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Facebook users can now completely delete their profiles

By Ethan Klapper | February 18

Facebook users can now delete their accounts completely after the company added instructions Tuesday to the help page on its Web site. The social network's actions come days after The New York Times reported that many users were having trouble completely deleting their accounts.

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Nigeria program to start in fall '08

By Christopher Schmidt | February 18

AU students who are able to study abroad in Nigeria beginning this fall will gain valuable experience on the American University of Nigeria's campus, AUN President Michael C. Smith said at an information session Thursday. "The students will be immersed with students from all over Nigeria - an international experience like none other," Smith said.

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Review: Movie 'jumps' past spatial limitations

By Bryan Koenig | February 18

Jumper: C Apparently, not even Hayden Christensen can completely kill every movie he touches. His new movie, "Jumper," offers just enough action and adventure to cancel out what is generally a bad plotline and a worse script, complemented by incredibly unbelievable acting.

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Review: Game whisks players into 'Odyssey'

By Mike Carusi | February 18

Lost Odyssey: B+ System: Xbox 360 Developers: Mistwalker and Feelplus Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios The Japanese-developed game, "Lost Odyssey," takes a different approach to the turn-based role-playing game genre, introducing a story with serious and dramatic overtones that is heavily influenced by games of the late '90s.

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Campus brief

February 18

AU's Residence Hall Association received two awards at the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls' business meeting Feb. 9, according to Dorothy Mejia, RHA president. Centennial Hall Resident Director Leah Kreimer received an award for "Adviser of the Year," while the entire RHA beat The University of Maryland, Baltimore for the RHA Building Block Award, which is given to the residence hall association showing the most improvement to its environment within the last academic year.

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SG brief

February 18

The Undergraduate Senate upheld a veto of the election reform bill and passed a resolution sending condolences over the shooting at Northern Illinois University during their meeting yesterday. Student Government President Joe Vidulich vetoed "A Bill to Ensure the Credibility of Election Bill," which the senate passed last week.

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Opinion

Progressive point: GOP's 'maverick': Already dead?

By Jacob Shelly | February 18

Don't vote against John McCain for president because you think, as Chuck Norris does, that the 71-year-old might die during his first term. Vote against John McCain because he's already dead. The petulant straight-talker of 2000, the fiery candidate who sought to bring dignity back to the Republican Party, has croaked.

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'Kisses' explores lovers' prejudice

By Ali Goldstein | February 18

As "Your Molotov Kisses" opens, Victoria lounges suggestively on a cream chaise wearing only black lingerie. Just as the sexual tension mounts between Victoria and her husband Daniel, she pulls a thermometer out of her mouth and shakes her head no. She is not yet hot enough.

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Sports

This week in Eagle sports

February 18

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 Women's basketball vs. Army (7 p.m.) at Army Men's basketball vs. Army (7:30 p.m.) at HOME Lacrosse vs. Drexel (3:30 p.m.) at HOME THURSDAY, FEB. 21 Wrestling vs. Binghamton (7 p.m.) at Binghamton, N.Y. Swimming PL Championships (all day) at Annapolis, Md.

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AU recognized for community service on honor roll

By Alyssa Wolice | February 18

AU recently earned placement on the 2007 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in the "with Distinction" category for commendable service and service directed toward aiding disadvantaged youth. The award, which the Corporation for National and Community Service started giving out in 2006, recognizes colleges and universities that show "innovative, effective and exemplary community service," according to a press release from Learn and Serve America, an independent federal agency of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Destination: Nigeria

February 18

We couldn't be happier that AU students now have the opportunity to study at the American University of Nigeria. AU's African studies program, which duly boasts of a reputable and knowledgeable faculty, lacks the depth and variety that the other regional programs in SIS offer.

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International brief

February 18

Kosovo's parliament voted Sunday to establish independence from Serbia, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Serbia and Russia immediately criticized the secession as illegal, while the United States and the European Union support the move. Kosovo sidestepped the United Nations and appealed directly to the U.

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Provision would counter digital piracy at colleges

By Kim Selman | February 18

Provisions in the newly renewed Higher Education Act would mandate colleges, including AU, to purchase computer tools that would detect student music and video piracy. Officials from Educause, an information technology association for higher education institutions, and the American Council on Education are pushing for the removal of these provisions.

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NIU shooting renews concerns about on-campus safety

By Patricio Chile | February 18

The shooting spree at Northern Illinois University that claimed the lives of six people Thursday has renewed questions about the safety of college campuses across the nation. The incident came nearly a year after a gunman killed 32 students at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and follows a series of campus shootings that have occurred since that tragedy.

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National brief

February 18

Three taxi cab drivers in Georgia are facing charges of delivering beer without a license, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday. Police officials told the Journal-Constitution they are currently investigating taxi drivers who "allegedly delivered beer instead of passengers.

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Metro police to target thieves

By Lauren Cater | February 18

The Metro Transit Police Department is increasing enforcement efforts throughout D.C.'s Metrorail system in an attempt to stem a recent rise in robberies, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced last week. Police will monitor the entire rail system and will increase their security presence in areas where they observe heightened levels of activity, said WMATA spokesman Steven Taubenkibel.

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Sports

Women's basketball takes first place in PL

By Anna Tuman | February 18

The women's basketball team is now in a three-way tie for first place in the Patriot League after defeating Colgate 73-46 in Bender Arena Saturday. AU took advantage of the court from the start, gaining control of the ball right at tip-off. The Eagles scored the first few baskets of the game, nailing 10 of their first 15 shots.

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