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March 27

CAMPUS AU Hillel head named to national board The national Hillel named Rita Simon, president of AU's Hillel governing board, as the organization's Exemplar of Excellence March 23. Simon, one of three existing University Professors, said she received the Exemplar honor because of her work to improve AU's Hillel.

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Campus Calendar

March 27

Thursday, March 27 Job and Internship Fair 1-4 p.m. WHERE: Bender Arena INFO: Students will be able to talk with recruiters from organizations looking to hire AU students. More than 150 leading corporate, nonprofit and government employers will be at the fair.

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Sports

Glenn, Cannon earn all-American honors

By Justin Hall | March 27

Senior Josh Glenn and sophomore Mike Cannon earned all-American status due to their respective fifth and sixth place finishes in the NCAA National Wrestling championships held over the weekend. Glenn, the defending national champion in the 197-lb. weight class, saw his bid for back-to-back titles end when he lost in the semifinals to University of Maryland's Hudson Taylor 9-6.

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Sing along to hopeful, melodic 'World' album

March 27

Jimmy Eat World "Chase This Light" Interscope Sounds like: Hook-heavy radio rock Grade: B Enjoying the home they carefully carved out for themselves in the realm of power pop, Jimmy Eat World's sixth studio release, "Chase This Light," offers their signature sound in 11 easy-on-the-ears tracks.

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Campus Progress sponsors progressive AU magazine

By Jen Calantone | March 27

A new progressive magazine on AU's campus, American Way of Life, released its first issue earlier this month and is hoping to receive funding from AU's Media Board, according to Brittany Aubin, the magazine's managing editor and The Eagle's former assistant editorial page editor.

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'Park' gives haunting take on teen life

By Lindsay Zoladz | March 27

Coming off what some people have dubbed his death trilogy (“Gerry,” “Elephant,” “Last Days”), you’d think Gus Van Sant might have moved on to lighter fare. But not so. His latest film, “Paranoid Park,” is just as contemplative, brooding and ultimately disturbing as his other recent films, but it succeeds in some ways that his previous efforts failed.

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AU prepares to implement new sick leave bill

By Patricio Chile | March 27

The Human Resources office will soon begin preparing to implement the provisions of the "Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008," which the D.C. Council passed March 4, according to Beth Muha, the executive director of the Human Resources office. All employers in D.

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Review: 'Stop' to reflect on soldiers' lives

By Bryan Koenig | March 27

Movies of all shapes and sizes are bound to explore an issue as controversial as the Iraq war. While many are going to be mindless action flicks and gory stories of war, some are going to be profound trips into the human psyche. "Stop-Loss" is of the latter variety, a meaningful, albeit chaotic, imagining of the soldier's tragedy and the country's moral vortex.

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Eagles fly south for NCAA tournament

By Ethan Klapper | March 20

Students, faculty, staff and community members chanted and cheered in front of Mary Graydon Center yesterday as the men's basketball team departed for Birmingham, Ala., to play in their first-ever NCAA tournament game on Friday. Student Government President Joe Vidulich said he was excited about the historic run of the men's basketball team.

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Next stop: Alabama

March 20

The only disappointing part of the Eagles' 52-46 win over Colgate was that most of us were home for spring break when it happened. Men's basketball has injected this campus with a much-needed dose of excitement; one we can only hope persists long after this year's NCAA tournament ends.

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D.C. Council passes sick leave bill, most students exempted

By Patricio Chile | March 20

The D.C. Council unanimously passed legislation March 4 requiring employers to give workers paid sick leave, a move that gave supporters mixed feelings about the bill's outcome due to its exemption of certain workers - including students. The "Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008" provides paid leave to employees who are ill or who have family members that are ill.

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'Fight Club' meets 'Karate Kid'

By Bryan Koenig | March 20

GRADE: B- One of the film industry's greatest advantages - or disadvantages, depending on how you look at it - over other art forms is its uncanny ability to apply different ideas to the exact same plot formula, virtually recreating the same movie over and over again without irking the average viewer.

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Fraternity sends packages to support troops

By Lara Aqel | March 20

Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held its third biannual "Bringing Home to the Troops" donation drive this week in the midst of other events marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. "Bringing Home to the Troops" was the brainchild of Bill Quinn, a senior in the Kogod School of Business and a member of the fraternity.

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Sports

WNIT loss concludes women's season

By Shaun Flynn | March 20

The women's basketball team had their season end on a sour note as the team fell at the final second to Villanova 53-52 in the first round of the WNIT last night. Despite strong efforts put out by seniors Liz Hayes and Stephanie N'Garsanet, scoring 14 and 13 points respectively, the team was unable to pull through in the end.

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Scene Calendar

March 20

Thursday, March 20 De La Soul and 9th Wonder 8:30 p.m. WHERE: MCCXXIII 1223 Connecticut Ave. N.W. METRO: Farragut North (red line) INFO: Early arrival is strongly advised for this free concert from '90s hip-hop pioneer De La Soul. COST: Free "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy" 8 p.

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Sports

Alabama-bound team looks for win

By Anna Tuman | March 20

The men's basketball team boarded their plane yesterday with the hopes of coming back with a new title: NCAA champions. Despite doubts from basketball fans - according to the Facebook NCAA bracket only .3 percent of people who filled out the bracket picked AU over Tennessee -the optimism shown by head coach Jeff Jones and starting players Derrick Mercer, Garrison Carr and Brian Gilmore seemed to suggest otherwise.

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Campus calendar

March 20

Thursday, March 20 "Bringing Music to the People" Noon WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: College of Arts and Sciences musician-in-residence Linda Allison's students will present "Liederkreis," a German art song, as part of the Department of Performing Arts' "Atrium Series.

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