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Metro brief

February 5

A D.C. man wearing only a T-shirt and boxers escaped from police custody Saturday by crawling through the ceiling of a restroom at a hospital, The Washington Post reported. Corey Harrison crawled through the ceiling to another room at the United Medical Center in Southeast D.

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Campus brief

February 5

After acquiring more than a million visitors per month from more than 500 campuses across the United States, gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com will be shutting down as of today. Juicy Campus was unable to provide enough resources for its growing user base in the current economic crisis, site founder Matt Ivester said in a press release posted on the site's blog.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Eagle's construction editorial needs to get facts straight

By Peter Brusoe | February 5

The best editorials are those that challenge the way that you think or challenge authority or stand out for some wrong that has been perpetuated against the people. While The Eagle often has a well-written editorial that challenges something going on at AU, this past Monday's issue was so far off the mark to be laughable.

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News

Metro may cut service

By Meg Fowler | February 5

AU students who travel around D.C. on public transportation could be faced with Metro service cuts next fall due to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's projected budget gap for 2010. On Jan. 8, WMATA issued a press release in which the agency predicted a $176 million budget deficit - a gap of more than 13 percent that has resulted from recent decreases in revenue and increases in expenses for Metro.

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News

Ebadi advocates equality

By Diana Hill | February 5

"Democracy, freedom and equality are rights of men, if there is some left over it will be given to women," Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and female Muslim to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, said at a lecture Tuesday. Ebadi said that, though much reform is still required to reach a true democracy in Iran, the nation has awakened.

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Fans keep decades-old hits fresh

By Hilary Leister | February 5

Fans of all ages came together Monday night at the 9:30 club to see The Pretenders rock the house with 30 years of impressive discography. The Nashville-based American Bang opened the show with a handful of songs and a lot of rock 'n' roll. The energetic band got blood flowing with tunes like "All Night Long.

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Opinion

College culture needs overhaul

By Charlie Szold | February 5

The longer I stay in college the more I fear for humanity. Let me out of this place - now! Tuesday night - drink; Friday night - drink; Saturday night - drink. Not that I'm not above it. I'm not. I drink, I party, I can throw down too. Ask me about that time I peed on my best friend's basement wall.

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News

De Vega play finds modern relevance

By Ali Goldstein | February 5

The current staging of Lope de Vega's "The Best Judge, the King" at GALA Hispanic Theatre is at once modern and anachronistic. High-top wearing peasants dance with Spanish royalty in elaborate 17th-century costuming; straightforward staging competes with poetic and elevated dialogue; a classically written play comes to life with sparse scenery.

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Campus calendar

February 5

Thursday, Feb. 5 Lecture: "The State of Nigeria's Political Parties" 4-5 p.m. WHERE: Mary Graydon Center, Room 245 INFO: Learn about the challenges Nigeria's new president faces during a discussion with the former social science dean of University of Ibadan.

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Artist evolves despite popularity

By Traci J. Brooks | February 5

Even with recent attention from stations like VH1 and MTV, rock musician Matt Nathanson maintains that the music, and not mainstream media's version of success, is still the most important part of his career. Nathanson will bring his signature mix of emotionally charged ballads and jokes about genitals to AU on Saturday, where he will play Student Union Board's first show of the semester in the Tavern.

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The Week in Fun Calendar

February 5

Thursday, Feb. 5 Politics and Prose presents Malcolm Gladwell 8:15 p.m. WHERE: Avalon Theatre, 5615 Connecticut Ave. N.W. METRO: Check wmata.com for bus routes. INFO: Come watch the be-fro-ed "outlier" himself discuss his latest book. After all, he did get his start in motivational speaking.

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Sports

Caps all mended

By Andrew Tomlinson | February 5

With the M*A*S*H unit closed up, the Washington Capitals have shown they can tangle with the leagues elite. The Capitals are arguably the hottest team in the NHL today. They have won six of their last 10, with strong victories against the Eastern Conference-leading Boston, defending champs Detroit and Pittsburgh.

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Sports

AU soars over Army

By Justin Hall | February 5

A stifling AU defense combined with a game-high 14 points from sophomore guard Nick Hendra helped lead the Eagles to a commanding 58-34 victory over the U.S. Military Academy Black Knights Wednesday night. The win was the third in a row for AU, which improved its overall record to 15-7 and league record to a first-place tie at 6-1.

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SG adds Founders' tickets

By Lindsey Anderson and Tamar Hallerman | February 5

Student Government has raised the number of available Founders' Day Ball tickets from 600 to 880 in response to an Undergraduate Senate bill passed Sunday. "Be it further enacted that the Undergraduate Senate directs the Office of the Vice President to invite the maximum amount of students possible to Founder's Day," the legislation said.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Who died and made Knepper king of culture?

By David Grossman | February 5

I can't believe I missed the meeting where everyone declared Alex Knepper the sole arbiter of culture. Before he declares an entire medium dead, perhaps he can be bothered to research modern poetry, as opposed to just Googling Elisabeth Arden. I'll even give him a couple tips - Derek Walcott or Mary Jo Salter.

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Opinion

Bad blood mars Founders' Ball

February 5

Drama has continued to unfold as those directly and indirectly responsible for planning the Founders' Day Ball have traded endless recriminations with one another. 600 tickets originally available sold out within hours of going on sale, forcing almost 200 students onto a wait list.

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Sports

Highs and lows of hoops

By Tim Lynch | February 5

With the NBA All-Star break just a week away, many surprises have surfaced in the conference standings. Any couch potato could have predicted the Boston Celtics would be on top of the Eastern Conference and the Los Angeles Lakers would have the lead in the West.

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