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Look to law for lessons in medicine

April 23

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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News

The week in fun calendar

April 23

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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News

AUTO oversight law passed

By Jen Calantone | April 20

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.

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News

Lily blossoms at 9:30

By Jordan Coughenour | April 20

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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News

D.C. hosts new Kennedy

By Stephanie Jaar | April 20

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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News

Students tidy D.C. park

By Clint Rice | April 20

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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News

Undergraduate Senate's closed-door AUTO actions invalidated

By Jimm Phillips | April 20

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

News briefs

April 20

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.

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Sports

Crusaders steal Senior day

By Andrew Tomlinson | April 20

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.

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Opinion

Opinion polls lead politicians astray

By Joe Wenner | April 20

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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Sports

Caps down but not out

By Andrew Tomlinson | April 20

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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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Prayers at commencement exclude more than atheists

By Executive Board and Senior Members of AU Rationalists and Atheists | April 20

In "Private prayer no problem for AU," The Eagle editorial board was conscientious enough to realize that any formal prayer at commencement will always exclude those of different religions and those of no religion. The board was also correct that private institutions are not bound by the same rules as public universities.

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News

SG approves new budget

By Lindsey Anderson | April 20

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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News

AUTO oversight law passed

By Jen Calantone | April 20

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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Opinion

Social justice doesn't override written contracts

April 20

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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Opinion

Eagle Rants

April 20

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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Sports

Fresh start doesn't help the Nationals

By Justin Hall | April 20

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.

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