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April 21

Women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin has been hired by the University of Memphis to coach its women's basketball team. McFerrin carried the Eagles to the Patriot League season championship title this year and advanced AU to the postseason for the first time since 1998.

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Opinion

Correction for April 17, 2008

April 21

In "B-ball claims NCAA's grad AU rate is wrong," the headline should read "B-ball claims NCAA's AU grad rate is wrong." Also, the article stated that the NCAA uses Graduation Success Rates as its main gauge of academic success. The article did not mention that the NCAA uses a measure called the Academic Progress Rate to measure success in this area.

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News

Young British singer woos 9:30 club

By Traci J. Brooks | April 21

On her first U.S. tour, Brit newcomer Kate Nash accomplished something few established musicians have - on Thursday, she silenced the sold-out 9:30 club. Nash is the latest musician to cash in on the girl-with-piano fad with her debut CD, "Made of Bricks," but surprisingly, she deserves her recently found fame.

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News

Students protest Sudan genocide

By Patricio Chile | April 21

The Darfur rally last week raised a small level of awareness, but the event remains an effective step forward toward an end to the conflict in Sudan, according to officers of AU's chapter of STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, the group that helped organize the event.

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Opinion

In our own words: Politicians: Million-dollar Frankensteins

By Dave Stone | April 21

As a proud Pennsylvanian, I have been following the upcoming, very important Democratic presidential primary election in my home state. The fact that Pennsylvania is going to get the opportunity to play a major role in this historic race is very special to me.

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Opinion

Op-Ed: In pursuit of importance

April 21

When I was a freshman, my best friends and I spent our time talking, debating and questioning the life and system we were in. Back then, summer jobs were nothing more than ways to fill our pockets with cash begging to be carelessly spent away at the Jersey shore on overpriced pizzas and shamelessly fixed boardwalk games.

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Sports

Women's lacrosse leads Patriot League

By Anna Tuman | April 21

The woman's lacrosse team Saturday clinched the Patriot League regular season title with a 13-10 win over Colgate. Colgate came out onto Jacobs Field ready to fight, scoring the first goal with 25:58 on the clock. It wasn't long, however, before AU tied the game and then eventually, took the lead.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

April 21

The wall finally came down earlier this month in the only divided capital left in the world. This is not part of the Iron Curtain, but a wall through Nikossia, Cyprus, which separates European Union member Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - a country whose independence is only recognized by Turkey.

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News

International brief

April 21

After a long night of drinking, a Russian man didn't notice the 6-inch blade stuck in his back until his wife alerted him to it the next morning, Reuters news agency reported Thursday. As Yury Lyalin, 53, bent down to get some breakfast from the fridge, his wife saw the knife's handle sticking out, Reuters reported.

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News

The costs of financial illiteracy

By Tony Romm | April 21

For many college students, debt is commonplace - a reality most do not face until long after graduation. But what role should the Office of Financial Aid, Student Accounts and the Registrar play in educating students about debt? In this special report, The Eagle examines the effectiveness of the university's debt education, the consequences of bureaucracy and the costs of financial illiteracy.

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News

Campus brief

April 21

The Delta Gamma sorority is planning on selling designer jeans at discounted prices Thursday to support its philanthropy in the SIS lounge, according to Christine Lutz, a sophomore in the School of International Service and coordinator for the event. Proceeds from the sales will support Service for Sight, the sorority's international philanthropy since 1936, according to Lutz.

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News

Metro brief

April 21

Police in Gloucester, Va., are invoking a rare charge against a man convicted of at least 10 alcohol-related misdemeanors, The Associated Press reported Sunday. Prosecutors could dust off the "habitual drunkard" charge to "alleviate some of the aggravation on the arresting officer who gets called out three times in a week for the same drunken gentleman," Brian Decker, an assistant commonwealth attorney in Virginia, told the AP.

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News

Review: Apatow creates uproarious comedy

By Lindsay Zoladz | April 21

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: B You’ll have to look far and wide this year to find a comedy that does not somehow bear Judd Apatow’s mark. His career has been on a tremendous upswing since the cancelation of his TV series “Freaks and Geeks” in 2000; the recent success of films like “Knocked Up” and “Superbad” has suddenly turned him into a major Hollywood commodity.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: The value of reform

April 21

The Eagle's unscientific financial aid survey shows results that, while initially shocking, really are not that surprising. Of the 107 students surveyed, about half said the Office of Financial Aid failed to educate them about debt. A slightly lower number of respondents said they felt the staff at the office did not care about their well-being.

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News

National brief

April 21

A 12-foot-long Burmese python attacked a pet store owner Thursday afternoon and sank its teeth deep into her ring finger after the woman reached her hand into the snake's cage to show it off to customers, The (Eugene, Ore.) Register-Guard reported Saturday.

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News

Beat stress with 10 quick activities

By Darcie Piechowski | April 21

I had this vision of being a second-semester senior; it would be a wondrous time of fun and farewells. This vision in no way included the onslaught of homework, endless apartment searching and the side of job interviewing I am actually experiencing. Scheduling alone has been a nightmare, especially when you add in finding reservations for the perfect post-graduation brunch place on Mother's Day.

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News

Commencement speakers announced

By Jimm Phillips | April 21

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, USA Today Editor in Chief Ken Paulson, National Geographic oceanographer Sylvia Earle and businessman Vernon Jordan Jr. will be the speakers at AU's commencement ceremonies next month, according to AU Media Relations Director Maralee Csellar.

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