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International brief

January 17

Christian critics have voiced their outrage over a statue of Jesus Christ on display at a museum because it depicts him as having an erection, the Sun, a British newspaper, reported last week Friday. Stephan Green, the national director of evangelical Christian group Christian Voice, deemed the statue blasphemous.

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Art professor dies of cancer at 62

By Jen Calantone | January 17

Ron Haynie, associate professor of art and former chair of the art department, died of cancer on Jan. 4 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Haynie, 62, obtained both his bachelor's degree in fine arts and his master's degree in painting from AU. After several years of teaching at Dumbarton College and Trinity College, he returned to AU as a faculty member in 1970.

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Review: 'Kingdom' invades diverse genres

By Mike Carusi | January 17

The "Kingdom Under Fire" series has come a long way from its roots as a relatively unknown real-time strategy game. "Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom" is the chronological sequel to "KUF: The Crusaders," which successfully established the series as a reliable strategy game on the original Xbox.

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'Mass Effect' explores space

By Michael Carusi | January 17

Grade: A- Forget "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Battlestar Galactica" and all the other sci-fi universes you may be used to. BioWare, a well-known Canadian developer of critically acclaimed role-playing games, ushers gamers into the world of "Mass Effect," a deep, innovative world filled with political tension, well-developed characters and an exciting story that will leave gamers wanting more.

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Opinion

Thumbs up...thumbs down

January 17

Thumbs Up to... Sporadic 70-degree weather... Unseasonably warm days are nice breaks from freezing, occasionally snowy morning treks to class. Free Metro rides... WMATA should make mistakes more often. Class squatting... It might be wrong, but it's the only way some of us get to take the classes we want.

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Sports

Sideline scholars: Game on: 10 reasons to head to Bender

By Anna Tuman | January 17

While some of us spent the last three weeks catching up on all of the Bravo TV shows we have missed out on at school (my favorite is clearly "Project Runway"), others were busy practicing and perfecting their athletic skills. The men and women of the various AU sports teams spent their days out on the playing fields, working hard to bring home wins so that non-athletes had something to brag about to their friends at those Big Ten schools like Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana.

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Consultant tackles bureaucracy at AU

By Allie Feras | January 17

The university hired a consultant to analyze problems with bureaucracy in the Financial Aid, Registrar and Student Accounts offices and to create a plan to help them better serve students, according to Student Government Comptroller Amanda Hesse. "It's to try and create a more user-friendly bureaucratic system for the students," Hesse said.

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Sports

Hardball in the House: Steroids and baseball

By Justin Hall | January 17

For the second time in four years, baseball played its biggest game. Not on the lush green grass of Fenway Park or Yankee Stadium, but in the cold, sterile chambers of the U.S. Capitol. With Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball Players Association leader Donald Fehr appearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the national pastime was found defending itself from the harsh stigma of a steroid scandal in the nation's capital.

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U Street area restaurant connects community, dishes up poetry

By Ali Goldstein | January 17

Much like the poetry in which it is rooted, the beauty and interest of Busboys and Poets lies in its contrast. Sunlight streams through the expansive windows during lunch hour at Busboys and Poets, the restaurant, coffee shop and bookstore located in the heart of Washington's bustle two blocks from the U Street Metro stop.

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Restart of dig awaits approval

By Patricio Chile | January 17

The dig for World War I-era weapons buried under and around AU's campus stopped Dec. 5 because a munition recovered weeks earlier contained explosive material not described in the site's safety plan, project officials said at a Spring Valley community meeting Jan.

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Opinion

What a travesty: Fenty's first year a mixed success

By Travis McArthur | January 17

This month marks one year since Mayor Adrian Fenty took office. Let's review the first year with this young, ambitious politician at the helm of our city. As a D.C. councilmember representing Ward 4, Fenty gained a reputation as a can-do leader who focused on the needs of the less fortunate members of the District.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Beating AU bureaucracy

January 17

We can certainly all agree that AU has its bureaucratic moments, but does hiring a consultant to identify the problems we've long lamented about do anything substantial for the university? That answer very well depends on what you think the problem is. On one hand, navigating the processes of the Financial Aid, Registrar and Student Accounts offices is a grueling, degree-worthy endeavor - and reaching each by telephone is even more demanding.

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Sports

For love of the game: Sahar Nusseibeh's lifelong passion for anything basketball

December 6

For junior forward Sahar Nusseibeh, love and devotion for basketball has always been a major part of her life. Whether it was playing on her first organized team in middle school or growing up in Uniontown, Ohio, watching the professionals play on TV with her father, Nusseibeh has found a strong passion out on the court.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: A review of the fall semester

December 6

We've witnessed quite a deal this fall semester. Merely a few months after AU students harassed a White House chief of staff, the Princeton Review stripped us of our "most politically active" status. After months of complaining about D.C. cab rates, the mayor heeded our suggestions and cab drivers went on strike.

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Campus brief

December 6

Podcasts produced weekly by School of Communication professor Rick Rockwell's "Broadcast Journalism I" class can now be found on iTunes. The class produces a newscast every Wednesday and has aired six since producing its first one on Oct. 24. "This is the real thing," Rockwell said.

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Student advances to singing contest semifinals

By Kim Selman | December 6

Leeanna Goldstein Rubin, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, beat out 3,600 entrants from 53 countries to become one of only 35 semifinalists in the Voice of McDonald's 2008 International Singing Contest. The competition is open to the more than 1.

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Opinion

From atoms to Asimov: Science illiteracy: society's detriment

By Josh Levitz | December 6

Science has a monopoly on the objective knowledge of the human species, yet due to its perceived complexity, this knowledge is often withheld from the general population. Although religious zealots may disagree, ignorance can only breed catastrophe, whereas knowledge is the light that can guide humanity to a better existence.

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