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DIVINE PROVIDENCE - This four-piece band from Seattle recently emerged from the shadows of their more popular contemporaries to find their own voice and their own fanbase with a mix of melancholy and simplistic music. They will be playing at the Rock and

This Providence discover voice, sound

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Music is an evanescent entity, and no band knows this more than This Providence, a now four-piece band from Seattle that has had eight different line-ups in a three-year period. The alternative/indie band's current roster features original members Dan Young and Gavin Phillips as vocalist and guitarist, respectively, as well as David Blaise on bass and Andy Horst on drums.

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Senate censures AUTO commissioner

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The Undergraduate Senate voted to censure AUTO Commissioner Zack Schwartz during a special session late Wednesday night and approved a motion encouraging Student Government Comptroller Eric Goldstein to file charges against him in connection with allegations he misused AUTO vans.

CHECK MATE - International Chess Grandmaster Darmen Sadvakasov plays 20 members of AU's chess club simultaneously. He won 19 of the games and tied one.

Chess master plays 20

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There 20 chess players sat, boards in front of them in a large square, waiting for their opponent. However, all were waiting for the chance to play the same person. The opponent was a 30-year-old Kazakhstani international chess grandmaster, Darmen Sadvakasov, who came to AU on Friday to play 20 members of the university's chess club - simultaneously.

Opinion

Look to law for lessons in medicine

Everyone hold on to your chairs, tables or bus seats, because Ben and Brittany - the environment-loving, peace-for-all, liberal beings that we are - are about to agree with former President George W. Bush. Well, sort of. In his last months as president, Bush proposed a bill expanding the rights of health care workers to allow them to refuse providing services or advice to patients seeking abortions, contraception or even blood transfusions when the workers morally oppose those treatments.


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The week in fun calendar

Thursday, April 23 Ponytail, Imperial China and The Gagged 8:30 p.m. WHERE: DC9, 1940 Ninth St. N.W. METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (green and yellow lines) INFO: Loved seeing Ponytail at their Capitol Punishment performance? Catch the Baltimore-based band again at DC9.


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AUTO oversight law passed

The Undergraduate Senate held a five-hour-plus meeting Sunday, several hours of which were closed to anyone except the body's members, to discuss legal matters involving allegations of AUTO van misuse. The senate unanimously passed a bill that would require oversight of the AUTO program, which Student Government President Seth Cutter vetoed. The senate then unanimously overrode the veto. During the closed meeting, the senate censured AUTO Commissioner Zack Schwartz, according to Justin Woods, the speaker of the senate.


SMILE - Brit sensation Lily Allen performed at the 9:30 club Friday night to a sold-out crowd. Allen put on a lively show featuring a number of her hit songs alongside some new material. The opening act, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, provided a unique so
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Lily blossoms at 9:30

A sold-out crowd seized the 9:30 club Friday night, dancing for the right to acceptance and the power to party on its own terms. British songstress Lily Allen and Seattle-based indie pop/techno band Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (NPSH) played to a crowd that collectively raised its middle fingers in the air in rejection of small-mindedness and sexual frustration.


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D.C. hosts new Kennedy

Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy is on tour looking to make others laugh. Kennedy played four shows Friday and Saturday at the Arlington Draft House. He is now living the dream that once felt completely out of his reach. Kennedy was 19 years old when he first started trying out some comedy routines.


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Students tidy D.C. park

About 35 AU students found everything from Cadillac tires to wheelchairs to mix tapes while cleaning up a creek in Marvin Gaye Park in Northeast D.C. Saturday morning. The cleanup of the creek - Watts Branch - was part of the 15th-annual Anacostia River Cleanup and Earth Day Celebration.


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Undergraduate Senate's closed-door AUTO actions invalidated

April 20 | 10:00 p.m. » The Undergraduate Senate will hold a special session at 11 p.m. Wednesday to reconsider a previously-passed AUTO oversight bill, one of several senate actions - including a censure of AUTO Commissioner Zack Schwartz - currently considered invalid because they violated a previous Student Government Judicial Board ruling.


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News briefs

The Arbor Day Foundation named AU a 2009 Tree Campus USA University, the university announced during the annual Campus Beautification Day Thursday. The status is granted to campuses around the United States that meet five standards to "promote healthy trees and student involvement" developed by the Arbor Day Foundation, according to the organization's Web site.


EAGLES FALL AGAIN - In this file photo, senior Leslie Fischer races up the field against George Washington University. She was the star player of American's 16-12 loss to their Patriot League rivals Holy Cross. Fischer scored a team high three goals on th
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Crusaders steal Senior day

The AU women's lacrosse team lost against the College of the Holy Cross 16-12 Saturday, spoiling Senior Day. A day that should have been filled with celebration ended with a heartbreaking defeat. The team came out firing as Leslie Fischer, one of the team's four seniors, scored 12 seconds into the game.


Opinion

Opinion polls lead politicians astray

The nation's economy has little chance of a recovery. That is, according to a recent FOX News article published last week. Citing numerous statistics, FOX News paints a dire picture for the United States, concluding that "the worst is yet to come." This information is enough to make even a seasoned economist frantically retract into the fetal position.


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Caps down but not out

Only 12.7 percent of teams have come back from going down 2-0 in a Stanley Cup playoff series. Even with history against them, the Washington Capitals shouldn't count themselves out. One can only describe Saturday's 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers as a heartbreaker.



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SG approves new budget

The Undergraduate Senate approved the AU Student Government's $590,400 budget Sunday for the 2009-2010 academic year, increasing allocations to the Student Union Board, Founders Day and Women's Initiative. The bill raises the SUB budget to $170,750, compared to $165,750 this year.


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AUTO oversight law passed

The Undergraduate Senate held a five-hour-plus meeting Sunday, several hours of which were closed to anyone except the body's members, to discuss legal matters involving allegations of AUTO van misuse. The senate unanimously passed a bill that would require oversight of the AUTO program, which Student Government President Seth Cutter vetoed.


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Social justice doesn't override written contracts

We all appreciate the Community Action and Social Justice Coalition's attempt to get tuition remission for Aramark employees. Aramark employees at AU work very hard and clean up enough puke that free college for them could be a wonderful perk. With that said, Aramark employees are not AU employees and therefore get no benefits or paychecks through the university.


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Eagle Rants

There was a girl on the shuttle yesterday who literally took my breath away. She sat across from me wearing little tiny booty shorts. I'm sure she didn't go to AU. How about instead of spending university money making the sidewalks bigger for no apparent reason, let's spend some money getting box lunches that don't taste like shit.


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Fresh start doesn't help the Nationals

The chirping birds, the popping leaves and the warming air mean only one thing: spring has returned and the Major League Baseball season has begun. For most fans across the country, this is a time of hope and optimism, to cheer on their teams as they begin a push towards the ultimate prize of a World Series championship.



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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