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Small change, big trouble

February 19

The march to turn college students back into children continues throughout the United States. We can die in Iraq, fight in Afghanistan and vote to elect the President of the United States - we cannot, however, control who sees our personal information and records.

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News

Metro brief

February 19

A D.C. man filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority on claims his children were harmed by elevated amounts of lead in the water between 2001 and 2004, The Washington Post reported. John Parkhurst claims his two children, who were toddlers at the time, have suffered learning and behavior problems as a result of the contamination, according to the Post.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: AU students have lost that activist feeling

February 19

I am among the students who remember when Pura Vida first came to the Mary Graydon Center. I also remember the fight to bring it to campus over another Starbucks. Pura Vida embodied the AU student body and arguably the vision of our university. It not only espoused values of fair trade and fair wages in an increasingly neo-liberal world that favored cheaper labor in a race to the bottom.

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Sports

UFL good for NFL?

By Andrew Tomlinson | February 19

Why battle the NFL when you can become part of it? The United Football League is just months away from its inaugural season. With four teams spanning seven different U.S. cities, the UFL will have an opportunity to make an impact in several different media markets.

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Opinion

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

February 19

Thumbs Up To... ... Vinyl records. It's true you can't fit eight gigs of music on a record. But you can't fit the record sound on any iPod ever made. We salute those iconic crackles, static-y silences and the now burnt-out bands who made the LP boogie. ...

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News

Students prepare to paint murals on Anderson 5

By Jade-Yasmin Taenzler | February 19

Abby Wihl takes a step forward, focuses her eyes on the 4-by-6-foot surface, and steps back again. She tries to figure out how to best transfer the paper draft of a wall painting in her hand to the wall. Wihl stands in the middle of the fifth floor lounge in Anderson Hall.

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Sports

Eagles fall in OT

By Justin Hall | February 19

Although it's nicknamed the charity stripe, the free-throw line was anything but generous for the AU women's basketball team last night, as they missed 12 shots from the line and only hit 57 percent for the game en route to a 60-58 overtime loss to the U.S.

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News

Police blotter

February 19

Feb. 11 Graffiti was found on a wall in Katzen Arts Center, written in black ink. Officials contacted Aramark to have it removed. A student was stuck in a Hughes Hall elevator. A resident director, Facilities Management personnel and the D.C. Fire Department responded.

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News

Gamers 'board' by bland 'Skate'

By Michael Conte | February 19

The original "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" was such a success that it had nearly defined every succeeding extreme sports game in terms of control schemes and gameplay mechanics. Nearly a decade after its release - and after the genre had quieted somewhat - "Skate" reinvented the control scheme to prove a worthy competitor to the stream of Tony Hawk titles.

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Sports

Skyrocketing salaries

By Michael Lock | February 19

If you believe professional sports teams are immune from the recent economic downturn, look no further than recent news from across the pond in European soccer to see otherwise. With the economy in turmoil, the dichotomy of the English Premier League is staggering.

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News

The week in fun calendar

February 19

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 "Titus Andronicus" 8 p.m. WHERE: Katzen P3 Parking Garage, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. METRO: Tenleytown-AU (red line) INFO: One of Shakespeare's lesser-known works comes to life with full gore and special effects. COST: $5 A Congo Relief Benefit Concert 8:30 p.

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News

AU looks for new Napster

By Marisa Kendall | February 19

With funding issues shutting down many online music services, the AU administration has had no luck in finding a provider that could replace Napster as students' source of free music. Ruckus Network closed down on Feb. 6, ending its service that provided free and legal music to students at more than 200 colleges, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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News

'Titus' shows Bard's gore

By Brittany Horowitz | February 19

"Titus Andronicus," one of Shakespeare's earliest and goriest tragedies, has not gained as much popularity as the playwright's other works. However, after seeing it presented by the AU Players, the story will be difficult to forget. The play, directed by College of Arts and Sciences junior David Conison, presents the story of a Roman general who partakes in a series of murders, rapes and other forms of violence.

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Opinion

Bloggers are putting me out of a job

By Kristen Powell | February 19

I would like to thank the Academy. You know, for highlighting the growing irrelevance of award shows. I'm not saying my eyes won't be glued to the screen Sunday night; but I am saying that it's more likely that I, and many others, will be watching with a keen eye for snark.

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News

AU drummer 'CANNOT BE STOPPED'

By Michael Richardson | February 19

If you ask Farley Miller, the mind behind CANNOT BE STOPPED, about what makes working alone so effective, his answer is surprisingly utilitarian. "It's so cost-effective to tour by yourself." Stuffing his drum kit into his mom's station wagon, he managed to hit five cities from Portland to Philadelphia and still make a profit - a modest one of $50.

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News

National brief

February 19

A Bellevue, Wash., man turned the tables on two burglars who had broken into his house by driving off in their getaway van Feb. 10, The Seattle Times reported. Patrick Rosario said he was at home because he had recently been laid off from his job at Washington Mutual.

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News

Vinyl hits groove, keeps spinning

By Ryan Tanner-Read | February 19

Downloaded music is killing the CD. Years ago, the CD killed the cassette. Even before that, cassettes killed the vinyl record. But it's not that simple. In 2007, compact disc sales were down more than 20 percent from the previous year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

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