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Scorsese's "Shutter Island" continues trend of excellence

Director Martin Scorcese has proved his talent in films like “The Departed” and “The Aviator,” but can he do it again with “Shutter Island?”

SG President MacCracken dunks AU President Kerwin

In the fifth annual “Shootout: Battle of the Presidents,” Student Government President Andy MacCracken became the first SG President to beat AU President Cornelius Kerwin.

Communication and Congress 101

Congress is in trouble. And it’s not just Democrats, either.

D.C. celebrates Chinese New Year with parade, events

Mid-February may not naturally lend to thoughts of dragons, parades or firecrackers, but it’s time to broaden your horizons as the District celebrates Chinese New Year.

EagleBucks fraud occurs, but it's not very common

A student government bill introduced by class of 2012 Senator Seth Rosenstein aims to reduce fraudulent charges to students’ EagleBucks accounts.

Oscars overlook Stewart, Galifianakis for nominations

Apart from Maggie Gyllenhaal’s bizarre Best Supporting Actress nomination for “Crazy Heart,” critics and entertainment industry experts deemed the 2010 Oscar nominations a rather unsurprising affair. Although the Academy expanded its Best Picture race from five to 10 films, countless performances ...

Oakland Raiders owner continues to make mistakes

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis seems to make nothing but bone-headed moves, this time he signed kicker Sebastian Janikowski to a four-year $16 million contract with $9 million guaranteed, the largest contract for a kicker in the NFL.

Mysteries ‘unLocked’ in latest episode of ‘LOST’

AUpedia re-launch enables more student participation

Anyone in the AU community can now contribute their own content to american.edu’s AUpedia feature, after the site re-launched last month with a small facelift. Billed as an insider’s guide to the university, the AUpedia is similar to Wikipedia. Content can be created and edited by anyone with access to the my.american.edu portal, said Bernard Schulz, special assistant to the vice president of campus life and a member of AU’s Web Steering Committee.

Letter to the editor

Supporters of D.C. bag tax respond to Ian Hosking, Nicholas O’Connell

Housing lottery applications miss projections

A maximum of 76 people will not receive space in next week's housing lottery, down from projections as high as 267. That number could drop even further.

New albums bring fresh efforts, great promise

The Scene reviews albums by Mighty Tiger, Black Math Horseman and Twin Tigers.

Police blotter

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

Wrestling drops third straight

AU’s wrestling team lost to No. 25 Old Dominion University 20-15 to extend their losing streak to three in a row, despite victories by seniors Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff.

AU sends 51 to Peace Corps; GW ranks ahead

AU came out just behind George Washington University for the most graduates going to the Peace Corps from all mid-sized universities last year.

Former Eagle wins contest

Former AU men’s basketball player Andre Ingram, who graduated in 2007, won the Three-Point Shooting contest Feb. 12 at the NBA D-League Dream Factory, the development league’s equivalent of an All-Star game. Ingram was the only player selected to represent his team, the Utah Flash, at the third ...

Peace Corps offers refuge to some recent grads

About six months from now, one AU grad’s place of employment will change drastically from a mall in Northern Virginia to a small rural South American classroom where she will teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer.