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FIRE prez criticizes AU policy

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranks AU as a "red light institution" for administrative censorship, FIRE President and AU alumnus Greg Lukianoff said during a Kennedy Political Union and Students for Liberty event Thursday night. FIRE ranks universities on a red, yellow and green light scale based on threats to free academic thought found in university policies, according to FIRE's Web site.

Play exposes women's power

O, what fortune that a man is writing this review! For never before has a performance represented all that is Woman and all that is the game she plays like the Shakespeare Theatre Company's "The Dog in the Manger." That isn't to say that the production is sexist in any way.

AU notifies residents of on-campus TB case

An AU student hospitalized last week for pulmonary tuberculosis is recovering quickly, and no such similar cases on campus have been reported, according to Student Health Center Director Dan Bruey. Although Bruey's office and the D.C. Department of Health have since contacted and tested all at-risk students and staff members, the university could not provide more specifics - including how the student contracted the disease, how many AU community members came in contact with the disease and which areas of campus he or she may have inhabited.

AU honors Peace Corps week

AU is celebrating Peace Corps Week from Monday through March 2 to celebrate the establishment of the Peace Corps 49 years ago as well as the 10-year anniversary of the Masters International Program at AU, including a visit from the Acting Director of the Peace Corps in the middle of the week.

Wrestling brief

Nationally ranked AU junior wrestler Mike Cannon finished the season with a perfect 26-0 record Feb. 15 against Bucknell University, but it wasn't enough to lift the Eagles past a strong Bison squad. Cannon, ranked second in the nation in the 174-pound weight class, finished the day with a 6-0 decision over the Bison's Riccio, while the Eagles narrowly lost 19-17.

Twins release debut full-length

The Watson Twins are on the verge of something huge. Probably best known for "Rabbit Fur Coat," their 2006 release with Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, the Kentucky-born indie-folk duo composed of twins Chandra and Leigh Watson is now releasing their first full-length album, "Fire Songs." Now working with Vanguard Records, a long-established company that's been home to such folk artists as Joan Baez and Mindy Smith, the girls are having their first experience in working out a cohesive record.

Founders' Ball becomes evening of firsts

From an impromptu student beat-boxing performance to an unconventional organizational team and large number of attendants, this year's Founders' Day Ball, "An American Affair," set new precedents while following time-honored traditions of the annual event.

SG brief

The Undergraduate Senate unanimously approved a resolution Sunday advocating to automatically enroll AU undergraduate students in Rave's AU Campus Connect program. Public Safety established AU Campus Connect, which allows the department to contact students via text message or e-mail in the event of an emergency on campus or in the city, according to the legislation.

MxPx takes talent from covers

MxPx "On the Cover II" (Tooth and Nail Records) Sounds like: Feeble versions of your favorite songs Grade: C- While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, pop-punk is often a bad Xerox of punk, at best. And when a pop-punk band takes on the best songs of some of the best punk bands, the degree of separation between the original and the resulting album makes for a fuzzy, somewhat painful listen.

Metro calendar

Monday, Feb. 23 Fly Girls of WWII 8 a.m.-5 p.m. WHERE: Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia side of Memorial Bridge METRO: Arlington Cemetery (blue line) INFO: Visit the Women in Military service Memorial and discover the contributions of female WWII Air Force Service Pilots.

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Caps: surprise of the NHL

A three-goal third period helped propel Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday. Ovechkin bolstered his argument for why he is the leagues best player with two points and nine shots on goal.

AU dorm lobbies may be monitored

Housing and Dining Programs Executive Director Chris Moody said he is "toying with the idea" of installing cameras in the lobbies of AU's residence halls to increase security in the dorms. "I'm looking at cameras pointing away from the desk at the doors as a possibility," he said.

International brief

A hippopotamus that weighs nearly 1,800 pounds has moved into a sewage treatment facility in Cape Town, South Africa, officials told the Associated Press Thursday. The four-year-old hippo, named Zorro because of a zigzag scar on his back, found his way into the facility after a portion of the surrounding fence was stolen, the AP reported.

D.C. may impose bag tax

D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells introduced a bill Tuesday that may place a 5-cent fee on all single-use plastic and paper carryout bags from grocery stores, food vendors, convenience stores and many other vendors - such as AU's Eagle's Nest. In addition, the legislation will require these plastic and paper carryout bags be recyclable.

MLB Players Preview

AL Comeback Player of Year- Tampa Bay Rays CF B.J. Upton It took a better part of the 2008 season for the Tampa Bay Rays Centerfielder B.J. Upton to finally get the ball rolling. After 531 at-bats in the regular reason, Upton finished with just nine home runs and a .

Quad Times creators call AU 'test ground'

Quad Times, an online forum for AU students created in January, was not created with AU in mind and may expand its coverage to other universities in the future, the site's creators told The Eagle last Thursday. Two college students - David Hocheiser and Matt Webster - run the site.