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REJECTED - Senior guard Frank Borden blocks the shot of his Mount St. Mary's opponent, while freshman forward Stephen Lumpkins (No. 32) provides support, during the Eagles'  recent loss to the Mountaineers on Monday night.  The loss drops the Eagles' reco

The Mount clips AU Eagles

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Senior forward Brian Gilmore recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds but it was not enough to prevent the men's basketball team from falling to Mount St. Mary's University Monday night 57-52. The second-straight loss for the Eagles drops their record to 4-3 on the season.

Sexy, intimate gifts for naughty, nice couples

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Happy Holidays everyone! It's absolutely ludicrous right now with finals, end of the semester, dreary weather approaching and holiday shopping. I have decided to help you out a little and compile a top 10 gift ideas list for when you need something creative or something sexy.

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Kerwin's salary in middle of pay list

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Private and public university presidents' salaries have continued to climb in recent years despite a weakening economy and the rising cost of tuition, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education study. AU President Neil Kerwin's $573,206 in salary and benefits for the 2006-2007 academic year is near the median salary for private university presidents, according to USA Today.

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International brief

Schools and offices in Mumbai (Bombay), India, reopened Monday following violent attacks on sites in the city between Nov. 26 and 29. Gunmen armed with automatic weapons and hand grenades attacked specific locations, including the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, a Jewish center, a railway station and a hospital for women and children, National Public Radio reported.


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Sports

Back-to-back wins for Eagles

Nine different Eagles team members scored Tuesday night as the AU women's basketball team won their second game in a row, defeating the University of Maryland Eastern Shore 66-40. The win improves the Eagles' record to 5-3 on the season. AU started off red-hot and never looked back.


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CBS reporter speaks about surviving bomb

CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier, who survived a car bomb attack on May 29, 2006, while she was on assignment in Iraq, spoke to AU students Nov. 24 about her ordeal and intensive recovery. "The hardest part of looking back at the footage is that it puts me back as the victim," Dozier said.


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Bon appétit in Lille

My friend and I had an oral final in less than a week for our French environmental politics class. So we did the most logical thing we could think of: we took a day trip to Belgium to eat cake. And it was the most delicious cake, too: lemon cream, with a candied almond crust, served with fruit tea and cappuccino in little white cups.


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Odes to joy: Relient K, Cohen shake up season

Relient K "Let It Snow Baby ... Let It Reindeer" (Capitol Records) Grade: B Sounds Like: Another pop Christmas album Relient K's "Let It Snow Baby ... Let It Reindeer" consists mostly of tracks from their 2003 Christmas album, "Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand," with the addition of seven new tracks to make the CD a whopping 20 tracks long.


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Police blotter

Nov. 18 An officer noticed a stun gun and pepper spray in a student's handbag while conducting a bag check for a high profile event in the Ward Circle Building. The officer confiscated the items. Nov. 20 A student reported receiving numerous harassing text messages and e-mails from his former girlfriend.


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Experimental, retro folk takes cake in 2008

5. "Midnight Boom" - The Kills Best track: "Tape Song" American vocalist/guitarist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince have rekindled their vampy antics and stinging instrumentation for their third and most consistent album, "Midnight Boom." Although frequently compared to their blues/garage rock counterparts "The White Stripes," The Kills have taken an experimental step forward, drawing upon their signature minimalism and infusing electronica and eerie erotica.


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Campus calendar

Thursday, Dec. 4 Opera - "Tell Me about That" Noon WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: Undergraduate and graduate students will perform a semi-staged aria as part of the AU Music Program's Atrium Series. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.american.


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Opinion

AU admins bungle power outage

Many students woke up Wednesday morning to find an e-mail from the Office of Information Technology in their inboxes. The e-mail was short and to the point - from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday, power and Internet service would be cut in a number of buildings on AU's campus.


Opinion

Pills shouldn't fill in for parents

You've heard about the economic bailout, but have you heard about the parenting bailout? Though neither of us has children, we find the situation so puzzling that it's worth writing a column about. Our story begins with the observation that, until recently, Nebraska was the place to go to get rid of a kid.


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Opinion

Correction for Nov. 25, 2008

In "SUB director resigns," The Eagle incorrectly reported that Tré Matthews became SUB director in the spring. Student Government President Seth Cutter nominated Matthews for the position Aug. 6. The Eagle regrets the error.


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News

O'Death gives new life to screwgrass

If O'Death were a movie, they'd surely be a "mystic Western." That's how the band's banjoist, Gabe Darling, described one of his favorite films, "Dead Man," in an interview with The Eagle. Darling cited films, books and a genre-less array of music including Tom Waits, The Misfits, Black Flag, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Wu-Tang Clan and Alice in Chains as impetuses for the band's music.


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Opinion

Women's Issues column weak once again

Writing about the issue of sexual assault can be a positive step forward in addressing stigmas and myths that still surround the issue, but it is important to describe campus resources and events accurately. Unfortunately Ms. Lincoln's lack of research again weakens her well-intentioned column.


News

Top 10 films revitalize cinema

2008's cinematic fare showcased new and old industry voices alike, including breakthrough director Lance Hammer's heartrending, austere "Ballast" and Mike Leigh's drastic leap into comedy with crowd-pleaser "Happy-Go-Lucky." 2008's best films tackled a broad range of subjects with fearless gusto, transporting viewers from independent circuit wrestling rings to the streets of Gotham City.


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Opinion

Mandatory survey for AU students a bad idea

Carl Seip's "Mandatory survey needed for a better AU," however well intentioned, is problematic. People should not be forced to do surveys. Not only is it wrong, but we probably don't want the responses of people who weren't otherwise interested. (That's also why we don't require voting: If you would have to be forced to take an active interest in politics - please stay home on Election Day!) If participation is too low, AU can do what marketing companies across the nation do every day: offer positive incentives, like maybe entrance into a drawing to win something or even a small gift just for participating.


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AU students standing up for Darfur, Burma

AU's chapter of Student Taking Action Now: Darfur, a national student-run anti-genocide group, along with several other AU organizations, will collect money on Thursday as part of the STANDFast fundraiser. "STANDFast is a national fundraising effort to donate money to Civilian Protection Program," said Victoria Bosselman, president of AU's STAND chapter.


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Metro brief

D.C. might see less snow this winter compared to previous years, possibly as a result of global warming and other causes, according to The Washington Post. D.C. gets an average of 18 inches of snow per year, according to the Post. When the Post's Capital Weather Gang looked at averages in 15-year intervals, there was a notable decrease in snowfall.



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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