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Jan. 11, 2011

Cee Lo Green brings ‘Killer’ R&B to Bender

There’s something instantly commendable about being able to bring a song titled “Fuck You!” to such critical and mainstream success. On Jan. 14, the hip-hop provocateur Cee-Lo Green is making a stop at the Bender Arena. Students get in for free with an AU ID and guests can come for $5.

AU readies for Westboro Baptist Church protest

AU students are mobilizing to counter-protest the upcoming Jan. 14 visit from a church known for protesting soldiers’ funerals. The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., will protest the “fag-infested, pervert-run” school between 4 and 4:45 p.m on Friday.

AU not Westboro Baptist Church’s only target

The Westboro Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church founded by Pastor Fred Phelps in 1955. The group is based out of Topeka, Kan., but travels nationwide to spread their messages condemning homosexuality, among others.

Women’s basketball increases win streak

The women’s basketball team notched its ninth consecutive victory by defeating the two-time defending conference champion Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 64-51 Saturday at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

The fear of transparency

It’s a new year with the same old fear. We remain inundated with rainbow designations (Department of Homeland Security threat warnings), aggressive and invasive security, and predatory corporations ready to devour our tax dollars like starving wolves over their concocted financial schemes and plummeted investments. But thanks to the international emergence of Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, fear appears to be a double-edged sword.

Praised documentaries receive critical acclaim, fall flat with audiences

This year in film and critique was of a rare breed. It is not often that we can look back in retrospect and feel that critics and audiences alike are on the same page.

After 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal, opposition to SG ROTC bill erodes

The repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" has changed the opinion of Queers and Allies about allocating more resources to ROTC.

2011 films to deliver superhero blockbusters, franchise sequels

The passing of 2010 brings a slew of movies to look forward to in 2011. The Scene compiled a list of some of the most anticipated films of the year, including some wizards, pirates and an unnatural dose of superheroes.

2010 in review: The best and worst of the year’s sports stories

ATV’s weekly sports program, “SportsZone,” ends every episode with a “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down” segment, so I decided to borrow this idea when recapping the 2010 sports year. Let’s start by getting the negative out of the way first.

Marcum theft suspect’s case moves through Montgomery County courts

Deandrew Hamlin is considered a “person of interest” in the murder investigation of the late AU Professor Sue Marcum.

Redskins: Their own worst enemy in 2010 and the foreseeable future

As the NFL playoffs get underway, the Washington Redskins are once again spending January working on their short game. 2010 was supposed to be a step forward for the team, but in many ways, it was a step back.

Federal government to revamp student internship program

The federal government is in the process of creating a new internship program, to give students more opportunities to try out federal careers.

SG President Nate Bronstein welcomes students back to AU

Welcome back to your place of learning, your circle of friends and your home away from home. American University is a special place.

D.C. study finds Ward Circle with most comments, accidents in Ward 3

Ward Circle received the most comments in a recent D.C. Department of Transportation public survey of 176 intersections in Ward 3.

F. Scott got it wrong: Americans love giving second chances

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously once wrote “There are no second acts in American lives.” When Fitzgerald, then a forgotten man on the cusp of death, wrote that back in 1940 it was true. Yet ironically enough, Fitzgerald experienced a huge revival decades later and is now considered one of the great American writers. Therefore, his story serves to exemplify one of the most persuasive and ingrained traits of 21st century America. There are no longer any one-act plays in American lives. Today, every single fleeting celebrity has their 15 minutes of fame extended indefinitely. So we must ask, how did we get here and what does it mean?

Cee Lo Green of ‘Fuck You’ fame to perform in Bender Arena

R&B musician Cee Lo Green, famous for Gnarls Barkley and “Fuck You,” will perform Jan. 14 at 8:30 p.m. in Bender Arena.