?

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New, faster eaglesecure wireless network to cover campus by fall

By Geoffrey Beebe | February 28

The improved eaglesecure campus wireless network will replace EagleNet by the beginning of the fall semester as part of a wireless network upgrade. Currently, eaglesecure is not available across campus, including in the Ward Circle Building and outdoors. Eaglesecure, which is about three times faster ...

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Renegade rap group delivers shock value with new single

By Stephan Cho | February 28

A shadowy figure sits in the distance like Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” as an eerie but simple hip-hop beat starts playing amidst guttural mumblings. As the camera lens slowly zooms in and adjusts into focus, Tyler The Creator snaps out of his reverie as he opens with “I’m a fuckin’ walking paradox / No, I’m not.”

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Library to undergo $350k in renovations, add more outlets

By Zach C. Cohen | February 28

Bender Library will have more electrical outlets over the next few months, as the building undergoes $350,000 in renovations.

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Keeping the spark alive in long-distance relationships

By Tara Culp-Ressler | February 28

Maybe you and your high school girlfriend ended up going to different schools in different cities. Or maybe your boyfriend is spending a semester abroad. Maybe you graduated a year early and moved away. How do you make it work? Are long-distance relationships worth it in college?

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AU grad student on smoking: ‘no ifs, ands or butts’

By Anna Scalamogna | February 28

President Neil Kerwin might find 1,000 cigarette butts on his doorstep soon. The butts are a present from Noah Jacobs, a graduate film student who has been advocating for the enforcement of smoke-free areas on campus since last year.

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Twin Shadow, Pains of Being Pure at Heart to play Black Cat

By Maeve McDermott | February 28

D.C.’s spring concert calendar is shaping up to be impressive. The hip-hop and rap-heavy schedule of last fall has been supplanted in the coming months by a parade of indie rock shows, with larger acts scheduled to share District stages with newer buzz bands.

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Police blotter

February 28

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Students must work with Senate to fix SG 'Boys Club'

February 28

After reading Ashley Dejean’s AWOL article, entitled “The Boys Club: Our Male-Dominated Student Government and Why it Matters,” it is my belief as an Undergraduate Senator (and I should note I speak only for myself) that there is more that the Undergraduate Senate can do to address limited diversity in leadership positions. I firmly believe that the disproportionate number of males is an important problem that needs addressing.

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TDR chef Mary Soto caters to students

By Nicole Glass | February 28

Although Mary Soto is a Terrace Dining Room chef by day, she spends her nights chowing down on microwaveable popcorn.

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Video Games Live blends art and arcade

February 28

Video games have been around in one form or another for over half a century, and in that tenure they have infiltrated our culture more than many realize. Despite their mass appeal, one important aspect of video games often does not get much mainstream appreciation: the music. The performance by Video Games Live in Bethesda last Saturday challenged this and proved that music does not have to be thought less of just because it is found in a video game.

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Opinion

Eagle rants

February 28

More of your Eagle rants!

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