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AU's "Green Teaching Certificate" promotes bias

By Caleb Stewart Rossiter | February 9

Imagine my surprise when I turned on my computer at the Faculty Corner in Hurst Hall recently and read that the Center for Teaching Excellence will "reward me" with a Green Teaching Certificate if I: "Require students to undertake actions to reduce their ecological footprint .

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Sports

Mercer and Carr lead Eagles past Lehigh U.

By Justin Hall | February 9

Senior guard Derrick Mercer scored a game-high 15 points and gave out seven assists to help the AU men's basketball team defeat Lehigh University Saturday night, 66-58. The win improves the Eagles' record to 7-1 in the Patriot League and 15-7 overall, their best conference start since the 1981-82 season in the East Coast Conference.

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Sports

AU splits bouts against Rutgers and George Mason

By Shaun Flynn | February 9

AU junior wrestler Mike Cannon remains undefeated in the 174-pound weight class at 24-0, as the Eagles split their weekend bouts against the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights and the George Mason University Patriots. On Saturday, against the Scarlet Knights, the Eagles lost their first match of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association season, narrowly missing the victory in the final bout of the match.

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News

Supporters hope for D.C. vote

By Elizabeth Royall | February 9

Few AU students imagined that their choice in college could cost them their right to representation in Congress. On Jan. 27, however, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act, which would give D.C. residents a vote in Congress, according to the legislation's text.

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News

AU open to new food

By Travis Mitchell | February 9

AU Housing and Dining Programs will hold three open forums this week as part of its plan to replace two underperforming campus food vendors and expand the diversity of university dining options. The meetings will be open to the entire AU community and will focus on the future of the Pura Vida and Chick-fil-A vendors.

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Sports

Jackson breaks record

By Justin Hall | February 9

It was a record-breaking night for senior guard Talicia Jackson, who hit her 148th career three-pointer to break the school record for career threes previously held by Kari Gaskins (1995-99) as part of the Eagles' 65-56 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

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News

International brief

February 9

An elderly milkman pleaded guilty Friday to supplying marijuana to customers in the northwestern England town of Burnely, the Associated Press reported. Robert Holding, 72, entered the plea to charges that he regularly dropped off marijuana at the homes of certain customers, as well as milk.

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News

Whedon whets fans' appetites

By Jordan Coughenour | February 9

Another day, another battle against the Big Bad. Joss Whedon's trademark seasonal villain was first widely used throughout "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as a method to ensure a note of finality and fulfillment at the conclusion of each chapter of the show, due to the unceasing threat of cancellation that hung over the production.

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News

Campus brief

February 9

AU's Center for Environmental Filmmaking, in conjunction with Filmmakers for Conservation, are teaming up for the fourth annual spring film series, according to the School of Communication's Web site. In a series of events between Feb. 10 and Apr. 14, films from National Geographic and Animal Planet, as well as from SOC professors Chris Palmer and Larry Engel amongst many others will be presented.

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News

Metro calendar

February 9

Monday, Feb. 9 Book event: Jason Emerson Noon WHERE: National Archives and Records Administration, Constitution Avenue and Seventh Street N.W. METRO: Archives/Navy Memorial/ Penn Quarter (yellow and green lines) INFO: The author of the book "Lincoln the Inventor" discusses Abraham Lincoln, who was the only president to hold a patent.

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News

Driver takes AU for ride

By Hannah Konitshek | February 9

Some AU students who ride the shuttles to and from Tenleytown know the distinct appearance of dreadlocks and a cowboy hat sported by shuttle driver Junior Roberts. "I like western wear and have dreadlocks due to my Rasta heritage," Roberts said. His fashion gives him a look that causes many students to strike up conversations with him, which Roberts said he doesn't mind because he enjoys observing student life at AU.

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News

Profs sign onto Facebook

By Nicole Glass | February 9

Professors and administrators are catching the "Facebook fever" - they are using Facebook to communicate with faculty friends and sometimes students. Across the country, professors have gotten into trouble for using Facebook when students sometimes discover incriminating comments left by their professors.

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News

Students offered new off-campus resources

By Tamar Hallerman | February 9

AU Housing and Dining Programs recently hosted a series of forums and events for students who are interested in moving off-campus next semester. The goal is not to kick students off campus, but to provide enough resources for those who are interested, said Housing and Dining's Associate Director of Guest and Visitor Services Ed Gilhool.

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Opinion

U.S. needs pragmatic foreign policy

By Jong Eun Lee | February 9

Two years ago, I asked panelists at a Kennedy Political Union forum, "Why is it that whenever the United States intervenes in an international problem, nations accuse her of imperialism, but when the United States chooses not to intervene, they accuse her of indifference and neglect?" Certainly being a global leader is no easy task for the nation - so often the citizens of the world contradictorily demand both assistance and autonomy from the United States.

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News

'Cool' beats lack Southern heat

February 9

Nancy "Keep Cooler EP" (Self-Released) Sounds like: No other Brazilian music in your library Grade: B+ Think of Brazilian music. If you're like me, you hear samba, Seu Jorge or CSS. Nancy is most definitely none of the above. The band's "Keep Cooler EP" will be released digitally in the U.

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News

Room draw revamped

By Olivia Stitilis | February 5

Housing and Dining has changed protocol for room reapplication for the next academic year, including a mixed-gender suite policy in Centennial Hall and online room registration, according to Chris Moody, the executive director of Housing and Dining Programs.

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News

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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